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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

NORTH DAKOTA

( 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
414 Material or Article Handling 5 7 5 5 2 24
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 6 5 7 3 24
037 Excavating 0 0 5 14 4 23
180 Motor Vehicles 4 0 6 5 6 21
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 6 2 3 1 4 16
280 Land Vehicles 1 3 5 3 0 12
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 2 2 3 4 12
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 1 2 3 4 12
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 0 3 1 8
060 Power Plants 0 1 4 1 1 7
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 1 1 2 1 7
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 5 0 0 2 0 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 1 2 1 6
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 4 2 6
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 4 0 1 0 1 6
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 2 3 6
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 2 1 2 6
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 1 1 3 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 3 2 1 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 1 3 1 6
172 Earth Working 2 1 0 2 0 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 0 3 0 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 4 1 0 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 2 2 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 2 2 0 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 1 0 2 4
219 Electric Heating 1 2 1 0 0 4
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 1 2 0 4
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 0 0 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 4 4
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 0 1 0 4
005 Beds 1 0 2 0 0 3
029 Metal Working 1 1 0 0 1 3
042 Firearms 1 2 0 0 0 3
111 Planting 1 0 2 0 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 0 0 2 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 2 0 1 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 3 0 0 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 1 0 0 0 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 2 0 0 0 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 1 0 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 2 1 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 1 1 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 1 1 3
417 Pumps 1 0 0 2 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 0 0 0 1 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 2 0 0 3
455 Telecommunications 3 0 0 0 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 0 2 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 1 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 1 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 2 2
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 1 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 1 0 0 2
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 1 0 1 2
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 2 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 1 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 1 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 2 0 2
252 Compositions 2 0 0 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 0 0 0 2
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 2 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 1 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 2 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 0 1
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 1 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 1 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
164 Metal Founding 1 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 1 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 0 1 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 1 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 1 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 82 63 82 107 84 418


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