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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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

ISRAEL

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 54 93 89 49 49 334
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 66 73 70 60 40 309
370 Multiplex Communications 26 37 40 48 51 202
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 18 25 31 33 33 140
382 Image Analysis 14 22 28 35 31 130
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 21 21 35 24 24 125
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 29 31 24 20 12 116
250 Radiant Energy 23 18 18 29 21 109
606 Surgery (instruments) 24 23 29 18 15 109
385 Optical Waveguides 10 27 33 12 13 95
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 11 18 22 23 20 94
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 12 17 14 17 31 91
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 14 12 22 19 21 88
455 Telecommunications 9 15 12 27 23 86
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 16 16 20 24 8 84
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 10 20 20 23 82
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 13 19 20 16 10 78
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 12 17 15 16 12 72
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 17 7 18 16 10 68
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 12 13 13 11 19 68
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 15 16 14 8 12 65
340 Communications: Electrical 16 9 13 13 12 63
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 12 11 16 16 8 63
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 11 13 12 9 14 59
379 Telephonic Communications 6 5 17 22 7 57
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 12 17 8 14 56
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 10 8 12 7 10 47
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 6 14 10 10 47
348 Television 12 6 5 16 4 43
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 12 10 6 8 7 43
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 8 9 13 7 2 39
407 Cutters, for Shaping 9 3 9 9 8 38
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 11 9 5 4 8 37
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 11 8 7 3 8 37
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 5 8 9 7 36
060 Power Plants 12 6 8 4 5 35
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 8 6 7 5 9 35
073 Measuring and Testing 10 9 7 1 7 34
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 6 2 8 12 5 33
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 6 5 11 6 4 32
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 5 9 5 4 9 32
137 Fluid Handling 9 3 8 5 6 31
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 5 7 7 9 3 31
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 4 6 10 5 5 30
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 6 8 5 7 4 30
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 3 6 6 9 5 29
219 Electric Heating 6 4 8 4 6 28
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 7 5 5 9 2 28
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 7 8 6 4 2 27
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 3 7 12 2 3 27
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 10 7 4 1 26
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 7 4 6 7 2 26
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 8 1 5 5 7 26
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 5 6 6 3 5 25
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 3 4 7 1 10 25
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 7 7 4 5 25
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 6 5 6 5 1 23
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 2 8 4 5 23
062 Refrigeration 4 9 5 1 3 22
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 4 3 5 4 6 22
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 6 6 5 3 1 21
433 Dentistry 7 3 6 3 2 21
726 Information Security 5 6 5 3 2 21
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 5 4 7 1 20
029 Metal Working 0 3 5 8 3 19
101 Printing 6 4 1 4 4 19
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 8 2 5 2 2 19
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 2 5 5 4 19
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 6 1 6 2 19
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 1 3 5 7 18
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 2 1 7 3 5 18
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 3 5 7 0 17
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 4 4 5 0 16
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 5 4 1 5 16
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 5 3 0 5 3 16
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 3 3 3 2 4 15
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 3 4 1 5 15
089 Ordnance 4 1 3 1 5 14
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 2 3 4 4 14
398 Optical Communications 1 4 2 6 1 14
451 Abrading 3 3 1 4 3 14
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 7 2 4 14
042 Firearms 5 1 3 3 1 13
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 4 5 3 1 0 13
330 Amplifiers 1 4 4 3 1 13
331 Oscillators 4 2 4 1 2 13
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 2 3 3 2 12
380 Cryptography 3 3 1 2 3 12
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 6 2 1 1 12
047 Plant Husbandry 2 0 7 2 0 11
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 2 3 2 2 11
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 1 4 4 0 11
427 Coating Processes 0 2 4 5 0 11
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 4 3 0 1 11
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 3 4 3 1 11
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 3 1 0 2 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 2 2 2 10
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 1 2 3 2 10
252 Compositions 0 6 2 0 2 10
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 2 2 3 0 9
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 2 1 3 1 9
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 6 0 1 1 1 9
119 Animal Husbandry 1 3 1 3 1 9
220 Receptacles 2 3 2 1 1 9
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 3 3 0 2 9
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 4 2 1 1 1 9
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 1 2 2 2 9
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 4 1 0 2 2 9
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 1 2 1 2 9
434 Education and Demonstration 3 0 1 2 3 9
439 Electrical Connectors 1 2 2 2 2 9
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 0 1 4 1 9
