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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 )
Class | Class Title | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
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424 | Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 447 | 598 | 641 | 812 | 790 | 3288 |
532 | Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 312 | 392 | 468 | 459 | 389 | 2020 |
257 | Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) | 313 | 282 | 351 | 425 | 553 | 1924 |
701 | DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) | 214 | 306 | 464 | 446 | 484 | 1914 |
520 | Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 310 | 338 | 401 | 441 | 367 | 1857 |
073 | Measuring and Testing | 233 | 242 | 268 | 308 | 286 | 1337 |
438 | Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process | 219 | 244 | 276 | 306 | 204 | 1249 |
370 | Multiplex Communications | 209 | 238 | 217 | 318 | 246 | 1228 |
324 | Electricity: Measuring and Testing | 189 | 210 | 246 | 238 | 272 | 1155 |
435 | Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology | 217 | 208 | 226 | 239 | 260 | 1150 |
128 | Surgery (includes Class 600) | 140 | 241 | 284 | 231 | 220 | 1116 |
123 | Internal-Combustion Engines | 160 | 197 | 230 | 270 | 244 | 1101 |
428 | Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles | 193 | 177 | 188 | 218 | 237 | 1013 |
455 | Telecommunications | 151 | 176 | 214 | 215 | 228 | 984 |
382 | Image Analysis | 156 | 225 | 194 | 224 | 181 | 980 |
250 | Radiant Energy | 161 | 171 | 233 | 201 | 179 | 945 |
060 | Power Plants | 128 | 134 | 190 | 214 | 264 | 930 |
707 | DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) | 151 | 166 | 161 | 201 | 212 | 891 |
606 | Surgery (instruments) | 87 | 142 | 169 | 167 | 194 | 759 |
340 | Communications: Electrical | 112 | 153 | 158 | 162 | 150 | 735 |
280 | Land Vehicles | 142 | 124 | 178 | 143 | 144 | 731 |
375 | Pulse or Digital Communications | 104 | 138 | 142 | 163 | 180 | 727 |
029 | Metal Working | 111 | 148 | 128 | 177 | 127 | 691 |
709 | Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 114 | 130 | 118 | 175 | 151 | 688 |
356 | Optics: Measuring and Testing | 150 | 110 | 124 | 175 | 123 | 682 |
296 | Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops | 114 | 127 | 131 | 142 | 158 | 672 |
359 | Optical: Systems and Elements | 130 | 105 | 148 | 156 | 124 | 663 |
439 | Electrical Connectors | 143 | 137 | 97 | 111 | 172 | 660 |
361 | Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices | 119 | 107 | 127 | 119 | 133 | 605 |
700 | DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) | 87 | 117 | 128 | 131 | 132 | 595 |
604 | Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) | 71 | 102 | 122 | 127 | 144 | 566 |
381 | Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices | 54 | 202 | 105 | 109 | 95 | 565 |
264 | Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes | 83 | 87 | 122 | 136 | 112 | 540 |
362 | Illumination | 73 | 80 | 115 | 119 | 153 | 540 |
244 | Aeronautics and Astronautics | 73 | 96 | 127 | 118 | 120 | 534 |
074 | Machine Element or Mechanism | 87 | 95 | 103 | 114 | 125 | 524 |
422 | Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing | 88 | 90 | 105 | 109 | 116 | 508 |
310 | Electrical Generator or Motor Structure | 131 | 90 | 95 | 101 | 84 | 501 |
702 | DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) | 94 | 94 | 105 | 109 | 98 | 500 |
297 | Chairs and Seats | 76 | 83 | 78 | 112 | 145 | 494 |
156 | Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture | 84 | 88 | 97 | 126 | 98 | 493 |
717 | DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) | 61 | 83 | 117 | 132 | 94 | 487 |
378 | X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices | 126 | 83 | 95 | 78 | 104 | 486 |
210 | Liquid Purification or Separation | 70 | 96 | 115 | 93 | 89 | 463 |
198 | Conveyors: Power-Driven | 71 | 69 | 90 | 108 | 124 | 462 |
705 | DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) | 90 | 104 | 138 | 91 | 34 | 457 |
427 | Coating Processes | 67 | 93 | 80 | 109 | 102 | 451 |
219 | Electric Heating | 55 | 87 | 117 | 92 | 96 | 447 |
348 | Television | 44 | 81 | 88 | 105 | 124 | 442 |
137 | Fluid Handling | 37 | 57 | 101 | 107 | 137 | 439 |
429 | Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process | 71 | 58 | 86 | 94 | 125 | 434 |
345 | Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems | 48 | 73 | 103 | 85 | 123 | 432 |
714 | Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery | 92 | 71 | 95 | 83 | 75 | 416 |
713 | Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 54 | 74 | 89 | 101 | 86 | 404 |
475 | Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components | 39 | 68 | 90 | 75 | 108 | 380 |
384 | Bearings | 50 | 65 | 73 | 90 | 89 | 367 |
315 | Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems | 53 | 77 | 70 | 77 | 88 | 365 |
623 | Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 49 | 77 | 67 | 92 | 74 | 359 |
715 | DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) | 51 | 58 | 65 | 99 | 86 | 359 |
134 | Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids | 47 | 68 | 79 | 72 | 84 | 350 |
318 | Electricity: Motive Power Systems | 57 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 88 | 350 |
180 | Motor Vehicles | 60 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 53 | 335 |
192 | Clutches and Power-Stop Control | 51 | 68 | 78 | 64 | 74 | 335 |
188 | Brakes | 54 | 66 | 64 | 87 | 62 | 333 |
423 | Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds | 60 | 63 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 323 |
252 | Compositions | 43 | 52 | 75 | 67 | 85 | 322 |
425 | Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus | 50 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 75 | 318 |
415 | Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps | 30 | 80 | 62 | 77 | 55 | 304 |
072 | Metal Deforming | 35 | 78 | 87 | 48 | 52 | 300 |
307 | Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems | 51 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 77 | 292 |
704 | DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) | 50 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 57 | 292 |
052 | Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) | 48 | 43 | 69 | 76 | 54 | 290 |
416 | Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) | 43 | 78 | 38 | 58 | 73 | 290 |
355 | Photocopying | 35 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 94 | 284 |
101 | Printing | 77 | 56 | 45 | 55 | 48 | 281 |
