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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

ARKANSAS

( 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) 3 6 4 13 7 33
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 2 5 9 7 30
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 8 1 6 6 23
340 Communications: Electrical 3 2 3 3 2 13
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 3 2 1 2 12
280 Land Vehicles 3 1 2 4 2 12
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 5 2 1 2 2 12
439 Electrical Connectors 3 3 1 2 2 11
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 3 2 2 2 10
073 Measuring and Testing 2 2 3 3 0 10
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 3 1 2 4 10
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 2 2 5 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 0 2 4 9
029 Metal Working 1 2 0 2 3 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 1 0 5 8
164 Metal Founding 1 2 1 2 1 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 0 0 3 1 7
042 Firearms 0 1 2 2 1 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 3 2 6
119 Animal Husbandry 4 0 0 2 0 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 2 3 6
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 3 0 2 0 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 2 0 1 0 6
417 Pumps 0 0 2 3 1 6
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 0 3 1 0 6
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 2 0 1 1 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 1 1 0 5
053 Package Making 0 1 3 0 1 5
084 Music 1 2 0 1 1 5
114 Ships 2 1 1 0 1 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 1 3 5
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 1 0 2 5
252 Compositions 2 0 1 0 2 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 1 0 2 5
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 2 2 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 2 0 1 2 5
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 0 0 2 2 5
055 Gas Separation 0 2 0 0 2 4
081 Tools 0 0 3 1 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 2 0 0 0 4
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 1 2 4
144 Woodworking 1 2 0 0 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 0 0 2 0 4
219 Electric Heating 0 1 1 0 2 4
220 Receptacles 2 0 1 1 0 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 0 1 1 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 2 1 0 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 0 2 1 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 2 0 2 4
452 Butchering 1 1 2 0 0 4
455 Telecommunications 1 0 1 2 0 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 0 1 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 1 2 0 4
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 2 4
002 Apparel 0 0 0 2 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 2 0 0 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 1 1 1 3
062 Refrigeration 0 3 0 0 0 3
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 2 0 3
111 Planting 0 1 0 2 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 2 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 2 0 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 2 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 2 0 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 1 0 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 1 2 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 3 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 2 1 0 3
362 Illumination 0 0 1 1 1 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 1 0 0 0 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 2 1 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 1 0 1 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 1 0 1 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 1 1 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 2 0 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 1 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 1 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 0 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 1 0 2
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 2 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 1 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 1 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 1 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 1 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 0 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 1 1 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 2 2
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 1 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 2 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 1 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 0 0 0 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 1 0 0 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 1 1 0 0 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 1 1 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 1 1 2
396 Photography 0 0 1 0 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 1 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 0 0 1 2
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 1 0 0 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
005 Beds 1 0 0 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 1 1
083 Cutting 0 0 1 0 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 1 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 1 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 1 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 1 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 1 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 113 108 96 144 134 595


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