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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

ARGENTINA

( 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) 6 3 4 6 9 28
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 6 3 6 3 21
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 5 3 3 1 19
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 2 3 2 4 14
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 2 4 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 2 0 1 6
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 2 1 2 1 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 2 1 1 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 2 1 1 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 2 1 0 1 4
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 1 0 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 1 0 3 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 3 3
005 Beds 1 0 0 0 2 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 2 0 3
111 Planting 0 0 1 1 1 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 1 0 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 2 1 0 3
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 2 0 0 3
220 Receptacles 2 0 0 1 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 1 1 3
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 2 0 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 2 3
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 0 2 0 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 1 0 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 1 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 1 2
062 Refrigeration 0 2 0 0 0 2
132 Toilet 0 2 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 1 1 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 1 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 1 0 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 1 0 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 1 0 2
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 1 1 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 0 0 0 0 2
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 0 1 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 1 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 0 0 1
168 Farriery 0 1 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 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.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 1 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
432 Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 1 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 43 44 54 51 54 246


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