U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Technology Class
Count of 1996 - 2000 Utility Patent Grants 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

ISRAEL

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)

(technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data')
 
Class Class Title 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 48 34 56 76 66 280
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 16 17 29 26 34 122
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 13 19 39 25 25 121
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 15 21 26 20 85
370 Multiplex Communications 10 11 11 20 16 68
382 Image Analysis 6 10 17 15 13 61
340 Communications: Electrical 7 8 13 11 18 57
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 12 10 9 12 13 56
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 12 12 12 8 12 56
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 10 6 11 16 7 50
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 3 5 11 12 18 49
250 Radiant Energy 13 8 9 12 6 48
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 6 7 8 15 9 45
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 1 9 16 12 44
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 1 4 14 12 12 43
060 Power Plants 7 16 10 5 3 41
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 3 10 11 13 41
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 7 9 11 7 6 40
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 5 6 12 8 9 40
407 Cutters, for Shaping 3 6 12 9 9 39
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 9 9 5 10 38
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 6 9 9 4 9 37
379 Telephonic Communications 6 5 11 10 5 37
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 3 1 9 8 14 35
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 8 2 8 7 10 35
137 Fluid Handling 5 5 8 6 10 34
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 6 8 6 6 7 33
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 5 6 11 5 32
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 4 7 9 9 29
073 Measuring and Testing 4 3 8 7 6 28
219 Electric Heating 4 3 5 6 10 28
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 6 8 1 11 28
348 Television 3 3 9 6 6 27
455 Telecommunications 1 6 8 5 7 27
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 3 6 3 4 10 26
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 3 2 7 7 7 26
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 3 5 4 5 25
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 11 3 6 2 3 25
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 3 4 8 6 24
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 4 2 2 4 11 23
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 5 2 3 6 6 22
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 5 6 10 1 0 22
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 6 3 7 4 20
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 1 6 5 6 20
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 2 5 3 8 19
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 1 6 3 6 19
062 Refrigeration 3 4 3 4 4 18
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 2 5 5 5 18
399 Electrophotography 5 2 4 4 2 17
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 3 2 4 6 17
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 2 3 5 5 16
385 Optical Waveguides 3 1 5 3 4 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 1 6 4 3 16
030 Cutlery 2 6 3 2 2 15
101 Printing 2 0 5 2 6 15
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 4 5 0 2 4 15
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 5 4 1 2 3 15
433 Dentistry 3 3 4 2 3 15
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 2 3 5 2 3 15
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 2 4 3 3 14
244 Aeronautics 2 2 4 5 1 14
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 4 4 3 0 3 14
434 Education and Demonstration 1 3 5 3 2 14
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 6 2 2 3 14
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 4 4 1 3 13
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 3 1 3 5 13
380 Cryptography 4 3 3 2 1 13
427 Coating Processes 1 3 1 7 1 13
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 1 2 4 4 13
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 2 1 1 4 12
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 4 2 1 1 4 12
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 2 3 4 1 2 12
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 2 0 5 3 12
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 4 1 1 3 12
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 4 5 2 12
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 3 3 3 2 11
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 2 2 3 3 11
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 3 3 1 1 11
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 3 4 2 11
005 Beds 1 3 4 1 1 10
177 Weighing Scales 0 2 3 4 1 10
330 Amplifiers 2 1 5 0 2 10
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 1 2 2 4 10
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 1 1 3 1 10
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 1 2 6 10
002 Apparel 0 4 3 1 1 9
089 Ordnance 1 3 3 1 1 9
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 3 1 4 1 9
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 0 1 2 4 9
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 1 0 4 9
297 Chairs and Seats 2 2 2 1 2 9
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 1 1 5 9
331 Oscillators 0 3 1 3 2 9
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 1 2 3 3 9
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 3 3 2 1 9
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 1 2 4 1 9
047 Plant Husbandry 2 1 2 1 2 8
070 Locks 1 2 4 1 0 8
119 Animal Husbandry 0 3 1 3 1 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 2 4 2 0 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 4 1 1 1 8
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 4 2 0 2 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 3 3 0 2 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 1 0 2 3 8
220 Receptacles 2 0 1 1 3 7
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 3 3 0 1 7
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 3 3 0 7
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 2 1 1 2 7
417 Pumps 1 1 1 1 3 7
451 Abrading 1 0 2 1 3 7
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 3 7
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 1 1 3 0 7
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 3 2 1 0 0 6
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 2 1 3 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 1 3 1 6
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 0 2 2 6
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 2 2 1 6
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 0 0 4 0 6
252 Compositions 1 3 0 1 1 6
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 1 4 6
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 1 5 6
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 2 2 1 1 6
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 0 2 2 0 6
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 4 0 1 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 1 3 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 2 3 5
042 Firearms 3 2 0 0 0 5
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 2 1 0 2 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 2 2 0 5
110 Furnaces 2 1 0 1 1 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 2 1 0 5
132 Toilet 0 0 0 2 3 5
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 1 1 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 3 1 5
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 1 1 1 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 0 1 1 1 5
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 2 2 5
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 2 1 1 1 5
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 2 0 1 2 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 2 0 1 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 2 1 0 1 5
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 1 2 0 1 5
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 1 2 0 0 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 3 0 0 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 2 0 0 0 4
053 Package Making 1 2 0 0 1 4
056 Harvesters 2 0 2 0 0 4
063 Jewelry 1 0 3 0 0 4
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 2 2 0 0 0 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 3 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 2 0 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 3 4
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 1 1 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 3 0 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 1 1 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 2 0 1 0 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 1 2 0 4
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 1 2 0 4
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 1 1 1 4
362 Illumination 1 0 0 1 2 4
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 1 2 1 4
396 Photography 0 0 1 1 2 4
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 2 1 1 4
414 Material or Article Handling 2 0 1 1 0 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 3 1 4
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 1 1 1 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 2 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 2 3
029 Metal Working 2 1 0 0 0 3
083 Cutting 0 0 1 2 0 3
084 Music 0 0 2 0 1 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 1 0 1 3
112 Sewing 2 0 0 0 1 3
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 2 0 0 0 1 3
159 Concentrating Evaporators 1 2 0 0 0 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 3 0 0 0 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 0 1 0 0 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 1 1 0 3
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 1 1 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 1 0 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 2 1 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 1 1 3
283 Printed Matter 1 1 0 0 1 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 1 1 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 2 3
355 Photocopying 0 0 0 1 2 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 2 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 1 2 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 1 1 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 2 3
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 2 0 0 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 0 3
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 1 1 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 1 0 2
037 Excavating 1 0 1 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 1 0 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 1 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 2 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 2 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 1 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 1 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 2 2
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 1 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 1 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 1 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 1 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 2 0 0 0 2
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 1 0 1 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 0 0 1 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 2 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 0 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 0 0 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 1 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 1 0 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 0 1 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 1 0 0 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 1 1
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 0 1 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 1 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 0 1
186 Merchandising 0 0 0 0 1 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 1 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 1 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 0 1 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 1 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 1 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 1 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 1 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 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 0 0 1 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 1 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 484 534 754 743 783 3298



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