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

THAILAND

(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
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 2 1 0 4
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 2 1 1 0 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 1 1 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 0 0 1 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 2 1 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 1 1 3
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 1 2
084 Music 0 0 0 1 1 2
132 Toilet 0 0 2 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 2 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 1 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 1 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 1 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 2 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 2 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 2 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 1 1
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 1 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 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
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 1 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 1 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 1 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 1 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 1 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 5 13 20 15 24 77



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