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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

SINGAPORE

( 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
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 69 57 58 59 117 360
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 50 56 52 42 77 277
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 22 14 18 20 20 94
330 Amplifiers 9 9 10 13 13 54
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 13 8 5 9 17 52
439 Electrical Connectors 5 7 8 9 15 44
385 Optical Waveguides 9 9 6 4 14 42
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 5 5 4 11 16 41
455 Telecommunications 7 11 5 6 12 41
370 Multiplex Communications 2 4 4 14 12 36
382 Image Analysis 3 3 11 7 11 35
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 9 14 4 1 6 34
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 1 8 11 7 34
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 6 11 6 8 32
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 12 6 6 2 2 28
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 7 4 9 5 27
348 Television 5 5 6 2 7 25
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 5 3 7 4 24
250 Radiant Energy 2 5 7 8 1 23
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 4 7 5 4 3 23
029 Metal Working 6 3 2 6 5 22
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 7 1 3 7 4 22
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 0 2 4 6 21
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 5 1 4 8 20
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 8 3 2 2 19
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 3 5 5 2 4 19
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 2 4 5 6 19
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 6 4 5 3 18
340 Communications: Electrical 3 1 4 3 6 17
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 4 1 5 2 5 17
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 3 5 7 16
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 1 4 3 5 16
451 Abrading 7 9 0 0 0 16
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 6 0 1 5 16
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 3 0 2 4 6 15
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 3 4 1 4 15
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 3 3 5 2 15
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 4 3 3 5 15
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 2 4 2 5 15
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 2 5 5 15
073 Measuring and Testing 2 3 2 6 1 14
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 1 3 4 4 14
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 1 3 6 2 14
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 4 0 5 1 4 14
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 0 2 0 6 14
726 Information Security 0 0 1 9 3 13
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 3 1 7 12
331 Oscillators 2 2 2 3 3 12
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 2 2 2 4 12
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 5 1 3 1 2 12
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 4 1 0 4 11
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 2 1 3 4 11
380 Cryptography 1 2 3 3 2 11
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 2 3 1 1 9
398 Optical Communications 2 2 1 2 2 9
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 1 2 2 3 9
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 3 2 2 2 9
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 5 1 2 9
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 2 3 3 9
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 3 2 0 2 9
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 4 1 2 1 0 8
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 2 0 2 4 8
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 3 1 2 0 2 8
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 3 0 4 8
427 Coating Processes 1 3 0 1 3 8
084 Music 2 1 0 4 0 7
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 1 1 4 7
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 3 2 0 1 7
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 1 3 1 1 7
114 Ships 1 2 1 1 1 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 2 2 0 6
219 Electric Heating 0 2 1 1 2 6
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 3 0 1 0 6
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 2 1 2 6
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 1 1 1 2 6
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 2 2 1 6
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 4 6
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 2 1 1 1 1 6
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 2 1 0 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 1 0 2 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 2 0 1 1 5
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 2 0 0 1 5
362 Illumination 1 0 1 2 1 5
400 Typewriting Machines 1 1 2 0 1 5
417 Pumps 2 1 1 1 0 5
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 2 1 1 5
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 0 0 1 2 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 2 1 2 0 5
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 5 0 5
165 Heat Exchange 3 0 0 0 1 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 3 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 1 2 0 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 1 1 1 4
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 2 1 4
336 Inductor Devices 3 0 0 1 0 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 2 1 1 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 0 2 1 4
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 3 1 0 4
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 0 4 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 1 0 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 2 0 0 0 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 3 0 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 1 1 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 1 0 1 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 1 0 1 0 3
396 Photography 2 0 0 1 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 1 1 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 2 0 0 1 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 1 2
053 Package Making 0 0 0 2 0 2
062 Refrigeration 2 0 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 1 1 0 0 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 2 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 1 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 1 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 0 1 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 2 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 0 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 2 0 0 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 0 1 2
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 1 2
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 1 0 0 0 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 2 0 0 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 0 0 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 1 0 1 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 1 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 2 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 1 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 1 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 1 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 1 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 1 1
252 Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 1 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 1 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 1 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 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) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 412 393 399 436 603 2243


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