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

ARGENTINA

(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) 4 5 6 3 4 22
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 4 3 6 3 18
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 7 5 3 16
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 2 3 2 3 11
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 1 0 2 1 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 2 1 2 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 1 0 0 2 5
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 1 2 4
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 2 1 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 1 1 1 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 2 1 3
132 Toilet 0 1 0 2 0 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 1 1 1 3
220 Receptacles 0 1 2 0 0 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 2 1 3
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 2 0 0 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 0 0 0 1 3
005 Beds 0 1 1 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 1 1 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 1 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 2 0 0 0 2
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 1 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 2 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 1 0 0 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 2 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 2 0 0 0 0 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 1 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 1 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 1 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 1 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 2 0 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 1 0 0 2
452 Butchering 1 0 0 0 1 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 1 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 1 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 1 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 1 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
168 Farriery 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 1 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 1 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 1 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 0 1 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 1 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 1 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 0 1 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 30 35 43 44 54 206



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