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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2007 - 2011 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

LOUISIANA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 36 31 35 38 35 175
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 11 12 8 10 8 49
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 11 10 4 10 9 44
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 11 6 4 6 15 42
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 6 9 10 5 4 34
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 8 4 10 6 5 33
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 6 6 8 7 32
073 Measuring and Testing 8 5 6 7 5 31
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 4 8 5 8 27
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 6 3 3 11 3 26
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 9 4 1 5 3 22
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 2 5 7 4 20
114 Ships 2 2 3 5 4 16
119 Animal Husbandry 2 1 3 6 4 16
340 Communications: Electrical 3 2 1 4 5 15
452 Butchering 4 2 6 2 1 15
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 3 3 2 3 4 15
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 5 2 1 3 14
081 Tools 4 0 2 3 4 13
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 3 4 1 3 13
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 1 2 3 4 13
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 2 2 1 5 13
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 3 2 2 3 13
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 2 4 0 4 13
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 2 3 1 6 12
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 7 2 0 1 12
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 4 2 3 3 12
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 5 2 5 12
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 2 0 6 1 11
220 Receptacles 3 0 0 5 3 11
280 Land Vehicles 1 3 2 3 2 11
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 5 2 0 1 11
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 3 3 1 11
440 Marine Propulsion 2 1 2 3 3 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 4 2 2 2 10
062 Refrigeration 2 2 2 2 2 10
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 3 2 1 3 1 10
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 0 6 1 1 10
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 4 2 1 9
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 5 0 4 0 9
131 Tobacco 0 0 3 2 4 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 2 1 3 1 9
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 2 1 3 1 9
362 Illumination 4 2 1 1 1 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 2 3 1 9
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 1 3 2 0 9
482 Exercise Devices 0 2 2 2 2 8
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 1 2 3 7
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 2 2 3 7
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 2 0 2 1 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 2 3 1 1 7
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 2 1 1 2 7
439 Electrical Connectors 1 3 0 3 0 7
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 2 1 2 1 7
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 3 1 1 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 4 0 1 0 6
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 1 0 3 6
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 1 2 1 1 6
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 1 2 1 6
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 2 2 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 2 2 2 0 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 1 2 2 6
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 2 1 2 0 6
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 1 2 1 5
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 3 1 5
084 Music 2 1 0 1 1 5
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 1 0 3 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 2 0 1 2 5
252 Compositions 1 1 0 0 3 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 2 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 2 1 0 1 1 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 4 0 0 5
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 2 1 1 0 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 2 0 1 0 5
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 2 2 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 0 0 1 1 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 2 0 1 1 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 1 1 1 0 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 2 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 2 0 1 1 4
030 Cutlery 0 0 3 1 0 4
037 Excavating 0 0 2 1 1 4
053 Package Making 1 1 1 1 0 4
060 Power Plants 1 1 0 0 2 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 2 0 1 4
101 Printing 1 1 0 1 1 4
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 1 2 4
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 2 1 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 1 0 1 4
250 Radiant Energy 2 0 0 2 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 2 1 4
417 Pumps 1 2 1 0 0 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 2 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 1 1 0 3
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 2 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 1 1 0 3
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 1 1 3
042 Firearms 1 0 0 0 2 3
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 0 0 1 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 3 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 2 0 0 3
219 Electric Heating 0 0 3 0 0 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 1 0 1 1 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 3 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 1 0 1 3
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 2 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 0 2 0 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 1 0 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 1 1 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 2 1 3
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 1 2 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 0 0 1 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 3 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 1 1 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 1 1 0 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 2 0 3
002 Apparel 1 0 0 1 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 0 1 2
027 Undertaking 1 1 0 0 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 1 0 0 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 2 2
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 1 0 1 0 2
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 1 1 0 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 2 2
083 Cutting 0 0 0 1 1 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 1 1 0 0 2
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 1 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 0 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 2 0 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 1 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 1 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 1 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 1 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 1 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 1 1 0 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 1 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 0 0 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 1 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
348 Television 0 0 0 1 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 1 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 1 2
455 Telecommunications 0 1 0 1 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 1 2
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 2 0 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 0 1 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 1 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 1 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 1 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 1 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 0 0 0 1
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 1 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 1 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 0 1 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 1 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 1 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 262 260 257 304 308 1391


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