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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 1963 - 2006 Utility Patent Grants,
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

AUSTRALIA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 2 1 5 1 6 3 5 10 8 8 4 9 8 3 10 5 8 7 3 15 12 18 14 18 22 21 24 29 49 65 48 75 55 48 47 37 51 764
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 11 4 70 89 74 72 132 267 747
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 7 3 0 11 5 10 19 21 22 25 45 30 26 39 38 27 19 27 32 422
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 1 5 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 10 8 8 6 11 15 13 10 4 19 22 25 23 33 44 32 35 41 388
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 3 3 5 7 4 9 12 15 5 9 8 5 2 10 8 12 11 16 17 12 12 13 7 21 13 7 15 14 12 13 17 8 13 16 8 14 386
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 2 3 0 1 9 2 2 6 4 9 12 15 14 15 15 13 4 6 11 6 6 9 12 16 13 14 16 17 16 12 296
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 0 2 2 8 6 13 9 3 6 10 7 12 7 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 1 8 1 4 3 7 9 4 3 2 9 4 3 6 12 7 10 15 23 9 9 4 23 285
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 2 8 7 4 11 13 8 6 10 8 7 6 6 8 6 5 7 5 6 4 3 2 2 5 6 10 5 5 8 11 8 14 13 12 12 7 8 280
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 5 0 3 4 5 6 6 4 1 3 1 4 3 7 4 7 10 13 11 6 7 7 3 12 18 9 16 13 12 7 15 11 12 16 11 279
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 4 3 7 5 4 3 5 3 4 5 9 8 4 5 8 6 5 3 2 8 7 7 6 12 10 3 7 4 12 7 9 15 214
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 2 1 0 3 1 2 3 2 0 4 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 6 2 4 6 4 7 4 4 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 1 2 9 10 6 7 6 5 7 7 173
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 4 8 6 5 7 6 5 5 4 11 7 3 17 13 7 5 6 10 3 5 10 168
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 2 5 0 2 4 2 5 4 6 2 4 5 12 6 10 6 5 7 6 5 2 4 4 8 6 9 3 4 0 2 161
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 6 3 8 6 3 1 3 3 3 5 9 1 6 11 10 9 7 7 8 12 160
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 4 3 5 3 3 2 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 7 6 7 3 6 17 7 14 4 7 6 159
029 Metal Working 0 3 3 2 2 2 1 6 2 0 8 7 3 2 3 2 1 5 4 3 3 6 5 1 1 2 5 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 1 4 3 9 5 8 6 157
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 5 4 3 3 5 0 3 2 2 2 3 1 7 2 3 2 5 1 7 2 4 4 3 4 2 6 6 4 5 4 3 4 1 4 1 1 4 3 6 5 5 5 5 3 154
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 2 2 5 2 3 1 1 2 0 6 3 1 3 2 5 1 3 5 6 5 6 4 4 2 3 3 2 5 1 2 3 6 8 7 7 15 149
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 1 2 4 4 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 3 3 2 5 1 3 2 2 8 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 2 3 4 2 5 8 8 10 7 3 2 6 4 6 148
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 3 2 2 0 4 5 5 2 3 1 4 5 2 5 1 0 7 4 3 3 2 9 8 8 7 7 8 6 2 9 5 146
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 6 4 11 10 9 22 30 13 32 145
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 3 4 5 4 4 5 6 1 3 1 6 8 1 1 6 3 1 5 4 3 3 0 0 4 3 3 4 7 6 7 5 2 2 7 6 2 0 145
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 3 1 9 21 19 54 140
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 3 3 10 13 10 8 13 14 14 15 23 139
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 14 7 5 3 0 4 4 9 5 6 13 6 1 5 5 4 7 10 4 2 1 1 2 8 139
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 10 14 25 71 138
056 Harvesters 2 2 1 0 2 2 5 4 4 2 3 4 1 5 2 4 3 7 8 0 3 2 4 4 4 7 6 6 5 7 2 1 0 3 0 2 4 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 132
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 1 5 1 2 4 3 6 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 0 1 8 9 8 7 2 1 6 4 5 12 4 4 2 1 132
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 4 4 3 2 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 4 8 2 6 2 8 5 1 6 2 6 3 7 2 5 3 2 7 4 130
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 4 3 3 3 1 3 0 2 1 5 3 2 8 4 5 5 7 5 2 3 6 6 2 4 6 5 7 2 4 0 128
414 Material or Article Handling 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 5 4 4 3 1 0 0 5 4 2 5 3 3 6 2 4 3 2 4 2 4 3 6 5 2 8 5 3 3 6 2 0 124
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 7 1 0 2 7 3 4 4 6 3 2 3 3 5 6 2 5 10 3 8 7 1 3 3 2 122
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 2 0 1 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 10 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 7 3 4 4 5 4 2 2 7 2 6 4 2 4 4 5 122
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 2 3 8 4 6 4 1 4 3 3 6 2 0 2 5 4 8 13 4 8 121
