U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
Class | Class Title | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
257 | Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
424 | Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
215 | Bottles and Jars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
062 | Refrigeration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
073 | Measuring and Testing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
132 | Toilet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
156 | Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
248 | Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
296 | Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
340 | Communications: Electrical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
382 | Image Analysis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
510 | Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
623 | Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
029 | Metal Working | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
036 | Boots, Shoes, and Leggings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
052 | Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
070 | Locks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
084 | Music | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
112 | Sewing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
114 | Ships | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
119 | Animal Husbandry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
128 | Surgery (includes Class 600) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
136 | Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
169 | Fire Extinguishers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
206 | Special Receptacle or Package | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
210 | Liquid Purification or Separation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
220 | Receptacles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
228 | Metal Fusion Bonding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
235 | Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
250 | Radiant Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
273 | Amusement Devices: Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
281 | Books, Strips, and Leaves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
285 | Pipe Joints or Couplings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
351 | Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
363 | Electric Power Conversion Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
383 | Flexible Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
401 | Coating Implements with Material Supply | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
415 | Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
431 | Combustion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
435 | Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
438 | Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
473 | Games Using Tangible Projectile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
502 | Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
520 | Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
532 | Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
800 | Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ALL | ALL CLASSES | 11 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 64 |
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