417 | Pumps | 35 | 74 | 69 | 48 | 52 | 278 |
504 | Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions | 26 | 55 | 51 | 73 | 73 | 278 |
313 | Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices | 58 | 65 | 66 | 41 | 45 | 275 |
327 | Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems | 47 | 45 | 59 | 64 | 56 | 271 |
726 | Information Security | 24 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 80 | 270 |
248 | Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) | 32 | 45 | 60 | 50 | 79 | 266 |
015 | Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning | 46 | 57 | 60 | 53 | 39 | 255 |
710 | Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) | 52 | 47 | 53 | 44 | 52 | 248 |
174 | Electricity: Conductors and Insulators | 32 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 237 |
477 | Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control | 41 | 65 | 55 | 36 | 40 | 237 |
235 | Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) | 36 | 37 | 51 | 47 | 61 | 232 |
220 | Receptacles | 23 | 28 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 230 |
106 | Compositions: Coating or Plastic | 39 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 229 |
251 | Valves and Valve Actuation | 19 | 37 | 40 | 50 | 82 | 228 |
451 | Abrading | 35 | 41 | 61 | 40 | 49 | 226 |
510 | Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions | 36 | 44 | 40 | 56 | 46 | 222 |
055 | Gas Separation | 36 | 43 | 53 | 44 | 45 | 221 |
342 | Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) | 45 | 40 | 36 | 49 | 50 | 220 |
607 | Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application | 29 | 29 | 60 | 64 | 38 | 220 |
711 | Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 30 | 46 | 32 | 47 | 61 | 216 |
053 | Package Making | 44 | 30 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 215 |
239 | Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing | 42 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 52 | 215 |
530 | Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof | 53 | 33 | 47 | 54 | 28 | 215 |
062 | Refrigeration | 35 | 37 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 213 |
372 | Coherent Light Generators | 28 | 30 | 38 | 55 | 58 | 209 |
008 | Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers | 34 | 48 | 41 | 53 | 27 | 203 |
200 | Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers | 38 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 50 | 202 |
398 | Optical Communications | 25 | 27 | 40 | 62 | 44 | 198 |
303 | Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems | 27 | 30 | 29 | 45 | 64 | 195 |
411 | Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener | 26 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 195 |
363 | Electric Power Conversion Systems | 22 | 28 | 51 | 34 | 57 | 192 |
436 | Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing | 33 | 31 | 46 | 36 | 44 | 190 |
290 | Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants | 26 | 37 | 55 | 44 | 26 | 188 |
173 | Tool Driving or Impacting | 30 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 184 |
385 | Optical Waveguides | 34 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 182 |
204 | Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy | 38 | 34 | 30 | 38 | 38 | 178 |
502 | Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making | 32 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 29 | 173 |
222 | Dispensing (apparatus and process) | 23 | 28 | 44 | 36 | 40 | 171 |
365 | Static Information Storage and Retrieval | 60 | 35 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 171 |
335 | Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets | 28 | 38 | 42 | 32 | 29 | 169 |
351 | Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting | 24 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 45 | 165 |
241 | Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration | 41 | 33 | 28 | 36 | 23 | 161 |
141 | Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means | 17 | 24 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 160 |
403 | Joints and Connections | 17 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 155 |
718 | Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 10 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 153 |
083 | Cutting | 26 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 28 | 152 |
426 | Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products | 18 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 39 | 152 |
095 | Gas Separation: Processes | 25 | 22 | 41 | 38 | 25 | 151 |
703 | DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) | 22 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 148 |
206 | Special Receptacle or Package | 24 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 38 | 147 |
320 | Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging | 11 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 51 | 142 |
285 | Pipe Joints or Couplings | 33 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 141 |
358 | Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing | 18 | 29 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 140 |
464 | Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts | 34 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 140 |
380 | Cryptography | 21 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 24 | 139 |
474 | Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components | 31 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 139 |
118 | Coating Apparatus | 20 | 25 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 138 |
706 | DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) | 25 | 23 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 138 |
165 | Heat Exchange | 26 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 137 |
292 | Closure Fasteners | 12 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 28 | 136 |
800 | Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes | 28 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 37 | 136 |
323 | Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems | 21 | 23 | 18 | 33 | 40 | 135 |
341 | Coded Data Generation or Conversion | 26 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 134 |
414 | Material or Article Handling | 24 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 134 |
430 | Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof | 27 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 21 | 133 |
343 | Communications: Radio Wave Antennas | 24 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 132 |
