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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

PUERTO RICO

( 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
606 Surgery (instruments) 4 3 0 0 0 7
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 3 2 1 0 6
002 Apparel 1 1 2 0 1 5
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 2 0 1 2 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 2 0 1 1 4
030 Cutlery 1 0 1 0 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 3 0 0 3
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 0 1 0 1 3
379 Telephonic Communications 0 2 1 0 0 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 1 0 1 3
029 Metal Working 0 1 0 0 1 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 0 0 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 0 1 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 1 0 1 2
434 Education and Demonstration 2 0 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 1 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 1 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
037 Excavating 0 0 1 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 0 0 1 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 1 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 1 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 1 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 0 1 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 20 24 26 11 16 97


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