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 0 2 2 2 8
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 0 2 4 0 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 2 3 1 1 8
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 2 4 0 1 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 4 2 1 1 8
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 2 0 1 5 8
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 2 3 1 1 8
399 Electrophotography 2 2 2 1 1 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 2 1 3 0 8
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 3 2 1 1 1 8
463 Amusement Devices: Games 3 1 2 2 0 8
030 Cutlery 3 1 2 1 0 7
070 Locks 3 1 0 2 1 7
118 Coating Apparatus 1 2 0 0 4 7
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 2 2 0 1 7
165 Heat Exchange 3 1 1 0 2 7
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 1 2 3 7
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 3 1 2 1 7
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 2 4 7
066 Textiles: Knitting 3 1 0 1 1 6
084 Music 3 2 0 1 0 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 1 1 3 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 3 1 1 6
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 6 0 0 6
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 2 2 1 0 6
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 1 0 3 1 6
396 Photography 0 2 2 2 0 6
400 Typewriting Machines 1 0 0 3 2 6
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 1 0 1 6
482 Exercise Devices 0 2 2 1 1 6
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 1 2 0 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 2 1 1 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 2 1 0 2 5
083 Cutting 1 1 2 1 0 5
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 2 1 0 2 5
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 3 0 0 1 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 1 2 1 5
280 Land Vehicles 3 1 0 0 1 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 2 1 1 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 2 1 0 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 1 1 0 1 5
355 Photocopying 0 1 1 1 2 5
362 Illumination 0 1 2 1 1 5
417 Pumps 2 0 1 1 1 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 1 2 1 5
055 Gas Separation 4 0 0 0 0 4
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 3 4
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 2 1 0 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 2 0 1 4
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 2 2 4
211 Supports: Racks 3 0 1 0 0 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 1 1 1 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 1 0 1 4
269 Work Holders 3 0 1 0 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 1 1 1 4
279 Chucks or Sockets 2 2 0 0 0 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 1 0 1 4
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 1 0 1 1 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 2 0 0 4
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 0 0 1 0 4
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 2 2 0 0 0 4
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 3 1 0 0 4
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 1 2 0 0 4
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 1 0 2 4
002 Apparel 0 1 2 0 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 1 1 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 1 1 0 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 2 0 3
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 2 0 1 0 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 2 0 0 1 3
114 Ships 1 0 1 0 1 3
132 Toilet 0 1 1 1 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 2 0 0 3
178 Telegraphy 2 0 0 0 1 3
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 0 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 1 1 0 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 2 0 1 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 1 0 0 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 1 0 0 0 3
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 1 1 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 2 0 0 1 3
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 0 1 1 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 1 3
431 Combustion 1 1 0 0 1 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 3 0 0 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 1 1 3
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 1 1 0 0 1 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 1 1 0 3
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 1 0 1 3
005 Beds 0 1 0 0 1 2
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 1 2
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 1 0 2
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 1 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 2 0 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 1 2
112 Sewing 1 1 0 0 0 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 1 0 1 2
125 Stone Working 0 1 1 0 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 1 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 1 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 1 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 0 0 0 2
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 1 0 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 1 1 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 2 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 1 0 0 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 1 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 2 0 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 1 0 0 2
452 Butchering 0 1 0 1 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 2 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 1 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 1 0 1
014 Bridges 0 1 0 0 0 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 1 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 1 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 0 1 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 1 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 1 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
186 Merchandising 0 0 0 1 0 1
188 Brakes 0 1 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 1 0 0 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 0 1 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 1 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
512 Perfume Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 970 1040 1193 1028 924 5155


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