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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

GERMANY

( 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) 321 343 502 447 597 2210
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 310 298 354 312 392 1666
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 171 193 336 310 338 1348
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 166 184 343 313 282 1288
073 Measuring and Testing 212 167 239 233 242 1093
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 169 160 235 219 244 1027
370 Multiplex Communications 170 167 204 209 238 988
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 182 173 202 189 210 956
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 129 131 161 214 305 940
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 224 159 177 160 197 917
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 153 136 201 217 209 916
250 Radiant Energy 163 171 176 161 171 842
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 116 121 187 193 177 794
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 75 138 206 151 166 736
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 52 100 189 140 242 723
382 Image Analysis 72 104 154 156 225 711
455 Telecommunications 101 132 133 151 176 693
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 143 135 151 150 110 689
439 Electrical Connectors 121 124 156 143 137 681
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 135 149 156 126 83 649
280 Land Vehicles 115 108 152 142 124 641
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 128 121 145 130 105 629
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 103 109 150 114 127 603
340 Communications: Electrical 94 85 101 112 153 545
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 103 87 110 104 138 542
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 81 96 137 131 90 535
060 Power Plants 70 90 109 128 134 531
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 41 89 132 115 130 507
029 Metal Working 75 64 105 111 148 503
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 72 71 109 119 107 478
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 72 70 111 94 94 441
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 67 61 94 87 117 426
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 81 75 88 91 71 406
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 50 70 101 88 90 399
297 Chairs and Seats 64 66 91 76 83 380
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 40 32 50 54 202 378
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 73 45 74 87 95 374
606 Surgery (instruments) 21 45 73 87 141 367
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 30 36 103 90 104 363
362 Illumination 66 42 94 73 80 355
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 103 61 81 60 35 340
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 61 48 58 70 96 333
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 33 45 74 71 102 325
101 Printing 73 58 59 77 56 323
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 33 31 84 83 87 318
427 Coating Processes 45 36 69 67 93 310
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 29 45 84 61 83 302
180 Motor Vehicles 54 44 71 60 69 298
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 39 46 84 71 58 298
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 44 44 63 71 69 291
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 59 45 58 54 74 290
219 Electric Heating 45 41 58 55 87 286
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 34 27 50 84 88 283
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 42 48 64 57 67 278
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 35 52 80 51 58 276
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 15 33 45 73 96 262
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 31 33 70 60 63 257
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 53 34 66 50 53 256
188 Brakes 48 43 41 54 66 252
072 Metal Deforming 59 29 48 35 78 249
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 35 49 42 48 73 247
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 37 51 44 39 68 239
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 32 33 50 58 65 238
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 44 34 39 51 68 236
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 43 46 52 47 45 233
137 Fluid Handling 40 43 47 37 57 224
384 Bearings 36 35 36 50 65 222
348 Television 36 20 36 44 81 217
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 47 24 29 50 58 208
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 28 13 35 53 77 206
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 42 19 56 39 48 204
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 30 31 32 30 80 203
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 12 33 32 49 77 203
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 26 26 52 52 47 203
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 23 23 35 43 78 202
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 19 34 43 51 54 201
385 Optical Waveguides 51 35 51 34 29 200
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 37 17 39 41 65 199
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 18 31 44 46 57 196
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 25 39 51 42 35 192
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 27 40 45 32 45 189
417 Pumps 18 24 38 35 74 189
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 17 22 32 47 68 186
053 Package Making 41 34 35 44 30 184
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 33 27 38 53 33 184
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 20 46 32 38 47 183
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 22 39 44 32 42 179
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 20 41 33 45 40 179
252 Compositions 26 19 36 43 52 176
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 27 29 37 34 48 175
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 14 25 39 48 43 169
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 31 31 43 33 30 168
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 20 33 48 32 33 166
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 32 28 41 33 31 165
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 28 21 42 38 34 163
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 35 25 27 30 46 163
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 32 26 30 36 37 161
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 33 28 18 36 44 159
062 Refrigeration 31 21 33 35 37 157
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 18 24 34 26 55 157
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 31 31 39 31 21 153
055 Gas Separation 18 25 30 36 43 152
355 Photocopying 29 18 23 35 47 152
372 Coherent Light Generators 25 32 37 28 30 152
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 32 31 30 35 23 151
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 15 22 39 41 33 150
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 22 31 40 34 23 150
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 18 22 35 34 41 150
033 Geometrical Instruments 29 37 33 30 18 147
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 44 22 38 26 17 147
451 Abrading 21 22 28 35 41 147
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 18 27 30 30 38 143
