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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

MEXICO

( 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) 3 7 8 7 14 39
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 3 3 5 13
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 4 2 2 10
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 2 4 3 10
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 1 4 2 2 10
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 1 1 4 2 10
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 2 3 1 3 9
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 3 1 1 8
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 1 0 2 3 7
062 Refrigeration 2 0 1 2 1 6
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 5 0 0 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 2 1 2 1 6
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 2 2 0 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 2 2 1 5
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 0 0 0 3 5
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 0 1 2 1 5
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 3 0 1 5
362 Illumination 0 2 0 1 2 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 2 2 0 1 5
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 2 1 2 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 2 1 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 1 1 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 1 1 0 0 4
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 3 0 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 1 2 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 1 1 2 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 2 1 1 0 4
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 1 2 0 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 2 1 0 1 4
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 0 2 1 0 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 2 1 0 4
348 Television 0 0 0 2 2 4
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 2 1 4
482 Exercise Devices 2 1 1 0 0 4
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 1 1 1 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 1 0 1 0 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 3 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 2 4
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 1 1 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 2 0 1 3
188 Brakes 1 0 1 1 0 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 3 0 0 0 0 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 1 1 0 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 0 2 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 2 1 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 0 0 1 3
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 0 2 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 2 0 1 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 0 0 1 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 1 1 3
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 2 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 0 0 2 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 0 2 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 1 1 1 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 3
027 Undertaking 1 0 1 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 2 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 1 0 2
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 1 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 1 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 1 0 1 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 1 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 1 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 1 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 2 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 2 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 0 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 0 1 2
267 Spring Devices 2 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 2 0 0 0 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 1 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 1 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 2 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 0 0 1 2
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 2 2
427 Coating Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
431 Combustion 0 0 2 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 1 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 2 0 0 0 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 0 2 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 2 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 1 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 1 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 1
005 Beds 0 0 1 0 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 1 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
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 1 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 1 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 1 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 1 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 1 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 0 0 0 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 1 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 1 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 1 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 1 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 0 1 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 1 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 1 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 0 0 1 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
726 Information Security 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 54 60 101 90 122 427


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