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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

MISSOURI

( 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) 27 48 73 71 82 301
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 39 61 83 70 16 269
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 37 30 44 78 68 257
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 25 35 36 28 24 148
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 38 21 31 19 33 142
370 Multiplex Communications 31 26 21 23 21 122
455 Telecommunications 19 25 23 26 24 117
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 21 17 32 23 16 109
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 16 19 21 22 18 96
606 Surgery (instruments) 9 22 14 13 29 87
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 10 16 16 22 22 86
340 Communications: Electrical 7 15 20 18 16 76
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 11 18 12 16 13 70
382 Image Analysis 14 21 16 8 10 69
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 9 17 11 14 17 68
073 Measuring and Testing 10 12 15 21 10 68
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 11 15 17 19 65
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 22 11 16 9 7 65
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 15 12 11 10 13 61
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 10 14 13 14 6 57
379 Telephonic Communications 17 11 9 13 6 56
029 Metal Working 12 12 8 10 13 55
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 8 12 14 6 13 53
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 12 9 15 11 5 52
005 Beds 5 6 15 13 7 46
042 Firearms 6 5 12 9 13 45
137 Fluid Handling 6 8 10 11 8 43
062 Refrigeration 6 10 7 12 7 42
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 6 8 13 10 41
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 5 11 8 9 7 40
726 Information Security 2 7 8 11 11 39
348 Television 4 9 9 7 8 37
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 6 7 7 14 2 36
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 15 6 6 6 36
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 7 6 9 12 36
362 Illumination 6 4 10 8 7 35
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 8 4 6 7 10 35
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 4 13 15 1 35
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 6 7 7 9 5 34
119 Animal Husbandry 4 8 6 8 7 33
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 5 3 4 9 12 33
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 7 4 5 12 4 32
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 5 6 12 6 2 31
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 6 5 5 7 8 31
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 7 7 4 8 4 30
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 7 5 9 5 4 30
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 6 5 6 9 4 30
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 4 2 7 10 7 30
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 5 9 6 9 29
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 8 5 6 4 28
219 Electric Heating 4 4 8 7 4 27
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 7 9 5 3 27
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 5 2 6 7 6 26
280 Land Vehicles 3 5 5 7 6 26
417 Pumps 4 7 6 3 6 26
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 3 3 9 3 8 26
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 5 4 5 6 5 25
434 Education and Demonstration 1 4 6 8 6 25
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 4 3 4 9 24
250 Radiant Energy 3 2 5 9 5 24
482 Exercise Devices 9 3 6 5 1 24
220 Receptacles 3 5 5 4 6 23
297 Chairs and Seats 5 1 5 4 8 23
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 6 4 8 3 23
439 Electrical Connectors 6 1 5 7 4 23
033 Geometrical Instruments 5 5 6 3 3 22
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 8 5 0 5 4 22
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 5 2 3 8 3 21
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 8 5 2 3 20
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 5 5 7 1 20
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 2 2 10 5 19
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 3 4 2 7 3 19
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 0 1 7 6 19
089 Ordnance 2 2 3 6 5 18
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 6 8 3 18
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 3 5 6 4 18
055 Gas Separation 3 7 2 4 1 17
114 Ships 3 3 3 2 6 17
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 5 3 6 2 1 17
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 5 1 5 5 1 17
002 Apparel 4 3 3 3 3 16
047 Plant Husbandry 3 2 5 1 5 16
211 Supports: Racks 4 4 0 5 3 16
414 Material or Article Handling 2 6 1 4 3 16
427 Coating Processes 2 1 6 4 3 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 5 3 3 1 4 16
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 3 6 4 2 1 16
451 Abrading 5 5 4 1 1 16
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 5 5 1 1 16
072 Metal Deforming 3 6 3 2 1 15
165 Heat Exchange 3 4 2 2 4 15
180 Motor Vehicles 0 2 4 7 2 15
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 3 1 3 5 3 15
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 1 4 7 2 15
433 Dentistry 1 2 4 4 4 15
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 2 3 1 8 14
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 5 3 3 2 14
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 4 5 1 1 14
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 5 4 2 0 3 14
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 5 4 2 1 13
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 3 4 4 1 13
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 3 1 3 5 13
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 1 3 3 4 13
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 7 2 2 0 2 13
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 2 4 3 1 12
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 4 3 1 1 3 12
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 1 3 5 3 12
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 4 2 2 4 12
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 0 1 5 3 12
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 3 3 6 12
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 4 3 1 11
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 1 3 0 4 11
126 Stoves and Furnaces 3 0 2 2 4 11
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 2 1 3 3 11
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 1 4 2 3 11
452 Butchering 2 4 0 3 2 11
056 Harvesters 1 4 0 2 3 10
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 3 1 1 3 10
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 3 2 2 10
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 3 1 4 1 1 10
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 3 1 3 1 10
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 3 3 3 0 10
269 Work Holders 0 2 3 2 3 10
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 2 1 3 1 10
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 6 1 2 1 0 10
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 2 1 4 2 10
403 Joints and Connections 2 0 3 3 2 10
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 4 4 1 0 1 10
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 1 2 4 1 10
084 Music 1 2 2 3 1 9
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 5 2 1 9
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 2 2 0 3 9
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 4 1 1 0 3 9
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 1 2 0 4 9
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 4 1 2 2 0 9
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 1 3 1 1 8