716 | Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks | 35 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 130 |
277 | Seal for a Joint or Juncture | 18 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 128 |
374 | Thermal Measuring and Testing | 23 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 128 |
049 | Movable or Removable Closures | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 127 |
148 | Metal Treatment | 26 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 127 |
162 | Paper Making and Fiber Liberation | 22 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 127 |
312 | Supports: Cabinet Structure | 23 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 127 |
205 | Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions | 16 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 125 |
333 | Wave Transmission Lines and Networks | 34 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 122 |
016 | Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) | 17 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 120 |
034 | Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids | 18 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 120 |
366 | Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) | 20 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 24 | 120 |
404 | Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus | 15 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 118 |
033 | Geometrical Instruments | 30 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 117 |
433 | Dentistry | 15 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 117 |
181 | Acoustics | 19 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 116 |
585 | Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds | 22 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 18 | 115 |
164 | Metal Founding | 25 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 114 |
299 | Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material | 13 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 114 |
065 | Glass Manufacturing | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 112 |
347 | Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 41 | 112 |
092 | Expansible Chamber Devices | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 111 |
209 | Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids | 25 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 109 |
267 | Spring Devices | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 109 |
228 | Metal Fusion Bonding | 30 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 104 |
175 | Boring or Penetrating the Earth | 23 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 103 |
271 | Sheet Feeding or Delivering | 31 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 100 |
719 | Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 20 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 99 |
408 | Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool | 5 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 97 |
024 | Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. | 16 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 29 | 96 |
096 | Gas Separation: Apparatus | 15 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 96 |
336 | Inductor Devices | 24 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 91 |
379 | Telephonic Communications | 15 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 91 |
030 | Cutlery | 15 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 90 |
138 | Pipes and Tubular Conduits | 15 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 90 |
166 | Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 89 |
269 | Work Holders | 11 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 88 |
708 | Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) | 17 | 13 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 88 |
418 | Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices | 15 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 85 |
136 | Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric | 10 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 84 |
216 | Etching a Substrate: Processes | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 82 |
505 | Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process | 7 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 81 |
501 | Compositions: Ceramic | 15 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 80 |
242 | Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 78 |
075 | Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures | 15 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 77 |
294 | Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements | 5 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 77 |
407 | Cutters, for Shaping | 6 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 77 |
452 | Butchering | 7 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 77 |
102 | Ammunition and Explosives | 13 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 76 |
405 | Hydraulic and Earth Engineering | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 75 |
454 | Ventilation | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 74 |
409 | Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 72 |
126 | Stoves and Furnaces | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 70 |
070 | Locks | 6 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 69 |
279 | Chucks or Sockets | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 68 |
160 | Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 66 |
330 | Amplifiers | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 66 |
399 | Electrophotography | 6 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 65 |
508 | Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions | 2 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 63 |
089 | Ordnance | 9 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 61 |
442 | Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 |
212 | Traversing Hoists | 4 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 60 |
099 | Foods and Beverages: Apparatus | 6 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 59 |
293 | Vehicle Fenders | 10 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 58 |
042 | Firearms | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 56 |
082 | Turning (e.g., for metal working) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 56 |
