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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

LIECHTENSTEIN

( 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
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 1 5 4 2 15
280 Land Vehicles 2 0 3 4 4 13
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 2 3 2 8
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 0 1 3 1 7
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 2 2 0 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 1 3 0 5
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 0 3 1 5
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 2 0 1 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 2 0 1 0 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 0 2 0 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 0 2 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 0 0 1 0 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 0 2 0 3
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 1 2
081 Tools 0 1 0 0 1 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 1 2
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 1 1 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 1 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 1 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 1 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 1 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 15 16 23 36 29 119



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