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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

ARIZONA

( 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
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 96 87 92 125 117 517
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 112 91 100 117 90 510
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 49 49 51 69 62 280
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 47 40 51 49 57 244
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 10 32 33 54 69 198
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 24 34 45 57 28 188
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 18 19 24 50 71 182
370 Multiplex Communications 22 27 39 52 37 177
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 47 36 32 32 25 172
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 33 41 32 27 26 159
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 11 24 24 41 57 157
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 22 34 21 30 36 143
455 Telecommunications 37 22 22 30 29 140
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 19 17 24 34 39 133
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 25 34 15 26 31 131
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 12 17 26 31 37 123
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 30 21 17 24 31 123
439 Electrical Connectors 19 28 26 25 23 121
340 Communications: Electrical 22 16 28 24 30 120
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 27 20 28 16 26 117
029 Metal Working 23 20 22 23 21 109
330 Amplifiers 29 19 20 14 16 98
382 Image Analysis 20 15 16 20 25 96
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 20 19 10 19 25 93
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 14 18 20 22 18 92
073 Measuring and Testing 22 18 9 21 16 86
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 22 17 14 13 15 81
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 19 13 15 12 21 80
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 10 17 18 15 20 80
060 Power Plants 12 13 20 13 20 78
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 16 8 18 14 15 71
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 13 14 13 13 16 69
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 13 11 12 20 9 65
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 11 10 11 15 16 63
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 12 8 8 16 19 63
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 13 6 7 15 21 62
385 Optical Waveguides 18 17 5 17 4 61
280 Land Vehicles 12 15 9 11 13 60
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 9 16 14 8 12 59
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 6 16 17 13 55
137 Fluid Handling 14 17 13 4 6 54
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 7 9 15 11 12 54
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 10 9 6 14 14 53
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 7 9 12 10 14 52
250 Radiant Energy 14 8 11 13 5 51
362 Illumination 9 10 8 14 7 48
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 8 10 7 9 10 44
726 Information Security 10 7 7 8 12 44
379 Telephonic Communications 3 5 11 13 11 43
042 Firearms 5 11 7 8 11 42
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 4 3 14 10 11 42
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 4 6 15 14 42
348 Television 9 9 4 7 11 40
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 14 3 10 7 5 39
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 3 4 7 21 38
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 3 5 14 10 37
427 Coating Processes 5 6 5 10 11 37
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 4 8 4 8 12 36
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 6 8 6 10 5 35
118 Coating Apparatus 10 8 4 7 5 34
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 12 1 10 6 5 34
219 Electric Heating 11 8 4 5 6 34
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 5 7 8 9 5 34
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 6 6 7 12 3 34
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 2 10 14 6 33
062 Refrigeration 7 9 2 6 8 32
102 Ammunition and Explosives 3 3 0 6 20 32
119 Animal Husbandry 7 8 3 9 5 32
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 3 3 5 11 10 32
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 9 3 6 10 32
089 Ordnance 3 3 3 6 16 31
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 6 6 7 11 31
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 4 9 9 7 1 30
380 Cryptography 5 1 4 9 11 30
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 5 2 3 8 11 29
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 4 4 9 8 3 28
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 9 4 6 5 28
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 2 4 6 12 27
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 4 4 6 7 6 27
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 7 5 6 4 4 26
252 Compositions 1 11 2 3 8 25
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 2 3 8 6 25
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 2 1 10 10 25
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 5 8 5 5 25
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 4 4 3 9 24
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 3 7 4 4 6 24
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 8 3 6 5 24
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 7 5 7 3 23
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 2 6 8 5 23
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 3 2 3 7 8 23
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 3 2 9 7 23
482 Exercise Devices 6 4 2 4 6 22
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 4 4 4 9 22
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 4 2 5 9 22
002 Apparel 3 3 3 6 6 21
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 2 4 4 8 21
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 5 2 4 3 7 21
033 Geometrical Instruments 5 4 3 4 4 20
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 5 6 2 4 3 20
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 3 4 6 3 20
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 5 5 6 2 2 20
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 3 3 0 6 7 19
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 6 2 6 3 19
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 3 2 5 6 19
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 4 4 3 5 19
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 5 2 3 4 4 18
211 Supports: Racks 3 3 4 3 5 18
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 4 6 3 2 3 18
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 5 2 6 3 2 18
297 Chairs and Seats 3 4 2 3 6 18
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 1 3 3 9 18
451 Abrading 9 6 1 1 1 18
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 5 4 3 5 18
084 Music 4 2 3 5 3 17
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 6 2 6 2 17
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 3 3 2 4 5 17
336 Inductor Devices 7 3 0 2 5 17
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 3 4 2 5 17
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 8 4 2 2 1 17
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 7 3 1 3 3 17
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 4 4 1 6 17
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 7 2 7 0 17
081 Tools 2 3 2 2 7 16
220 Receptacles 1 7 1 3 4 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 5 4 2 1 4 16
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 5 7 3 16
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 1 4 4 2 15
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 3 5 3 2 2 15
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 3 3 3 4 14
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 1 1 2 7 14
