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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed 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 a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 9 12 11 17 20 69
250 Radiant Energy 1 1 14 18 25 59
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 7 8 9 16 10 50
362 Illumination 0 2 5 13 4 24
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 6 4 6 4 23
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 3 7 3 13
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 2 5 4 13
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 0 4 1 1 11
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 2 0 4 3 2 11
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 2 4 2 1 10
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 4 2 2 1 10
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 2 2 2 3 9
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 1 3 4 1 9
348 Television 0 0 1 1 6 8
005 Beds 5 0 1 0 1 7
029 Metal Working 2 0 3 1 1 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 1 0 3 7
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 2 0 2 2 7
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 2 0 4 1 7
330 Amplifiers 0 1 4 0 2 7
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 1 2 3 7
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 2 1 4 7
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 2 1 0 2 1 6
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 3 3 6
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 2 0 0 2 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 2 2 5
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 2 2 5
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 1 1 2 5
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 1 1 0 1 5
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 2 3 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 0 2 0 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 2 1 0 2 5
455 Telecommunications 1 2 0 1 1 5
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 2 1 0 5
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 2 1 5
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 2 1 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 1 0 1 1 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 1 1 0 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 3 1 4
385 Optical Waveguides 1 2 0 1 0 4
396 Photography 0 0 0 2 2 4
451 Abrading 1 1 0 2 0 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 1 0 1 4
081 Tools 0 1 0 2 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 2 0 0 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 2 0 1 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 0 1 1 3
331 Oscillators 0 1 0 1 1 3
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 2 1 0 0 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 2 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 1 1 0 0 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 1 1 0 3
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 1 0 1 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 2 1 0 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 0 1 3
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 1 2
144 Woodworking 2 0 0 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 0 1 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 1 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 1 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 1 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 0 0 0 1 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 0 2 2
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 1 0 0 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 1 0 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 1 1 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 1 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 1 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 0 1 1
252 Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 1 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 80 88 113 158 152 591


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