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

SPAIN

(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) 21 37 21 11 18 108
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 9 13 15 20 3 60
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 1 2 5 21 25 54
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 4 3 8 3 9 27
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 5 4 6 5 3 23
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 0 6 2 7 17
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 3 4 1 5 17
606 Surgery (instruments) 5 2 4 3 1 15
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 3 1 5 5 14
219 Electric Heating 3 2 0 5 4 14
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 2 3 4 13
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 1 4 4 13
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 2 2 2 4 12
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 0 5 4 0 12
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 5 2 2 1 12
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 2 1 3 6 12
081 Tools 0 0 1 5 5 11
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 1 1 5 11
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 3 2 4 11
280 Land Vehicles 3 1 4 2 1 11
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 2 2 4 1 11
455 Telecommunications 1 1 2 3 4 11
083 Cutting 3 0 3 4 0 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 1 1 1 3 10
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 2 1 0 3 10
060 Power Plants 1 0 1 4 3 9
070 Locks 1 5 1 2 0 9
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 2 3 3 1 9
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 1 4 3 9
244 Aeronautics 0 2 1 5 1 9
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 2 3 3 9
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 4 1 4 9
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 1 3 3 8
053 Package Making 0 4 2 1 1 8
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 2 5 8
220 Receptacles 0 1 2 2 3 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 3 2 1 2 8
370 Multiplex Communications 0 5 1 1 1 8
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 2 2 3 8
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 4 0 1 2 8
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 2 2 0 2 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 2 1 1 0 7
188 Brakes 1 3 1 0 2 7
297 Chairs and Seats 1 4 1 1 0 7
379 Telephonic Communications 1 3 1 1 1 7
403 Joints and Connections 1 3 1 0 2 7
427 Coating Processes 0 3 0 3 1 7
433 Dentistry 0 1 1 5 0 7
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 2 0 0 2 6
114 Ships 1 3 1 1 0 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 2 1 1 2 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 2 0 2 2 6
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 1 3 0 6
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 0 0 3 6
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 2 2 1 1 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 1 2 2 6
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 0 4 0 6
002 Apparel 0 2 0 2 1 5
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 2 1 0 1 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 1 3 5
029 Metal Working 2 0 0 2 1 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 0 1 0 2 5
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 1 3 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 1 0 1 1 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 2 1 0 0 5
215 Bottles and Jars 1 3 0 0 1 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 0 3 0 0 5
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 1 1 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 2 0 2 5
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 2 1 2 0 5
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 1 0 1 2 5
382 Image Analysis 1 1 1 2 0 5
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 3 1 1 5
417 Pumps 1 1 1 1 1 5
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 3 0 1 0 5
451 Abrading 1 1 0 3 0 5
005 Beds 1 2 0 0 1 4
042 Firearms 0 1 1 1 1 4
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 2 1 4
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 1 1 1 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 2 1 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 2 2 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 2 1 1 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 2 1 0 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 0 0 1 1 4
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 2 1 0 4
348 Television 0 1 0 2 1 4
362 Illumination 0 0 1 2 1 4
380 Cryptography 3 0 0 0 1 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 2 1 0 0 4
452 Butchering 0 3 1 0 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 1 2 0 4
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 1 0 2 4
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 2 1 0 1 4
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 1 1 0 3
062 Refrigeration 1 1 0 1 0 3
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 2 0 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 2 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 1 0 0 3
164 Metal Founding 1 0 1 1 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 0 0 1 0 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 1 1 1 0 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 0 2 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 1 0 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 1 1 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 1 1 3
252 Compositions 1 0 1 1 0 3
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 1 2 3
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 1 1 1 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 2 0 0 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 2 0 3
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 0 0 2 0 3
331 Oscillators 2 0 0 0 1 3
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 1 0 1 3
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 1 1 1 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 2 0 1 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 2 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 1 1 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 0 0 3
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 2 0 0 0 3
472 Amusement Devices 1 2 0 0 0 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 2 3
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 2 0 0 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 1 1 0 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 1 0 1 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 1 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 1 0 0 0 2
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 1 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 2 2
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 0 2 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 1 0 0 0 2
084 Music 0 0 1 0 1 2
101 Printing 0 1 1 0 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 1 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 1 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 1 0 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 1 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 2 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 1 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 1 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 1 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 1 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 2 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 2 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 1 2
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 2 0 0 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 0 1 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 1 0 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 2 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 0 0 1 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 1 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 2 0 0 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 2 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 0 0 0 0 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 1 0 1 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 1 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 1 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 1 0 2
384 Bearings 0 2 0 0 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 2 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 1 2
431 Combustion 1 0 1 0 0 2
432 Heating 0 0 1 0 1 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 1 1 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 1 1 0 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 2 0 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 1 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 0 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 1 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 1 0 1 0 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 2 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
027 Undertaking 0 0 1 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 1 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
069 Leather Manufactures 0 0 0 1 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 1 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 1 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 1 0 1
159 Concentrating Evaporators 0 0 0 1 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 1 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 0 1
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 0 1 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 1 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 1 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 1 0 0 0 1
483 Tool Changing 0 0 0 0 1 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 177 248 222 270 269 1186



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