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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

PORTUGAL

( 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
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 2 6 0 8
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 1 0 0 3
385 Optical Waveguides 2 0 1 0 0 3
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 0 2 0 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 1 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 0 0 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 1 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
431 Combustion 1 0 1 0 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 1 0 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 1 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 1 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 1 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 1 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 1 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 1 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 1 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 17 10 16 13 11 67


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