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 1997 - 2001 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

MALAYSIA

(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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 2 14 16
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 0 2 2 7
385 Optical Waveguides 3 1 0 1 1 6
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 4 1 5
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 3 0 1 1 5
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 1 1 1 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 2 0 1 4
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 2 1 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 2 0 0 0 4
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 2 3
101 Printing 0 3 0 0 0 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 1 1 0 3
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 2 0 1 3
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 1 1 1 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 2 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 0 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 1 1 3
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 1 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 1 0 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 1 0 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 1 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 2 0 0 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 1 1 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 1 0 2
330 Amplifiers 1 0 0 1 0 2
331 Oscillators 0 0 1 1 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 2 2
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 1 1 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 1 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 0 1
005 Beds 0 0 0 1 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 1 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 1 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 1 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 1 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 0 0 1 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 0 1 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 1 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 0 1 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 17 23 30 42 39 151



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