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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 2008 - 2012 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

IRELAND

( 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 by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 4 22 20 21 67
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 9 12 13 24 65
370 Multiplex Communications 9 8 14 9 11 51
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 7 6 14 11 9 47
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 5 5 10 14 39
382 Image Analysis 5 6 4 10 11 36
455 Telecommunications 5 0 6 8 14 33
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 4 11 7 7 30
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 3 6 4 8 6 27
379 Telephonic Communications 2 3 4 6 11 26
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 5 4 4 9 25
250 Radiant Energy 5 2 7 5 6 25
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 6 3 9 5 25
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 5 7 7 5 25
427 Coating Processes 6 1 3 5 9 24
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 5 6 4 4 3 22
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 3 2 8 7 20
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 0 6 7 5 20
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 2 3 5 6 18
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 2 3 7 4 17
340 Communications: Electrical 4 2 4 2 3 15
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 5 1 3 5 1 15
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 4 1 2 4 4 15
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 2 3 5 3 15
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 3 2 4 4 14
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 2 2 4 3 12
029 Metal Working 0 5 0 3 3 11
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 4 2 1 3 11
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 4 3 1 2 11
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 3 1 6 11
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 4 3 1 1 1 10
336 Inductor Devices 1 2 0 2 5 10
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 2 3 2 2 9
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 3 2 2 2 9
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 1 1 4 1 9
372 Coherent Light Generators 2 1 3 2 1 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 3 3 0 2 9
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 5 3 1 9
053 Package Making 0 2 3 2 1 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 2 3 2 8
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 3 2 1 1 1 8
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 1 1 0 3 8
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 2 4 2 8
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 1 3 4 8
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 2 0 4 7
330 Amplifiers 1 1 1 1 3 7
348 Television 1 0 0 0 6 7
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 0 0 1 1 7
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 5 0 1 1 7
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 1 2 1 0 7
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 4 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 1 1 4 6
073 Measuring and Testing 2 1 2 1 0 6
118 Coating Apparatus 2 0 0 2 2 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 1 1 3 6
219 Electric Heating 1 1 3 0 1 6
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 2 1 2 6
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 4 1 6
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 2 1 0 2 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 1 2 2 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 0 0 2 1 5
331 Oscillators 2 1 1 0 1 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 1 2 1 5
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 1 2 0 5
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 3 0 0 1 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 2 0 2 5
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 0 2 1 2 0 5
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 2 2 0 5
726 Information Security 0 0 1 3 1 5
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 2 1 1 4
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 2 1 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 2 1 4
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 2 0 2 0 0 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 2 1 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 2 1 4
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 2 0 1 4
362 Illumination 0 1 1 2 0 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 2 0 1 1 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 0 1 0 4
439 Electrical Connectors 1 1 1 1 0 4
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 1 1 1 4
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 3 4
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 1 0 1 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 1 1 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 3 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 0 1 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 1 2 0 3
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 0 1 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 2 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 2 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 0 0 2 3
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 1 1 0 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 1 1 1 0 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 1 1 0 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 2 3
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 2 0 0 3
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 0 0 1 0 3
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 2 0 0 0 1 3
037 Excavating 1 1 0 0 0 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 1 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 0 1 2
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 1 0 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 2 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 1 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 1 1 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 0 1 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 2 2
329 Demodulators 1 0 0 0 1 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 0 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 2 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 1 1 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 1 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 0 1 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 1 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 1 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 1 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 1 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 0 1
084 Music 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 1 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 1 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 1 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
332 Modulators 1 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
384 Bearings 0 1 0 0 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 164 177 252 304 339 1236


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