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

ILLINOIS

(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) 111 134 126 127 140 638
455 Telecommunications 92 64 98 99 128 481
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 79 92 81 74 53 379
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 52 61 83 66 66 328
379 Telephonic Communications 51 51 74 79 62 317
439 Electrical Connectors 52 46 66 78 75 317
370 Multiplex Communications 62 45 46 75 82 310
053 Package Making 49 82 70 44 48 293
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 59 57 58 66 52 292
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 53 64 63 45 66 291
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 39 69 57 61 47 273
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 49 57 36 45 73 260
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 57 31 36 56 66 246
340 Communications: Electrical 33 37 48 51 57 226
206 Special Receptacle or Package 38 42 49 44 51 224
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 40 38 66 39 27 210
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 43 32 50 45 40 210
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 38 22 46 40 55 201
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 46 26 48 31 41 192
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 21 24 30 51 54 180
029 Metal Working 37 27 36 32 31 163
073 Measuring and Testing 27 30 37 26 36 156
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 19 29 33 37 34 152
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 25 29 39 28 28 149
220 Receptacles 23 18 32 38 34 145
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 18 22 34 36 32 142
137 Fluid Handling 24 20 35 32 25 136
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 18 12 35 35 32 132
606 Surgery (instruments) 27 22 30 24 29 132
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 27 22 28 21 25 123
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 27 17 26 28 24 122
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 16 18 17 36 32 119
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 29 29 18 19 24 119
273 Amusement Devices: Games 31 18 23 19 26 117
280 Land Vehicles 29 17 25 29 16 116
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 28 22 22 19 24 115
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 9 11 25 28 39 112
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 15 32 21 20 23 111
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 17 9 17 33 33 109
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 24 24 26 17 17 108
047 Plant Husbandry 26 17 15 14 31 103
362 Illumination 20 21 16 22 23 102
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 13 14 30 22 21 100
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 26 16 18 27 13 100
382 Image Analysis 7 15 31 19 26 98
062 Refrigeration 17 15 20 27 17 96
211 Supports: Racks 17 16 23 14 22 92
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 13 19 29 15 14 90
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 11 17 27 30 89
002 Apparel 14 12 14 23 21 84
060 Power Plants 20 12 17 13 22 84
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 9 15 25 15 20 84
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 14 18 18 15 18 83
219 Electric Heating 13 13 16 16 23 81
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 18 19 15 11 17 80
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 13 20 15 16 15 79
101 Printing 12 18 20 16 12 78
417 Pumps 26 11 9 19 13 78
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 11 10 20 25 11 77
385 Optical Waveguides 7 12 18 20 20 77
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 15 8 13 17 23 76
427 Coating Processes 21 10 15 16 13 75
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 8 16 11 16 21 72
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 13 14 16 19 10 72
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 10 8 24 13 17 72
348 Television 16 11 19 7 17 70
215 Bottles and Jars 8 7 16 19 19 69
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 17 12 15 17 8 69
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 12 1 10 20 25 68
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 8 16 12 16 15 67
482 Exercise Devices 10 19 11 16 11 67
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 10 15 18 12 12 67
451 Abrading 14 12 14 12 14 66
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 7 5 11 25 18 66
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 10 13 9 13 20 65
105 Railway Rolling Stock 19 8 19 6 13 65
172 Earth Working 11 11 13 9 21 65
250 Radiant Energy 16 10 15 7 17 65
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 9 8 10 14 23 64
414 Material or Article Handling 11 12 20 8 13 64
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 14 11 11 18 10 64
297 Chairs and Seats 11 10 16 15 11 63
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 11 7 14 21 9 62
433 Dentistry 8 10 22 10 11 61
119 Animal Husbandry 7 13 14 13 13 60
180 Motor Vehicles 13 8 13 8 17 59
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 11 5 12 16 15 59
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 10 10 12 14 13 59
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 10 4 13 16 14 57
083 Cutting 8 11 13 11 13 56
111 Planting 10 10 13 12 11 56
330 Amplifiers 10 10 7 19 9 55
072 Metal Deforming 3 13 14 10 14 54
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 8 7 14 16 9 54
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 9 6 16 14 9 54
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 7 15 7 15 9 53
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 9 7 9 13 15 53
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 10 8 10 12 12 52
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 8 6 12 16 9 51
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 7 6 12 13 13 51
005 Beds 14 8 13 5 10 50
030 Cutlery 8 6 12 11 13 50
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 12 11 11 6 10 50
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 8 5 17 12 8 50
252 Compositions 8 7 6 10 18 49
056 Harvesters 6 6 8 19 9 48
283 Printed Matter 4 10 14 10 10 48
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 12 9 9 9 9 48
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 7 5 13 14 8 47
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 9 12 6 8 12 47
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 12 6 9 10 10 47
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 11 4 9 10 13 47
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 9 10 10 5 13 47
033 Geometrical Instruments 13 7 9 8 9 46
