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

FRANCE

(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) 349 388 404 374 417 1932
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 143 163 143 128 126 703
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 98 104 119 102 124 547
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 67 97 83 87 100 434
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 57 59 75 69 80 340
439 Electrical Connectors 48 35 62 62 45 252
073 Measuring and Testing 39 53 51 39 53 235
280 Land Vehicles 25 32 47 58 53 215
370 Multiplex Communications 37 37 37 51 53 215
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 41 33 42 46 47 209
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 31 54 30 32 40 187
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 18 37 46 38 47 186
455 Telecommunications 16 15 46 52 50 179
385 Optical Waveguides 35 28 29 32 53 177
060 Power Plants 24 36 35 45 35 175
062 Refrigeration 20 23 38 43 49 173
606 Surgery (instruments) 28 35 34 39 36 172
244 Aeronautics 13 44 28 41 40 166
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 30 42 33 27 31 163
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 16 24 30 30 55 155
219 Electric Heating 22 31 33 36 32 154
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 16 34 31 36 30 147
427 Coating Processes 27 30 31 31 27 146
250 Radiant Energy 33 31 23 22 35 144
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 15 28 30 32 34 139
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 23 32 30 27 27 139
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 25 28 24 31 28 136
029 Metal Working 24 28 24 24 35 135
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 23 19 30 29 34 135
340 Communications: Electrical 22 24 27 31 27 131
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 21 23 27 28 31 130
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 25 21 19 33 25 123
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 28 20 29 19 25 121
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 25 23 18 23 31 120
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 24 26 17 26 25 118
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 13 21 27 24 28 113
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 18 28 17 21 27 111
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 27 27 20 22 15 111
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 20 11 34 28 18 111
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 18 21 25 22 22 108
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 22 19 18 20 29 108
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 18 22 27 20 17 104
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 13 20 17 24 30 104
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 11 25 30 17 19 102
297 Chairs and Seats 22 24 22 16 16 100
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 17 18 24 23 17 99
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 11 17 16 22 30 96
148 Metal Treatment 13 23 18 25 15 94
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 20 17 16 21 20 94
348 Television 16 19 24 19 16 94
382 Image Analysis 12 20 28 16 18 94
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 11 22 20 21 20 94
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 4 8 23 29 28 92
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 11 15 32 17 15 90
137 Fluid Handling 10 13 23 18 24 88
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 15 21 20 14 18 88
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 3 10 24 20 31 88
165 Heat Exchange 22 20 15 16 13 86
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 10 23 13 20 18 84
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 6 10 14 18 35 83
132 Toilet 11 13 21 21 16 82
065 Glass Manufacturing 11 12 16 21 19 79
095 Gas Separation: Processes 5 14 19 14 26 78
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 9 15 23 11 20 78
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 8 9 12 26 21 76
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 11 22 18 13 10 74
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 7 20 25 9 13 74
379 Telephonic Communications 4 8 23 26 13 74
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 14 22 20 9 8 73
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 10 14 16 13 19 72
206 Special Receptacle or Package 13 9 21 14 15 72
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 12 8 17 17 17 71
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 5 13 10 14 29 71
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 8 13 16 20 14 71
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 8 9 14 25 15 71
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 10 16 12 14 17 69
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 14 16 12 13 14 69
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 8 25 13 13 9 68
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 9 13 17 10 17 66
053 Package Making 11 17 10 19 8 65
252 Compositions 10 14 12 14 15 65
101 Printing 8 27 6 15 7 63
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 10 14 17 12 9 62
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 14 11 17 10 9 61
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 7 7 10 20 16 60
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 11 25 13 4 6 59
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 10 10 10 11 17 58
220 Receptacles 13 8 11 10 16 58
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 14 18 9 5 11 57
188 Brakes 13 8 10 11 14 56
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 7 6 9 12 22 56
362 Illumination 4 10 7 14 21 56
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 10 12 9 17 8 56
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 6 10 10 9 20 55
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 9 12 12 7 15 55
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 12 26 9 6 2 55
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 8 14 15 6 12 55
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 9 12 9 18 55
072 Metal Deforming 10 9 12 8 15 54
102 Ammunition and Explosives 8 14 4 6 22 54
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 15 11 12 12 54
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 10 6 13 14 10 53
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 7 15 11 13 7 53
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 5 6 17 14 10 52
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 6 4 10 9 22 51
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 8 11 10 13 9 51
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 7 12 13 10 9 51
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 10 17 9 8 7 51
403 Joints and Connections 5 7 11 7 21 51