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 3 2 1 1 8
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 5 1 0 8
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 3 4 8
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 1 0 3 2 8
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 1 1 2 3 8
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 4 2 0 2 0 8
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 4 0 3 1 8
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 4 3 0 8
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 3 2 1 8
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 3 4 8
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 1 0 1 3 3 8
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 3 1 3 0 8
060 Power Plants 0 3 2 2 0 7
104 Railways 1 1 1 4 0 7
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 3 3 7
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 2 4 7
188 Brakes 1 1 2 2 1 7
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 0 1 1 3 7
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 3 2 1 0 7
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 4 2 0 0 1 7
380 Cryptography 1 0 1 4 1 7
454 Ventilation 1 2 2 2 0 7
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 3 3 0 1 0 7
030 Cutlery 1 3 0 2 0 6
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 1 1 2 6
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 1 2 0 2 6
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 3 2 0 6
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 2 4 6
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 3 0 1 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 3 0 3 0 6
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 2 2 1 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 1 0 3 0 6
385 Optical Waveguides 2 0 0 1 3 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 1 1 3 6
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 1 1 2 6
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 3 1 1 1 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 0 1 4 6
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 1 3 5
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 2 0 0 1 5
081 Tools 1 1 0 2 1 5
100 Presses 1 0 2 1 1 5
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 1 2 1 5
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 0 1 2 5
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 1 2 1 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 0 4 5
172 Earth Working 0 0 3 0 2 5
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 2 2 5
215 Bottles and Jars 1 1 0 1 2 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 1 2 1 5
398 Optical Communications 0 1 2 1 1 5
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 1 0 1 0 5
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 0 2 0 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 2 1 1 0 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 3 0 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 2 0 1 0 1 4
053 Package Making 2 0 1 0 1 4
083 Cutting 0 1 1 1 1 4
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 2 1 0 0 4
111 Planting 0 0 0 1 3 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 3 4
148 Metal Treatment 0 2 1 1 0 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 1 1 1 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 1 1 1 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 0 1 0 4
249 Static Molds 2 1 0 1 0 4
252 Compositions 1 1 0 0 2 4
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 2 0 1 4
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 1 1 1 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 2 1 0 4
383 Flexible Bags 1 1 1 1 0 4
431 Combustion 1 1 0 0 2 4
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 1 1 1 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 0 1 1 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 1 1 0 3
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 1 1 3
101 Printing 0 0 0 3 0 3
112 Sewing 0 0 1 1 1 3
125 Stone Working 2 0 0 0 1 3
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 1 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 1 0 0 1 3
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 1 3
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 3 0 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 1 1 3
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 1 1 0 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 2 0 1 3
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 2 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 0 0 1 1 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 1 0 1 3
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 1 0 2 0 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 0 1 0 3
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 2 0 0 1 0 3
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 2 1 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 2 1 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 0 1 0 3
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 2 0 0 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 2 0 0 0 3
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 3 0 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 1 0 1 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 0 0 3
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 1 2
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 1 1 0 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 2 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 1 0 0 2
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 1 1 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 1 0 2
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 2 0 0 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 1 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 1 2
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 1 0 0 2
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 2 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 0 2 2
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 1 1 2
256 Fences 1 0 1 0 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 2 0 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 1 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 1 0 0 1 0 2
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 1 0 1 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 1 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 1 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 2 0 0 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 1 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 0 0 1 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 0 1 2
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 0 2 2
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
453 Coin Handling 0 0 0 1 1 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 1 0 2
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 1 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 1 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 1 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 0 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
196 Mineral Oils: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 0 1
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 0 0 1 0 1
217 Wooden Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
258 Railway Mail Delivery 0 0 0 0 1 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 1 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 1 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 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
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 878 1015 1184 1257 1082 5416



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