U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
Class | Class Title | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
438 | Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process | 106 | 176 | 241 | 292 | 349 | 1164 |
365 | Static Information Storage and Retrieval | 63 | 120 | 185 | 207 | 240 | 815 |
257 | Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) | 52 | 59 | 145 | 181 | 140 | 577 |
348 | Television | 102 | 89 | 100 | 104 | 83 | 478 |
369 | Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval | 54 | 67 | 88 | 75 | 62 | 346 |
375 | Pulse or Digital Communications | 45 | 43 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 320 |
360 | Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval | 48 | 54 | 92 | 68 | 56 | 318 |
062 | Refrigeration | 25 | 31 | 88 | 92 | 64 | 300 |
327 | Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems | 20 | 31 | 55 | 79 | 91 | 276 |
359 | Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements | 29 | 41 | 70 | 54 | 71 | 265 |
430 | Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof | 31 | 34 | 70 | 58 | 50 | 243 |
349 | Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems | 21 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 73 | 236 |
345 | Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems | 12 | 16 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 223 |
219 | Electric Heating | 22 | 27 | 49 | 65 | 52 | 215 |
313 | Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices | 23 | 30 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 186 |
399 | Electrophotography | 14 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 41 | 180 |
386 | Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing | 38 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 179 |
370 | Multiplex Communications | 20 | 19 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 172 |
424 | Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 21 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 166 |
532 | Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 28 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 52 | 165 |
361 | Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices | 9 | 24 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 160 |
382 | Image Analysis | 8 | 9 | 39 | 60 | 39 | 155 |
520 | Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 13 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 55 | 154 |
379 | Telephonic Communications | 7 | 6 | 46 | 65 | 28 | 152 |
455 | Telecommunications | 8 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 60 | 140 |
068 | Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus | 14 | 28 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 139 |
714 | Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery | 9 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 129 |
341 | Coded Data Generation or Conversion | 15 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 128 |
358 | Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing | 14 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 109 |
318 | Electricity: Motive Power Systems | 13 | 16 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 105 |
340 | Communications: Electrical | 9 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 104 |
315 | Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems | 9 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 18 | 103 |
710 | Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 102 |
713 | Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 3 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 100 |
347 | Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information | 11 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 36 | 94 |
073 | Measuring and Testing | 11 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 90 |
428 | Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles | 14 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 83 |
363 | Electric Power Conversion Systems | 4 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 82 |
427 | Coating Processes | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 81 |
435 | Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology | 12 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 78 |
242 | Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding | 13 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 77 |
310 | Electrical Generator or Motor Structure | 3 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 73 |
475 | Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 68 |
250 | Radiant Energy | 11 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 67 |
385 | Optical Waveguides | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 67 |
324 | Electricity: Measuring and Testing | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 66 |
708 | Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) | 9 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 66 |
118 | Coating Apparatus | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 64 |
280 | Land Vehicles | 11 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 64 |
417 | Pumps | 10 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 |
477 | Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control | 6 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 62 |
123 | Internal-Combustion Engines | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 60 |
156 | Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 60 |
165 | Heat Exchange | 4 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 60 |
210 | Liquid Purification or Separation | 6 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 60 |
015 | Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 58 |
326 | Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry | 12 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 58 |
396 | Photography | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 56 |
704 | DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) | 2 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 56 |
356 | Optics: Measuring and Testing | 4 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 52 |
029 | Metal Working | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 51 |
137 | Fluid Handling | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
381 | Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
429 | Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
216 | Etching a Substrate: Processes | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 46 |
701 | DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
320 | Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging | 0 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
501 | Compositions: Ceramic | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 44 |
204 | Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 43 |
372 | Coherent Light Generators | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
711 | Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
445 | Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 |
700 | DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
074 | Machine Element or Mechanism | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 |
134 | Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
264 | Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 39 |
271 | Sheet Feeding or Delivering | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
323 | Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 39 |
248 | Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
252 | Compositions | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 37 |
312 | Supports: Cabinet Structure | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
400 | Typewriting Machines | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
439 | Electrical Connectors | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
148 | Metal Treatment | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 36 |
353 | Optics: Image Projectors | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
454 | Ventilation | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
331 | Oscillators | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 |
343 | Communications: Radio Wave Antennas | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
128 | Surgery (includes Class 600) | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
330 | Amplifiers | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
002 | Apparel | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
008 | Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 |
414 | Material or Article Handling | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
099 | Foods and Beverages: Apparatus | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
423 | Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
725 | Interactive Video Distribution Systems | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 |
180 | Motor Vehicles | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
187 | Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
384 | Bearings | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
502 | Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
702 | DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
709 | Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
228 | Metal Fusion Bonding | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
333 | Wave Transmission Lines and Networks | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
473 | Games Using Tangible Projectile | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
206 | Special Receptacle or Package | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
307 | Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
362 | Illumination | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
060 | Power Plants | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
084 | Music | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
418 | Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
426 | Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
174 | Electricity: Conductors and Insulators | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
016 | Miscellaneous Hardware | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
380 | Cryptography | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
034 | Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
222 | Dispensing (apparatus and process) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
706 | DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
296 | Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
303 | Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
425 | Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
235 | Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
606 | Surgery (instruments) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
070 | Locks | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
251 | Valves and Valve Actuation | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
420 | Alloys or Metallic Compositions | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
451 | Abrading | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
091 | Motors: Expansible Chamber Type | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
117 | Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
200 | Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
355 | Photocopying | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
377 | Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
419 | Powder Metallurgy Processes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
434 | Education and Demonstration | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
712 | Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
072 | Metal Deforming | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
192 | Clutches and Power-Stop Control | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
236 | Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
431 | Combustion | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
