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

ISRAEL

(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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 34 56 76 66 54 286
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 17 29 26 33 66 171
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 19 39 25 25 29 137
606 Surgery (instruments) 15 20 26 21 24 106
370 Multiplex Communications 12 11 20 16 26 85
340 Communications: Electrical 8 14 13 19 16 70
382 Image Analysis 10 17 15 13 14 69
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 12 12 8 12 21 65
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 10 9 12 13 18 62
250 Radiant Energy 8 9 12 6 24 59
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 7 8 15 9 18 57
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 4 15 12 12 14 57
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 5 11 12 18 10 56
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 9 16 12 16 54
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 10 11 13 14 51
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 8 8 14 16 47
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 11 16 7 7 47
060 Power Plants 16 10 5 3 12 46
407 Cutters, for Shaping 6 12 9 9 9 45
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 7 9 9 13 42
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 9 9 5 10 7 40
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 9 9 4 9 8 39
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 6 11 5 12 39
137 Fluid Handling 5 8 6 10 9 38
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 6 12 8 9 3 38
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 6 8 1 11 11 37
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 9 11 7 6 4 37
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 7 7 7 14 37
348 Television 3 9 6 6 12 36
379 Telephonic Communications 5 11 9 5 6 36
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 8 7 10 9 36
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 6 3 4 10 12 35
073 Measuring and Testing 3 8 7 6 10 34
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 6 10 1 0 15 32
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 7 5 6 12 31
219 Electric Heating 3 5 6 10 6 30
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 8 6 6 7 3 30
455 Telecommunications 5 7 3 6 9 30
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 4 8 6 6 27
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 5 4 5 7 24
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 6 3 7 4 3 23
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 5 5 5 6 23
385 Optical Waveguides 1 5 3 4 10 23
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 2 4 11 4 23
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 3 2 4 6 8 23
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 2 3 5 5 7 22
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 2 4 4 11 22
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 2 3 6 6 4 21
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 6 3 6 5 21
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 3 4 1 2 10 20
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 5 3 8 2 20
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 2 2 4 11 20
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 6 2 3 6 20
062 Refrigeration 4 3 4 4 4 19
101 Printing 0 5 2 6 6 19
433 Dentistry 3 4 2 3 7 19
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 4 5 3 6 19
244 Aeronautics 2 4 5 1 6 18
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 0 5 3 7 17
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 6 4 3 3 17
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 2 2 3 4 17
030 Cutlery 6 3 2 2 3 16
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 3 3 2 5 16
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 4 3 3 4 16
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 3 1 3 5 4 16
434 Education and Demonstration 3 5 3 2 3 16
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 3 5 2 3 3 16
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 3 4 2 5 15
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 4 1 2 3 4 14
399 Electrophotography 2 4 4 2 2 14
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 1 3 8 14
273 Amusement Devices: Games 4 4 1 3 1 13
331 Oscillators 3 1 3 2 4 13
089 Ordnance 3 3 1 1 4 12
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 0 2 4 1 12
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 4 3 0 3 2 12
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 2 3 3 2 12
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 2 3 3 3 12
380 Cryptography 3 3 2 1 3 12
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 1 1 3 3 12
427 Coating Processes 3 1 7 1 0 12
463 Amusement Devices: Games 3 3 2 1 3 12
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 2 3 6 11
126 Stoves and Furnaces 3 1 4 1 2 11
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 1 5 3 11
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 3 1 1 3 11
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 3 6 1 11
070 Locks 2 4 1 0 3 10
177 Weighing Scales 2 3 4 1 0 10
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 3 0 2 2 10
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 2 4 1 2 10
002 Apparel 4 3 1 1 0 9
005 Beds 3 4 1 1 0 9
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 3 1 4 9
119 Animal Husbandry 3 1 3 1 1 9
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 2 4 2 9
211 Supports: Racks 1 2 2 1 3 9
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 1 1 4 1 9
297 Chairs and Seats 2 2 1 2 2 9
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 3 3 0 1 2 9
330 Amplifiers 1 5 0 2 1 9
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 4 2 0 2 1 9
451 Abrading 0 2 1 3 3 9
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 0 1 5 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 1 4 0 8
042 Firearms 2 0 0 1 5 8
047 Plant Husbandry 1 2 1 2 2 8
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 0 4 2 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 4 2 0 0 8
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 1 4 2 8
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 3 3 0 1 8
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 2 2 1 1 2 8
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 2 3 8
417 Pumps 1 1 1 3 2 8
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 1 1 1 3 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 2 3 2 8
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 3 0 3 8
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 2 2 0 2 7
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 1 1 3 7
220 Receptacles 0 1 1 3 2 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 1 1 1 0 7
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 5 1 7
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 2 1 1 2 1 7
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 3 1 1 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 1 2 2 6
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 2 1 3 0 6
084 Music 0 2 0 1 3 6
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 2 2 1 6
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 1 0 3 6
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 2 2 0 2 6
482 Exercise Devices 1 4 0 1 0 6
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 2 1 0 2 0 5
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 0 1 2 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 2 1 0 2 5
132 Toilet 0 0 2 3 0 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 3 1 1 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 1 3 1 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 4 0 1 5
252 Compositions 3 0 1 1 0 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 3 0 1 5
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 1 2 0 1 5
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 4 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 2 2 5
400 Typewriting Machines 0 2 1 1 1 5
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 0 1 2 0 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 2 0 1 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 2 1 4
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 3 0 0 0 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 0 0 0 2 4
053 Package Making 2 0 0 1 1 4
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 4 4
083 Cutting 0 1 2 0 1 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 3 0 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 1 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 2 0 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 1 1 1 4
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 1 2 4
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 3 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 1 0 1 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 0 1 0 1 4
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 1 2 0 0 4
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 1 1 1 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 2 2 4
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 1 2 1 0 4
396 Photography 0 1 1 2 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 2 1 4
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 2 0 0 1 4
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 1 0 2 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 3 1 0 4
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 1 1 1 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 2 0 1 0 4
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 3 0 0 1 4
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 2 0 0 0 3
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 2 1 0 0 0 3
063 Jewelry 0 3 0 0 0 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 0 3 3
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 1 1 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 2 0 1 3
110 Furnaces 1 0 1 1 0 3
118 Coating Apparatus 0 2 0 0 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 0 0 1 3
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 1 1 0 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 1 0 0 1 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 2 1 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 1 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 2 0 0 1 3
355 Photocopying 0 0 1 2 0 3
362 Illumination 0 0 1 2 0 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 2 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 1 1 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 1 3
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 1 0 1 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 0 1 3
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 2 0 0 0 3
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 1 1 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 2 0 0 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 2 0 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 1 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 1 0 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 1 0 2
159 Concentrating Evaporators 2 0 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 2 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 0 1 2
178 Telegraphy 0 0 0 0 2 2
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 1 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 1 1 0 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 0 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 0 0 0 2
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 1 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 0 1 0 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 2 2
283 Printed Matter 1 0 0 1 0 2
329 Demodulators 0 0 1 0 1 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 1 0 1 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 1 2
403 Joints and Connections 2 0 0 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 1 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 1 0 1 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 1 0 2
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 1 1 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 1 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 0 1 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 1 0 0 0 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 1 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 1 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 1 0 1
144 Woodworking 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
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 1 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 1 1
186 Merchandising 0 0 0 1 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 1 0 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 1 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 1 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 1 1
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 1 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 534 754 743 783 970 3784



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