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

SAUDI ARABIA

(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
169 Fire Extinguishers 2 0 5 0 4 11
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 2 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 1 0 1 3
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 2 0 0 0 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 2 0 0 0 2
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 1 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 0 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 1 1 0 0 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 1 0 2
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 1 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 1 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 2 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 1 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 1 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 1 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 1 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 1
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 1 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 1 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 1 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 0 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 12 14 14 12 19 71



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