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 20 32 27 26 37 142
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 27 27 39 24 25 142
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 25 19 39 28 27 138
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 14 23 29 28 38 132
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 36 18 21 27 29 131
165 Heat Exchange 20 23 29 26 29 127
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 32 13 24 27 30 126
726 Information Security 19 12 23 24 48 126
206 Special Receptacle or Package 24 22 21 24 30 121
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 18 20 27 19 37 121
398 Optical Communications 14 23 31 25 27 120
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 19 23 37 24 16 119
403 Joints and Connections 29 18 26 17 27 117
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 18 16 29 22 30 115
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 21 16 27 22 28 114
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 16 15 26 22 34 113
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 22 17 22 26 25 112
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 20 18 25 18 29 110
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 13 12 27 29 29 110
095 Gas Separation: Processes 15 17 28 25 22 107
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 13 10 33 23 28 107
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 14 18 21 30 22 105
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 13 17 20 23 32 105
330 Amplifiers 33 29 19 10 13 104
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 14 7 19 26 38 104
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 25 28 19 17 14 103
220 Receptacles 9 18 24 23 28 102
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 22 11 21 25 23 102
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 21 19 17 21 23 101
065 Glass Manufacturing 15 9 24 26 23 97
164 Metal Founding 9 10 16 25 36 96
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 13 16 29 20 18 96
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 16 16 33 22 5 92
118 Coating Apparatus 14 12 21 20 25 92
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 19 19 18 22 14 92
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 14 13 17 18 29 91
336 Inductor Devices 14 14 23 24 16 91
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 12 4 16 31 28 91
292 Closure Fasteners 21 15 15 12 27 90
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 15 13 20 17 24 89
148 Metal Treatment 7 17 11 26 28 89
501 Compositions: Ceramic 10 25 18 15 21 89
083 Cutting 12 11 13 26 26 88
380 Cryptography 7 16 21 21 23 88
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 21 12 10 20 24 87
379 Telephonic Communications 11 14 26 15 21 87
433 Dentistry 15 9 22 15 26 87
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 10 16 17 16 27 86
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 8 11 20 18 29 86
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 11 17 16 17 24 85
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 12 17 20 23 13 85
181 Acoustics 9 13 17 19 26 84
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 8 12 28 11 25 84
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 18 15 19 17 13 82
414 Material or Article Handling 10 12 17 24 18 81
049 Movable or Removable Closures 5 8 20 23 21 77
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 14 8 12 25 18 77
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 27 14 16 12 8 77
267 Spring Devices 19 6 14 17 20 76
399 Electrophotography 19 20 9 6 20 74
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 11 15 10 15 22 73
030 Cutlery 7 15 14 15 21 72
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 12 12 11 17 17 69
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 9 21 10 24 69
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 19 11 15 12 11 68
102 Ammunition and Explosives 13 9 14 13 17 66
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 4 18 17 15 12 66
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 14 9 14 14 15 66
005 Beds 9 15 22 10 9 65
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 3 12 23 25 65
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 15 11 15 15 9 65
452 Butchering 7 17 19 7 15 65
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 9 10 7 18 20 64
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 25 7 12 14 6 64
084 Music 3 17 21 8 14 63
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 8 8 19 12 15 62
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 20 15 9 9 8 61
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 8 8 16 14 14 60
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 17 12 4 13 13 59
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 13 16 12 5 13 59
066 Textiles: Knitting 8 15 10 15 10 58
331 Oscillators 11 15 15 12 5 58
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 8 7 13 13 13 54
056 Harvesters 9 16 9 10 8 52
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 17 11 5 10 9 52
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 10 7 15 17 52
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 6 2 15 15 13 51
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 10 10 15 14 50
279 Chucks or Sockets 7 5 10 14 14 50
177 Weighing Scales 13 8 9 5 14 49
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 6 5 7 14 17 49
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 8 11 10 10 10 49
269 Work Holders 5 1 6 11 26 49
042 Firearms 8 10 11 10 9 48
089 Ordnance 5 13 10 9 11 48
139 Textiles: Weaving 6 17 11 5 9 48
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 5 5 15 12 11 48
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 5 5 8 16 13 47
104 Railways 7 6 13 6 15 47
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 12 14 6 4 11 47
212 Traversing Hoists 8 10 12 4 12 46
293 Vehicle Fenders 7 4 2 10 22 45
081 Tools 4 5 12 15 8 44
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 4 5 11 5 19 44
396 Photography 9 12 10 8 5 44
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 4 7 12 13 8 44
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 5 5 9 10 15 44
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 5 7 11 9 11 43
454 Ventilation 5 10 10 8 10 43
070 Locks 4 7 6 6 19 42
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 11 4 5 7 15 42
002 Apparel 5 5 10 10 9 39
407 Cutters, for Shaping 10 3 10 6 10 39
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 7 9 11 7 4 38
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 3 9 9 7 9 37
100 Presses 13 5 7 6 6 37
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 4 6 10 6 11 37
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 7 7 9 7 6 36
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 9 9 6 6 6 36
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 6 5 9 6 10 36
114 Ships 7 6 8 5 10 36
270 Sheet-Material Associating 4 7 9 11 5 36
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 5 10 9 7 5 36
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 5 12 8 4 7 36
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 9 10 4 7 36
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 3 5 8 7 12 35
431 Combustion 6 4 8 11 6 35
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 5 4 6 9 10 34
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 11 2 13 3 5 34
353 Optics: Image Projectors 11 1 2 11 9 34
