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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

MEXICO

( 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
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 2 3 4 1 12
073 Measuring and Testing 3 3 3 2 0 11
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 3 2 0 3 10
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 6 0 1 8
029 Metal Working 1 3 2 1 0 7
137 Fluid Handling 1 4 0 1 1 7
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 5 2 7
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 3 1 1 0 6
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 2 0 0 0 6
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 2 1 1 0 6
336 Inductor Devices 2 1 0 2 1 6
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 2 1 1 0 6
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 2 2 1 6
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 2 2 0 6
439 Electrical Connectors 0 3 2 0 1 6
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 0 3 0 0 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 1 1 1 0 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 2 0 0 3 5
455 Telecommunications 2 1 1 1 0 5
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 4 0 0 0 0 4
062 Refrigeration 0 1 0 1 2 4
270 Sheet-Material Associating 3 1 0 0 0 4
370 Multiplex Communications 1 3 0 0 0 4
379 Telephonic Communications 3 0 0 1 0 4
385 Optical Waveguides 1 2 0 1 0 4
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 2 1 0 0 1 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 1 0 0 2 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 0 0 0 2 4
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 0 1 0 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 2 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 2 0 1 0 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 1 1 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 1 0 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 2 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 3 0 0 0 3
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 0 1 1 3
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 1 1 0 3
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 2 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 1 1 0 3
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 2 1 0 0 0 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 2 0 1 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 2 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 2 0 0 3
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 1 0 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 2 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 2 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 2 0 0 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 1 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 2 0 0 2
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 1 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 0 0 1 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 2 2
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 0 1 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 1 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 1 0 0 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 1 0 2
382 Image Analysis 1 0 1 0 0 2
399 Electrophotography 1 1 0 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 0 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 1 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 1 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 0 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 0 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 2 0 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 1 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 1 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
042 Firearms 1 0 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
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 0 1 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 0 0 1
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 0 0 1
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 0 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 0 0 1 0 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 1 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 0 0 1 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 1 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 1 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 1 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 86 80 66 56 54 342


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