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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

MARYLAND

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 181 201 213 267 310 1172
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 119 99 103 130 87 538
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 62 78 83 55 20 298
455 Telecommunications 49 48 55 65 54 271
370 Multiplex Communications 48 52 49 58 63 270
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 21 31 47 50 34 183
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 39 44 28 37 30 178
726 Information Security 26 21 33 36 46 162
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 28 36 30 41 26 161
382 Image Analysis 16 20 42 33 41 152
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 15 22 31 25 36 129
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 15 15 21 36 31 118
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 32 16 22 26 15 111
606 Surgery (instruments) 19 20 24 26 22 111
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 11 16 19 36 28 110
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 21 19 26 24 15 105
340 Communications: Electrical 23 24 23 16 17 103
398 Optical Communications 24 15 18 23 17 97
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 16 17 20 24 17 94
250 Radiant Energy 15 17 20 21 16 89
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 15 24 25 14 9 87
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 23 13 20 12 17 85
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 19 16 16 13 15 79
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 10 16 11 16 20 73
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 20 23 11 9 7 70
073 Measuring and Testing 4 20 14 12 16 66
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 14 13 11 15 11 64
089 Ordnance 11 12 13 11 14 61
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 12 18 8 14 8 60
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 9 8 11 12 18 58
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 5 10 10 15 16 56
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 8 12 12 12 10 54
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 13 9 12 9 10 53
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 6 8 10 11 17 52
348 Television 7 5 14 8 18 52
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 9 9 10 13 7 48
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 6 14 9 9 10 48
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 10 9 8 12 8 47
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 9 8 13 7 8 45
379 Telephonic Communications 7 7 8 10 11 43
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 13 9 4 10 7 43
102 Ammunition and Explosives 7 8 11 6 10 42
362 Illumination 6 4 12 10 10 42
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 8 9 8 7 10 42
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 8 11 6 10 40
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 2 9 12 9 7 39
385 Optical Waveguides 9 9 12 3 5 38
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 4 5 7 9 13 38
002 Apparel 4 9 7 9 8 37
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 6 8 11 8 37
252 Compositions 9 6 5 8 9 37
380 Cryptography 6 3 12 9 7 37
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 10 9 3 5 9 36
434 Education and Demonstration 0 10 12 5 9 36
084 Music 7 5 7 5 11 35
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 11 5 4 5 10 35
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 8 1 7 6 12 34
280 Land Vehicles 6 4 5 5 12 32
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 6 5 6 6 9 32
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 7 7 8 4 31
029 Metal Working 6 5 5 7 6 29
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 4 3 11 3 8 29
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 7 4 4 5 9 29
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 4 6 11 5 3 29
060 Power Plants 2 6 6 8 6 28
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 6 3 6 5 8 28
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 5 11 4 3 4 27
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 8 6 5 4 4 27
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 5 1 12 6 27
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 2 3 3 8 11 27
114 Ships 7 3 3 9 4 26
119 Animal Husbandry 9 6 3 3 5 26
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 5 7 5 7 26
482 Exercise Devices 0 2 2 9 13 26
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 10 3 4 4 5 26
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 5 4 5 6 6 26
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 5 5 8 2 5 25
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 9 6 3 3 4 25
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 2 10 5 7 25
042 Firearms 4 5 8 3 4 24
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 10 6 3 5 24
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 7 5 3 7 24
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 3 11 1 5 23
297 Chairs and Seats 4 4 1 6 8 23
451 Abrading 6 3 7 3 4 23
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 5 6 5 5 23
220 Receptacles 1 7 3 4 7 22
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 3 2 6 9 22
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 5 5 3 4 5 22
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 4 6 9 22
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 6 6 3 2 4 21
083 Cutting 5 4 6 1 5 21
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 5 3 6 5 2 21
372 Coherent Light Generators 5 4 2 2 8 21
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 7 6 3 3 20
005 Beds 4 3 3 4 5 19
137 Fluid Handling 3 3 2 4 7 19
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 5 5 4 3 2 19
427 Coating Processes 3 5 3 4 4 19
062 Refrigeration 3 0 3 6 6 18
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 4 3 5 6 18
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 4 4 3 4 3 18
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 7 4 2 3 2 18
165 Heat Exchange 4 3 2 1 7 17
180 Motor Vehicles 3 3 3 6 2 17
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 2 2 5 5 17
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 4 5 4 17
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 4 3 4 4 1 16
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 3 2 3 6 16
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 4 3 2 4 3 16
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 2 0 5 5 16
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 6 3 2 2 3 16
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 3 5 5 2 15
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 3 7 3 15
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 1 5 3 3 15
081 Tools 3 3 2 1 5 14
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 4 1 2 4 3 14
132 Toilet 5 1 3 2 3 14
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 1 6 4 1 14
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 0 4 3 5 14
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 3 3 4 1 3 14
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 3 2 5 2 14
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 8 1 0 4 14
030 Cutlery 5 1 2 4 1 13
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 5 3 2 2 1 13
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 5 3 3 2 0 13
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 2 2 2 3 3 12
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 3 1 5 1 12
219 Electric Heating 3 2 2 1 4 12
279 Chucks or Sockets 3 1 0 5 3 12
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 2 3 3 2 12
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 2 4 2 1 3 12
