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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

NEVADA

( 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
463 Amusement Devices: Games 111 129 112 216 228 796
273 Amusement Devices: Games 23 28 22 21 15 109
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 11 10 17 16 59
340 Communications: Electrical 7 10 5 11 8 41
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 2 5 11 11 35
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 8 5 4 9 6 32
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 4 3 6 5 5 23
073 Measuring and Testing 7 4 4 2 5 22
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 3 6 4 4 22
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 6 8 3 2 3 22
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 6 2 4 7 22
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 5 2 8 5 22
726 Information Security 1 2 2 7 8 20
362 Illumination 5 1 3 5 5 19
219 Electric Heating 7 4 0 4 3 18
455 Telecommunications 5 4 2 2 5 18
280 Land Vehicles 8 2 2 3 2 17
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 2 5 3 1 16
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 6 3 2 3 16
382 Image Analysis 2 2 4 4 4 16
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 2 2 11 16
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 6 7 16
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 4 2 2 3 3 14
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 3 1 5 3 14
250 Radiant Energy 1 3 2 3 4 13
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 2 2 3 2 13
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 6 1 2 3 1 13
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 1 4 4 1 13
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 5 2 2 12
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 3 2 3 12
084 Music 1 3 1 6 0 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 4 0 2 4 11
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 3 2 2 3 1 11
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 3 2 2 3 11
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 2 1 4 3 11
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 3 1 0 5 11
005 Beds 3 5 1 0 1 10
081 Tools 5 2 0 2 1 10
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 5 1 1 3 10
370 Multiplex Communications 2 1 3 2 2 10
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 0 6 2 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 2 1 3 2 9
380 Cryptography 1 0 3 3 2 9
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 2 0 3 1 9
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 2 2 3 9
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 1 2 2 9
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 4 2 2 9
002 Apparel 2 0 0 3 3 8
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 5 2 8
060 Power Plants 2 0 2 2 2 8
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 1 1 5 8
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 1 3 2 8
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 4 1 0 0 3 8
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 1 2 4 8
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 2 3 2 1 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 0 3 3 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 1 2 4 8
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 2 0 3 7
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 2 4 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 1 2 3 0 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 2 2 1 7
433 Dentistry 1 2 0 4 0 7
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 0 2 2 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 3 2 1 6
062 Refrigeration 1 1 1 1 2 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 1 3 6
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 1 1 1 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 2 1 1 6
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 3 2 6
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 2 1 2 0 6
348 Television 0 0 4 1 1 6
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 3 0 2 1 6
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 2 1 1 1 6
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 1 1 1 1 6
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 1 1 3 6
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 0 1 1 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 1 1 1 0 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 1 0 1 2 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 1 2 0 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 2 0 2 1 5
379 Telephonic Communications 2 1 0 2 0 5
385 Optical Waveguides 2 1 1 0 1 5
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 1 0 1 1 5
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 3 2 5
053 Package Making 0 0 0 2 2 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 2 1 1 4
220 Receptacles 1 0 1 2 0 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 1 1 0 4
252 Compositions 2 0 0 1 1 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 1 1 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 0 1 1 0 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 0 1 0 1 4
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 2 0 1 0 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 1 1 1 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 2 0 1 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 3 0 0 4
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 0 1 2 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 2 1 1 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 2 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 3 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 1 0 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 0 2 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 0 1 3
042 Firearms 1 0 0 1 1 3
070 Locks 0 0 0 2 1 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 0 1 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 1 1 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 2 0 3
132 Toilet 1 1 0 0 1 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 2 0 0 3
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 1 1 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 2 3
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 2 3
188 Brakes 0 2 1 0 0 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 2 0 0 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 1 0 0 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 2 1 0 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 2 0 0 0 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 2 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 2 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 1 1 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 2 0 1 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 2 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 1 1 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 2 0 3
427 Coating Processes 0 1 0 0 2 3
431 Combustion 2 0 0 0 1 3
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 1 0 0 3
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 0 2 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 0 0 1 2 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 1 1 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 1 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 1 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 1 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 1 0 0 2
114 Ships 0 1 0 1 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 1 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 1 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 2 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 2 0 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 2 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 1 0 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 0 1 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 0 1 2
338 Electrical Resistors 2 0 0 0 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 1 0 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 1 1 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 1 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 0 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 2 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 1 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 2 0 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 1 1 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 2 0 0 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 2 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 0 1
186 Merchandising 0 0 0 0 1 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 1 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 1 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 0 1 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
398 Optical Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 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
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 1 1
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 1 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 367 375 338 540 554 2174


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