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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

WEST VIRGINIA

( 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
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 16 5 12 12 10 55
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 8 5 3 6 3 25
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 8 4 3 1 7 23
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 5 4 0 6 4 19
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 2 3 3 4 14
073 Measuring and Testing 2 2 4 0 3 11
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 1 0 5 3 11
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 3 5 1 0 10
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 4 1 2 1 1 9
250 Radiant Energy 1 2 2 2 2 9
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 1 0 2 3 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 1 1 1 2 8
340 Communications: Electrical 2 1 1 2 2 8
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 1 6 0 8
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 2 1 3 2 8
029 Metal Working 1 0 2 4 0 7
148 Metal Treatment 2 1 1 2 0 6
220 Receptacles 0 1 1 2 2 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 1 2 2 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 2 1 1 6
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 1 1 1 2 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 3 0 1 1 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 0 0 1 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 2 0 1 5
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 2 1 1 5
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 1 1 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 3 1 0 0 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 1 0 0 0 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 2 1 1 0 0 4
221 Article Dispensing 3 0 0 0 1 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 2 1 4
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 1 1 0 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 1 3 0 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 1 1 3
060 Power Plants 2 0 1 0 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 3 0 3
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 2 0 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 2 1 0 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 1 1 3
219 Electric Heating 3 0 0 0 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 0 1 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 2 1 0 3
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 2 0 0 3
362 Illumination 1 1 0 1 0 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 0 2 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 2 1 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 0 0 1 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 1 2 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 1 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 1 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 1 3
002 Apparel 0 1 1 0 0 2
014 Bridges 1 0 1 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 1 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 1 2
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 1 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 1 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 1 0 0 2
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 1 1 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 1 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 1 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 2 0 0 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 2 0 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 2 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 1 2
382 Image Analysis 0 1 1 0 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 0 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 0 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 0 1 0 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 0 0 0 2
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 1 1 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
726 Information Security 0 1 0 0 1 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 1 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 1 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 1 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 1 0 1
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 1 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 1 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 0 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 106 74 92 118 94 484


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