U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Technology Class
Count of 1997 - 2001 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

AUSTRIA

(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')
 
Class Class Title 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 17 21 33 15 12 98
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 17 21 7 10 14 69
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 11 8 10 15 23 67
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 11 13 15 9 14 62
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 10 7 11 10 17 55
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 4 3 13 7 23 50
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 16 8 10 7 6 47
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 4 6 10 10 10 40
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 8 4 11 9 6 38
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 9 9 5 4 7 34
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 9 4 10 8 34
280 Land Vehicles 5 4 11 7 4 31
104 Railways 12 4 4 5 5 30
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 4 5 9 8 30
433 Dentistry 6 5 4 6 7 28
072 Metal Deforming 3 4 5 7 6 25
101 Printing 1 8 5 4 5 23
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 5 4 6 7 1 23
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 8 5 6 1 3 23
073 Measuring and Testing 5 4 2 4 7 22
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 4 2 3 7 22
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 3 1 3 4 10 21
164 Metal Founding 2 5 9 2 2 20
340 Communications: Electrical 2 3 2 5 8 20
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 4 1 4 7 19
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 4 2 6 2 18
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 4 5 5 18
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 3 1 3 9 18
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 3 2 3 4 6 18
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 0 7 1 5 17
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 5 3 3 3 2 16
042 Firearms 0 3 2 3 8 16
219 Electric Heating 2 1 2 4 7 16
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 4 6 4 1 16
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 2 2 6 0 5 15
414 Material or Article Handling 3 1 7 3 1 15
417 Pumps 1 0 1 8 5 15
029 Metal Working 3 2 2 4 3 14
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 0 6 4 2 14
118 Coating Apparatus 0 3 3 3 5 14
403 Joints and Connections 2 5 1 2 4 14
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 2 3 2 3 14
450 Foundation Garments 1 2 3 7 1 14
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 4 3 2 4 13
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 4 3 6 13
250 Radiant Energy 2 3 2 2 4 13
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 2 6 3 2 13
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 3 3 3 3 1 13
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 2 5 3 2 13
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 3 2 4 1 13
427 Coating Processes 1 0 7 4 1 13
439 Electrical Connectors 2 0 5 2 4 13
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 2 2 0 5 12
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 3 0 3 4 12
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 3 2 3 2 12
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 4 2 4 1 12
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 4 8 12
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 3 1 3 2 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 4 2 3 1 11
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 3 0 1 4 3 11
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 2 1 5 2 10
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 4 1 3 2 10
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 3 0 3 2 2 10
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 3 0 3 2 10
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 5 3 1 10
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 2 4 2 10
362 Illumination 1 1 2 4 2 10
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 2 0 2 2 4 10
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 1 0 6 10
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 2 2 3 2 10
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 3 3 2 0 9
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 2 1 2 9
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 2 0 2 4 9
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 1 0 4 1 9
451 Abrading 1 2 1 1 4 9
060 Power Plants 1 0 1 2 4 8
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 3 2 3 8
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 2 2 0 1 8
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 1 2 4 8
148 Metal Treatment 1 3 0 2 2 8
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 4 1 1 2 0 8
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 1 2 1 1 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 2 1 1 2 2 8
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 1 3 2 8
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 2 5 8
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 0 3 0 3 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 1 2 1 2 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 1 2 3 0 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 1 0 3 7
030 Cutlery 1 0 2 0 4 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 2 2 1 1 7
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 2 1 1 1 7
070 Locks 1 2 2 0 2 7
112 Sewing 2 1 0 3 1 7
220 Receptacles 1 2 2 2 0 7
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 2 1 0 1 3 7
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 2 1 3 0 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 2 4 1 7
297 Chairs and Seats 2 1 2 1 1 7
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 3 2 7
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 1 3 2 7
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 2 0 2 1 2 7
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 2 0 2 2 1 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 1 2 2 1 7
005 Beds 2 0 0 2 2 6
053 Package Making 1 1 2 0 2 6
062 Refrigeration 0 0 2 0 4 6
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 2 1 2 6
244 Aeronautics 0 0 1 1 4 6
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 0 1 2 2 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 3 1 2 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 0 1 2 1 6
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 3 1 1 0 6
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 4 0 0 2 6
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 2 3 6
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 1 2 6
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 2 4 6
501 Compositions: Ceramic 2 2 0 1 1 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 3 2 1 6
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 2 2 0 2 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 2 2 1 0 6
002 Apparel 1 1 0 0 3 5
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 3 0 2 0 5
037 Excavating 1 0 3 1 0 5
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 2 2 5
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 1 1 1 1 5
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 2 3 0 5
100 Presses 1 1 1 1 1 5
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 1 0 1 2 5
114 Ships 0 0 3 2 0 5
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 1 0 2 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 3 0 0 2 5
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 3 0 5
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 2 1 0 5
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 2 0 0 2 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 2 2 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 2 1 1 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 1 1 1 5
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 0 1 0 3 5
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 3 1 0 5
384 Bearings 1 1 1 1 1 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 1 1 0 5
432 Heating 1 1 0 0 3 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 4 5
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 2 1 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 2 0 1 1 4
055 Gas Separation 0 1 1 1 1 4
083 Cutting 1 0 1 1 1 4
089 Ordnance 1 0 1 2 0 4
125 Stone Working 1 1 1 0 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 2 2 0 4
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 2 2 4
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 1 2 4
181 Acoustics 0 2 0 0 2 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 3 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 1 2 4
212 Traversing Hoists 3 0 0 0 1 4
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 0 2 1 4
267 Spring Devices 0 2 1 0 1 4
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 2 1 4
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 1 1 0 4
348 Television 0 0 1 3 0 4
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 1 1 1 4
400 Typewriting Machines 0 2 1 0 1 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 1 2 4
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 2 1 1 4
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 2 1 0 1 0 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 1 1 0 0 4
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 0 1 0 1 4
431 Combustion 1 0 2 1 0 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 2 2 0 4
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 1 1 1 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 2 0 0 1 4
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 1 1 0 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 1 1 3
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 2 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 2 0 0 1 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 1 0 1 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 1 1 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 2 1 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 1 1 3
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 2 1 0 0 0 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 0 2 3
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 1 1 1 3
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 3 0 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 2 0 1 3
252 Compositions 0 1 1 1 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 2 0 0 3
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 2 0 0 1 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 1 2 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 0 1 1 3
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 0 3 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 1 2 0 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 0 1 1 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 1 2 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 2 0 0 0 3
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 3 3
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 1 0 2 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 1 1 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 2 1 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 2 0 0 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 1 1 0 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 1 1 3
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 2 0 0 0 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 2 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 1 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 1 2
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 1 1 2
084 Music 0 0 1 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 1 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 1 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 1 0 2
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 0 0 1 1 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 1 0 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 1 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 0 0 2
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 1 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 1 0 1 0 0 2
331 Oscillators 1 0 0 0 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 1 0 0 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 0 1 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 1 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 1 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 0 0 1 2
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 1 0 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 1 0 0 0 2
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 1 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 2 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 2 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 1 0 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 2 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 2 0 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 2 2
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 1 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 1 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 1 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 1 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 1 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 0 1 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 376 387 479 505 589 2336



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