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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

BELGIUM

( 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
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 71 55 52 44 31 253
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 42 67 55 44 35 243
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 42 68 53 25 23 211
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 50 41 35 12 9 147
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 26 25 18 28 28 125
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 29 28 19 29 17 122
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 27 29 14 17 21 108
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 10 15 22 19 11 77
139 Textiles: Weaving 23 17 5 9 12 66
370 Multiplex Communications 9 8 10 19 16 62
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 5 3 14 16 8 46
101 Printing 7 9 8 15 2 41
250 Radiant Energy 8 12 4 6 8 38
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 10 11 7 3 6 37
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 8 9 3 10 6 36
439 Electrical Connectors 8 6 7 8 5 34
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 5 5 6 9 9 34
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 6 3 7 7 9 32
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 5 4 3 8 28
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 10 6 4 6 27
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 8 7 5 4 2 26
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 3 3 5 4 10 25
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 5 1 6 8 4 24
219 Electric Heating 4 2 9 5 4 24
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 8 8 4 3 1 24
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 4 6 3 6 3 22
252 Compositions 5 3 3 10 1 22
073 Measuring and Testing 2 5 8 4 2 21
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 5 9 4 0 3 21
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 4 3 3 8 3 21
427 Coating Processes 4 6 7 1 3 21
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 5 4 6 2 19
188 Brakes 4 5 0 1 9 19
382 Image Analysis 6 3 2 7 1 19
399 Electrophotography 3 4 6 4 1 18
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 4 3 5 1 18
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 4 5 2 3 3 17
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 6 3 1 3 16
385 Optical Waveguides 5 2 5 2 2 16
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 5 5 2 4 0 16
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 7 2 2 5 0 16
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 3 3 4 4 15
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 3 6 6 15
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 5 6 2 0 15
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 5 2 2 2 3 14
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 2 3 3 3 14
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 1 5 2 4 2 14
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 1 4 3 2 14
330 Amplifiers 3 2 3 2 3 13
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 3 2 1 6 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 2 2 6 13
062 Refrigeration 1 5 4 2 0 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 4 4 2 0 12
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 2 2 1 4 12
348 Television 2 4 0 4 2 12
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 1 6 1 1 12
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 3 1 1 4 3 12
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 3 2 3 2 12
455 Telecommunications 3 1 3 1 4 12
029 Metal Working 3 2 2 4 0 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 6 2 2 1 0 11
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 2 2 1 5 1 11
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 3 2 1 0 4 10
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 0 2 2 4 10
340 Communications: Electrical 2 1 2 2 3 10
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 2 3 1 2 10
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 3 2 3 1 10
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 5 1 1 0 10
056 Harvesters 3 1 2 0 3 9
100 Presses 1 2 3 1 2 9
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 3 2 1 1 2 9
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 1 1 4 2 9
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 3 1 3 0 2 9
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 2 3 1 1 2 9
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 0 1 2 3 8
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 3 1 2 0 8
118 Coating Apparatus 5 1 1 0 1 8
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 2 2 0 2 2 8
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 4 1 2 8
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 4 0 2 1 8
417 Pumps 1 3 3 1 0 8
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 3 1 3 0 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 1 3 1 0 8
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 2 2 0 3 1 8
060 Power Plants 1 1 3 0 2 7
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 1 1 1 7
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 2 0 0 4 7
148 Metal Treatment 3 1 1 1 1 7
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 3 1 2 7
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 4 2 0 0 1 7
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 2 0 4 0 7
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 2 0 2 2 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 3 1 1 1 7
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 2 2 2 1 7
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 4 0 0 2 0 6
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 3 0 1 0 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 3 1 6
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 2 1 1 6
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 3 1 1 6
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 1 1 1 2 6
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 1 0 3 0 6
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 2 2 1 6
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 4 6
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 2 0 2 6
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 4 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 1 2 2 0 6
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 4 0 0 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 2 2 1 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 1 0 2 0 5
220 Receptacles 1 3 0 0 1 5
362 Illumination 0 0 3 1 1 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 2 2 5
400 Typewriting Machines 1 1 1 1 1 5
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 1 2 1 5
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 1 2 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 0 0 0 1 4
005 Beds 2 0 0 0 2 4
042 Firearms 2 1 1 0 0 4
053 Package Making 1 1 2 0 0 4
055 Gas Separation 1 3 0 0 0 4
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 1 1 0 0 4
070 Locks 1 0 0 1 2 4
083 Cutting 1 0 0 2 1 4
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 1 2 0 1 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 1 2 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 3 1 0 0 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 3 0 1 0 0 4
181 Acoustics 0 2 2 0 0 4
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 1 1 1 4
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 2 0 0 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 0 0 1 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 1 0 1 4
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 3 0 0 1 0 4
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 2 0 1 1 4
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 2 1 0 0 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 1 1 0 1 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 0 1 1 4
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 1 2 0 4
355 Photocopying 0 3 0 1 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 1 1 1 0 4
396 Photography 1 2 1 0 0 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 1 2 0 4
433 Dentistry 2 1 1 0 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 2 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 2 1 1 4
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 1 0 1 4
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 0 1 1 4
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 2 1 0 0 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 0 0 1 3
030 Cutlery 0 2 1 0 0 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 2 0 0 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 2 0 1 0 3
084 Music 0 0 0 2 1 3
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 2 0 1 0 0 3
114 Ships 2 0 0 0 1 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 1 0 0 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 2 0 0 0 1 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 2 0 0 0 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 1 1 3
211 Supports: Racks 2 0 1 0 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 0 1 1 3
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 1 1 0 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 1 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 0 0 0 1 3
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 0 0 1 0 3
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 1 2 3
384 Bearings 0 0 1 2 0 3
398 Optical Communications 1 1 0 1 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 0 0 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 2 0 0 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 1 0 1 0 3
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 2 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 1 1 3
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 1 1 1 0 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 1 3
002 Apparel 1 1 0 0 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 1 1 0 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 1 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 2
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 1 1 0 0 0 2
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 1 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 0 0 1 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 1 1 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 1 1 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 1 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 1 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 1 1 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 1 0 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 2 0 0 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 1 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 1 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 1 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 1 0 0 2
331 Oscillators 0 0 1 0 1 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 2 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 1 2
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 1 0 0 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 1 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 0 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 1 0 2
451 Abrading 1 0 1 0 0 2
452 Butchering 1 0 0 0 1 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 1 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 1 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 0 2
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 0 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
037 Excavating 0 1 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 1 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 0 1
168 Farriery 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 0 1 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 0 0 0 1
245 Wire Fabrics and Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 1 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 1 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 1 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 1 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 1 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 1 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 1 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 1
462 Books, Strips, and Leaves for Manifolding 0 0 0 1 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 0 1 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
512 Perfume Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 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) 1 0 0 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 718 722 622 612 519 3193


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