114 Ships 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 3 4 0 3 6 5 5 5 5 2 5 8 3 3 5 3 2 4 3 5 2 3 4 5 1 2 117
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 4 6 4 1 2 1 2 4 9 3 3 3 10 3 4 4 5 9 5 4 7 116
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 5 2 4 6 8 7 1 2 3 0 2 11 6 6 2 0 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 110
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 2 1 7 1 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 5 1 6 3 4 2 1 4 4 1 3 2 7 3 5 3 3 4 2 6 109
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 6 3 5 4 4 2 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 6 108
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 3 5 6 6 3 6 3 3 4 1 5 3 8 4 4 6 0 4 3 2 4 108
172 Earth Working 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 6 5 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 0 107
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 3 0 3 4 1 1 4 10 4 7 6 3 5 11 8 107
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 2 4 6 0 2 3 3 2 1 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 4 5 5 4 7 3 1 1 1 104
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 4 3 0 3 4 5 0 4 0 1 1 2 5 2 2 0 4 0 1 2 1 4 2 5 1 1 2 3 8 7 7 6 100
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 5 4 1 0 1 9 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 9 6 4 4 4 5 0 1 4 99
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 4 3 1 0 3 1 3 2 0 2 3 0 3 5 3 10 6 4 6 7 4 4 7 3 98
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 5 1 4 2 4 11 11 10 3 6 6 5 9 96
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 5 7 8 7 15 12 8 12 96
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 2 2 6 3 0 2 6 7 2 5 2 5 1 0 2 94
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 4 8 4 10 4 6 10 2 4 6 93
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 7 3 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 5 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 3 7 1 4 5 5 4 8 91
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 4 1 5 4 3 1 3 8 3 4 5 2 2 1 0 89
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 5 3 5 4 1 5 1 1 3 1 5 2 6 4 3 0 3 2 4 2 3 88
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 7 4 2 1 1 5 5 6 8 2 9 9 5 2 4 5 88
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 4 1 2 3 1 0 4 2 2 4 2 2 7 14 2 0 87
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 5 4 5 4 5 3 4 7 84
053 Package Making 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 2 0 1 5 1 3 4 3 5 4 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 4 83
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 4 5 4 3 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 0 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 3 83
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 7 14 13 81
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 3 4 0 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 6 4 0 1 4 5 5 1 3 80
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 7 6 4 0 6 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 79
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 4 3 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 5 78
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 5 2 1 2 3 0 3 3 7 3 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 78
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 3 2 5 1 3 6 3 1 1 0 2 2 6 3 2 2 2 1 78
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 3 3 3 4 3 7 2 1 0 3 3 2 2 3 2 4 1 4 4 4 1 3 77
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 5 3 6 2 4 3 4 3 6 0 77
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 4 8 4 5 5 7 0 3 1 76
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 0 3 3 4 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 3 5 3 2 2 3 5 1 1 75
417 Pumps 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 6 3 4 5 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 6 3 5 0 0 1 1 75
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 3 5 2 3 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 4 6 3 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 5 75
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 7 2 6 5 3 3 3 1 3 72
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 5 9 3 5 4 4 5 8 20 70
362 Illumination 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 2 5 7 8 11 68
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 3 6 5 4 12 68
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 3 1 3 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 2 4 5 3 1 5 67
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 2 3 6 8 5 10 4 10 67
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 5 4 4 4 1 2 4 6 2 3 2 2 67
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 1 3 4 14