132 | Toilet | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
135 | Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
198 | Conveyors: Power-Driven | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
205 | Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
220 | Receptacles | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
336 | Inductor Devices | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
707 | DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
049 | Movable or Removable Closures | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
052 | Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
065 | Glass Manufacturing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
095 | Gas Separation: Processes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
211 | Supports: Racks | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
224 | Package and Article Carriers | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
292 | Closure Fasteners | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
294 | Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
297 | Chairs and Seats | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
338 | Electrical Resistors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
415 | Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
422 | Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
036 | Boots, Shoes, and Leggings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
055 | Gas Separation | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
075 | Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
332 | Modulators | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
342 | Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
024 | Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
106 | Compositions: Coating or Plastic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
285 | Pipe Joints or Couplings | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
374 | Thermal Measuring and Testing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
604 | Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
096 | Gas Separation: Apparatus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
101 | Printing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
181 | Acoustics | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
221 | Article Dispensing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
267 | Spring Devices | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
376 | Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
392 | Electric Resistance Heating Devices | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
432 | Heating | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
474 | Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
504 | Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
033 | Geometrical Instruments | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
119 | Animal Husbandry | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
188 | Brakes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
239 | Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
436 | Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
505 | Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
800 | Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
044 | Fuel and Related Compositions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
092 | Expansible Chamber Devices | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
164 | Metal Founding | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
184 | Lubrication | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
226 | Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
403 | Joints and Connections | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
510 | Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
530 | Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
005 | Beds | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
110 | Furnaces | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
122 | Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
218 | High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
261 | Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
269 | Work Holders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
335 | Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
351 | Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
442 | Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
585 | Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
601 | Surgery: Kinesitherapy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
004 | Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
037 | Excavating | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
083 | Cutting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
089 | Ordnance | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
126 | Stoves and Furnaces | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
131 | Tobacco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
141 | Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
162 | Paper Making and Fiber Liberation | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
178 | Telegraphy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
266 | Metallurgical Apparatus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
378 | X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
404 | Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
416 | Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
433 | Dentistry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
703 | DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
716 | DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
717 | DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
001 | ** Classification Undetermined ** | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
053 | Package Making | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
173 | Tool Driving or Impacting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
177 | Weighing Scales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
194 | Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
215 | Bottles and Jars | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
223 | Apparel Apparatus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
227 | Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
244 | Aeronautics | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
270 | Sheet-Material Associating | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
329 | Demodulators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
367 | Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
401 | Coating Implements with Material Supply | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
409 | Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
446 | Amusement Devices: Toys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
463 | Amusement Devices: Games | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
607 | Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
623 | Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
030 | Cutlery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
066 | Textiles: Knitting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
071 | Chemistry: Fertilizers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
081 | Tools | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
082 | Turning (e.g., for metal working) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
100 | Presses | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
144 | Woodworking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
150 | Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
160 | Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
169 | Fire Extinguishers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
209 | Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
229 | Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
241 | Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
273 | Amusement Devices: Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
281 | Books, Strips, and Leaves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
293 | Vehicle Fenders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
408 | Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
483 | Tool Changing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
705 | DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
014 | Bridges | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
019 | Textiles: Fiber Preparation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
040 | Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
043 | Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
104 | Railways | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
108 | Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
136 | Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
140 | Wireworking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
172 | Earth Working | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
191 | Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
203 | Distillation: Processes, Separatory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
208 | Mineral Oils: Processes and Products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
237 | Heating Systems | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
249 | Static Molds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
277 | Seal for a Joint or Juncture | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
299 | Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
301 | Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
368 | Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
405 | Hydraulic and Earth Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
440 | Marine Propulsion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
482 | Exercise Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
508 | Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
602 | Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
028 | Textiles: Manufacturing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
042 | Firearms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
047 | Plant Husbandry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
057 | Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
059 | Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
063 | Jewelry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
102 | Ammunition and Explosives | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
125 | Stone Working | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
138 | Pipes and Tubular Conduits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
139 | Textiles: Weaving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
149 | Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
152 | Resilient Tires and Wheels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
182 | Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
196 | Mineral Oils: Apparatus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
238 | Railways: Surface Track | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
283 | Printed Matter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
290 | Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
337 | Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
346 | Recorders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
366 | Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
407 | Cutters, for Shaping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
411 | Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
450 | Foundation Garments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
453 | Coin Handling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
464 | Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
472 | Amusement Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
492 | Roll or Roller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
588 | Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ALL | ALL CLASSES | 1493 | 1891 | 3259 | 3562 | 3314 | 13519 |
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