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 14 6 5 4 4 33
126 Stoves and Furnaces 4 5 6 7 11 33
184 Lubrication 6 1 12 7 7 33
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 3 8 13 3 6 33
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 8 7 3 7 8 33
463 Amusement Devices: Games 7 5 8 5 8 33
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 8 7 7 6 4 32
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 2 0 10 10 9 31
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 5 2 11 7 6 31
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 2 4 7 17 31
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 4 10 4 7 5 30
215 Bottles and Jars 4 4 6 6 9 29
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 2 2 6 2 17 29
112 Sewing 4 4 4 10 6 28
338 Electrical Resistors 1 2 6 11 8 28
283 Printed Matter 4 5 9 1 8 27
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 7 3 6 5 6 27
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 8 5 4 3 7 27
105 Railway Rolling Stock 4 2 5 7 8 26
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 2 3 8 3 10 26
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 2 3 7 5 9 26
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 4 5 8 8 26
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 3 4 3 14 25
119 Animal Husbandry 1 7 6 7 4 25
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 5 7 1 11 25
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 2 8 9 6 25
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 3 5 4 6 7 25
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 3 7 5 9 25
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 5 8 1 4 6 24
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 3 6 6 3 6 24
037 Excavating 7 7 5 3 1 23
483 Tool Changing 11 2 2 3 5 23
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 3 9 2 7 22
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 3 2 2 6 9 22
482 Exercise Devices 3 1 5 9 4 22
332 Modulators 3 3 8 5 2 21
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 2 3 3 7 6 21
132 Toilet 3 4 0 7 6 20
144 Woodworking 6 1 5 5 3 20
169 Fire Extinguishers 6 1 8 2 3 20
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 4 3 5 3 5 20
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 6 5 3 2 4 20
432 Heating 4 2 6 4 4 20
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 5 3 6 5 20
047 Plant Husbandry 3 5 5 1 5 19
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 2 5 4 7 19
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 3 4 7 3 19
440 Marine Propulsion 8 5 0 2 4 19
512 Perfume Compositions 2 7 4 3 3 19
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 2 3 5 3 6 19
249 Static Molds 1 2 3 2 10 18
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 3 4 3 8 18
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 3 1 8 4 17
131 Tobacco 6 1 2 5 2 16
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 3 3 2 4 3 15
211 Supports: Racks 3 1 3 4 4 15
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 2 0 4 3 6 15
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 4 1 7 3 0 15
492 Roll or Roller 1 5 2 4 3 15
014 Bridges 1 5 5 2 1 14
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 4 4 3 3 14
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 6 4 1 0 14
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 5 4 1 3 1 14
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 4 2 2 1 4 13
110 Furnaces 1 1 4 1 5 12
116 Signals and Indicators 3 1 4 3 1 12
434 Education and Demonstration 3 0 2 2 5 12
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 1 3 3 2 2 11
125 Stone Working 2 0 3 4 2 11
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 2 2 3 0 4 11
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 1 2 4 3 11
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 1 4 3 3 11
221 Article Dispensing 1 5 2 1 2 11
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 2 1 4 4 0 11
400 Typewriting Machines 3 1 3 1 3 11
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 3 1 1 2 3 10
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 4 2 1 2 10
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 2 4 3 10
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 3 1 3 2 1 10
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 6 1 0 2 10
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 2 3 3 9
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 4 2 2 1 0 9
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 2 4 1 0 2 9
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 1 2 3 1 8
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 1 3 3 8
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 5 1 0 2 0 8
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 1 2 2 1 2 8
159 Concentrating Evaporators 1 0 2 1 3 7
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 1 1 2 3 7
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 1 2 2 2 0 7
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 2 2 0 1 1 6
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 1 4 6
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 2 1 1 2 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 3 1 2 6
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 4 0 2 0 0 6
329 Demodulators 0 1 1 3 1 6
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 1 3 2 0 6
472 Amusement Devices 2 0 3 1 0 6
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 1 0 2 2 5
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 2 0 2 5
172 Earth Working 1 0 2 2 0 5
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 2 1 0 1 5
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 1 1 2 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 1 2 4
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 1 1 2 0 4
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 1 0 0 1 2 4
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 2 4
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 2 1 0 4
237 Heating Systems 2 0 1 0 1 4
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 1 3 0 0 4
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 1 0 1 0 2 4
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 2 0 0 1 0 3
111 Planting 0 0 1 2 0 3
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 2 0 3
256 Fences 0 1 2 0 0 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 0 0 1 0 3
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 1 1 1 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 2 3
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 1 1 0 0 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 1 0 0 1 2
168 Farriery 0 2 0 0 0 2
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 1 0 0 1 2
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 0 1 0 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 1 1 2
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 2 0 0 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 1 0 1 2
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 1 0 1
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 1 0 1
234 Selective Cutting (e.g., Punching) 0 0 1 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 1 0 1
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
346 Recorders 0 0 0 0 1 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 8914 9000 12363 11919 13835 56031


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