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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 2007 - 2011 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

VERMONT

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 85 75 75 131 91 457
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 81 74 74 106 101 436
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 30 25 33 62 55 205
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 38 54 36 46 25 199
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 31 17 16 28 18 110
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 8 16 21 20 8 73
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 11 14 10 12 4 51
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 15 10 10 6 4 45
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 6 8 6 11 6 37
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 8 3 8 8 8 35
280 Land Vehicles 5 3 7 10 6 31
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 5 4 6 5 24
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 5 2 6 7 4 24
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 5 2 6 6 4 23
382 Image Analysis 6 6 5 4 2 23
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 5 1 7 5 5 23
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 5 5 3 7 3 23
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 1 5 6 5 20
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 2 3 2 7 19
073 Measuring and Testing 2 3 4 1 6 16
250 Radiant Energy 0 4 4 4 4 16
385 Optical Waveguides 1 3 3 3 6 16
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 4 3 3 5 16
331 Oscillators 2 5 3 2 3 15
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 3 3 3 5 1 15
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 1 3 5 1 15
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 2 3 3 3 14
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 2 3 4 14
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 5 1 3 5 14
029 Metal Working 4 4 2 0 3 13
219 Electric Heating 1 2 3 6 1 13
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 3 2 3 1 13
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 4 3 3 12
348 Television 2 0 0 3 7 12
340 Communications: Electrical 2 0 4 4 1 11
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 1 2 3 1 10
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 1 1 6 10
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 3 1 2 1 9
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 1 5 2 9
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 0 5 0 9
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 2 2 1 1 8
355 Photocopying 2 2 0 2 2 8
362 Illumination 0 1 2 4 0 7
396 Photography 0 2 0 3 2 7
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 2 2 2 7
084 Music 1 0 2 3 0 6
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 2 2 2 6
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 3 0 2 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 3 0 1 1 6
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 2 1 2 6
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 3 1 1 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 4 6
427 Coating Processes 1 2 1 2 0 6
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 4 1 0 0 1 6
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 1 2 2 6
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 1 2 2 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 1 0 1 0 5
089 Ordnance 0 1 2 2 0 5
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 1 2 1 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 2 2 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 3 1 0 1 5
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 1 1 1 5
330 Amplifiers 3 1 1 0 0 5
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 2 2 5
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 1 1 1 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 1 0 1 5
455 Telecommunications 2 1 0 2 0 5
482 Exercise Devices 3 0 1 1 0 5
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 0 1 0 2 5
027 Undertaking 1 1 1 1 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 2 1 0 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 1 2 0 4
338 Electrical Resistors 1 1 0 0 2 4
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 1 1 0 1 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 1 0 0 1 4
726 Information Security 0 2 0 1 1 4
002 Apparel 0 0 0 2 1 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 0 0 0 1 3
037 Excavating 0 1 0 2 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 2 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 2 1 0 3
164 Metal Founding 1 1 0 0 1 3
188 Brakes 1 1 0 1 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 2 1 0 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 0 1 1 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 2 0 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 3 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 2 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 0 0 1 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 3 0 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 1 0 1 3
380 Cryptography 0 1 1 1 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 0 0 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 2 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 2 0 1 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 0 0 1 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 0 2 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 1 3
005 Beds 0 1 1 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 1 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 1 2
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 1 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 1 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 0 1 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 1 0 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 1 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 2 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 1 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 1 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 0 1 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 2 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 0 0 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 2 0 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 0 1 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 1 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 1 0 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 1 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 1 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 1 0 1 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 1 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
398 Optical Communications 1 0 0 0 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 1 0 2
451 Abrading 0 0 0 2 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 0 0 2
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 1 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 1 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 1 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 1 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 1 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 1 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 0 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 1 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 472 437 452 642 504 2507

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