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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

BRAZIL

( 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
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 15 6 6 3 0 5 57
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 1 3 4 0 3 9 1 6 12 57
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 2 4 1 8 4 1 8 56
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 6 0 2 2 42
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 0 2 4 1 2 33
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 4 1 3 2 1 1 1 33
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 1 1 0 30
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 5 2 1 29
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 28
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 28
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 27
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 27
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 4 0 0 3 25
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 25
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 24
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 5 22
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 21
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 20
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 19
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 18
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 18
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 3 17
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 3 17
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 16
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 16
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 15
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 15
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 15
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 15
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 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 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 14
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 14
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 14
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 1 14
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 14
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 13
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 13
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 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 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 13
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 13
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 13
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 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 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 12
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 12
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 11
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 11
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 11
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 10
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 10
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 10
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 10
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 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 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 10
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 10
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 9
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 9
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
215 Bottles and Jars 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 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 8
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 8
362 Illumination 0 0 1 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 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 8
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0