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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 2011 - 2015 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

CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
362 Illumination 22 9 26 29 25 111
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 9 9 20 19 28 85
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 15 8 17 25 17 82
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 12 16 16 14 17 75
370 Multiplex Communications 9 10 15 20 9 63
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 4 16 13 22 7 62
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 18 13 6 8 15 60
382 Image Analysis 6 14 14 14 8 56
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 6 6 13 12 18 55
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 4 7 13 13 17 54
455 Telecommunications 5 17 8 11 13 54
280 Land Vehicles 2 5 15 7 15 44
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 5 7 7 12 35
439 Electrical Connectors 7 5 12 4 7 35
297 Chairs and Seats 2 9 5 3 15 34
340 Communications: Electrical 3 11 6 9 5 34
348 Television 5 4 5 9 11 34
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 7 11 2 9 4 33
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 4 8 9 10 32
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 6 7 7 5 6 31
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 6 8 3 9 4 30
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 8 6 5 5 27
463 Amusement Devices: Games 3 6 3 9 5 26
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 5 6 5 4 5 25
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 5 6 5 5 4 25
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 8 6 2 6 3 25
450 Foundation Garments 6 6 5 5 3 25
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 4 6 6 4 4 24
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 3 1 3 8 24
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 5 6 4 5 23
219 Electric Heating 5 8 4 4 1 22
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 5 5 2 3 7 22
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 6 3 4 4 5 22
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 8 3 3 5 21
029 Metal Working 3 8 5 1 4 21
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 6 2 5 7 21
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 3 2 4 9 21
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 2 8 6 3 21
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 6 3 3 4 5 21
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 5 3 5 3 18
396 Photography 4 5 2 6 1 18
070 Locks 1 2 2 7 5 17
250 Radiant Energy 2 1 1 9 4 17
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 6 3 3 3 2 17
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 5 3 5 0 16
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 2 1 7 3 16
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 3 3 5 4 16
427 Coating Processes 3 2 3 5 3 16
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 4 1 5 2 4 16
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 7 4 1 4 16
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 5 0 4 3 15
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 5 6 1 2 15
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 6 3 1 3 14
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 5 4 2 2 14
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 4 2 4 3 1 14
005 Beds 1 1 2 4 5 13
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 2 1 8 13
073 Measuring and Testing 1 5 1 4 2 13
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 3 5 3 13
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 5 1 4 3 0 13
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 4 4 1 2 13
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 2 1 3 4 12
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 6 4 0 0 12
330 Amplifiers 3 3 0 3 3 12
385 Optical Waveguides 0 3 3 4 2 12
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 7 0 4 12
131 Tobacco 0 1 5 4 1 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 2 2 2 2 11
220 Receptacles 2 2 2 4 1 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 4 3 0 3 11
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 2 2 5 1 11
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 2 2 4 1 11
472 Amusement Devices 1 2 4 4 0 11
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 3 2 3 3 11
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 5 3 0 1 10
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 3 4 2 10
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 5 0 1 2 2 10
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 3 4 1 1 1 10
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 6 3 1 10
726 Information Security 0 2 1 4 3 10
030 Cutlery 1 4 1 2 1 9
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 2 1 6 0 9
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 2 3 1 2 9
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 3 1 3 9
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 3 2 3 9
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 6 0 2 0 1 9
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 3 1 3 8
083 Cutting 1 2 1 3 1 8
132 Toilet 1 0 1 3 3 8
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 6 0 0 2 8
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 3 3 1 8
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 4 1 2 1 0 8
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 2 2 2 1 8
084 Music 1 1 1 0 4 7
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 2 4 0 0 7
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 3 0 2 2 7
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 2 2 2 7
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 2 2 2 1 7
180 Motor Vehicles 1 1 2 2 1 7
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 1 0 1 1 7
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 3 3 7
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 3 3 7
417 Pumps 0 2 1 1 3 7
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 2 3 1 7
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 5 1 0 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 2 0 2 1 2 7
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 1 1 1 4 7
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 4 0 2 0 7
062 Refrigeration 2 0 0 3 1 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 2 2 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 0 3 2 6
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 2 2 2 0 6
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 4 0 1 0 6
252 Compositions 2 2 0 1 1 6
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 3 2 6
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 1 1 3 0 6
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 1 1 1 1 6
372 Coherent Light Generators 2 0 1 0 3 6
379 Telephonic Communications 1 3 0 2 0 6
380 Cryptography 2 1 3 0 0 6
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 2 0 0 3 6
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 2 2 0 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 0 2 3 6
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 4 6
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 1 0 2 1 6
002 Apparel 3 0 1 0 1 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 1 1 0 0 5
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 1 0 0 3 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 3 1 0 0 5
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 1 1 1 5
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 2 1 0 1 1 5
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 2 0 2 0 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 2 2 5
331 Oscillators 2 3 0 0 0 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 2 3 5
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 1 3 0 5
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 1 1 1 2 5
414 Material or Article Handling 0 2 0 0 3 5
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 0 2 1 5
482 Exercise Devices 3 0 0 1 1 5
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 1 4 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 2 1 2 0 5
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 2 3 0 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 2 1 0 0 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 1 1 1 1 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 1 0 1 0 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 1 1 1 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 2 1 0 1 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 1 1 1 4
188 Brakes 0 0 3 0 1 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 3 1 0 0 0 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 2 0 1 1 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 1 2 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 2 1 1 0 4
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 2 0 1 1 4
383 Flexible Bags 1 2 0 1 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 1 1 1 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 0 3 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 1 0 2 4
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 2 1 0 4
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 1 0 1 3
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 3 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 3 0 0 0 3
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 1 1 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 2 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 1 2 3
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 1 1 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 1 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 1 1 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 0 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 2 1 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 2 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 1 1 0 3
336 Inductor Devices 0 2 0 1 0 3
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 2 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 2 0 1 0 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 2 0 0 0 1 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 1 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 3 3
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 1 0 1 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 0 1 3
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 0 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 1 1 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 1 0 0 2
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 2 0 0 2
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 1 0 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 0 1 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 1 0 2
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 1 2
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 1 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 0 0 1 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 2 0 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 2 0 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 1 1 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 1 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 0 0 1 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 1 1 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
399 Electrophotography 1 0 1 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 1 1 0 0 2
451 Abrading 1 0 0 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 1 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 1 0 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 1 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 1 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 1 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 1 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 0 1
432 Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 0 1 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 1 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 419 532 540 606 601 2698



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