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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

KANSAS

( 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
455 Telecommunications 44 42 35 49 103 273
370 Multiplex Communications 18 33 37 51 77 216
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 17 7 23 31 33 111
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 5 5 44 39 96
379 Telephonic Communications 11 5 11 25 27 79
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 6 8 13 20 14 61
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 12 15 10 11 9 57
606 Surgery (instruments) 4 9 7 9 14 43
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 2 15 16 5 40
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 5 8 5 11 11 40
056 Harvesters 1 3 3 10 20 37
340 Communications: Electrical 7 5 5 9 9 35
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 4 7 8 10 5 34
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 3 7 8 3 10 31
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 5 7 6 6 5 29
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 6 3 8 4 7 28
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 6 6 4 10 2 28
073 Measuring and Testing 9 2 5 4 4 24
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 7 2 5 3 22
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 6 1 4 8 22
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 4 1 6 8 21
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 3 4 5 5 21
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 6 3 2 5 5 21
726 Information Security 1 3 4 5 8 21
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 3 2 6 2 20
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 5 4 3 4 3 19
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 1 4 7 3 18
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 4 4 2 5 3 18
439 Electrical Connectors 5 6 2 3 2 18
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 4 7 2 18
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 6 3 1 5 18
280 Land Vehicles 3 2 4 4 4 17
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 2 6 6 17
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 4 2 2 5 17
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 2 3 3 5 16
005 Beds 4 3 4 1 3 15
119 Animal Husbandry 4 2 1 3 5 15
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 3 3 3 2 15
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 2 1 4 5 15
362 Illumination 2 4 5 1 2 14
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 1 2 7 1 14
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 3 4 5 14
029 Metal Working 2 4 3 1 3 13
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 4 3 4 2 13
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 1 3 7 13
297 Chairs and Seats 0 3 5 3 2 13
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 2 4 2 2 13
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 2 3 5 2 12
219 Electric Heating 6 1 1 0 4 12
250 Radiant Energy 3 0 1 5 3 12
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 4 7 12
482 Exercise Devices 3 0 4 3 2 12
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 1 3 7 12
060 Power Plants 1 2 3 2 3 11
062 Refrigeration 3 1 1 3 3 11
111 Planting 1 3 0 2 5 11
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 3 1 2 2 11
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 3 6 0 1 1 11
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 6 2 3 0 0 11
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 1 1 4 2 11
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 1 4 2 2 11
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 2 0 4 2 10
072 Metal Deforming 4 2 3 0 1 10
348 Television 2 2 2 1 3 10
382 Image Analysis 2 1 3 2 2 10
414 Material or Article Handling 3 1 2 2 2 10
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 2 4 3 10
084 Music 2 1 1 3 2 9
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 2 1 2 9
211 Supports: Racks 5 0 0 2 2 9
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 3 3 3 9
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 3 5 0 0 9
452 Butchering 1 2 1 2 3 9
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 3 0 2 2 9
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 6 3 0 0 0 9
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 1 2 2 4 9
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 2 1 1 2 8
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 1 4 8
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 2 5 8
172 Earth Working 2 2 1 0 3 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 2 1 4 8
220 Receptacles 2 0 1 3 2 8
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 3 0 2 3 0 8
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 4 3 0 0 8
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 3 3 1 8
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 4 3 7
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 3 2 2 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 2 3 1 7
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 2 1 1 3 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 2 1 1 7
380 Cryptography 1 2 0 1 3 7
398 Optical Communications 3 1 3 0 0 7
427 Coating Processes 0 4 2 0 1 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 0 3 3 7
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 2 2 1 6
042 Firearms 2 0 1 2 1 6
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 1 1 1 0 6
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 1 0 4 0 6
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 4 0 0 1 1 6
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 2 0 0 3 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 1 0 1 2 6
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 2 2 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 1 1 0 2 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 3 0 1 0 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 0 1 1 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 2 0 2 1 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 2 0 2 0 5
083 Cutting 1 1 1 1 1 5
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 2 1 2 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 2 0 0 1 5
181 Acoustics 0 0 2 3 0 5
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 1 0 1 0 5
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 0 0 2 1 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 1 3 5
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 0 3 0 0 5
385 Optical Waveguides 0 2 1 1 1 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 2 1 1 1 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 1 0 0 1 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 2 0 2 1 5
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 1 1 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 2 1 0 4
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 3 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 0 1 0 1 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 1 1 1 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 2 1 0 0 4
125 Stone Working 0 2 1 1 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 1 0 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 1 0 2 4
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 2 1 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 1 0 2 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 3 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 1 2 0 4
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 1 1 0 2 4
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 1 1 1 4
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 2 1 0 0 4
432 Heating 1 0 1 0 2 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 3 0 0 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 1 1 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 1 0 0 1 3
081 Tools 2 0 1 0 0 3
100 Presses 0 2 1 0 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 0 1 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 0 1 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 2 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 0 0 0 3
252 Compositions 0 1 0 1 1 3
269 Work Holders 0 2 0 0 1 3
283 Printed Matter 0 2 0 1 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 2 0 0 1 3
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 2 0 0 1 0 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 1 1 0 0 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 2 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 1 0 1 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 1 1 0 0 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 0 0 1 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 1 0 1 3
417 Pumps 0 1 2 0 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 2 3
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 1 1 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 0 1 1 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 2 1 0 0 3
451 Abrading 1 0 0 1 1 3
454 Ventilation 2 0 0 0 1 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 1 0 0 1 3
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 1 0 1 3
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 2 0 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 2 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 1 0 0 2
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 2 2
101 Printing 0 2 0 0 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 2 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 1 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 1 1 0 2
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 1 1 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 1 1 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 1 0 1 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 0 0 1 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 0 0 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 1 0 1 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 2 0 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 1 1 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
396 Photography 0 1 1 0 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 1 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 1 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 0 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 1 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 0 0 0 2
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 0 2 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 2 0 2
002 Apparel 0 1 0 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 1 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 0 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 0 1 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 1 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 1 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 424 425 435 615 707 2606


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