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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 1998 - 2002 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

BELGIUM

( 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' )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
Class Class Title 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 54 64 74 50 41 283
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 51 62 50 42 68 273
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 42 47 49 71 55 264
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 52 43 45 42 67 249
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 35 35 40 29 28 167
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 30 18 15 27 29 119
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 22 25 20 26 25 118
139 Textiles: Weaving 10 1 16 23 17 67
439 Electrical Connectors 10 12 22 8 6 58
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 10 10 7 8 8 43
250 Radiant Energy 8 8 6 8 12 42
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 12 7 13 6 3 41
399 Electrophotography 13 10 10 3 4 40
370 Multiplex Communications 8 4 7 9 8 36
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 3 5 7 10 11 36
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 10 4 8 7 33
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 1 5 10 15 32
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 7 3 4 8 9 31
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 10 10 5 3 1 29
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 6 10 5 4 28
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 7 6 6 4 3 26
396 Photography 6 9 8 1 2 26
427 Coating Processes 9 2 5 4 6 26
252 Compositions 5 5 6 5 3 24
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 3 8 3 5 5 24
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 4 6 3 6 23
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 1 5 5 9 23
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 6 5 6 3 3 23
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 4 2 8 5 22
101 Printing 2 1 3 7 9 22
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 2 4 4 6 22
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 5 3 5 5 22
188 Brakes 6 3 3 4 5 21
206 Special Receptacle or Package 5 5 3 6 2 21
382 Image Analysis 7 2 3 6 3 21
073 Measuring and Testing 3 5 4 2 5 19
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 3 5 3 2 19
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 4 3 5 5 2 19
385 Optical Waveguides 8 3 1 5 2 19
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 5 3 2 7 2 19
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 8 2 4 2 3 19
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 4 4 4 5 17
348 Television 8 2 1 2 4 17
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 5 1 3 2 6 17
029 Metal Working 2 6 3 3 2 16
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 2 2 2 5 15
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 5 3 5 15
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 5 2 2 4 14
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 1 1 1 10 14
056 Harvesters 3 4 2 3 1 13
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 4 1 3 3 2 13
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 3 4 3 2 13
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 3 3 2 5 13
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 2 4 3 1 13
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 4 3 3 2 0 12
137 Fluid Handling 2 4 2 2 2 12
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 3 1 5 3 12
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 6 3 2 0 1 12
220 Receptacles 5 1 1 1 3 11
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 1 4 1 3 11
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 4 1 2 2 11
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 2 0 5 1 10
053 Package Making 6 1 1 1 1 10
055 Gas Separation 1 1 4 1 3 10
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 3 2 0 3 2 10
065 Glass Manufacturing 3 1 3 2 1 10
148 Metal Treatment 1 2 3 3 1 10
219 Electric Heating 0 1 3 4 2 10
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 3 1 2 2 2 10
330 Amplifiers 1 2 2 3 2 10
340 Communications: Electrical 2 3 2 2 1 10
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 1 2 1 4 10
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 2 4 3 1 10
400 Typewriting Machines 2 3 3 1 1 10
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 2 2 2 3 9
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 6 1 1 1 0 9
417 Pumps 2 1 2 1 3 9
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 1 2 4 1 9
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 1 1 1 3 9
060 Power Plants 1 3 2 1 1 8
062 Refrigeration 0 1 1 1 5 8
118 Coating Apparatus 2 0 0 5 1 8
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 1 1 4 2 8
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 5 1 0 1 1 8
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 4 1 0 1 8
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 2 1 1 2 8
280 Land Vehicles 4 1 2 0 1 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 3 2 2 8
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 1 1 1 3 8
100 Presses 1 2 1 1 2 7
119 Animal Husbandry 2 3 0 1 1 7
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 3 3 1 7
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 2 0 2 2 7
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 3 3 0 7
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 1 2 3 7
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 4 1 0 2 7
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 2 2 1 0 7
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 0 2 3 6
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 2 3 0 6
355 Photocopying 2 0 1 0 3 6
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 1 3 1 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 2 0 1 0 6
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 2 2 0 1 6
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 2 2 0 1 6
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 1 2 2 6
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 1 1 3 6
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 2 1 1 1 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 3 1 1 6
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 2 2 2 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 1 3 0 5
083 Cutting 3 0 1 1 0 5
114 Ships 2 0 1 2 0 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 2 1 5
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 2 2 0 0 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 0 0 2 1 5
215 Bottles and Jars 0 2 2 1 0 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 3 1 0 1 5
336 Inductor Devices 2 1 1 1 0 5
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 1 1 0 1 5
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 3 0 0 1 1 5
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 3 1 5
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 1 3 0 0 5
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 2 1 0 1 5
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 1 2 0 1 5
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 1 2 0 5
005 Beds 1 1 0 2 0 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 4 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 1 0 1 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 2 0 0 4
109 Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device 2 0 0 2 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 1 1 0 4
181 Acoustics 1 1 0 0 2 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 1 2 0 4
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 3 0 1 4
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 1 0 0 2 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 2 2 0 0 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 2 1 1 4
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 1 1 2 0 4
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 1 1 2 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 1 1 1 4
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 1 0 1 1 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 2 1 1 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 3 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 1 2 4
451 Abrading 1 2 0 1 0 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 1 4
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 2 4
002 Apparel 0 1 0 1 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 1 1 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 1 2 3
042 Firearms 0 0 0 2 1 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 2 0 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 1 2 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 1 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 2 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 2 0 3
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 1 1 0 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 0 1 1 3
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 3 0 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 1 1 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 1 1 3
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 1 0 2 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 1 0 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 1 2 3
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 2 1 0 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 0 2 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 2 1 0 3
431 Combustion 1 0 2 0 0 3
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 2 1 3
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 2 1 0 0 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 2 0 0 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 1 3
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 2 3
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 1 0 1 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 1 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 2 2
037 Excavating 1 0 0 0 1 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 2 2
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 1 1 2
112 Sewing 0 0 1 1 0 2
132 Toilet 2 0 0 0 0 2
164 Metal Founding 1 1 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 1 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 1 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 2 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 1 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 1 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 1 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 2 0 0 0 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 2 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 1 0 0 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 1 0 0 2
362 Illumination 1 0 1 0 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 0 1 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 1 0 1 2
432 Heating 0 1 0 1 0 2
452 Butchering 1 0 0 1 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 2 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 2 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 0 0 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 1 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 1 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 1 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 1 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 0 1 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 1 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 0 0 0 1 1
245 Wire Fabrics and Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 1 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 1 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 1 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 1 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 1 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 0 1 1
512 Perfume Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 693 648 694 718 722 3475


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