081 Tools 12 9 4 6 15 46
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 6 10 11 11 8 46
070 Locks 10 8 6 14 7 45
403 Joints and Connections 9 10 12 1 12 44
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 13 10 7 7 6 43
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 5 5 14 12 7 43
431 Combustion 4 7 4 13 15 43
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 6 8 8 10 10 42
126 Stoves and Furnaces 8 7 6 5 16 42
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 4 6 7 12 13 42
148 Metal Treatment 7 8 10 8 8 41
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 5 5 10 8 13 41
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 11 9 4 8 9 41
434 Education and Demonstration 5 5 10 11 10 41
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 4 10 7 10 9 40
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 8 4 6 11 11 40
224 Package and Article Carriers 5 10 10 11 4 40
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 4 5 13 7 11 40
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 7 6 6 11 10 40
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 9 9 4 14 4 40
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 6 8 8 13 4 39
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 7 7 2 12 11 39
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 11 3 9 9 7 39
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 6 6 12 5 9 38
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 11 7 6 7 7 38
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 4 7 8 10 9 38
049 Movable or Removable Closures 8 9 5 8 7 37
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 5 11 9 9 3 37
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 7 3 8 3 16 37
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 5 6 7 14 4 36
331 Oscillators 7 6 12 8 3 36
037 Excavating 7 3 7 9 9 35
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 4 7 7 8 9 35
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 10 8 11 2 34
165 Heat Exchange 9 5 6 8 5 33
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 5 7 6 7 8 33
380 Cryptography 13 10 5 2 3 33
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 3 3 7 5 15 33
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 7 4 7 8 6 32
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 3 4 7 8 10 32
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 5 2 14 6 4 31
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 5 3 9 10 4 31
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 3 4 6 10 8 31
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 9 6 8 5 31
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 6 7 10 7 31
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 7 5 3 6 9 30
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 10 6 4 5 5 30
132 Toilet 2 4 4 10 9 29
188 Brakes 7 9 6 5 2 29
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 5 5 7 9 3 29
292 Closure Fasteners 9 4 5 3 8 29
463 Amusement Devices: Games 4 5 6 7 7 29
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 2 8 7 8 29
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 5 6 6 7 4 28
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 2 8 5 12 28
118 Coating Apparatus 5 7 6 5 4 27
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 3 3 8 8 5 27
213 Railway Draft Appliances 10 7 3 2 4 26
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 10 4 6 3 3 26
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 5 6 11 3 26
384 Bearings 7 6 5 5 3 26
454 Ventilation 5 1 8 5 7 26
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 3 10 4 5 25
164 Metal Founding 4 3 5 12 1 25
372 Coherent Light Generators 5 5 4 5 6 25
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 3 4 6 9 24
244 Aeronautics 2 3 8 8 3 24
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 6 3 5 7 3 24
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 4 4 5 6 5 24
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 5 4 3 8 3 23
267 Spring Devices 7 6 6 2 2 23
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 5 4 4 3 7 23
472 Amusement Devices 6 5 7 2 3 23
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 4 5 6 5 3 23
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 5 4 6 3 5 23
084 Music 5 2 5 5 5 22
383 Flexible Bags 3 3 3 4 9 22
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 2 5 8 6 22
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 3 6 4 5 21
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 4 1 9 6 1 21
055 Gas Separation 4 2 2 4 8 20
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 5 6 4 2 20
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 5 1 5 3 6 20
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 4 2 5 6 3 20
453 Coin Handling 11 0 1 3 5 20
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 1 5 4 6 20
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 2 4 5 3 5 19
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 4 3 3 1 8 19
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 5 3 1 3 7 19
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 6 4 2 0 7 19
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 5 1 8 0 5 19
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 6 3 4 2 4 19
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 4 5 4 3 18
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 5 3 2 1 7 18
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 3 7 5 3 18
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 3 4 2 6 17
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 5 3 5 3 1 17
221 Article Dispensing 3 4 3 6 1 17
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 4 3 2 2 6 17
400 Typewriting Machines 1 1 7 4 4 17
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 3 3 4 5 2 17
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 7 4 3 2 1 17
440 Marine Propulsion 5 5 1 1 5 17
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 5 1 4 3 4 17
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 1 4 4 5 17
140 Wireworking 4 2 6 1 3 16
212 Traversing Hoists 0 2 4 5 5 16
338 Electrical Resistors 2 1 0 7 6 16
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 4 2 3 4 3 16
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 4 3 3 4 16
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 5 3 1 3 15
100 Presses 3 1 4 6 1 15
114 Ships 2 1 3 2 7 15
181 Acoustics 5 1 3 2 4 15
246 Railway Switches and Signals 4 3 3 1 4 15
501 Compositions: Ceramic 5 2 3 2 3 15
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 3 1 5 4 2 15
104 Railways 4 5 1 2 2 14
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 8 3 1 1 14
