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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed 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

INDIA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 69 60 75 78 92 374
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 70 54 48 51 64 287
370 Multiplex Communications 14 17 37 37 82 187
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 9 15 18 43 94 179
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 10 16 25 43 46 140
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 10 17 21 24 60 132
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 19 28 23 34 113
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 26 26 20 16 21 109
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 13 12 19 17 33 94
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 4 11 24 23 29 91
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 16 16 16 14 22 84
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 17 10 13 16 18 74
382 Image Analysis 6 9 13 15 28 71
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 13 11 11 15 21 71
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 12 16 9 8 20 65
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 6 15 12 7 24 64
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 10 11 17 10 15 63
455 Telecommunications 8 14 10 10 16 58
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 9 5 10 23 49
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 4 3 9 9 22 47
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 7 3 12 21 45
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 8 10 7 5 10 40
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 5 7 13 12 39
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 5 5 6 6 13 35
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 6 7 7 6 4 30
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 7 4 7 4 7 29
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 7 6 9 3 4 29
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 4 6 4 11 26
726 Information Security 3 1 2 5 15 26
330 Amplifiers 3 1 3 6 12 25
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 4 8 2 7 24
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 2 5 6 10 24
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 2 5 3 12 22
073 Measuring and Testing 2 7 4 5 3 21
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 7 4 6 20
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 3 3 6 1 18
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 3 5 8 17
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 5 1 4 2 5 17
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 5 6 4 17
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 1 5 3 5 17
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 5 1 5 3 15
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 5 5 2 1 2 15
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 5 2 4 1 3 15
348 Television 0 4 4 2 4 14
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 1 2 1 8 14
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 5 4 3 14
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 3 2 1 3 12
331 Oscillators 0 0 3 5 4 12
380 Cryptography 1 0 1 4 6 12
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 3 1 6 11
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 2 1 2 1 5 11
379 Telephonic Communications 3 4 1 2 1 11
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 3 2 1 1 10
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 3 4 0 1 1 9
060 Power Plants 1 2 0 1 5 9
427 Coating Processes 0 2 0 2 5 9
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 2 2 2 1 9
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 1 1 4 9
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 2 2 1 2 8
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 2 2 3 8
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 0 3 3 8
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 2 2 2 0 8
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 3 2 2 8
005 Beds 4 0 1 2 0 7
252 Compositions 1 1 2 1 2 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 3 1 0 1 7
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 5 1 1 0 7
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 2 0 4 1 7
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 1 1 2 1 7
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 2 0 2 2 0 6
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 4 1 6
501 Compositions: Ceramic 3 1 2 0 0 6
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 3 1 0 1 1 6
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 2 1 2 5
062 Refrigeration 0 2 1 1 1 5
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 0 0 4 5
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 1 2 0 5
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 2 1 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 3 1 5
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 1 1 2 5
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 1 1 2 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 2 1 1 1 5
439 Electrical Connectors 1 1 0 2 1 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 3 5
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 3 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 1 0 2 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 1 2 4
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 2 1 0 4
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 2 1 0 0 1 4
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 1 2 0 0 4
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 0 0 0 2 4
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 0 0 1 1 4
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 1 2 4
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 1 0 3 4
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 1 0 1 4
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 0 2 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 3 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 0 2 3
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 0 0 1 3
188 Brakes 1 1 0 0 1 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 1 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 1 0 1 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 0 2 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 2 1 3
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 1 1 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 2 0 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 2 0 0 0 3
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 0 0 0 1 3
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 0 1 0 0 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 0 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 1 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 0 0 1 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 1 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 1 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 2 0 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 1 0 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 2 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 1 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 0 0 1 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 1 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 0 1 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 1 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 1 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 2 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 2 0 0 0 2
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 2 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 1 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 2 0 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 1 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 0 2 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 1 0 0 2
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 0 1 2
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 1 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 1 0 1 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 0 0 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 1 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 1 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 1 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 1 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 1 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 1 0 1
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 1 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 0 1 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 1 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 1 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 0 1 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
384 Bearings 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 1 0 0 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 1 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 1 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 1 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
512 Perfume Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 481 546 634 679 1098 3438


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