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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 2011 - 2015 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

IDAHO

( 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 by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 160 142 154 185 187 828
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 215 154 168 159 121 817
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 112 122 117 115 93 559
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 31 34 23 24 16 128
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 24 20 27 25 25 121
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 20 17 18 21 19 95
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 19 25 10 22 18 94
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 16 19 17 20 7 79
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 9 6 15 14 10 54
348 Television 20 7 9 6 9 51
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 12 12 9 8 10 51
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 6 12 16 11 5 50
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 7 12 8 11 50
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 13 10 9 9 6 47
250 Radiant Energy 12 10 8 8 7 45
340 Communications: Electrical 15 10 10 5 5 45
427 Coating Processes 12 10 10 6 5 43
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 5 7 9 11 8 40
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 4 6 11 13 3 37
042 Firearms 6 8 9 6 5 34
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 11 7 7 5 4 34
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 2 11 5 10 29
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 5 8 7 7 29
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 5 8 4 6 4 27
399 Electrophotography 2 1 6 10 8 27
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 6 4 6 6 27
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 9 6 6 5 1 27
726 Information Security 4 5 1 8 9 27
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 11 1 3 9 2 26
370 Multiplex Communications 4 2 8 6 6 26
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 5 5 4 7 4 25
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 5 4 6 9 1 25
280 Land Vehicles 4 1 7 6 4 22
029 Metal Working 5 2 6 2 6 21
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 6 5 5 3 21
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 2 6 5 6 21
455 Telecommunications 7 3 6 4 1 21
382 Image Analysis 2 5 8 0 5 20
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 4 2 8 3 3 20
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 5 4 4 0 19
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 6 8 2 0 18
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 4 5 4 1 18
089 Ordnance 2 2 7 2 4 17
148 Metal Treatment 3 6 1 5 2 17
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 4 3 4 4 17
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 6 4 3 1 17
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 5 3 2 6 1 17
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 2 3 7 2 16
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 8 2 3 1 2 16
362 Illumination 1 3 5 3 4 16
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 6 2 2 1 15
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 3 6 3 1 15
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 6 3 3 2 1 15
002 Apparel 1 3 2 4 4 14
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 1 5 3 2 14
219 Electric Heating 1 1 3 8 1 14
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 2 3 6 2 14
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 2 2 5 3 14
118 Coating Apparatus 1 4 2 6 0 13
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 4 2 2 3 13
252 Compositions 0 1 3 3 6 13
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 4 2 1 3 13
385 Optical Waveguides 2 4 1 4 2 13
451 Abrading 5 3 4 1 0 13
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 1 6 4 1 13
073 Measuring and Testing 2 4 2 3 1 12
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 3 1 5 1 12
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 3 3 1 3 2 12
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 2 4 1 2 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 2 2 1 4 11
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 0 4 0 3 11
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 4 0 2 10
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 2 1 2 3 10
331 Oscillators 6 1 0 2 1 10
355 Photocopying 2 2 1 4 1 10
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 1 4 1 2 10
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 2 2 2 4 10
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 2 3 3 1 10
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 0 2 6 9
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 3 2 2 0 9
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 1 0 2 4 9
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 2 2 2 9
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 1 2 5 9
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 0 2 3 9
211 Supports: Racks 4 0 1 1 2 8
220 Receptacles 1 1 4 1 1 8
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 1 0 1 4 8
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 4 1 1 0 8
439 Electrical Connectors 2 3 1 1 1 8
083 Cutting 1 1 1 2 2 7
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 2 1 2 1 7
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 1 2 3 7
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 2 2 2 7
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 3 1 1 1 7
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 3 3 0 1 7
030 Cutlery 3 1 0 1 1 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 2 0 1 0 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 2 1 1 1 6
060 Power Plants 1 3 1 1 0 6
062 Refrigeration 0 1 3 2 0 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 0 1 3 6
165 Heat Exchange 2 2 0 1 1 6
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 3 0 2 1 0 6
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 1 0 2 6
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 2 0 3 6
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 2 2 0 6
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 2 0 3 6
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 2 1 2 1 6
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 2 1 2 0 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 1 3 6
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 6 0 0 0 6
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 1 1 1 2 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 2 3 0 0 5
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 1 3 5
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 0 1 1 2 5
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 1 4 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 2 2 0 0 5
330 Amplifiers 2 0 2 0 1 5
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 2 2 5
398 Optical Communications 1 0 0 3 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 3 0 1 0 1 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 0 0 2 1 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 3 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 1 2 1 5
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 1 3 5
005 Beds 1 0 2 0 1 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 1 0 1 4
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 1 0 2 4
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 1 0 2 4
132 Toilet 1 0 0 1 2 4
137 Fluid Handling 2 0 1 1 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 2 0 1 1 0 4
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 3 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 2 0 0 1 4
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 2 0 1 0 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 1 1 1 0 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 2 1 4
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 3 1 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 2 1 1 0 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 2 0 1 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 2 1 1 4
452 Butchering 0 2 1 0 1 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 2 1 0 0 4
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 2 4
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 3 1 0 0 0 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 2 3
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 2 0 3
164 Metal Founding 0 2 0 1 0 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 1 1 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 0 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 2 0 3
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 2 1 3
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 2 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 1 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 1 0 1 3
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 2 0 0 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 2 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 2 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 0 0 1 0 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 1 1 0 0 3
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 1 0 2 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 1 0 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 2 0 0 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 1 1 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 1 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 1 0 2
055 Gas Separation 1 1 0 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 1 2
111 Planting 0 0 2 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 0 1 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 1 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 1 0 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 1 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 1 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 1 0 0 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 1 0 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 0 0 0 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 1 0 0 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 1 0 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
396 Photography 1 0 0 0 1 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 1 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 1 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 1 0 0 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 2 0 0 2
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 2 0 0 0 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 1 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 2 0 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 1 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 1 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 0 1
114 Ships 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 1 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 1 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 1 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 1 0 1
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 1 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
432 Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 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 0 1 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1032 930 992 1012 865 4831



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