classification-us

Element Title: U. S. Classification

Element Description: The U. S. Patent Classification is a group element, consisting of a required single primary classification and zero or more secondary classifications.

Element Content:

(classification-us-primary,classification-us-secondary*)

Element is Located in:

cited-patent-literature, technical-information

Element Attributes:

Name	Type	Default Value	Example	Description
st32-name	CDATA	"B520" (fixed)	In DTD for reference only	Data mapping to Grant Red Book/ST32
inid-code	CDATA			INID code displayed on the photocomposed page

Element Markup Instructions: none

Element Example:

<classification-us>
    <classification-us-primary>
        <uspc>
            <class>194</class>
            <subclass>217000</subclass>
        </uspc>
    </classification-us-primary>
    <classification-us-secondary>
        <uspc>
            <class>221</class>
            <subclass>076000</subclass>
        </uspc>
    </classification-us-secondary>
    <classification-us-secondary>
        <uspc>
            <class>221</class>
            <subclass>151000</subclass>
        </uspc>
    </classification-us-secondary>
</classification-us>