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 2 1 4 6 14
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 5 2 0 5 2 14
292 Closure Fasteners 1 4 2 2 5 14
353 Optics: Image Projectors 3 5 3 2 1 14
005 Beds 1 4 1 3 4 13
114 Ships 3 7 2 1 0 13
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 4 2 2 2 13
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 4 1 3 1 4 13
331 Oscillators 3 3 2 4 1 13
355 Photocopying 5 3 1 2 2 13
414 Material or Article Handling 4 3 2 3 1 13
417 Pumps 3 2 3 1 4 13
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 3 3 2 1 12
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 2 4 3 1 12
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 3 3 1 2 11
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 6 1 1 2 1 11
181 Acoustics 1 5 1 2 2 11
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 4 0 1 3 3 11
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 5 0 2 3 11
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 3 2 3 2 11
030 Cutlery 3 0 1 4 2 10
384 Bearings 1 1 1 6 1 10
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 1 1 5 2 10
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 1 1 3 1 9
053 Package Making 2 2 2 2 1 9
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 1 0 4 2 9
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 3 0 3 1 2 9
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 2 2 3 9
398 Optical Communications 3 1 2 1 2 9
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 1 1 2 3 9
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 1 3 4 9
054 Harness for Working Animal 2 3 3 0 0 8
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 1 2 2 8
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 3 4 8
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 3 5 0 8
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 1 0 6 8
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 1 1 0 5 8
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 1 0 2 3 8
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 3 3 0 0 8
433 Dentistry 1 3 0 1 3 8
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 2 4 0 0 7
083 Cutting 1 1 1 1 3 7
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 2 1 2 7
101 Printing 2 2 0 3 0 7
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 2 2 1 0 2 7
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 1 0 4 7
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 2 1 2 0 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 0 2 2 7
396 Photography 1 1 1 2 2 7
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 3 0 2 0 2 7
440 Marine Propulsion 0 6 0 0 1 7
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 1 0 0 4 7
454 Ventilation 0 2 1 2 2 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 1 5 7
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 2 3 6
070 Locks 0 2 0 2 2 6
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 3 0 2 1 6
132 Toilet 1 2 1 2 0 6
164 Metal Founding 0 2 1 1 2 6
165 Heat Exchange 1 2 2 0 1 6
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 1 1 3 6
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 2 0 0 3 6
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 3 0 1 1 6
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 1 4 6
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 4 1 1 0 0 6
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 1 2 1 1 6
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 5 0 1 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 0 3 1 5
116 Signals and Indicators 1 2 0 1 1 5
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 2 1 0 0 2 5
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 2 1 0 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 1 2 5
223 Apparel Apparatus 2 1 0 1 1 5
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 2 1 1 0 5
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 2 2 5
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 1 0 1 1 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 3 1 5
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 1 2 1 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 3 4
037 Excavating 1 0 1 2 0 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 3 1 0 4
055 Gas Separation 2 1 0 1 0 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 2 1 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 2 0 4
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 1 1 2 4
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 2 0 1 0 4
184 Lubrication 2 1 1 0 0 4
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 1 0 1 1 4
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 3 4
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 1 1 0 1 4
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 2 2 0 0 4
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 2 2 0 4
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 1 1 1 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 2 1 4
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 2 2 0 0 4
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 1 1 3
063 Jewelry 3 0 0 0 0 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 1 1 3
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 3 0 0 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 1 1 0 3
168 Farriery 1 0 2 0 0 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 1 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 2 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 0 0 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 0 1 0 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 0 1 0 3
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 1 0 1 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 1 1 0 0 1 3
399 Electrophotography 0 0 2 1 0 3
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 1 2 0 0 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 2 1 3
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 0 2 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 0 1 3
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 1 0 1 2
104 Railways 1 0 0 1 0 2
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 1 2
131 Tobacco 0 2 0 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 1 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 1 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 2 2
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 1 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 1 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 2 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 1 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 1 2
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 1 0 1 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 2 0 0 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 0 0 1 0 2
431 Combustion 0 1 1 0 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 2 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 1 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 0 1
027 Undertaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 1 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 0 1 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 0 0 1
159 Concentrating Evaporators 1 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
186 Merchandising 0 0 1 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 1 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 1 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 0 1 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 1 0 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 0 1 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 1 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 0 1 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 0 1 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1571 1584 1562 1976 2069 8762


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