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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

SOUTH AFRICA

( 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
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 9 5 4 1 2 21
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 5 7 1 2 19
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 7 2 2 4 2 17
340 Communications: Electrical 7 2 3 1 4 17
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 2 2 1 5 4 14
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 3 2 3 0 11
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 3 3 3 0 11
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 2 2 2 9
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 2 3 2 9
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 1 1 3 2 9
137 Fluid Handling 1 2 1 2 2 8
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 3 2 0 2 1 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 0 3 2 1 8
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 3 1 1 1 7
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 2 1 2 0 7
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 3 0 0 0 7
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 2 1 1 0 6
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 4 1 0 1 6
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 1 2 0 6
439 Electrical Connectors 2 1 0 0 3 6
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 2 1 1 5
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 3 0 5
220 Receptacles 2 0 1 1 1 5
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 3 1 0 0 5
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 1 2 1 5
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 1 1 1 0 5
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 2 1 1 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 0 3 0 0 5
455 Telecommunications 1 1 0 1 2 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 2 0 0 1 4
062 Refrigeration 1 2 1 0 0 4
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 1 1 0 4
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 1 1 1 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 2 0 2 0 4
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 2 0 0 4
219 Electric Heating 1 2 0 1 0 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 3 0 1 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 2 1 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 3 0 0 1 4
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 0 0 1 4
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 1 1 1 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 1 0 1 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 2 0 0 4
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 1 0 0 0 4
451 Abrading 1 0 1 2 0 4
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 1 1 0 1 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 2 1 1 0 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 1 1 0 0 4
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 2 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 2 1 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 2 1 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 3 0 0 3
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 0 3 3
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 2 3
089 Ordnance 3 0 0 0 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 2 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 0 0 3
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 3 0 0 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 1 0 0 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 1 0 1 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 1 1 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 2 0 1 3
362 Illumination 0 1 1 0 1 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 2 0 0 3
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 1 0 1 0 3
380 Cryptography 0 2 0 1 0 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 0 2 3
427 Coating Processes 1 2 0 0 0 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 1 1 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 1 3
002 Apparel 1 0 1 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 2 0 0 0 2
037 Excavating 0 2 0 0 0 2
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 1 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 1 0 0 2
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 1 2
081 Tools 1 0 0 1 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 2 0 0 0 2
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 0 1 0 0 1 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 1 0 1 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 1 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 1 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 1 0 0 1 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 2 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 0 1 2
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 1 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 0 1 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 2 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 2 0 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 2 2
267 Spring Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 0 1 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 1 1 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 1 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
432 Heating 0 0 1 1 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 1 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 1 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
114 Ships 1 0 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 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
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 1 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 1 1
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 1 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 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
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 1 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 1 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 1 1
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 1 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 1 1
398 Optical Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 1 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 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 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 120 113 112 100 87 532


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