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 10 9 11 9 12 51
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 16 12 11 7 51
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 7 4 17 11 11 50
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 9 9 12 9 11 50
417 Pumps 6 12 2 15 15 50
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 4 15 15 9 6 49
372 Coherent Light Generators 6 16 10 14 3 49
139 Textiles: Weaving 9 9 11 11 8 48
164 Metal Founding 16 11 4 10 7 48
089 Ordnance 26 11 2 3 5 47
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 7 18 5 5 12 47
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 6 9 11 14 7 47
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 5 8 11 10 13 47
056 Harvesters 4 10 14 11 7 46
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 4 8 12 15 7 46
330 Amplifiers 8 3 13 9 13 46
002 Apparel 9 10 10 6 10 45
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 7 8 4 14 11 44
267 Spring Devices 4 10 17 8 5 44
431 Combustion 6 10 12 10 6 44
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 7 12 11 10 4 44
501 Compositions: Ceramic 7 9 10 11 6 43
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 5 9 13 7 8 42
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 8 8 7 14 42
215 Bottles and Jars 11 10 9 1 10 41
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 8 7 8 10 8 41
114 Ships 5 7 10 7 10 39
433 Dentistry 6 9 10 6 8 39
118 Coating Apparatus 11 9 8 2 7 37
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 3 6 6 9 13 37
380 Cryptography 7 6 8 11 5 37
454 Ventilation 3 5 11 6 12 37
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 6 11 11 4 4 36
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 8 5 2 5 16 36
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 6 6 8 13 35
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 8 12 7 5 3 35
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 14 4 1 6 9 34
384 Bearings 7 4 6 6 11 34
451 Abrading 13 2 7 4 8 34
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 6 10 7 5 5 33
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 8 3 12 7 32
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 7 5 7 4 9 32
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 8 5 8 6 30
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 7 8 4 6 4 29
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 6 7 5 5 6 29
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 3 4 5 9 8 29
331 Oscillators 4 4 4 11 6 29
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 6 8 5 6 3 28
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 4 7 8 3 6 28
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 3 6 5 2 12 28
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 3 10 6 3 5 27
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 4 7 6 7 3 27
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 6 6 5 7 26
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 8 3 4 7 4 26
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 4 5 5 4 8 26
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 6 4 5 4 7 26
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 3 4 7 5 6 25
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 8 2 6 6 3 25
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 11 4 2 5 25
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 5 4 6 5 5 25
105 Railway Rolling Stock 4 4 6 4 6 24
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 5 3 2 9 5 24
414 Material or Article Handling 5 7 1 9 2 24
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 10 9 2 0 3 24
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 4 1 8 10 23
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 6 2 7 6 2 23
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 4 2 5 6 5 22
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 3 3 5 10 22
292 Closure Fasteners 2 2 6 9 3 22
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 4 6 4 6 21
110 Furnaces 7 4 3 3 4 21
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 4 5 1 8 3 21
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 3 3 6 4 5 21
070 Locks 1 3 5 2 9 20
083 Cutting 3 3 9 3 1 19
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 5 3 4 6 1 19
432 Heating 0 3 4 7 5 19
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 3 3 5 4 3 18
081 Tools 2 2 2 7 5 18
181 Acoustics 3 1 5 6 3 18
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 5 1 6 2 4 18
329 Demodulators 3 5 3 4 3 18
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 3 3 2 6 4 18
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 7 5 2 3 18
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 2 6 5 2 2 17
180 Motor Vehicles 3 2 2 3 7 17
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 3 7 3 4 17
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 4 4 2 4 3 17
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 4 5 3 3 2 17
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 4 3 3 4 17
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 2 6 7 2 0 17
211 Supports: Racks 2 4 0 5 5 16
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 3 1 8 4 0 16
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 2 4 5 2 15
033 Geometrical Instruments 4 3 2 3 3 15
119 Animal Husbandry 4 4 2 2 3 15
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 3 1 4 4 3 15
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 3 3 2 6 15
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 2 1 3 4 5 15
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 4 2 1 6 15
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 4 6 1 2 2 15
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 2 3 4 4 2 15
030 Cutlery 2 4 2 4 2 14
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 2 1 8 2 14
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 3 3 5 3 0 14
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 4 4 3 1 2 14
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 2 2 4 5 14
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 3 3 3 1 4 14
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 5 3 3 1 13
084 Music 2 2 5 2 2 13
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 6 4 2 13
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 2 3 6 2 0 13
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 2 1 4 5 13
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 3 2 3 4 13
336 Inductor Devices 0 4 2 5 2 13
383 Flexible Bags 1 2 3 2 5 13
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 2 1 7 2 12
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 2 1 5 3 12
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 4 1 3 2 12
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 4 4 2 1 1 12
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 3 2 2 1 4 12
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 4 3 3 1 1 12
