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

TENNESSEE

( 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
606 Surgery (instruments) 23 16 53 99 99 290
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 25 18 27 45 46 161
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 30 26 19 36 45 156
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 21 25 28 27 36 137
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 12 21 30 24 27 114
340 Communications: Electrical 9 16 18 18 24 85
250 Radiant Energy 11 13 21 19 17 81
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 19 14 6 17 23 79
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 20 12 18 13 9 72
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 11 6 13 20 22 72
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 11 5 10 17 21 64
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 6 5 8 14 28 61
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 6 8 23 12 52
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 12 11 9 9 9 50
219 Electric Heating 13 11 5 8 8 45
073 Measuring and Testing 8 10 5 7 12 42
439 Electrical Connectors 7 11 6 8 7 39
062 Refrigeration 7 3 7 13 8 38
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 4 4 3 17 9 37
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 8 1 5 7 16 37
362 Illumination 10 5 9 4 7 35
280 Land Vehicles 6 10 9 2 5 32
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 2 6 11 8 30
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 5 5 5 10 5 30
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 5 3 6 10 6 30
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 6 10 9 29
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 6 7 5 8 3 29
382 Image Analysis 4 3 1 12 8 28
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 3 2 10 10 28
084 Music 6 10 2 5 4 27
119 Animal Husbandry 5 3 3 7 8 26
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 5 3 9 8 26
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 2 7 7 8 25
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 6 5 3 6 23
144 Woodworking 0 5 2 10 5 22
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 4 1 4 7 22
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 7 6 4 2 3 22
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 10 3 3 3 21
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 4 1 8 7 21
083 Cutting 6 1 3 2 8 20
180 Motor Vehicles 5 5 3 5 2 20
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 4 2 2 8 20
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 4 4 6 3 3 20
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 3 4 6 4 20
137 Fluid Handling 3 4 6 3 3 19
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 3 3 9 2 19
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 4 1 4 7 19
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 5 2 4 3 4 18
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 3 2 5 5 18
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 3 2 11 17
060 Power Plants 3 2 8 2 1 16
348 Television 1 3 4 6 2 16
029 Metal Working 5 3 0 2 5 15
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 4 5 3 0 15
055 Gas Separation 1 3 4 4 3 15
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 2 3 5 4 15
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 1 3 4 3 15
385 Optical Waveguides 5 2 0 5 3 15
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 4 3 4 4 15
451 Abrading 3 5 1 2 4 15
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 2 2 5 4 14
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 3 2 3 4 14
417 Pumps 2 4 1 2 5 14
427 Coating Processes 1 0 2 7 4 14
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 5 1 3 4 13
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 3 1 1 3 5 13
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 2 6 3 1 13
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 5 1 2 2 3 13
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 2 3 2 3 13
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 3 2 5 12
252 Compositions 3 4 2 1 2 12
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 2 3 3 2 12
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 5 0 2 2 3 12
455 Telecommunications 4 0 4 1 3 12
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 2 4 3 12
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 2 3 3 2 11
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 4 3 0 0 4 11
297 Chairs and Seats 2 2 1 4 2 11
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 7 2 0 0 11
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 4 2 0 2 3 11
434 Education and Demonstration 1 2 1 5 2 11
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 2 3 2 1 11
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 3 3 4 11
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 1 4 4 11
089 Ordnance 0 2 2 3 3 10
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 1 4 3 10
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 6 3 10
370 Multiplex Communications 0 2 2 3 3 10
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 1 2 3 10
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 1 2 5 10
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 2 2 2 9
042 Firearms 1 0 1 2 5 9
081 Tools 3 3 1 2 0 9
112 Sewing 3 2 1 1 2 9
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 3 2 3 1 0 9
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 3 4 1 9
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 2 2 2 1 9
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 2 4 1 9
379 Telephonic Communications 4 1 1 1 2 9
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 5 3 1 0 0 9
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 1 0 0 4 9
002 Apparel 1 3 1 2 1 8
030 Cutlery 2 0 1 2 3 8
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 5 1 1 0 1 8
114 Ships 2 2 1 2 1 8
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 1 1 2 3 8
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 2 1 2 0 3 8
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 3 0 4 1 8
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 2 2 3 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 1 1 1 3 8
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 3 1 3 0 1 8
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 2 2 1 2 7
047 Plant Husbandry 3 0 1 3 0 7
070 Locks 2 1 1 1 2 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 3 2 2 0 7
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 2 2 1 1 7
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 4 3 7
148 Metal Treatment 2 1 2 1 1 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 0 1 0 3 7
181 Acoustics 1 0 1 2 3 7
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 2 2 2 7
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 2 2 1 1 7
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 2 1 2 7
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 3 2 2 7
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 1 1 1 2 7
407 Cutters, for Shaping 2 0 1 1 3 7
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 1 1 4 7
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 2 1 3 1 7
431 Combustion 0 0 2 1 4 7
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 2 2 2 0 1 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 2 2 3 0 7
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 3 7
005 Beds 0 2 0 2 2 6
