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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2000 - 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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

( Metropolitan Statistical Area )

( 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 )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 353 377 414 326 208 190 235 246 208 267 344 271 3438
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 165 180 141 97 98 85 132 113 123 119 119 131 1503
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 174 235 138 81 80 50 122 103 78 97 97 125 1379
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 152 153 141 130 128 104 101 73 69 92 98 115 1355
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 48 59 45 35 50 43 32 41 28 32 44 50 507
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 15 22 27 47 31 45 49 41 36 79 42 30 464
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 10 9 5 29 13 13 33 30 33 28 74 74 351
606 Surgery (instruments) 20 21 18 30 24 21 22 16 15 31 39 56 313
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 25 40 32 18 19 12 9 24 14 23 34 24 274
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 10 15 21 28 18 33 30 37 18 23 17 24 274
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 32 24 25 25 23 14 22 16 9 17 25 35 267
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 15 18 19 34 17 22 18 9 15 20 35 37 259
252 Compositions 15 10 12 13 18 14 17 22 33 20 32 48 254
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 22 20 10 20 21 19 21 20 10 15 22 24 224
370 Multiplex Communications 10 7 12 6 14 16 25 19 18 22 29 46 224
340 Communications: Electrical 11 23 10 9 13 12 28 24 21 27 20 24 222
455 Telecommunications 6 9 13 10 14 16 32 23 18 16 27 22 206
382 Image Analysis 14 10 11 12 6 5 4 7 20 38 36 36 199
073 Measuring and Testing 17 16 17 29 21 13 13 11 16 9 14 17 193
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 14 19 19 11 18 12 11 11 6 15 21 19 176
427 Coating Processes 29 22 20 20 9 12 7 7 4 12 20 13 175
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 22 15 20 20 17 15 8 14 12 11 8 10 172
451 Abrading 12 13 25 17 14 17 18 15 6 15 5 7 164
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 13 9 8 12 11 18 12 15 18 18 23 160
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 9 9 16 20 18 10 14 2 13 12 12 13 148
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 11 6 9 9 10 8 11 10 16 15 17 22 144
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 18 12 11 10 14 6 15 12 8 14 12 11 143
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 14 13 9 13 5 3 14 17 10 9 20 13 139
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 15 15 8 10 7 7 13 12 18 11 14 4 133
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 6 10 6 19 16 12 15 6 11 8 14 10 133
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 9 13 14 14 12 11 13 18 9 5 8 6 132
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 13 14 8 9 10 10 10 10 12 4 8 18 126
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 15 5 4 8 13 7 11 14 11 16 12 7 123
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 8 15 10 9 7 6 11 10 8 5 16 18 123
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 7 4 8 12 9 8 11 14 3 16 19 12 123
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 7 12 12 7 5 4 8 13 18 9 10 16 121
379 Telephonic Communications 7 10 14 16 16 10 12 9 6 6 8 7 121
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 8 10 8 13 11 13 9 13 10 9 6 10 120
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 14 4 7 10 9 7 11 9 11 12 15 11 119
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 6 8 10 10 18 8 14 8 8 5 11 13 118
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 12 12 12 12 6 7 8 10 5 7 17 10 118
348 Television 13 9 12 9 12 4 10 14 6 8 8 10 115
362 Illumination 15 13 5 10 10 6 8 9 6 9 12 12 115
250 Radiant Energy 13 14 7 5 11 7 8 11 14 6 10 7 113
206 Special Receptacle or Package 17 5 10 8 13 8 6 8 11 4 7 11 107
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 8 5 2 1 8 8 15 10 3 11 14 18 103
385 Optical Waveguides 11 9 11 15 11 8 13 8 6 3 4 4 102
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 10 6 5 13 7 7 13 12 9 1 4 8 95
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 3 4 6 9 4 8 12 15 5 6 9 11 92
280 Land Vehicles 16 6 7 4 6 6 3 7 3 8 15 9 90
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 9 12 8 6 9 5 6 6 7 8 9 4 89
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 5 10 7 6 7 5 7 5 7 10 9 8 86
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 13 10 15 10 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 7 85
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 8 5 7 13 8 13 2 6 5 4 6 7 84
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 7 14 11 6 7 5 3 4 4 8 6 7 82
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 16 7 10 7 3 6 4 7 4 4 10 2 80
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 6 3 3 2 7 6 8 7 9 8 10 10 79
439 Electrical Connectors 6 7 8 6 7 10 7 6 7 1 5 9 79
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 10 6 15 4 1 12 8 1 4 6 6 3 76
273 Amusement Devices: Games 8 5 8 11 3 3 9 8 6 5 4 5 75
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 12 6 4 10 10 8 5 2 3 5 5 5 75
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 9 12 8 12 6 5 5 4 5 2 2 5 75
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 5 6 5 4 2 7 7 7 7 13 7 2 72
002 Apparel 10 4 10 4 4 2 7 5 3 6 4 12 71
029 Metal Working 4 5 5 6 3 5 5 10 7 7 7 4 68
137 Fluid Handling 6 10 9 6 6 4 8 3 3 7 4 2 68
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 4 6 7 9 9 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 68
119 Animal Husbandry 6 8 8 2 7 5 7 3 5 3 6 6 66
219 Electric Heating 11 6 8 6 2 11 3 6 5 4 2 2 66
062 Refrigeration 5 8 11 9 7 6 4 3 2 1 4 5 65
095 Gas Separation: Processes 6 9 14 5 4 3 6 5 6 2 2 3 65
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 14 12 6 6 6 1 0 6 1 3 5 4 64
482 Exercise Devices 4 1 2 9 2 5 10 3 5 7 8 8 63
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 6 9 7 8 4 3 6 4 2 1 5 7 62
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 3 2 7 5 10 4 5 10 7 3 61
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 3 4 3 3 12 5 7 6 3 6 6 61
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 8 7 5 9 8 8 4 0 2 5 2 60
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 7 5 5 7 4 1 0 6 5 3 10 7 60
005 Beds 3 7 5 5 3 10 4 4 4 4 5 5 59
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 9 4 3 8 4 6 0 5 5 5 4 5 58
220 Receptacles 9 9 6 2 6 2 2 4 4 1 8 5 58
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 3 3 4 2 3 2 6 4 7 2 9 7 52
292 Closure Fasteners 8 6 8 5 6 4 1 3 4 1 5 0 51
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 5 4 2 5 2 0 2 2 3 9 8 9 51