367 | Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 56 |
369 | Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 56 |
056 | Harvesters | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 55 |
261 | Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 55 |
353 | Optics: Image Projectors | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 55 |
068 | Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus | 7 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 54 |
084 | Music | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 54 |
005 | Beds | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
266 | Metallurgical Apparatus | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 53 |
184 | Lubrication | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 |
218 | High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices | 3 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 52 |
254 | Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force | 7 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 52 |
401 | Coating Implements with Material Supply | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 52 |
431 | Combustion | 11 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 52 |
493 | Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 51 |
602 | Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 51 |
117 | Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor | 13 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 50 |
177 | Weighing Scales | 5 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 50 |
048 | Gas: Heating and Illuminating | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 49 |
331 | Oscillators | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 49 |
091 | Motors: Expansible Chamber Type | 10 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 48 |
725 | Interactive Video Distribution Systems | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
002 | Apparel | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 47 |
057 | Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining | 14 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 47 |
100 | Presses | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
386 | Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 47 |
044 | Fuel and Related Compositions | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 46 |
119 | Animal Husbandry | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 46 |
004 | Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 45 |
114 | Ships | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
494 | Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
104 | Railways | 6 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 |
036 | Boots, Shoes, and Leggings | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 42 |
081 | Tools | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 41 |
326 | Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 41 |
392 | Electric Resistance Heating Devices | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 41 |
019 | Textiles: Fiber Preparation | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 40 |
105 | Railway Rolling Stock | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
187 | Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
396 | Photography | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
238 | Railways: Surface Track | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
410 | Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
132 | Toilet | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 36 |
215 | Bottles and Jars | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
301 | Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
434 | Education and Demonstration | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
211 | Supports: Racks | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
712 | Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
059 | Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
066 | Textiles: Knitting | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
194 | Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
203 | Distillation: Processes, Separatory | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34 |
224 | Package and Article Carriers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
283 | Printed Matter | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 34 |
112 | Sewing | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
376 | Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
406 | Conveyors: Fluid Current | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
139 | Textiles: Weaving | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
169 | Fire Extinguishers | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 30 |
506 | Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
516 | Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
349 | Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
463 | Amusement Devices: Games | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
040 | Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
152 | Resilient Tires and Wheels | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
229 | Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
322 | Electricity: Single Generator Systems | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
338 | Electrical Resistors | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
432 | Heating | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
460 | Crop Threshing or Separating | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
850 | Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
337 | Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
270 | Sheet-Material Associating | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
412 | Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
236 | Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
507 | Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
483 | Tool Changing | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
201 | Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
246 | Railway Switches and Signals | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
368 | Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
028 | Textiles: Manufacturing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
249 | Static Molds | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
420 | Alloys or Metallic Compositions | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
473 | Games Using Tangible Projectile | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
