U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
Class | Class Title | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
205 | Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
623 | Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
204 | Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
606 | Surgery (instruments) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
424 | Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
433 | Dentistry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
128 | Surgery (includes Class 600) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
273 | Amusement Devices: Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
602 | Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
604 | Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
101 | Printing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
141 | Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
320 | Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
340 | Communications: Electrical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
374 | Thermal Measuring and Testing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
464 | Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ALL | ALL CLASSES | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
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