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 0 2 2 0 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 1 1 0 1 6
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 3 0 2 1 0 6
164 Metal Founding 2 0 2 1 1 6
165 Heat Exchange 0 2 2 2 0 6
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 1 2 1 6
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 3 1 2 6
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 1 2 2 6
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 2 1 2 1 6
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 3 0 0 1 2 6
396 Photography 0 0 2 3 1 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 0 1 2 1 6
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 4 0 0 1 6
726 Information Security 0 2 1 1 2 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 2 0 0 2 5
140 Wireworking 4 0 0 0 1 5
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 2 1 0 2 5
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 2 0 3 0 0 5
220 Receptacles 0 1 1 0 3 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 3 2 5
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 0 2 1 0 5
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 1 0 2 1 5
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 1 2 1 0 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 1 1 2 5
330 Amplifiers 1 1 1 1 1 5
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 1 0 2 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 3 0 1 1 5
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 3 2 5
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 0 2 1 5
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 2 1 2 5
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 0 0 3 5
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 0 3 1 5
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 2 0 0 1 5
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 4 0 5
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 1 1 1 2 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 2 1 2 0 5
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 1 0 1 1 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 3 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 1 0 2 4
053 Package Making 0 0 2 1 1 4
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 0 1 1 4
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 2 1 1 0 0 4
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 2 1 1 0 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 0 0 2 4
100 Presses 2 0 0 2 0 4
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 1 2 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 2 1 0 1 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 2 1 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 2 2 4
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 2 1 1 0 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 1 0 0 2 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 3 0 4
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 0 0 1 0 4
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 3 1 4
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 1 0 0 1 4
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 1 0 1 1 4
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 3 1 0 0 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 2 1 0 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 3 4
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 2 0 1 1 4
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 1 3 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 1 1 0 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 0 0 1 0 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 1 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
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 1 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 2 1 0 3
110 Furnaces 0 2 0 0 1 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 2 0 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 2 3
177 Weighing Scales 0 2 1 0 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 1 0 1 3
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 1 1 1 3
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 2 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 0 0 1 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 2 0 0 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 3 0 0 0 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 1 1 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 1 1 0 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 1 1 0 0 3
433 Dentistry 1 1 0 1 0 3
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 1 1 3
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 2 1 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 1 0 1 3
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 1 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 2 0 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 1 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 1 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 1 1 0 0 0 2
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 1 0 1 2
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 1 1 2
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 1 2
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 1 2
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 1 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 1 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 0 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 2 0 0 0 2
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 1 0 1 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 0 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 1 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 0 1 2
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 1 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 1 0 2
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 1 0 0 1 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 2 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 1 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 1 0 1 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 1 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 2 0 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 1 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 1 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
452 Butchering 2 0 0 0 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 0 0 2
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 2 0 0 0 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 1 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 1 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 1 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 0 1 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 1 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 1 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 1 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 1 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 1 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 1 0 0 0 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 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 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 618 586 647 925 969 3745


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