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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 2000 - 2004 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

SPAIN

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 21 25 18 37 16 117
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 11 18 34 26 28 117
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 20 3 16 20 4 63
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 9 4 6 7 29
439 Electrical Connectors 4 4 4 5 6 23
455 Telecommunications 3 4 4 3 8 22
400 Typewriting Machines 1 4 4 6 5 20
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 7 3 5 2 19
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 5 5 3 3 2 18
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 5 3 2 5 3 18
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 4 3 6 3 1 17
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 3 2 5 3 16
081 Tools 5 5 4 1 1 16
219 Electric Heating 5 4 5 2 0 16
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 4 1 4 3 15
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 1 3 4 4 15
244 Aeronautics 5 1 5 2 1 14
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 2 2 3 4 13
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 4 3 1 3 13
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 6 2 1 1 13
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 2 5 2 2 1 12
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 1 4 4 2 12
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 5 2 2 2 12
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 6 2 1 11
053 Package Making 1 1 3 3 3 11
137 Fluid Handling 1 5 3 0 2 11
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 4 5 1 11
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 4 0 4 1 2 11
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 3 2 2 1 11
119 Animal Husbandry 1 3 3 2 1 10
060 Power Plants 4 3 0 2 0 9
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 3 4 0 1 9
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 3 1 2 9
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 0 2 1 5 9
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 0 0 3 4 9
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 3 2 2 2 9
427 Coating Processes 3 1 3 1 1 9
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 1 1 3 2 9
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 4 0 3 0 2 9
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 2 1 4 1 8
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 1 1 3 3 8
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 3 0 3 8
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 4 0 2 0 8
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 0 3 1 2 8
370 Multiplex Communications 1 1 1 2 3 8
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 2 3 2 0 1 8
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 4 1 0 1 2 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 3 1 1 1 7
062 Refrigeration 1 0 5 0 1 7
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 2 1 3 7
348 Television 2 1 1 2 1 7
362 Illumination 2 1 0 3 1 7
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 2 1 2 7
433 Dentistry 5 0 2 0 0 7
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 0 0 3 7
002 Apparel 2 1 0 1 2 6
029 Metal Working 2 1 1 1 1 6
037 Excavating 0 1 1 2 2 6
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 2 1 2 0 6
164 Metal Founding 1 0 1 4 0 6
249 Static Molds 0 2 0 1 3 6
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 2 0 1 2 6
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 2 0 2 1 6
379 Telephonic Communications 1 1 1 2 1 6
451 Abrading 3 0 0 1 2 6
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 2 0 1 1 6
070 Locks 2 0 2 1 0 5
101 Printing 0 0 0 3 2 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 2 2 1 5
114 Ships 1 0 1 3 0 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 0 2 1 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 0 0 0 3 5
220 Receptacles 2 3 0 0 0 5
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 2 0 5
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 0 0 1 1 5
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 2 1 1 0 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 0 2 1 5
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 1 0 1 2 1 5
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 2 2 1 0 5
417 Pumps 1 1 1 1 1 5
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 0 2 0 5
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 2 1 1 0 5
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 1 3 0 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 0 2 1 0 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 2 1 2 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 2 2 0 0 4
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 1 2 4
066 Textiles: Knitting 2 1 1 0 0 4
073 Measuring and Testing 2 0 1 0 1 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 1 1 0 0 4
083 Cutting 4 0 0 0 0 4
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 2 2 0 0 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 0 2 4
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 2 2 0 4
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 1 1 1 4
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 1 1 0 4
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 1 1 1 0 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 1 0 1 4
382 Image Analysis 2 0 0 1 1 4
385 Optical Waveguides 0 2 1 0 1 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 0 0 0 2 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 2 0 2 4
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 0 0 2 4
431 Combustion 0 0 2 1 1 4
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 2 0 1 1 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 2 0 1 3
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 0 1 1 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 2 1 0 3
042 Firearms 1 1 0 1 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 2 1 0 3
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 2 0 0 1 3
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 1 0 0 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 0 1 0 3
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 2 0 1 0 0 3
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 1 0 1 3
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 1 0 1 1 3
188 Brakes 0 2 1 0 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 1 0 1 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 3 0 0 0 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 2 0 0 1 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 2 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 1 1 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 0 2 3
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 1 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 1 1 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 2 0 0 1 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 2 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 1 1 3
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 1 1 3
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 0 1 1 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 3 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 2 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 1 1 3
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 0 2 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 3 0 0 3
452 Butchering 0 0 0 3 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 2 0 0 0 1 3
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 1 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 1 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 2 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 2 2
084 Music 0 1 0 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 0 1 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 1 2
118 Coating Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 1 0 2
132 Toilet 0 1 1 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 1 1 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 2 0 2
159 Concentrating Evaporators 1 0 1 0 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 1 0 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 1 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 2 0 0 2
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 1 0 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 1 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 1 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 1 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 1 0 2
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 2 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 1 0 1 0 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 0 0 0 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 0 1 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 1 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 1 2
399 Electrophotography 0 0 2 0 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 1 0 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 2 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 2 0 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 1 0 0 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 1 1 0 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 0 1 2
483 Tool Changing 0 1 1 0 0 2
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 1 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 1 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 1 0 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
005 Beds 0 1 0 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 1 0 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
069 Leather Manufactures 1 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 1 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 0 0 1
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 1 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 1 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 1 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 1 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 0 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 1 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 1 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 1 0 1
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 0 1 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 270 269 303 309 264 1415


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