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 3 2 4 3 0 12
027 Undertaking 1 2 1 2 5 11
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 4 3 2 11
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 3 2 4 2 11
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 0 1 6 11
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 4 1 3 1 11
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 3 5 3 0 0 11
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 4 1 4 1 1 11
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 2 7 2 11
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 3 1 3 3 1 11
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 2 6 2 1 11
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 5 0 1 1 10
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 4 1 2 1 10
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 1 1 5 1 10
439 Electrical Connectors 1 1 6 1 1 10
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 2 3 2 3 10
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 4 3 1 0 9
181 Acoustics 3 2 3 1 0 9
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 6 0 2 9
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 2 0 6 9
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 3 2 3 0 9
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 2 3 2 8
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 3 2 2 1 8
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 3 0 2 1 8
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 2 1 3 2 8
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 3 1 2 1 1 8
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 1 1 3 1 8
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 3 1 1 3 8
330 Amplifiers 1 0 2 3 2 8
417 Pumps 3 2 1 0 2 8
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 1 1 2 2 7
055 Gas Separation 1 2 2 2 0 7
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 2 0 0 4 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 3 0 1 2 1 7
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 1 0 2 7
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 2 3 0 2 7
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 2 1 1 2 1 7
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 1 2 1 7
452 Butchering 5 0 1 1 0 7
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 3 3 1 7
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 2 2 1 1 6
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 2 1 1 0 6
047 Plant Husbandry 1 1 0 1 3 6
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 2 1 2 6
215 Bottles and Jars 1 1 3 1 0 6
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 2 1 1 1 6
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 1 3 0 2 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 2 1 2 0 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 1 1 2 1 6
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 2 1 3 0 6
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 2 1 1 2 6
433 Dentistry 1 2 1 0 2 6
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 1 2 2 6
501 Compositions: Ceramic 2 2 0 1 1 6
014 Bridges 3 1 1 0 0 5
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 0 2 1 1 5
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 4 5
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 3 0 1 5
148 Metal Treatment 1 3 1 0 0 5
188 Brakes 3 0 2 0 0 5
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 0 2 5
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 1 1 3 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 2 0 1 0 4
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 1 2 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 2 1 4
104 Railways 2 0 1 1 0 4
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 2 0 1 4
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 3 0 4
223 Apparel Apparatus 2 0 0 1 1 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 3 4
256 Fences 0 0 0 2 2 4
269 Work Holders 1 2 0 1 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 1 1 1 4
292 Closure Fasteners 2 0 1 0 1 4
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 0 2 1 4
331 Oscillators 0 1 0 1 2 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 0 1 1 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 3 4
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 0 1 2 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 2 1 1 0 4
396 Photography 2 1 1 0 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 1 0 3 4
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 1 1 1 0 4
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 2 1 0 1 4
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 0 2 1 4
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 2 1 0 3
037 Excavating 2 0 1 0 0 3
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 2 3
056 Harvesters 0 1 1 0 1 3
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 2 0 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 2 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 2 0 1 0 3
131 Tobacco 0 2 0 1 0 3
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 1 1 0 0 3
144 Woodworking 1 2 0 0 0 3
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 1 0 1 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 0 2 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 0 0 2 3
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 1 0 0 0 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 1 0 1 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 1 1 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 1 1 0 3
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 3 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 1 1 0 3
431 Combustion 1 0 0 2 0 3
440 Marine Propulsion 0 2 1 0 0 3
454 Ventilation 2 0 1 0 0 3
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 1 2 0 0 0 3
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 1 3
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 1 2
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 1 2
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 1 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 2 2
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 2 0 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 2 0 0 0 0 2
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 1 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 1 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 0 1 0 2
355 Photocopying 1 0 1 0 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 2 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 1 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 2 0 0 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 1 1 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 0 1 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 0 0 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 1 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 1 0 1
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 1 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 1 0 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 1 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 1 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 1 0 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 1 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 1 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 0 0 1 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 1 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 1 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 1 0 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1513 1609 1748 1851 1838 8559



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