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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 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

IRELAND

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 5 10 6 9 32
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 7 2 4 4 4 21
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 3 5 5 2 21
370 Multiplex Communications 1 2 3 4 5 15
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 2 3 5 3 14
439 Electrical Connectors 3 3 4 2 2 14
455 Telecommunications 0 0 3 4 5 12
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 2 6 2 2 12
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 2 2 5 12
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 3 0 2 4 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 3 3 1 1 11
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 2 1 5 1 10
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 4 2 1 1 9
338 Electrical Resistors 1 1 0 5 1 8
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 2 0 4 2 8
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 3 1 1 0 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 3 0 1 3 0 7
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 1 0 2 3 7
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 2 1 2 2 7
362 Illumination 1 1 0 3 2 7
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 4 7
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 6 6
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 2 0 3 6
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 1 2 2 6
348 Television 2 2 0 1 1 6
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 0 1 3 1 6
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 2 0 2 2 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 1 0 1 2 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 1 2 2 6
029 Metal Working 0 0 2 2 1 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 2 2 0 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 0 1 2 5
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 2 1 2 0 5
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 2 1 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 2 1 0 4
073 Measuring and Testing 0 3 0 1 0 4
219 Electric Heating 0 0 2 0 2 4
220 Receptacles 2 0 1 1 0 4
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 2 1 1 4
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 2 1 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 0 0 3 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 1 1 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 2 1 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 2 1 1 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 0 2 0 4
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 2 1 4
005 Beds 0 0 2 1 0 3
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 2 3
056 Harvesters 0 1 1 0 1 3
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 3 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 0 0 0 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 1 1 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 0 2 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 2 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 1 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 1 0 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 1 1 3
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 0 1 1 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 1 1 0 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 1 1 3
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 1 1 3
427 Coating Processes 1 1 0 0 1 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 2 1 0 3
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 1 0 0 1 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 1 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 3 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 2 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 2 0 0 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 1 0 0 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 2 0 0 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 2 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 1 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 1 1 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 1 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 1 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 2 0 0 0 2
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 2 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 1 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 1 2
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 1 1 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 0 1 0 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 0 0 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 1 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 0 1 2
382 Image Analysis 0 0 1 1 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 0 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 1 2
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 1 0 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 2 0 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 0 0 1 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 1 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 1 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 0 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 1 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 1 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 1 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 1 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 1 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 1 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 1 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 0 0 0 0 1
399 Electrophotography 1 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 74 94 123 143 133 567


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