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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

SPAIN

( 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) 31 40 49 49 78 247
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 17 18 27 26 35 123
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 14 8 6 17 17 62
370 Multiplex Communications 10 7 8 12 22 59
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 9 14 12 14 10 59
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 4 10 13 23 52
455 Telecommunications 5 6 5 9 26 51
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 10 3 2 7 19 41
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 3 9 6 13 31
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 4 5 10 10 31
280 Land Vehicles 6 3 11 5 3 28
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 2 2 4 11 9 28
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 6 3 4 1 11 25
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 5 1 6 7 21
073 Measuring and Testing 4 3 4 5 4 20
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 5 2 7 5 20
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 6 2 4 3 5 20
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 2 3 7 6 19
362 Illumination 5 3 6 4 1 19
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 6 3 6 19
250 Radiant Energy 1 3 3 3 8 18
297 Chairs and Seats 4 3 4 3 4 18
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 3 6 4 5 18
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 3 4 2 4 16
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 3 1 5 3 16
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 1 5 8 16
029 Metal Working 2 5 0 4 4 15
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 4 3 3 1 4 15
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 3 2 4 3 15
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 3 2 3 3 14
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 3 4 5 0 14
382 Image Analysis 2 1 3 2 6 14
439 Electrical Connectors 2 6 3 1 2 14
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 1 2 5 5 14
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 4 2 2 3 3 14
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 1 0 2 8 13
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 2 4 2 4 13
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 3 1 3 6 13
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 2 3 5 3 13
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 3 0 3 4 13
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 4 3 2 0 3 12
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 1 4 2 3 12
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 2 3 1 5 12
340 Communications: Electrical 3 3 3 3 0 12
385 Optical Waveguides 3 3 3 0 3 12
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 3 1 2 3 12
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 1 3 2 4 12
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 2 4 4 12
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 4 2 1 3 1 11
219 Electric Heating 2 2 3 2 2 11
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 4 1 5 11
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 2 4 5 11
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 3 3 2 1 11
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 0 1 2 6 11
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 2 1 1 5 11
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 4 2 3 10
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 2 3 3 10
379 Telephonic Communications 2 1 1 2 4 10
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 2 3 1 1 9
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 4 0 1 3 9
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 3 1 2 2 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 1 0 0 4 9
452 Butchering 3 2 4 0 0 9
726 Information Security 1 1 2 1 4 9
047 Plant Husbandry 2 1 0 4 1 8
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 1 1 4 8
062 Refrigeration 0 0 3 2 3 8
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 1 1 5 1 8
084 Music 0 0 1 3 4 8
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 6 1 1 0 8
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 1 4 0 1 8
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 2 3 1 8
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 3 0 3 2 0 8
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 3 2 2 8
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 1 3 2 7
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 3 0 0 3 1 7
188 Brakes 3 1 0 2 1 7
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 3 1 1 1 7
348 Television 0 0 0 1 6 7
433 Dentistry 0 1 2 2 2 7
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 0 3 0 1 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 1 2 4 7
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 2 2 2 7
070 Locks 0 2 2 2 0 6
072 Metal Deforming 2 1 0 1 2 6
119 Animal Husbandry 1 2 2 0 1 6
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 2 2 0 6
137 Fluid Handling 2 1 2 0 1 6
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 1 5 0 6
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 3 2 0 0 6
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 0 2 2 0 6
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 1 2 0 2 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 1 1 2 1 6
400 Typewriting Machines 1 2 2 1 0 6
431 Combustion 0 1 1 1 3 6
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 2 3 6
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 1 1 0 2 6
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 1 4 6
002 Apparel 0 0 0 2 3 5
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 1 1 1 2 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 3 1 1 5
053 Package Making 0 0 0 3 2 5
104 Railways 0 1 0 2 2 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 2 3 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 2 3 0 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 1 0 1 5
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 4 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 2 0 1 5
249 Static Molds 0 2 0 0 3 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 4 5
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 0 0 1 2 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 2 1 1 1 5
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 1 2 1 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 3 1 5
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 2 0 1 1 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 1 3 0 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 2 2 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 1 0 1 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 0 1 0 1 4
042 Firearms 1 1 1 0 1 4
081 Tools 1 0 2 1 0 4
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 2 1 0 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 2 1 1 0 0 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 0 0 2 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 2 0 1 4
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 3 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 1 2 4
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 2 1 1 0 4
330 Amplifiers 0 0 2 0 2 4
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 2 1 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 1 2 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 0 0 2 4
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 3 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 3 1 0 0 0 4
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 2 2 4
403 Joints and Connections 1 2 1 0 0 4
427 Coating Processes 0 0 2 0 2 4
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 1 0 1 0 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 1 0 2 4
037 Excavating 0 0 1 1 1 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 1 0 1 3
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 2 3
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 2 3
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 2 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 2 0 0 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 1 1 1 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 0 2 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 1 1 3
256 Fences 0 0 2 1 0 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 2 0 3
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 2 0 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 2 0 0 0 3
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 2 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 1 1 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 2 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 1 1 0 3
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 1 1 1 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 3 0 0 0 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 2 3
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 0 2 0 3
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 2 1 0 3
005 Beds 0 1 0 0 1 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 1 1 2
014 Bridges 0 0 1 0 1 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 2 0 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 2 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 1 1 2
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 2 0 2
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 0 1 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 2 2
101 Printing 0 0 1 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 1 2
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 1 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 0 1 0 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 1 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 1 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 2 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 1 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 2 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 2 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 0 1 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 1 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 1 0 2
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 2 0 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 1 0 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 1 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 1 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 1 0 1 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 1 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 1 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 0 0 1 2
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 2 2
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 2 2
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 0 2 0 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 1 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 1 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 0 1
111 Planting 1 0 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 1 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 1 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 1 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 1 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 1 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 1 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 0 1 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 0 0 0 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 0 0 1 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 303 317 414 469 642 2145


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