445 | Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
482 | Exercise Devices | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
131 | Tobacco | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
227 | Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
383 | Flexible Bags | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
440 | Marine Propulsion | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
122 | Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
191 | Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
213 | Railway Draft Appliances | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
047 | Plant Husbandry | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
172 | Earth Working | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
193 | Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
419 | Powder Metallurgy Processes | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
512 | Perfume Compositions | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
518 | Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
108 | Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
110 | Furnaces | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
182 | Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
149 | Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
208 | Mineral Oils: Processes and Products | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
332 | Modulators | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
601 | Surgery: Kinesitherapy | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
037 | Excavating | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
125 | Stone Working | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
221 | Article Dispensing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
038 | Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
305 | Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
446 | Amusement Devices: Toys | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
492 | Roll or Roller | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
071 | Chemistry: Fertilizers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
116 | Signals and Indicators | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
135 | Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
226 | Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
300 | Brush, Broom, and Mop Making | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
144 | Woodworking | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
225 | Severing by Tearing or Breaking | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
360 | Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
400 | Typewriting Machines | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
202 | Distillation: Apparatus | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
503 | Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
051 | Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
373 | Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
014 | Bridges | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
273 | Amusement Devices: Games | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
377 | Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
441 | Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
453 | Coin Handling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
470 | Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
023 | Chemistry: Physical Processes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
087 | Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
127 | Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
588 | Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
159 | Concentrating Evaporators | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
237 | Heating Systems | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
472 | Amusement Devices | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
111 | Planting | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
124 | Mechanical Guns and Projectors | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
157 | Wheelwright Machines | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
329 | Demodulators | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
043 | Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
086 | Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
140 | Wireworking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
232 | Deposit and Collection Receptacles | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
476 | Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
054 | Harness for Working Animal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
109 | Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
190 | Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
281 | Books, Strips, and Leaves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
388 | Electricity: Motor Control Systems | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
720 | Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
007 | Compound Hand Tools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
012 | Boot and Shoe Making | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
063 | Jewelry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
076 | Metal Tools and Implements, Making | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
171 | Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
223 | Apparel Apparatus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
289 | Knots and Knot Tying | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
291 | Track Sanders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
346 | Recorders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
352 | Optics: Motion Pictures | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
150 | Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
185 | Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
186 | Merchandising | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
245 | Wire Fabrics and Structure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
256 | Fences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
295 | Railway Wheels and Axles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
298 | Land Vehicles: Dumping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
450 | Foundation Garments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ALL | ALL CLASSES | 11919 | 13835 | 15498 | 16550 | 16549 | 74351 |
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