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 0 4 1 1 5 2 6 6 8 7 8 51
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 8 8 6 6 8 1 4 1 1 0 3 3 49
053 Package Making 9 5 1 8 3 5 5 1 6 1 1 3 48
060 Power Plants 7 6 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 0 7 2 48
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 8 7 3 4 3 2 2 1 6 7 3 2 48
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 3 7 4 3 1 6 1 4 3 8 7 47
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 4 3 5 3 2 2 5 6 4 3 4 5 46
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 7 7 8 4 1 1 3 4 3 2 2 2 44
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 3 6 2 3 5 2 4 1 2 8 3 43
211 Supports: Racks 3 4 6 6 7 2 3 2 4 3 0 3 43
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 9 8 4 4 2 2 0 4 2 3 3 1 42
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 5 6 4 5 2 5 3 1 3 1 0 6 41
433 Dentistry 6 6 5 3 6 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 41
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 4 1 3 3 6 5 4 2 4 1 6 1 40
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 4 1 0 7 1 1 7 7 4 4 2 1 39
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 5 2 3 6 3 4 4 1 0 6 4 39
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 10 4 8 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 1 3 38
297 Chairs and Seats 2 4 3 2 5 0 3 6 5 2 2 4 38
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 4 4 4 3 5 6 1 2 3 2 1 3 38
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 2 2 1 3 5 3 4 1 2 5 7 38
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 2 0 2 2 4 3 9 2 4 4 5 38
083 Cutting 4 7 3 6 5 2 0 3 1 2 3 2 38
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 7 7 5 3 3 0 4 0 1 3 2 2 37
169 Fire Extinguishers 4 1 4 5 3 1 2 3 1 1 8 3 36
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 3 3 5 1 4 5 5 2 1 0 4 36
434 Education and Demonstration 7 3 0 4 6 3 3 5 0 1 1 3 36
070 Locks 1 3 7 10 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 35
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 5 1 5 5 7 3 4 1 1 3 0 0 35
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 5 7 4 1 1 4 3 1 2 4 1 35
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 6 2 7 4 0 3 4 1 3 2 0 3 35
417 Pumps 4 7 4 7 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 35
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 4 4 3 6 1 0 1 1 2 1 5 7 35
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 4 2 1 0 2 4 5 3 6 6 1 1 35
726 Information Security 3 2 1 1 4 2 5 2 3 2 5 5 35
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 4 8 3 35
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 4 4 3 1 3 1 1 5 4 3 2 3 34
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 2 1 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 5 5 34
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 2 5 3 3 2 2 5 4 4 1 0 34
398 Optical Communications 1 2 1 2 0 1 5 1 3 4 7 7 34
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 2 7 1 4 2 1 2 3 3 1 4 33
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 3 6 4 5 4 2 3 0 2 2 2 0 33
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 5 4 2 4 3 2 3 4 3 0 0 33
047 Plant Husbandry 6 3 4 0 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 31
101 Printing 2 4 5 3 3 0 4 5 1 1 3 1 31
114 Ships 4 3 1 1 1 7 1 2 4 3 0 4 31
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 5 5 5 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 1 31
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 4 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 5 3 2 2 30
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 30
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 4 2 2 5 2 4 0 4 3 2 1 30
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 7 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 0 2 3 29
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 2 4 0 5 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 29
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 2 0 4 2 1 2 3 1 7 6 29
084 Music 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 2 6 4 4 29
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 3 4 4 3 3 1 3 1 3 0 3 1 29
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 3 3 4 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 7 29
030 Cutlery 3 7 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 0 3 1 28
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 3 3 5 1 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 28
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 28
414 Material or Article Handling 4 0 1 3 4 3 1 4 4 1 2 1 28
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 8 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 28
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 2 1 2 4 4 1 5 4 1 2 28
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 3 5 2 6 2 0 3 2 3 2 0 28
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 3 1 3 2 5 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 27
330 Amplifiers 7 4 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 4 0 0 27
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 7 6 2 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 27
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 26
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 4 2 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 4 5 26
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 1 3 4 0 1 4 1 1 1 2 6 26
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 5 1 3 5 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 26
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 4 6 4 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 26
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 3 0 4 2 1 3 3 0 3 2 2 25
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 4 3 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 6 1 25
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 1 4 0 24
132 Toilet 3 3 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 4 24
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 4 2 6 5 24
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 4 0 5 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 2 2 24
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 0 24
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 3 1 4 2 3 4 3 0 2 0 0 24
081 Tools 6 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 23
380 Cryptography 0 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 23
221 Article Dispensing 5 2 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 22
383 Flexible Bags 3 4 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 22
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 4 2 2 2 3 22
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 1 5 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 22