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 4 4 2 0 2 12
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 2 1 3 3 3 12
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 5 3 3 1 12
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 2 3 5 1 12
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 3 1 3 2 2 11
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 3 1 1 5 11
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 3 3 4 0 1 11
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 2 6 1 11
512 Perfume Compositions 3 2 2 2 2 11
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 5 1 2 3 11
005 Beds 1 3 0 5 1 10
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 3 5 1 10
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 2 3 1 3 10
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 3 2 2 10
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 1 7 1 10
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 2 4 3 10
434 Education and Demonstration 3 1 1 3 2 10
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 2 2 3 2 1 10
042 Firearms 4 3 1 0 1 9
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 1 0 2 5 9
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 3 3 2 1 9
100 Presses 3 1 2 1 2 9
104 Railways 1 0 3 3 2 9
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 2 3 1 1 9
221 Article Dispensing 0 2 1 5 1 9
400 Typewriting Machines 2 1 2 3 1 9
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 0 2 2 3 9
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 3 4 1 8
055 Gas Separation 0 3 1 1 3 8
131 Tobacco 4 3 0 0 1 8
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 2 0 4 1 8
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 4 0 2 2 8
283 Printed Matter 2 0 1 2 3 8
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 3 1 3 8
332 Modulators 2 2 0 1 3 8
396 Photography 1 1 0 5 1 8
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 2 5 8
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 2 2 3 0 1 8
112 Sewing 1 3 1 1 1 7
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 2 2 2 1 0 7
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 2 1 1 2 1 7
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 2 1 4 7
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 3 1 1 0 2 7
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 2 0 4 1 7
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 4 1 0 0 1 6
172 Earth Working 1 2 1 2 0 6
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 2 1 1 2 6
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 3 0 1 1 1 6
440 Marine Propulsion 1 3 0 1 1 6
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 1 2 1 2 0 6
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 1 1 3 5
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 2 2 0 0 5
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 1 2 1 5
249 Static Molds 0 2 1 1 1 5
269 Work Holders 0 1 1 2 1 5
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 0 1 3 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 1 2 1 5
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 5 0 0 0 5
338 Electrical Resistors 1 2 2 0 0 5
355 Photocopying 1 0 2 1 1 5
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 4 0 5
452 Butchering 2 1 1 0 1 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 1 1 5
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 1 2 1 5
483 Tool Changing 0 0 2 3 0 5
014 Bridges 0 0 2 0 2 4
037 Excavating 2 1 1 0 0 4
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 0 1 2 4
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 2 0 0 1 4
140 Wireworking 0 2 0 1 1 4
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 0 2 2 4
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 1 2 0 4
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 1 0 0 3 4
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 2 1 4
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 1 0 2 4
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 1 0 1 1 4
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 2 1 0 0 4
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 1 1 1 4
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 2 1 1 0 0 4
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 0 3 0 4
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 1 0 1 1 1 4
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 2 1 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 1 1 0 3
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 1 0 0 1 3
111 Planting 0 0 1 1 1 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 2 0 3
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 1 1 3
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 3 0 0 3
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 1 1 0 1 3
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 2 0 0 0 1 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 2 1 3
237 Heating Systems 0 1 2 0 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 2 0 0 0 1 3
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 1 1 1 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 2 1 0 0 3
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 2 0 3
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 1 1 3
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 1 0 1 0 2
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 1 0 2
144 Woodworking 0 0 2 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 2 0 0 0 2
186 Merchandising 0 1 1 0 0 2
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 1 0 0 0 2
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 1 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 2 0 0 0 2
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 0 0 2
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 2 0 0 2
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 1 1 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 1 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 1 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 1 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 0 1 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 0 0 1
185 Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered 0 1 0 0 0 1
196 Mineral Oils: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
213 Railway Draft Appliances 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
346 Recorders 1 0 0 0 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 0 0 1 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 1 0 0 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 0 0 1 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 1 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 2958 3674 3820 3819 4041 18312



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