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 4 1 2 3 4 14
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 2 3 4 5 14
452 Butchering 1 2 7 4 0 14
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 5 2 2 2 3 14
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 2 4 3 2 3 14
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 5 2 2 2 14
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 3 4 4 2 13
112 Sewing 6 3 1 0 3 13
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 2 3 1 5 2 13
336 Inductor Devices 1 2 3 1 6 13
407 Cutters, for Shaping 1 5 3 3 1 13
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 2 4 6 1 13
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 3 1 5 2 2 13
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 2 3 2 5 13
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 2 3 5 1 1 12
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 2 1 3 5 1 12
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 4 0 2 5 12
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 3 3 0 4 1 11
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 2 3 5 11
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 0 3 2 4 11
110 Furnaces 2 5 1 3 0 11
116 Signals and Indicators 4 2 1 2 2 11
329 Demodulators 0 6 3 0 2 11
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 2 4 1 3 0 10
089 Ordnance 1 1 4 3 1 10
249 Static Molds 3 2 3 2 0 10
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 5 1 1 3 0 10
269 Work Holders 2 2 0 3 3 10
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 2 2 2 3 1 10
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 1 1 6 10
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 3 2 0 3 2 10
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 3 2 1 3 10
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 3 2 2 10
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 3 2 3 9
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 2 2 4 0 1 9
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 3 3 1 2 0 9
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 3 3 0 2 9
432 Heating 0 0 0 4 5 9
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 3 3 2 1 9
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 3 2 3 8
042 Firearms 1 2 3 2 0 8
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 1 3 1 2 8
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 1 1 0 5 8
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 3 1 2 8
177 Weighing Scales 0 3 0 3 2 8
184 Lubrication 2 1 2 1 2 8
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 3 2 1 2 8
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 1 2 0 4 8
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 2 2 2 0 1 7
131 Tobacco 0 0 5 1 1 7
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 1 0 3 2 7
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 1 2 3 7
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 0 1 2 3 7
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 1 2 1 3 7
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 2 0 0 2 3 7
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 0 1 2 1 6
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 2 2 1 6
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 3 0 2 6
144 Woodworking 2 2 1 1 0 6
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 3 2 1 6
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 3 0 3 0 0 6
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 2 2 1 1 6
396 Photography 2 1 2 0 1 6
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 3 1 2 0 0 6
492 Roll or Roller 0 2 2 2 0 6
063 Jewelry 1 3 0 0 1 5
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 2 1 2 0 5
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 4 0 0 1 0 5
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 1 2 2 0 0 5
238 Railways: Surface Track 3 0 1 1 0 5
256 Fences 1 1 1 2 0 5
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 2 1 1 0 1 5
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 1 2 1 1 0 5
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 4 1 0 0 5
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 1 0 1 2 5
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 1 2 0 0 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 2 0 1 1 4
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 2 1 0 1 0 4
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 3 0 1 0 0 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 2 2 4
332 Modulators 1 0 1 0 2 4
355 Photocopying 1 0 1 1 1 4
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 0 0 0 1 4
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 3 1 4
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 3 0 4
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 2 0 1 0 1 4
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 3 1 4
483 Tool Changing 0 2 0 1 1 4
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 1 1 3
178 Telegraphy 1 1 0 0 1 3
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 0 1 0 1 3
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 1 2 0 3
399 Electrophotography 0 1 0 1 1 3
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 1 0 0 2 0 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 1 0 3
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 0 1 1 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 2 3
014 Bridges 0 0 1 1 0 2
027 Undertaking 1 0 0 1 0 2
054 Harness (for animals) 0 1 0 1 0 2
069 Leather Manufactures 1 0 0 1 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 2 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 1 0 0 1 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 2 0 2
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 1 0 0 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 1 0 0 0 2
237 Heating Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 1 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 1 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 1 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 0 1 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 1
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 0 0 1 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 1 0 0 0 1
231 Whips and Whip Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
291 Track Sanders 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
346 Recorders 1 0 0 0 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 1 0 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
512 Perfume Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 3144 3007 3726 3736 3833 17446



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