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

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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 6 3 4 6 24
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 3 6 3 6 22
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 7 5 3 3 19
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 3 2 3 2 12
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 2 1 2 6
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 2 1 2 0 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 2 1 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 2 1 1 4
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 1 2 0 4
220 Receptacles 1 2 0 0 1 4
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 2 1 0 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 1 1 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 2 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 2 3
132 Toilet 1 0 2 0 0 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 1 1 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 2 1 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 2 1 0 3
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 2 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 0 2 3
005 Beds 1 1 0 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 1 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 0 0 0 2
053 Package Making 1 0 0 1 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 2 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 0 0 1 1 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 1 1 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 1 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 0 1 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 0 1 0 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 0 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 0 1 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 1 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 0 0 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 1 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 0 1 2
434 Education and Demonstration 1 1 0 0 0 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 2 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 1 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
070 Locks 1 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 1 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 0 1
168 Farriery 0 0 1 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
432 Heating 0 1 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 1 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 1 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 1 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 1 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 35 43 44 54 51 227



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