454 Ventilation 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 22
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 5 2 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 22
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 1 1 3 1 6 1 0 1 0 3 1 21
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 21
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 21
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 5 0 5 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 21
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 3 21
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 21
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 2 0 0 21
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 3 1 0 4 2 0 3 0 2 1 4 20
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 2 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 19
165 Heat Exchange 4 4 2 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 2 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 4 19
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 4 19
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 2 19
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 3 0 2 18
072 Metal Deforming 1 3 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 18
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 3 18
148 Metal Treatment 2 0 1 5 1 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 18
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 4 1 6 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 18
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 4 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 18
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 18
055 Gas Separation 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 17
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 17
118 Coating Apparatus 5 1 4 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 3 2 4 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 17
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 17
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 4 3 1 17
042 Firearms 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 3 16
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 16
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 16
139 Textiles: Weaving 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 16
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 1 3 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 16
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 16
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 3 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 16
452 Butchering 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 4 1 16
501 Compositions: Ceramic 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 16
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 5 1 3 16
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 5 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 15
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 8 0 15
384 Bearings 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 15
056 Harvesters 5 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 14
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 3 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14
063 Jewelry 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 13
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 1 13
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 1 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 13
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 13
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 4 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 13
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 12
331 Oscillators 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 12
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 12
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 12
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 11
164 Metal Founding 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 11
403 Joints and Connections 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 11
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 11
269 Work Holders 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 11
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 10
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 10
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 10
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 10
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 10
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 10
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 9
181 Acoustics 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 9
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 9
431 Combustion 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 9
440 Marine Propulsion 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 9
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 8
188 Brakes 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 8
283 Printed Matter 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
338 Electrical Resistors 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 8
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 8
104 Railways 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
177 Weighing Scales 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 7
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
100 Presses 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 6
256 Fences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 6
396 Photography 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6
014 Bridges 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 5
027 Undertaking 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
249 Static Molds 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
131 Tobacco 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
172 Earth Working 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
213 Railway Draft Appliances 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
432 Heating 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
111 Planting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
332 Modulators 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
399 Electrophotography 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
069 Leather Manufactures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
217 Wooden Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
346 Recorders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 2185 2225 2091 1934 1706 1478 1806 1667 1510 1711 2102 2069 22481

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