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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

BRAZIL

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 4 4 11 9 15 43
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 3 5 6 14 3 31
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 6 4 10 6 29
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 2 11 2 3 19
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 3 7 3 4 18
417 Pumps 2 0 3 6 7 18
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 8 3 0 3 3 17
439 Electrical Connectors 3 2 1 7 2 15
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 2 6 6 14
340 Communications: Electrical 2 1 1 6 2 12
252 Compositions 1 0 3 4 3 11
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 3 3 1 4 11
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 3 5 1 1 11
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 4 2 3 10
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 3 2 4 0 1 10
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 4 2 2 10
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 3 3 4 0 10
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 3 2 0 5 10
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 1 3 2 9
073 Measuring and Testing 3 2 3 0 0 8
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 2 2 0 4 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 1 3 3 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 6 8
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 4 2 7
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 0 2 3 7
220 Receptacles 0 0 2 4 1 7
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 2 1 3 0 7
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 1 3 2 7
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 3 0 3 0 7
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 3 1 2 1 7
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 2 2 2 7
062 Refrigeration 0 1 1 3 1 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 1 3 0 6
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 2 1 0 2 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 2 1 2 6
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 3 1 1 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 1 1 1 1 5
131 Tobacco 0 1 3 1 0 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 0 2 1 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 3 2 0 5
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 2 2 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 2 1 2 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 0 1 2 0 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 2 2 5
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 2 3 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 3 0 1 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 2 2 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 2 1 2 5
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 4 0 0 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 2 2 4
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 1 2 4
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 3 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 2 0 1 4
250 Radiant Energy 2 0 0 0 2 4
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 1 2 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 1 0 0 2 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 2 1 0 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 1 0 2 4
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 2 1 1 0 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 3 4
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 2 0 0 2 0 4
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 2 1 1 4
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 1 0 2 4
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 1 2 4
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 1 1 4
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 1 2 4
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 0 1 2 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 2 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 1 1 0 3
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 0 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 1 1 0 3
114 Ships 0 0 1 2 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 1 0 1 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 0 0 2 3
181 Acoustics 1 1 1 0 0 3
219 Electric Heating 0 1 2 0 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 1 1 0 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 1 1 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 1 0 1 0 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 0 1 3
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 3 3
382 Image Analysis 2 0 0 1 0 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 0 0 1 3
398 Optical Communications 1 1 0 0 1 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 1 1 3
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 1 1 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 2 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 1 1 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 1 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 1 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 1 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 2 2
042 Firearms 0 0 2 0 0 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 2 0 2
053 Package Making 0 1 0 1 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 1 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 2 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 2 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 2 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 0 1 0 0 2
112 Sewing 2 0 0 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 1 0 2
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 2 2
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 1 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 2 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 0 1 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 1 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 1 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 1 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 0 0 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 1 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 1 1 0 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 0 2
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 1 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 1 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 1 0 1 2
427 Coating Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 2 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 1 0 2
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 1 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 0 0 0 1 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 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) 1 0 1 0 0 2
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
084 Music 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 1 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 0 0 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 1 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 1 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 1 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 1 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 1 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 1 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 1 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 1 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 0 1 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 101 103 175 215 196 790


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