Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


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

INDIANA

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 68 43 60 58 71 300
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 31 22 46 70 87 256
606 Surgery (instruments) 28 22 38 80 66 234
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 32 31 32 35 39 169
060 Power Plants 17 12 29 29 32 119
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 14 18 23 33 31 119
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 14 17 18 46 20 115
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 14 17 26 24 28 109
340 Communications: Electrical 26 28 13 20 20 107
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 20 20 17 25 23 105
073 Measuring and Testing 27 27 14 19 17 104
280 Land Vehicles 19 14 23 32 14 102
005 Beds 14 19 14 18 29 94
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 23 14 25 14 15 91
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 17 10 12 19 26 84
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 9 4 7 27 32 79
029 Metal Working 19 14 12 15 17 77
348 Television 21 17 15 16 4 73
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 14 6 7 21 24 72
180 Motor Vehicles 10 11 18 13 19 71
439 Electrical Connectors 12 10 17 19 13 71
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 16 14 14 11 12 67
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 15 6 14 20 12 67
297 Chairs and Seats 14 16 10 14 12 66
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 16 8 11 15 12 62
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 24 14 7 8 9 62
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 14 8 18 15 59
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 4 10 21 20 58
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 9 11 15 13 56
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 5 12 7 15 16 55
137 Fluid Handling 9 11 7 16 11 54
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 11 7 4 16 14 52
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 7 6 20 12 51
455 Telecommunications 10 3 8 16 12 49
250 Radiant Energy 12 14 10 8 4 48
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 8 10 11 10 8 47
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 15 8 10 10 4 47
370 Multiplex Communications 5 8 7 11 15 46
062 Refrigeration 10 10 6 14 4 44
362 Illumination 13 7 8 10 6 44
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 10 6 8 10 9 43
164 Metal Founding 8 8 6 7 13 42
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 13 6 8 8 6 41
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 6 7 7 10 10 40
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 9 6 11 8 4 38
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 9 5 4 9 11 38
027 Undertaking 14 11 3 6 3 37
382 Image Analysis 4 4 6 10 13 37
119 Animal Husbandry 6 5 7 10 8 36
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 7 9 6 5 9 36
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 4 7 4 17 35
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 6 3 6 8 10 33
220 Receptacles 3 4 7 8 10 32
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 6 5 9 7 31
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 12 5 4 5 5 31
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 6 7 5 8 4 30
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 5 8 8 6 30
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 4 6 10 7 30
084 Music 3 3 5 6 12 29
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 9 3 5 6 6 29
267 Spring Devices 4 6 5 5 7 27
188 Brakes 6 6 8 3 3 26
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 6 5 7 1 7 26
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 3 7 7 6 25
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 7 4 7 4 3 25
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 7 6 8 0 24
379 Telephonic Communications 5 5 3 4 6 23
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 7 3 3 4 6 23
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 4 3 9 5 1 22
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 6 5 2 4 5 22
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 7 4 2 6 22
215 Bottles and Jars 2 4 5 6 4 21
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 8 4 2 3 4 21
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 0 2 7 11 21
089 Ordnance 2 1 4 5 8 20
181 Acoustics 0 5 6 4 5 20
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 4 2 5 5 4 20
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 4 2 6 5 20
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 12 1 6 0 19
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 3 5 6 19
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 4 3 3 6 18
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 3 1 4 6 17
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 5 1 2 3 5 16
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 5 1 2 5 3 16
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 3 1 2 10 16
219 Electric Heating 3 3 5 2 3 16
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 2 4 7 16
427 Coating Processes 0 5 1 3 7 16
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 4 5 3 3 16
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 4 5 1 5 1 16
165 Heat Exchange 4 2 3 4 2 15
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 4 5 2 2 15
414 Material or Article Handling 2 4 3 5 1 15
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 1 0 3 8 14
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 1 8 4 14
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 5 2 3 3 1 14
292 Closure Fasteners 3 1 3 5 2 14
353 Optics: Image Projectors 4 4 1 3 2 14
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 2 2 1 6 3 14
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 2 4 2 3 3 14
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 2 2 4 2 13
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 3 0 7 1 13
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 4 0 3 4 2 13
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 3 3 2 2 13
055 Gas Separation 4 1 2 2 3 12
070 Locks 4 1 0 2 5 12
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 2 1 6 1 12
081 Tools 4 2 0 5 1 12
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 4 3 3 0 2 12
148 Metal Treatment 2 2 3 3 2 12
211 Supports: Racks 4 0 1 2 5 12
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 0 2 3 5 12
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 3 4 3 12
083 Cutting 5 0 2 3 1 11
114 Ships 2 1 1 3 4 11
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 1 2 1 5 11
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 2 2 3 3 11
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 4 6 0 11
384 Bearings 2 3 3 0 3 11
398 Optical Communications 1 2 3 2 3 11
417 Pumps 2 3 1 3 2 11
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 2 4 3 11
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 2 5 3 11
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 1 1 3 4 11
002 Apparel 1 1 1 2 5 10
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 4 3 2 0 10
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 4 1 4 10
172 Earth Working 2 0 2 2 4 10
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 2 1 3 1 10
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 2 1 1 3 10
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 2 3 1 3 1 10
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 0 5 2 1 10
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 2 1 3 2 10
380 Cryptography 2 1 3 3 1 10
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 0 3 3 2 10
451 Abrading 2 2 2 1 3 10
454 Ventilation 1 2 4 1 2 10
482 Exercise Devices 1 5 0 2 2 10
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 3 3 2 9
177 Weighing Scales 3 3 1 1 1 9
