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Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving
1
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From
RHODE ISLAND
( 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 )
Class | Class Title | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
473 | Games Using Tangible Projectile | 54 | 53 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 203 |
606 | Surgery (instruments) | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 65 |
424 | Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 58 |
428 | Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 51 |
367 | Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 38 |
705 | DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 34 |
463 | Amusement Devices: Games | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 33 |
128 | Surgery (includes Class 600) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
169 | Fire Extinguishers | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
520 | Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
382 | Image Analysis | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
623 | Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
174 | Electricity: Conductors and Insulators | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
264 | Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
285 | Pipe Joints or Couplings | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
073 | Measuring and Testing | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
114 | Ships | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
257 | Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
532 | Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
340 | Communications: Electrical | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
015 | Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
446 | Amusement Devices: Toys | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
707 | DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
323 | Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
343 | Communications: Radio Wave Antennas | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
362 | Illumination | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
435 | Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
604 | Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
227 | Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
235 | Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
429 | Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
702 | DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
124 | Mechanical Guns and Projectors | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
277 | Seal for a Joint or Juncture | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
222 | Dispensing (apparatus and process) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
248 | Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
290 | Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
358 | Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
709 | Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
119 | Animal Husbandry | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
137 | Fluid Handling | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
250 | Radiant Energy | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
425 | Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
711 | Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
004 | Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
043 | Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
280 | Land Vehicles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
345 | Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
379 | Telephonic Communications | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
381 | Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
422 | Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
601 | Surgery: Kinesitherapy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
701 | DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
002 | Apparel | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
060 | Power Plants | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
210 | Liquid Purification or Separation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
370 | Multiplex Communications | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
439 | Electrical Connectors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
029 | Metal Working | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
033 | Geometrical Instruments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
036 | Boots, Shoes, and Leggings | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
160 | Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
220 | Receptacles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
361 | Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
436 | Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
713 | Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
714 | Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
715 | DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
024 | Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
042 | Firearms | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
156 | Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
236 | Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
273 | Amusement Devices: Games | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
342 | Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
348 | Television | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
375 | Pulse or Digital Communications | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
455 | Telecommunications | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
700 | DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
712 | Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
005 | Beds | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
084 | Music | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
138 | Pipes and Tubular Conduits | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
206 | Special Receptacle or Package | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
219 | Electric Heating | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
297 | Chairs and Seats | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
374 | Thermal Measuring and Testing | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
530 | Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
607 | Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
706 | DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
040 | Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
052 | Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
059 | Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
134 | Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
136 | Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
204 | Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
211 | Supports: Racks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
215 | Bottles and Jars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
294 | Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
307 | Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
320 | Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
324 | Electricity: Measuring and Testing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
378 | X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
398 | Optical Communications | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
423 | Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
427 | Coating Processes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
438 | Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
704 | DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
717 | DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
726 | Information Security | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
030 | Cutlery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
071 | Chemistry: Fertilizers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
089 | Ordnance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
099 | Foods and Beverages: Apparatus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
102 | Ammunition and Explosives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
126 | Stoves and Furnaces | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
132 | Toilet | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
135 | Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
175 | Boring or Penetrating the Earth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
200 | Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
310 | Electrical Generator or Motor Structure | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
351 | Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
356 | Optics: Measuring and Testing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
359 | Optical: Systems and Elements | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
363 | Electric Power Conversion Systems | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
366 | Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
385 | Optical Waveguides | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
401 | Coating Implements with Material Supply | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
434 | Education and Demonstration | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
602 | Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
703 | DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
710 | Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
718 | Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
034 | Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
047 | Plant Husbandry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
049 | Movable or Removable Closures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
062 | Refrigeration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
063 | Jewelry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
083 | Cutting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
101 | Printing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
141 | Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
144 | Woodworking | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
164 | Metal Founding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
182 | Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
188 | Brakes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
190 | Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
232 | Deposit and Collection Receptacles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
239 | Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
241 | Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
242 | Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
244 | Aeronautics and Astronautics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
252 | Compositions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
296 | Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
315 | Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
318 | Electricity: Motive Power Systems | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
347 | Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
368 | Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
372 | Coherent Light Generators | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
384 | Bearings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
400 | Typewriting Machines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
411 | Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
415 | Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
416 | Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
433 | Dentistry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
440 | Marine Propulsion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
442 | Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
451 | Abrading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
454 | Ventilation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
725 | Interactive Video Distribution Systems | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
044 | Fuel and Related Compositions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
051 | Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
055 | Gas Separation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
066 | Textiles: Knitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
068 | Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
070 | Locks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
072 | Metal Deforming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
074 | Machine Element or Mechanism | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
075 | Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
081 | Tools | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
087 | Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
092 | Expansible Chamber Devices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
095 | Gas Separation: Processes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
106 | Compositions: Coating or Plastic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
108 | Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
118 | Coating Apparatus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
123 | Internal-Combustion Engines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
131 | Tobacco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
139 | Textiles: Weaving | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
148 | Metal Treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
165 | Heat Exchange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
168 | Farriery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
173 | Tool Driving or Impacting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
177 | Weighing Scales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
181 | Acoustics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
198 | Conveyors: Power-Driven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
217 | Wooden Receptacles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
221 | Article Dispensing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
224 | Package and Article Carriers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
225 | Severing by Tearing or Breaking | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
228 | Metal Fusion Bonding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
251 | Valves and Valve Actuation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
254 | Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
256 | Fences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
269 | Work Holders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
312 | Supports: Cabinet Structure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
331 | Oscillators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
341 | Coded Data Generation or Conversion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
369 | Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
402 | Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
403 | Joints and Connections | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
405 | Hydraulic and Earth Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
408 | Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
417 | Pumps | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
419 | Powder Metallurgy Processes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
426 | Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
430 | Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
472 | Amusement Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
482 | Exercise Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
716 | Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ALL | ALL CLASSES | 306 | 329 | 321 | 363 | 324 | 1643 |
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