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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

SPAIN

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 28 22 30 31 31 142
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 16 24 13 8 10 71
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 4 12 20 18 17 71
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 3 6 8 14 32
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 7 3 4 8 9 31
370 Multiplex Communications 3 2 7 6 10 28
455 Telecommunications 8 1 6 5 5 25
439 Electrical Connectors 6 7 7 2 2 24
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 4 2 8 1 6 21
297 Chairs and Seats 1 2 7 3 4 17
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 4 7 1 3 17
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 2 4 1 4 6 17
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 5 4 4 0 16
280 Land Vehicles 2 2 2 4 6 16
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 4 1 3 3 14
340 Communications: Electrical 3 1 3 4 3 14
362 Illumination 1 2 1 5 5 14
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 3 2 5 2 1 13
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 3 3 4 0 2 12
219 Electric Heating 0 2 5 3 2 12
400 Typewriting Machines 5 4 0 2 1 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 1 2 2 2 11
379 Telephonic Communications 1 2 2 4 2 11
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 2 1 4 4 11
073 Measuring and Testing 1 2 1 2 4 10
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 1 2 1 4 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 2 5 0 2 10
180 Motor Vehicles 0 2 2 5 1 10
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 2 4 1 2 10
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 5 4 0 0 10
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 0 4 1 3 10
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 2 3 2 10
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 3 1 2 2 9
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 2 1 2 9
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 3 1 4 9
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 0 2 2 1 9
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 2 1 2 2 9
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 5 2 0 0 2 9
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 2 3 2 9
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 3 1 4 9
029 Metal Working 1 1 3 1 2 8
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 3 2 1 2 0 8
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 0 2 1 4 8
382 Image Analysis 1 2 3 0 2 8
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 3 1 3 8
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 3 2 1 0 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 0 4 0 8
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 2 2 1 3 8
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 5 2 8
047 Plant Husbandry 2 0 0 3 2 7
070 Locks 0 3 1 3 0 7
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 0 3 1 1 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 3 1 1 1 7
188 Brakes 0 3 1 0 3 7
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 3 2 1 7
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 2 0 2 2 7
250 Radiant Energy 0 4 2 0 1 7
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 2 1 1 1 7
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 2 0 1 2 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 1 4 7
414 Material or Article Handling 2 1 1 3 0 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 1 1 1 3 7
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 2 1 2 0 7
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 2 0 1 2 7
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 2 1 2 0 6
053 Package Making 3 3 0 0 0 6
101 Printing 2 2 2 0 0 6
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 1 1 1 2 6
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 1 2 3 0 6
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 1 3 6
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 1 1 2 1 6
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 1 1 3 6
403 Joints and Connections 2 0 3 0 1 6
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 1 0 1 3 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 2 6
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 3 0 2 0 0 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 1 1 2 5
037 Excavating 2 2 0 1 0 5
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 3 0 2 5
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 1 1 1 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 2 2 5
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 2 0 0 3 5
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 1 1 1 2 5
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 2 1 1 5
433 Dentistry 0 2 1 2 0 5
452 Butchering 0 0 1 1 3 5
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 2 1 0 2 5
002 Apparel 2 0 2 0 0 4
005 Beds 0 2 2 0 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 1 0 2 4
042 Firearms 0 0 2 1 1 4
060 Power Plants 0 3 1 0 0 4
114 Ships 0 2 1 1 0 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 0 0 2 1 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 2 1 0 4
249 Static Molds 3 1 0 0 0 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 2 1 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 2 1 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 0 0 2 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 2 2 0 0 0 4
431 Combustion 1 1 2 0 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 1 1 0 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 2 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 2 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 1 4
726 Information Security 0 2 0 1 1 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 2 0 0 0 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 1 0 2 0 3
081 Tools 1 1 0 0 1 3
083 Cutting 0 0 2 1 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 2 0 0 1 3
220 Receptacles 0 1 1 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 3 0 0 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 2 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 0 0 1 3
252 Compositions 0 0 1 1 1 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 1 0 1 0 3
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 1 1 0 1 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 1 0 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 2 0 0 0 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 2 0 0 0 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 0 1 0 0 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 2 1 0 0 3
348 Television 1 2 0 0 0 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 1 0 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 0 0 1 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 0 0 1 0 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 0 1 1 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 0 2 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 1 0 0 0 3
451 Abrading 2 0 1 0 0 3
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 2 0 0 0 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 1 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 2 3
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 1 1 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 1 0 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 0 0 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 1 0 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 2 0 0 2
212 Traversing Hoists 1 1 0 0 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 1 0 2
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 1 1 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 1 0 2
329 Demodulators 0 1 1 0 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 1 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 1 1 0 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 1 0 0 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 1 0 0 1 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 0 1 1 0 2
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 1 0 0 0 2
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 2 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 1 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 1 0 0 1 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 1 2
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 2 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 0 0 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 1 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 1 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 1 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 1 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 1 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 0 1 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 1 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 1 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 1 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 0 0 1
346 Recorders 0 0 0 1 0 1
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 0 0 0 1 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 0 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 0 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 1 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 1 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 264 273 295 268 303 1403


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