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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

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' )

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) 37 21 11 18 34 121
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 5 21 25 18 71
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 13 15 20 3 16 67
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 8 3 9 4 27
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 6 5 3 2 20
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 6 2 7 3 18
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 1 5 5 3 17
219 Electric Heating 2 0 5 4 5 16
081 Tools 0 1 5 5 4 15
439 Electrical Connectors 2 1 4 4 4 15
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 4 1 5 2 15
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 4 3 6 14
244 Aeronautics 2 1 5 1 5 14
455 Telecommunications 1 2 3 4 4 14
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 3 6 2 14
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 2 3 4 1 13
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 2 2 4 3 13
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 5 4 0 4 13
400 Typewriting Machines 0 4 1 4 4 13
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 2 0 2 6 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 3 3 1 3 12
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 1 5 3 12
053 Package Making 4 2 1 1 3 11
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 3 2 4 0 11
280 Land Vehicles 1 4 2 1 3 11
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 2 2 1 1 11
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 1 3 3 2 10
070 Locks 5 1 2 0 2 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 1 3 4 10
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 2 5 2 10
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 2 3 3 2 10
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 2 1 1 4 10
427 Coating Processes 3 0 3 1 3 10
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 4 3 1 0 10
370 Multiplex Communications 5 1 1 1 1 9
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 2 2 3 2 9
433 Dentistry 1 1 5 0 2 9
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 2 4 1 0 9
060 Power Plants 0 1 4 3 0 8
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 1 3 3 8
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 1 1 0 4 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 0 2 2 2 8
220 Receptacles 1 2 2 3 0 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 2 1 2 0 8
403 Joints and Connections 3 1 0 2 2 8
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 4 0 3 8
062 Refrigeration 1 0 1 0 5 7
083 Cutting 0 3 4 0 0 7
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 1 1 2 1 7
188 Brakes 3 1 0 2 1 7
297 Chairs and Seats 4 1 1 0 1 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 0 3 2 7
379 Telephonic Communications 3 1 1 1 1 7
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 0 1 2 0 7
105 Railway Rolling Stock 2 0 0 2 2 6
114 Ships 3 1 1 0 1 6
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 1 0 3 0 6
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 1 1 3 6
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 2 1 3 0 0 6
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 2 0 3 6
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 1 0 2 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 1 2 2 0 6
002 Apparel 2 0 2 1 0 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 1 3 1 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 2 2 5
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 1 2 1 1 5
215 Bottles and Jars 3 0 0 1 1 5
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 1 1 5
348 Television 1 0 2 1 1 5
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 1 2 0 0 5
414 Material or Article Handling 0 3 1 1 0 5
417 Pumps 1 1 1 1 1 5
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 1 0 1 1 5
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 1 0 1 0 4
029 Metal Working 0 0 2 1 1 4
042 Firearms 1 1 1 1 0 4
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 1 2 0 0 1 4
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 1 1 1 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 2 1 1 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 0 0 2 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 2 2 0 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 2 1 1 0 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 2 1 0 0 4
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 1 1 0 1 4
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 0 2 4
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 1 1 1 4
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 2 1 4
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 1 1 1 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 0 1 0 2 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 0 2 0 4
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 1 1 0 1 4
362 Illumination 0 1 2 1 0 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 1 2 0 4
382 Image Analysis 1 1 2 0 0 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 2 2 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 1 0 0 1 4
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 3 0 1 0 0 4
451 Abrading 1 0 3 0 0 4
452 Butchering 3 1 0 0 0 4
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 2 1 4
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 2 0 0 1 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 1 0 1 4
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 2 0 2 4
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 2 4
005 Beds 2 0 0 1 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 0 2 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 1 0 1 3
037 Excavating 0 1 0 1 1 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 2 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 2 1 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 2 0 1 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 0 1 0 1 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 0 0 1 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 1 1 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 0 0 0 3
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 2 0 1 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 1 1 3
164 Metal Founding 0 1 1 0 1 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 2 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 3 0 0 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 0 0 1 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 2 0 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 1 1 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 2 0 0 0 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 1 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 0 1 0 0 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 2 1 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 2 0 0 3
431 Combustion 0 1 0 0 2 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 1 1 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 3 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 2 0 0 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 2 0 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 1 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 1 1 0 3
027 Undertaking 0 1 0 0 1 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 1 1 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 2 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 2 0 2
084 Music 0 1 0 1 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 1 1 2
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 1 2
101 Printing 1 1 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 0 1 2
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 1 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 1 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 1 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 1 2
159 Concentrating Evaporators 0 0 1 0 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 0 1 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 2 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 2 0 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 1 0 1 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 2 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 2 0 0 0 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 2 0 2
252 Compositions 0 1 1 0 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 1 0 0 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 2 0 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 2 0 0 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 1 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 1 0 2
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 1 0 1 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 0 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 1 0 0 2
384 Bearings 2 0 0 0 0 2
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 0 2 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 0 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 2 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 1 0 2
432 Heating 0 1 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 2 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 1 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 1 1 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 0 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 2 0 0 0 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
483 Tool Changing 0 0 0 1 1 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 2 0 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 1 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 1 0 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 1 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
069 Leather Manufactures 0 0 1 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 1 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 0 1 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 1 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 1 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 1 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 1 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 1 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 1 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 1 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 0 1 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 0 1 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 1 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 0 1 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 248 222 270 269 303 1312


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