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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

BRAZIL

( 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
062 Refrigeration 1 1 8 15 6 31
417 Pumps 2 3 2 4 1 12
220 Receptacles 1 3 3 4 0 11
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 3 4 0 3 11
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 1 3 1 4 10
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 2 2 1 1 4 10
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 3 1 4 10
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 2 3 1 1 9
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 4 1 3 9
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 2 3 3 9
137 Fluid Handling 0 2 2 2 2 8
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 0 1 3 2 8
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 2 4 7
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 3 2 0 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 1 2 2 7
042 Firearms 1 2 1 1 1 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 3 2 1 0 6
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 2 3 0 6
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 1 1 2 1 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 4 0 0 1 6
029 Metal Working 0 1 2 1 1 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 2 2 0 5
104 Railways 1 0 1 1 2 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 3 1 0 0 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 3 0 0 1 5
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 0 0 1 1 5
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 1 0 2 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 2 1 4
114 Ships 0 2 0 2 0 4
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 2 0 1 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 1 0 1 0 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 1 2 4
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 0 0 3 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 3 0 1 0 4
427 Coating Processes 1 0 1 1 1 4
454 Ventilation 0 0 1 1 2 4
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 2 1 0 1 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 1 0 1 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 0 0 0 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 1 0 0 0 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 2 0 0 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 3 0 3
181 Acoustics 0 2 0 0 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 2 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 1 1 0 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 2 1 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 2 0 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 2 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 1 0 1 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 1 0 1 0 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 2 1 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 1 1 1 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 0 0 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 1 1 0 3
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 1 1 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 2 0 3
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 1 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 2 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 1 1 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 1 0 2
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 0 0 1 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 1 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 1 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 1 1 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 1 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 2 0 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 1 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 1 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 1 0 2
244 Aeronautics 0 0 1 0 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 0 1 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 0 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 1 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 0 1 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 1 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
362 Illumination 1 0 0 0 1 2
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 0 1 2
384 Bearings 1 0 0 1 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 2 0 0 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 2 0 2
432 Heating 0 0 1 1 0 2
433 Dentistry 0 0 1 1 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 1 0 0 2
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 1 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 1 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 2 0 0 2
005 Beds 0 1 0 0 0 1
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 1 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 1 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 1 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 1 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 1 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 1 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 0 1 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
132 Toilet 1 0 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 1 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 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
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 1 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 0 0 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 1 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 1 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 1 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 1 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 1 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 0 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 1 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 74 91 98 110 96 469


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