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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

MAINE

( 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
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 3 2 5 20 19 49
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 7 6 16 10 43
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 5 1 6 14 13 39
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 6 2 9 4 26
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 3 2 5 1 16
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 3 2 5 5 16
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 6 4 4 15
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 6 1 4 1 13
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 2 4 6 13
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 4 1 2 5 13
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 1 0 6 2 12
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 4 2 5 12
455 Telecommunications 3 0 1 3 5 12
073 Measuring and Testing 3 0 1 3 4 11
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 1 4 2 1 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 2 1 6 1 10
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 2 1 4 1 10
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 2 2 2 2 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 1 4 2 10
119 Animal Husbandry 2 1 3 0 3 9
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 1 0 2 3 9
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 2 1 2 3 9
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 2 2 2 8
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 2 3 3 0 8
029 Metal Working 2 3 0 1 1 7
084 Music 0 0 2 2 3 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 3 3 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 1 3 1 0 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 0 2 3 7
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 3 1 0 0 2 6
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 3 0 1 6
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 3 0 1 6
726 Information Security 0 0 5 0 1 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 2 2 1 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 0 1 1 1 5
114 Ships 1 1 1 2 0 5
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 1 1 1 5
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 0 0 0 3 5
348 Television 1 0 2 2 0 5
362 Illumination 2 1 0 1 1 5
439 Electrical Connectors 1 2 1 1 0 5
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 3 2 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 0 2 4
037 Excavating 0 1 0 3 0 4
042 Firearms 0 0 0 3 1 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 2 1 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 3 1 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 1 1 1 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 1 0 2 4
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 1 0 2 0 4
370 Multiplex Communications 2 1 1 0 0 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 1 2 0 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 1 2 4
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 3 1 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 0 1 4
005 Beds 0 2 1 0 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 3 0 0 0 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 2 3
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 1 0 1 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 2 0 3
081 Tools 0 2 1 0 0 3
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 1 2 3
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 2 1 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 1 0 0 0 3
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 0 0 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 1 1 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 2 3
331 Oscillators 1 0 1 0 1 3
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 2 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 2 1 0 0 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 0 2 0 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 1 1 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 2 0 1 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 1 0 1 1 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 1 0 3
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 1 1 0 3
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 1 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 2 0 0 2
062 Refrigeration 2 0 0 0 0 2
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 1 0 1 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 0 1 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 1 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 1 1 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 0 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 1 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 2 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 1 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 1 1 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 0 1 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 1 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 2 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 1 0 1 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 1 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 1 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 1 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 1 0 0 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 1 1 2
380 Cryptography 1 0 1 0 0 2
382 Image Analysis 0 0 1 0 1 2
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 0 0 1 2
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 1 2
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 1 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 1 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 1 2
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 1 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 1 0 1
070 Locks 1 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 0 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 1 0 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 1 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 1 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 1 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 1 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 1 0 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 0 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 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
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 110 113 118 211 183 735


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