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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

KANSAS

( 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
455 Telecommunications 103 214 196 148 162 823
370 Multiplex Communications 77 118 114 94 114 517
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 40 52 56 47 10 205
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 33 47 43 30 26 179
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 14 30 32 37 23 136
379 Telephonic Communications 27 26 29 25 28 135
606 Surgery (instruments) 14 24 30 22 26 116
726 Information Security 8 19 21 21 27 96
056 Harvesters 20 16 13 18 12 79
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 11 21 12 15 8 67
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 3 11 21 26 63
340 Communications: Electrical 9 14 14 17 8 62
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 7 9 18 12 15 61
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 9 12 15 13 11 60
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 4 8 13 17 17 59
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 7 14 12 9 50
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 10 8 14 8 9 49
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 5 9 13 11 9 47
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 8 11 9 10 6 44
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 7 12 11 4 34
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 9 5 9 8 33
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 9 5 8 7 31
382 Image Analysis 2 2 10 9 7 30
280 Land Vehicles 4 7 8 4 6 29
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 4 7 7 5 28
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 5 7 8 7 28
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 5 7 3 6 6 27
348 Television 3 4 9 3 7 26
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 6 6 3 5 6 26
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 3 9 6 5 26
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 7 4 4 6 5 26
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 5 4 3 8 6 26
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 6 7 4 6 25
005 Beds 3 2 1 9 8 23
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 4 9 4 3 22
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 3 8 2 7 22
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 7 4 5 5 22
111 Planting 5 4 5 3 4 21
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 3 7 5 3 3 21
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 1 5 6 7 21
414 Material or Article Handling 2 4 3 6 5 20
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 0 2 8 5 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 7 3 4 3 2 19
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 5 3 2 5 3 18
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 5 3 3 3 4 18
060 Power Plants 3 4 3 5 2 17
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 7 4 2 0 4 17
073 Measuring and Testing 4 5 0 2 5 16
037 Excavating 3 1 1 3 7 15
119 Animal Husbandry 5 2 5 2 1 15
172 Earth Working 3 4 2 5 1 15
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 5 4 2 3 1 15
362 Illumination 2 4 2 5 2 15
055 Gas Separation 4 5 3 1 1 14
180 Motor Vehicles 2 3 2 3 4 14
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 3 3 6 0 14
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 3 2 7 2 14
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 4 1 1 6 13
029 Metal Working 3 1 2 4 3 13
219 Electric Heating 4 4 1 2 2 13
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 5 1 1 2 4 13
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 4 2 3 1 13
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 3 3 3 3 13
030 Cutlery 2 2 1 2 5 12
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 3 2 1 4 2 12
250 Radiant Energy 3 2 4 2 1 12
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 4 2 4 1 12
002 Apparel 0 1 1 3 6 11
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 3 3 4 11
084 Music 2 2 2 4 1 11
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 2 4 2 1 11
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 6 4 11
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 2 1 4 2 11
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 2 2 3 2 11
380 Cryptography 3 3 2 0 3 11
434 Education and Demonstration 0 4 3 2 2 11
452 Butchering 3 2 2 4 0 11
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 4 1 2 1 11
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 5 4 1 0 1 11
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 6 0 0 2 10
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 2 4 2 2 10
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 2 3 2 2 10
439 Electrical Connectors 2 1 6 0 1 10
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 2 1 1 3 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 3 3 1 0 10
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 0 2 5 10
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 3 2 3 0 9
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 1 1 4 9
220 Receptacles 2 1 1 1 4 9
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 3 2 3 0 1 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 4 2 1 1 9
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 5 3 0 0 1 9
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 3 1 2 1 2 9
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 2 2 3 9
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 2 1 2 4 9
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 5 1 0 1 1 8
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 3 1 0 2 8
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 1 1 4 0 8
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 1 1 4 1 8
398 Optical Communications 0 1 2 3 2 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 4 3 0 8
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 4 2 0 1 8
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 3 1 0 3 8
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 2 2 3 8
042 Firearms 1 0 2 3 1 7
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 1 1 1 2 7
062 Refrigeration 3 2 1 0 1 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 3 2 0 2 7
100 Presses 0 0 0 1 6 7
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 2 3 0 0 7
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 2 2 1 2 7
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 1 1 1 1 7
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 2 3 0 7
403 Joints and Connections 1 2 1 3 0 7
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 3 2 0 1 7
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 4 0 6
114 Ships 0 3 1 1 1 6
211 Supports: Racks 2 0 1 2 1 6
269 Work Holders 1 1 2 2 0 6
297 Chairs and Seats 2 1 0 2 1 6
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 1 1 2 0 6
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 2 2 1 0 6
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 3 1 2 6
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 0 5 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 2 1 2 0 1 6
427 Coating Processes 1 3 1 1 0 6
451 Abrading 1 1 3 0 1 6
053 Package Making 1 1 3 0 0 5
070 Locks 2 1 0 1 1 5
101 Printing 0 1 0 2 2 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 1 1 2 5
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 1 1 2 0 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 0 3 5
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 1 0 3 5
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 4 0 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 3 0 1 0 1 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 1 2 5
482 Exercise Devices 2 0 1 1 1 5
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 1 1 1 1 5
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 1 1 0 2 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 1 1 0 4
047 Plant Husbandry 1 2 0 1 0 4
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 2 1 1 4
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 3 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 2 1 0 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 3 0 0 4
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 1 1 1 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 1 0 1 4
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 2 1 0 1 4
417 Pumps 0 0 1 2 1 4
432 Heating 2 2 0 0 0 4
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 1 2 4
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 2 1 1 0 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 1 1 1 4
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 1 0 1 4
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 1 1 0 3
081 Tools 0 0 1 2 0 3
083 Cutting 1 1 0 1 0 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 2 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 1 0 1 3
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 2 1 0 3
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 2 0 3
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 2 3
252 Compositions 1 0 2 0 0 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 2 0 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 1 1 3
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 1 0 1 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 2 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 2 1 3
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 3 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 1 1 0 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 0 0 1 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 0 2 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 0 1 0 0 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 1 1 0 3
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 2 0 0 1 0 3
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 2 1 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 2 0 0 1 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 2 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 1 0 0 2
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 1 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 1 0 0 0 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 1 0 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 1 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 1 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 1 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 1 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 1 0 1 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 1 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 1 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 1 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 1 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 1 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 1 0 0 0 2
289 Knots and Knot Tying 1 1 0 0 0 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 0 1 0 2
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 2 0 0 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 0 2 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 1 1 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 0 0 0 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 1 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 0 0 1 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 0 1 0 2
454 Ventilation 1 1 0 0 0 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 0 1 0 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 1 1 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 1 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
069 Leather Manufactures 0 1 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 0 1 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 1 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 707 1004 1018 960 915 4604



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