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 2 3 1 9
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 3 2 0 3 1 9
252 Compositions 2 0 4 1 2 9
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 1 0 2 5 9
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 1 1 3 3 9
403 Joints and Connections 2 1 3 2 1 9
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 2 1 0 2 4 9
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 2 3 2 2 9
433 Dentistry 5 0 1 2 1 9
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 2 1 1 2 8
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 2 3 3 8
053 Package Making 2 2 1 0 3 8
056 Harvesters 1 2 0 5 0 8
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 1 3 3 8
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 3 1 2 2 8
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 1 1 2 2 8
385 Optical Waveguides 3 1 3 0 1 8
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 0 2 3 1 8
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 3 1 2 8
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 3 2 3 8
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 2 3 1 1 7
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 4 2 0 7
072 Metal Deforming 3 1 0 1 2 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 2 3 7
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 1 3 1 0 7
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 3 1 1 7
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 2 1 4 7
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 1 4 1 7
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 3 0 1 0 7
269 Work Holders 3 2 1 1 0 7
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 2 1 1 3 0 7
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 2 2 1 1 7
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 4 1 2 0 7
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 2 1 1 1 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 3 1 1 1 7
431 Combustion 1 0 1 2 3 7
726 Information Security 0 3 0 2 2 7
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 3 2 0 6
037 Excavating 0 1 0 2 3 6
111 Planting 1 3 1 1 0 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 1 1 1 0 6
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 2 3 0 6
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 2 1 1 2 6
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 1 1 3 0 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 2 2 0 1 6
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 3 0 0 1 2 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 0 1 2 1 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 2 0 1 2 5
042 Firearms 1 0 0 3 1 5
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 2 1 1 5
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 1 1 1 5
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 3 0 2 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 0 2 1 0 5
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 1 1 1 5
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 1 0 4 5
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 3 0 1 0 5
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 2 3 5
213 Railway Draft Appliances 2 1 1 0 1 5
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 1 1 0 1 5
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 0 1 1 2 5
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 0 2 0 1 5
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 2 2 0 0 5
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 1 3 5
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 2 2 5
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 2 2 5
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 1 1 0 5
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 2 0 2 0 5
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 2 1 4
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 2 2 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 0 0 2 4
144 Woodworking 0 1 1 1 1 4
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 3 0 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 3 0 0 1 0 4
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 0 0 2 4
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 2 0 2 4
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 2 0 1 1 4
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 1 0 2 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 2 0 2 4
336 Inductor Devices 3 1 0 0 0 4
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 2 0 0 1 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 2 0 0 0 4
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 3 1 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 3 0 1 0 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 3 1 0 0 0 4
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 2 0 1 0 4
014 Bridges 1 0 1 0 1 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 2 1 0 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 2 0 0 0 1 3
116 Signals and Indicators 1 1 1 0 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 0 0 0 1 3
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 2 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 3 0 3
331 Oscillators 1 0 1 0 1 3
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 2 0 0 1 3
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 2 1 3
396 Photography 2 0 1 0 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 1 1 3
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 2 3
432 Heating 0 1 0 2 0 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 3 3
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 1 2 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 2 3
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 2 0 0 0 3
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 1 1 0 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 0 2 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
104 Railways 2 0 0 0 0 2
112 Sewing 0 2 0 0 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 1 0 0 0 2
140 Wireworking 0 0 2 0 0 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 1 1 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 2 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 1 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 0 1 2
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 1 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 2 0 0 2
256 Fences 1 1 0 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 2
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 0 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 0 2 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 1 0 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 1 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 0 1 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 1 0 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 1 1 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 1 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 1 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 1 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 0 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 1 1
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 1 1
355 Photocopying 1 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 0 1 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 1 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 0 1 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 1 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 1 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1137 985 1095 1492 1437 6146


PTMT Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
selected PTMT materials available for download at : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports