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

GERMANY

(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
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 458 579 480 458 508 2483
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 417 425 469 498 532 2341
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 363 489 388 423 477 2140
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 139 213 202 262 284 1100
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 131 169 218 185 199 902
073 Measuring and Testing 132 159 152 159 184 786
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 105 163 158 155 186 767
280 Land Vehicles 71 98 134 147 204 654
439 Electrical Connectors 89 101 106 127 124 547
101 Printing 109 150 112 96 73 540
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 73 80 95 89 135 472
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 29 59 67 114 200 469
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 82 86 84 91 116 459
060 Power Plants 55 74 88 103 136 456
427 Coating Processes 70 73 88 93 119 443
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 52 90 86 97 113 438
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 69 89 91 95 90 434
029 Metal Working 59 89 63 115 102 428
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 54 96 86 102 79 417
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 55 66 102 110 81 414
072 Metal Deforming 54 76 93 94 80 397
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 41 56 79 92 129 397
137 Fluid Handling 53 53 76 101 108 391
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 97 73 71 81 69 391
340 Communications: Electrical 53 76 70 96 95 390
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 51 71 80 86 94 382
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 50 79 67 62 109 367
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 43 70 60 82 102 357
606 Surgery (instruments) 57 80 63 75 80 355
219 Electric Heating 39 51 70 96 95 351
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 54 70 59 76 85 344
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 46 63 89 64 76 338
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 45 62 59 75 90 331
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 23 56 61 84 105 329
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 35 68 64 89 61 317
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 61 64 61 64 65 315
250 Radiant Energy 54 63 57 62 63 299
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 51 63 67 54 59 294
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 45 52 60 78 57 292
417 Pumps 33 38 43 72 94 280
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 35 63 52 64 64 278
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 31 62 53 55 67 268
252 Compositions 43 61 61 64 32 261
188 Brakes 34 46 36 52 85 253
297 Chairs and Seats 34 40 62 62 55 253
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 36 45 42 55 74 252
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 54 55 42 49 50 250
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 39 47 43 51 67 247
370 Multiplex Communications 41 32 52 40 70 235
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 57 55 44 39 40 235
385 Optical Waveguides 21 45 45 57 66 234
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 38 35 49 38 71 231
455 Telecommunications 14 33 41 62 75 225
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 41 42 44 46 51 224
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 45 52 46 36 44 223
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 38 41 34 39 66 218
053 Package Making 26 50 42 49 46 213
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 32 34 41 54 50 211
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 21 43 40 53 53 210
362 Illumination 33 24 43 41 69 210
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 18 41 55 46 42 202
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 29 34 40 48 47 198
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 38 38 53 40 28 197
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 25 34 48 40 47 194
180 Motor Vehicles 16 39 37 45 56 193
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 32 32 37 39 52 192
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 29 23 48 47 44 191
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 24 39 34 51 43 191
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 27 53 32 41 36 189
118 Coating Apparatus 35 31 50 30 40 186
384 Bearings 27 40 27 47 45 186
403 Joints and Connections 35 35 24 41 49 184
451 Abrading 39 28 36 36 40 179
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 18 32 31 38 59 178
414 Material or Article Handling 36 40 35 30 31 172
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 21 25 36 56 33 171
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 29 27 26 24 62 168
062 Refrigeration 27 19 40 31 50 167
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 20 33 35 40 38 166
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 19 26 29 45 45 164
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 25 35 33 45 24 162
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 30 29 33 27 43 162
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 17 27 38 46 30 158
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 14 34 29 31 48 156
165 Heat Exchange 25 31 29 33 37 155
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 30 34 31 33 27 155
348 Television 28 29 27 32 38 154
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 7 26 35 44 38 150
206 Special Receptacle or Package 29 33 36 32 19 149
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 10 27 33 25 51 146
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 22 14 31 30 47 144
433 Dentistry 21 27 26 36 34 144
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 29 29 29 39 17 143
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 17 30 27 25 43 142
244 Aeronautics 19 26 32 28 37 142
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 18 20 34 29 40 141
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 23 18 20 43 36 140
148 Metal Treatment 9 27 29 30 44 139
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 17 21 29 41 31 139
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 8 16 25 37 50 136
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 31 21 42 25 16 135
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 13 32 28 29 33 135
083 Cutting 17 22 32 32 28 131
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 17 24 26 28 35 130
164 Metal Founding 20 20 23 29 37 129
267 Spring Devices 19 24 24 28 33 128
220 Receptacles 21 19 28 27 31 126
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 13 19 27 42 25 126
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 20 24 25 30 24 123
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 15 20 28 18 41 122
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 14 12 27 27 41 121
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 14 20 27 35 25 121
382 Image Analysis 12 26 28 22 29 117
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 28 19 15 26 27 115
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 26 28 21 29 11 115
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 17 30 29 22 17 115
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 30 16 29 17 23 115
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 10 20 19 31 34 114
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 18 20 15 27 29 109
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 9 15 19 28 36 107
100 Presses 23 22 21 19 21 106
372 Coherent Light Generators 8 21 23 21 30 103
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 20 33 10 13 27 103
379 Telephonic Communications 6 19 19 31 27 102
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 17 22 21 18 24 102
033 Geometrical Instruments 15 20 17 26 23 101
066 Textiles: Knitting 14 6 19 31 31 101
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 23 20 20 24 14 101
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 14 19 18 20 29 100
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 13 25 12 28 22 100
030 Cutlery 24 22 16 17 20 99
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 7 17 27 26 21 98
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 14 15 19 23 26 97
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 6 10 23 20 38 97
139 Textiles: Weaving 12 19 14 26 25 96
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 18 21 24 16 15 94
049 Movable or Removable Closures 14 15 18 23 24 94
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 11 19 26 18 18 92
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 5 7 21 32 24 89
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 10 21 12 21 24 88
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 17 8 16 26 20 87
055 Gas Separation 6 17 18 21 24 86
056 Harvesters 7 23 20 20 16 86
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 10 27 16 14 19 86
501 Compositions: Ceramic 16 19 13 21 17 86
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 15 13 13 22 20 83
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 10 10 18 23 22 83
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 8 28 23 10 13 82
065 Glass Manufacturing 22 25 12 12 10 81
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 17 14 16 22 12 81
292 Closure Fasteners 18 16 21 16 10 81
102 Ammunition and Explosives 17 13 18 6 26 80
112 Sewing 12 18 24 13 13 80
070 Locks 11 11 24 19 13 78
089 Ordnance 15 11 21 12 19 78
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 10 12 10 28 18 78
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 16 10 10 24 17 77
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 15 18 15 14 15 77
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 12 12 12 18 23 77
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 13 14 19 17 13 76
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 13 23 19 11 10 76
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 14 10 20 16 16 76
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 7 18 11 18 21 75
095 Gas Separation: Processes 8 22 15 12 18 75
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 14 17 9 16 18 74
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 12 19 19 11 13 74
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 10 16 25 10 8 69
399 Electrophotography 3 12 11 16 27 69
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 9 18 14 13 13 67
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 6 12 21 13 14 66
454 Ventilation 13 10 11 9 23 66
407 Cutters, for Shaping 9 20 13 11 12 65
181 Acoustics 8 10 15 14 17 64
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 5 13 12 15 18 63
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 13 10 16 11 11 61
330 Amplifiers 8 7 13 17 16 61
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 11 5 11 17 15 59
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 7 9 11 14 17 58
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 10 14 14 15 58
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 3 13 17 15 9 57
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 8 14 17 13 5 57
105 Railway Rolling Stock 6 11 12 10 17 56
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 7 10 20 11 7 55
396 Photography 9 15 15 7 9 55
432 Heating 5 18 17 8 7 55
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 6 9 13 15 11 54
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 13 14 6 10 11 54
431 Combustion 7 15 13 9 10 54
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 4 8 15 9 17 53
110 Furnaces 14 12 10 12 5 53
126 Stoves and Furnaces 5 9 13 14 11 52
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 9 6 8 16 13 52
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 7 14 2 17 12 52
492 Roll or Roller 11 16 8 7 10 52
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 11 4 12 9 15 51
269 Work Holders 4 11 9 11 16 51
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 3 7 9 15 16 50
002 Apparel 5 10 9 12 11 47
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 6 20 4 7 10 47
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 9 10 6 8 13 46
131 Tobacco 10 12 6 8 10 46
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 6 8 6 11 15 46
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 4 13 8 10 11 46
081 Tools 6 5 5 10 19 45
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 9 8 13 6 8 44
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 6 9 10 8 11 44
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 7 5 10 11 11 44
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 4 8 6 14 12 44
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 14 8 16 2 44
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 9 7 9 11 7 43
005 Beds 14 4 7 8 9 42
177 Weighing Scales 3 14 7 9 9 42
215 Bottles and Jars 3 13 8 12 6 42
224 Package and Article Carriers 10 6 8 4 14 42
355 Photocopying 6 10 8 7 11 42
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 6 6 10 8 12 42
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 8 5 7 10 11 41
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 5 8 9 7 12 41
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 1 6 13 10 11 41
119 Animal Husbandry 3 8 7 13 9 40
331 Oscillators 5 9 10 7 9 40
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 7 8 12 10 3 40
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 9 9 6 7 8 39
211 Supports: Racks 3 9 5 11 10 38
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 7 13 11 1 6 38
452 Butchering 4 7 11 7 9 38
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 9 4 6 11 7 37
104 Railways 7 9 2 7 12 37
279 Chucks or Sockets 4 8 8 9 8 37
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 6 9 4 12 5 36
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 3 5 12 10 6 36
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 7 4 7 11 7 36
336 Inductor Devices 4 10 8 4 10 36
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 8 9 7 7 4 35
084 Music 1 8 10 5 11 35
212 Traversing Hoists 9 7 5 7 7 35
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 7 4 3 12 9 35
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 4 4 5 13 9 35
400 Typewriting Machines 5 6 5 11 7 34
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 5 3 11 4 10 33
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 4 2 11 9 7 33
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 10 7 1 5 9 32
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 4 5 1 8 13 31
114 Ships 3 9 3 9 7 31
132 Toilet 4 11 6 4 6 31
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 5 3 7 8 8 31
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 7 5 6 10 31
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 8 6 8 6 3 31
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 9 6 6 7 3 31
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 3 5 9 4 9 30
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 4 6 9 6 5 30
483 Tool Changing 6 4 6 8 6 30
042 Firearms 10 7 4 4 4 29
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 3 6 6 8 6 29
144 Woodworking 2 4 7 9 7 29
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 7 9 4 5 4 29
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 5 5 9 5 4 28
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 8 5 5 7 3 28
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 5 7 10 5 28
283 Printed Matter 2 3 4 8 10 27
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 6 10 5 4 27
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 2 6 6 12 26
338 Electrical Resistors 4 5 6 4 7 26
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 6 8 3 5 4 26
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 6 3 5 5 7 26
047 Plant Husbandry 2 3 5 11 4 25
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 4 6 4 7 4 25
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 7 2 2 3 11 25
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 3 4 8 4 6 25
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 3 9 2 9 24
184 Lubrication 2 3 2 4 13 24
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 7 2 8 6 24
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 3 8 5 2 6 24
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 5 5 4 4 5 23
237 Heating Systems 5 8 4 3 2 22
037 Excavating 4 4 6 6 1 21
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 4 4 4 3 6 21
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 3 5 5 1 7 21
380 Cryptography 3 8 3 3 4 21
383 Flexible Bags 2 7 2 5 5 21
140 Wireworking 3 3 4 7 3 20
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 4 3 5 4 3 19
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 6 4 7 19
238 Railways: Surface Track 4 5 0 3 7 19
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 2 2 3 10 19
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 5 2 2 10 19
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 6 2 4 5 19
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 2 8 5 3 0 18
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 2 8 5 3 18
440 Marine Propulsion 5 3 1 5 4 18
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 3 5 7 1 17
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 5 7 1 4 17
270 Sheet-Material Associating 3 7 0 2 5 17
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 3 6 2 4 17
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 2 3 1 4 7 17
482 Exercise Devices 3 3 4 1 6 17
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 7 2 2 3 17
125 Stone Working 2 1 1 7 5 16
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 2 5 2 2 5 16
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 4 4 4 3 16
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 6 5 0 4 15
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 5 1 3 4 2 15
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 6 3 2 3 15
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 3 4 3 4 15
014 Bridges 2 4 4 1 3 14
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 1 3 1 6 3 14
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 3 5 2 2 2 14
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 3 2 4 3 13
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 4 1 4 3 13
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 2 0 2 2 7 13
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 5 5 0 2 13
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 4 3 3 2 12
172 Earth Working 1 3 2 3 3 12
223 Apparel Apparatus 2 3 2 2 3 12
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 1 2 3 6 12
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 5 3 4 12
202 Distillation: Apparatus 2 3 3 2 1 11
434 Education and Demonstration 1 2 1 4 3 11
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 3 4 4 11
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 4 2 4 0 11
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 4 3 2 11
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 4 2 2 1 10
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 1 2 2 5 10
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 5 0 1 3 10
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 2 2 2 1 3 10
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 2 0 1 0 6 9
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 4 2 2 0 9
249 Static Molds 3 2 2 2 0 9
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 2 1 1 2 3 9
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 2 3 4 9
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 1 3 3 8
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 1 3 2 1 8
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 2 1 1 3 8
329 Demodulators 1 2 1 1 3 8
332 Modulators 2 0 1 5 0 8
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 2 4 2 0 8
512 Perfume Compositions 1 1 2 3 1 8
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 2 4 0 1 7
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 3 1 1 2 0 7
256 Fences 1 0 2 1 3 7
472 Amusement Devices 0 3 2 2 0 7
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 2 3 0 1 1 7
063 Jewelry 3 1 0 1 1 6
453 Coin Handling 2 1 1 2 0 6
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 2 1 1 5
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 2 0 0 2 5
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 3 0 0 2 5
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 1 1 1 0 5
159 Concentrating Evaporators 0 1 2 1 1 5
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 1 1 2 5
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 1 1 0 1 2 5
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 2 0 1 0 2 5
054 Harness (for animals) 1 0 0 0 3 4
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 3 0 0 0 1 4
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 3 4
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 1 0 2 0 1 4
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 1 1 1 4
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 1 0 2 4
213 Railway Draft Appliances 1 0 0 0 2 3
346 Recorders 0 1 0 1 1 3
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 2 1 0 0 0 3
111 Planting 0 0 0 2 0 2
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 0 0 2 2
168 Farriery 0 1 0 0 1 2
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 1 0 1 0 2
186 Merchandising 0 1 1 0 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 1 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 1 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
069 Leather Manufactures 1 0 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
334 Tuners 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 7008 9095 9337 10234 11260 46934



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