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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

AUSTRIA

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 21 33 15 12 17 98
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 8 10 15 23 14 70
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 7 11 10 17 23 68
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 13 15 9 14 17 68
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 21 7 10 15 13 66
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 3 13 7 23 10 56
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 6 10 10 10 6 42
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 9 4 10 8 10 41
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 8 10 7 6 3 34
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 9 5 4 7 8 33
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 4 11 9 6 3 33
104 Railways 4 4 5 5 13 31
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 5 9 8 5 31
280 Land Vehicles 4 11 7 4 4 30
072 Metal Deforming 4 5 7 6 5 27
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 3 1 3 9 11 27
433 Dentistry 5 4 6 7 5 27
219 Electric Heating 1 2 4 7 11 25
101 Printing 8 5 4 5 2 24
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 2 6 2 10 24
137 Fluid Handling 2 4 5 5 7 23
164 Metal Founding 5 9 2 2 4 22
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 4 1 4 7 5 21
073 Measuring and Testing 4 2 4 7 4 21
118 Coating Apparatus 3 3 3 5 7 21
340 Communications: Electrical 3 2 6 8 2 21
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 3 4 10 3 21
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 4 6 7 1 2 20
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 7 1 5 6 19
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 2 3 4 6 4 19
042 Firearms 3 2 3 8 2 18
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 4 3 2 4 5 18
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 2 3 7 2 18
427 Coating Processes 0 7 4 1 6 18
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 5 6 1 3 3 18
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 3 0 3 4 7 17
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 2 5 3 2 5 17
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 4 8 5 17
450 Foundation Garments 2 3 7 1 4 17
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 4 3 6 3 16
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 0 3 2 8 16
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 4 6 4 1 1 16
414 Material or Article Handling 1 7 3 1 4 16
417 Pumps 0 1 8 5 2 16
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 2 6 0 5 2 15
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 6 3 2 2 15
403 Joints and Connections 5 1 2 4 3 15
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 3 3 3 2 3 14
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 6 4 2 2 14
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 2 3 2 7 14
029 Metal Working 2 2 4 3 2 13
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 2 4 1 3 13
362 Illumination 1 2 4 2 4 13
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 3 2 0 4 12
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 1 0 4 5 12
250 Radiant Energy 3 2 2 4 1 12
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 4 3 4 12
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 2 4 2 2 12
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 4 2 3 1 12
439 Electrical Connectors 0 5 2 4 1 12
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 2 1 2 6 12
060 Power Plants 0 1 2 4 4 11
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 1 2 4 3 11
148 Metal Treatment 3 0 2 2 4 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 1 3 2 2 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 4 2 3 1 1 11
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 3 2 4 11
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 0 4 1 5 11
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 3 0 3 5 11
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 4 2 4 1 0 11
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 2 3 2 2 11
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 0 3 4 10
062 Refrigeration 0 2 0 4 4 10
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 1 5 2 0 10
139 Textiles: Weaving 4 1 3 2 0 10
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 2 3 2 0 10
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 5 3 1 1 10
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 3 3 3 1 0 10
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 2 2 4 2 10
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 0 6 1 10
451 Abrading 2 1 1 4 2 10
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 2 2 1 5 10
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 2 3 0 4 10
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 3 2 3 1 9
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 2 5 1 9
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 2 1 2 2 8
070 Locks 2 2 0 2 2 8
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 2 1 2 2 8
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 1 3 3 8
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 2 2 3 8
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 1 1 3 8
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 1 1 0 3 8
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 0 2 4 0 8
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 0 1 6 8
030 Cutlery 0 2 0 4 1 7
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 2 1 1 1 7
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 3 2 2 0 7
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 2 1 1 2 7
220 Receptacles 2 2 2 0 1 7
244 Aeronautics 0 1 1 4 1 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 2 2 1 7
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 2 4 1 0 7
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 3 1 2 1 7
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 3 2 1 7
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 2 1 2 2 7
455 Telecommunications 0 1 2 3 1 7
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 2 0 2 1 7
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 2 2 1 6
053 Package Making 1 2 0 2 1 6
083 Cutting 0 1 1 1 3 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 2 0 1 1 6
112 Sewing 1 0 3 1 1 6
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 3 0 0 2 1 6
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 2 0 3 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 2 2 1 6
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 1 3 0 0 6
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 0 0 2 0 6
348 Television 0 1 3 0 2 6
379 Telephonic Communications 1 3 1 0 1 6
384 Bearings 1 1 1 1 2 6
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 2 4 0 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 2 2 1 0 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 3 2 1 0 6
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 4 1 6
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 2 1 1 6
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 2 1 0 1 6
005 Beds 0 0 2 2 1 5
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 3 0 2 0 0 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 2 1 1 1 0 5
037 Excavating 0 3 1 0 1 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 0 1 1 1 5
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 1 1 5
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 2 3 0 0 5
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 1 0 3 5
114 Ships 0 3 2 0 0 5
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 1 2 2 5
211 Supports: Racks 1 2 1 0 1 5
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 2 1 1 5
267 Spring Devices 2 1 0 1 1 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 2 1 1 0 5
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 1 0 3 1 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 2 1 1 5
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 0 0 1 2 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 1 0 3 5
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 2 1 1 1 5
432 Heating 1 0 0 3 1 5
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 2 0 5
501 Compositions: Ceramic 2 0 1 1 1 5
002 Apparel 1 0 0 3 0 4
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 1 1 1 4
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 1 1 1 0 4
063 Jewelry 0 0 1 2 1 4
089 Ordnance 0 1 2 0 1 4
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 2 0 0 1 1 4
100 Presses 1 1 1 1 0 4
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 1 2 0 4
125 Stone Working 1 1 0 1 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 2 2 0 0 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 0 2 0 4
144 Woodworking 0 0 2 2 0 4
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 1 2 0 0 4
181 Acoustics 2 0 0 2 0 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 3 1 4
238 Railways: Surface Track 2 0 0 2 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 2 0 0 1 4
269 Work Holders 0 1 2 1 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 1 1 0 4
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 3 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 2 1 4
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 1 0 1 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 1 1 1 4
400 Typewriting Machines 2 1 0 1 0 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 1 2 0 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 1 1 0 0 4
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 1 0 2 1 4
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 2 1 1 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 1 0 0 2 4
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 1 0 2 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 2 2 0 0 4
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 0 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 1 1 3
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 1 0 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 2 1 0 3
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 2 1 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 1 1 0 3
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 2 0 3
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 3 3
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 1 1 1 0 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 2 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 3 0 0 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 2 0 1 0 3
252 Compositions 1 1 1 0 0 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 1 1 3
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 1 1 0 1 3
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 0 1 1 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 1 1 3
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 3 0 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 2 0 0 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 1 2 0 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 2 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 1 1 0 3
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 2 0 0 0 1 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 0 0 2 3
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 3 0 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 1 1 1 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 0 1 3
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 1 1 3
431 Combustion 0 2 1 0 0 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 2 0 0 0 1 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 1 1 0 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 2 1 0 3
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 0 0 1 0 3
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 3 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 1 0 2
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 1 0 0 0 2
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 1 1 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 1 0 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 1 1 0 2
084 Music 0 1 1 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 1 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 1 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 1 1 0 0 2
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 0 1 1 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 1 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 1 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 1 0 2
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 0 1 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 2 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 2 0 0 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 2 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 2 0 0 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 2 0 0 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 2 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 1 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 1 0 0 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 1 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 0 0 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 1 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 1 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 387 479 505 589 530 2490


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