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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

MALAYSIA

( 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
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 2 14 10 26
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 2 0 1 5 8
340 Communications: Electrical 2 0 2 2 0 6
455 Telecommunications 0 1 2 1 2 6
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 4 1 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 1 1 2 5
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 3 0 1 1 0 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 2 1 4
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 1 1 0 1 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 1 1 1 4
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 1 1 1 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 2 0 1 0 4
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 1 1 2 4
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 2 3
101 Printing 3 0 0 0 0 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 1 0 0 3
331 Oscillators 0 1 1 0 1 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 0 2 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 0 0 0 1 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 1 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 1 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 0 1 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 1 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 1 0 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 0 0 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 0 0 1 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 1 0 0 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 1 0 0 1 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 2 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 1 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 0 2 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 1 0 1 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 1 1 2
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 1 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 0 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 2 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 1 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 1 1
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 0 1
005 Beds 0 0 1 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 1 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 1 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 1 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 1 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 0 1 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 1 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 1 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 1 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 23 30 42 39 55 189


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