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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2007 - 2011 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

BELGIUM

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 48 46 47 73 63 277
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 32 24 26 68 57 207
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 19 24 37 26 43 149
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 14 25 31 32 46 148
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 32 22 29 25 30 138
370 Multiplex Communications 5 24 30 31 30 120
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 10 11 14 29 18 82
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 7 10 10 33 19 79
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 3 13 36 4 59
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 14 11 7 12 10 54
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 11 7 14 10 11 53
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 14 7 3 10 10 44
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 8 1 7 13 14 43
139 Textiles: Weaving 6 10 13 9 4 42
250 Radiant Energy 17 8 6 4 3 38
382 Image Analysis 6 4 3 7 17 37
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 7 11 6 7 35
427 Coating Processes 7 5 5 2 15 34
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 9 10 2 4 7 32
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 10 7 5 2 5 29
073 Measuring and Testing 2 8 4 7 4 25
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 4 7 14 25
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 2 3 5 9 5 24
252 Compositions 7 4 3 3 7 24
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 1 5 7 8 24
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 3 3 9 7 24
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 5 3 5 6 24
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 0 7 6 7 23
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 3 4 4 4 8 23
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 4 5 5 5 22
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 1 7 10 2 21
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 2 5 5 6 21
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 2 4 7 7 20
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 4 4 8 0 4 20
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 2 4 5 7 20
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 5 2 3 4 5 19
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 4 3 5 6 1 19
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 5 2 2 3 7 19
385 Optical Waveguides 4 5 3 5 1 18
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 1 6 3 6 18
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 1 4 2 6 18
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 4 3 4 3 3 17
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 5 2 3 3 4 17
348 Television 3 4 1 3 6 17
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 6 2 0 2 5 15
188 Brakes 2 3 2 3 5 15
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 3 2 4 4 2 15
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 3 2 1 7 15
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 3 5 3 15
056 Harvesters 2 3 1 5 3 14
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 4 2 4 4 14
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 1 5 4 2 14
029 Metal Working 3 0 3 3 4 13
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 2 7 4 13
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 4 4 2 2 1 13
355 Photocopying 3 5 2 3 0 13
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 4 3 5 13
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 3 1 4 13
726 Information Security 0 2 6 3 2 13
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 4 3 0 3 2 12
353 Optics: Image Projectors 3 5 2 1 1 12
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 3 2 1 5 1 12
379 Telephonic Communications 4 2 0 3 3 12
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 2 0 3 3 12
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 3 0 2 2 5 12
055 Gas Separation 2 0 0 1 8 11
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 2 2 3 3 11
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 4 1 3 1 11
362 Illumination 4 2 2 2 1 11
455 Telecommunications 3 1 2 3 2 11
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 4 0 3 3 11
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 2 4 0 5 0 11
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 2 1 4 2 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 2 6 2 10
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 6 0 2 0 2 10
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 4 1 4 10
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 4 1 2 3 10
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 1 4 2 2 10
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 3 4 1 10
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 1 5 2 10
053 Package Making 0 3 2 3 1 9
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 2 3 1 1 2 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 3 2 1 2 9
220 Receptacles 1 3 1 1 3 9
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 2 1 2 4 9
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 1 1 4 2 9
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 3 0 5 1 9
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 2 1 2 4 9
380 Cryptography 1 1 2 3 2 9
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 1 2 5 9
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 2 1 1 3 2 9
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 3 2 3 1 9
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 4 2 0 2 8
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 2 4 1 8
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 1 3 3 8
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 0 1 4 2 1 8
340 Communications: Electrical 0 2 1 2 3 8
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 1 2 1 2 8
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 2 2 4 8
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 1 2 2 1 8
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 1 0 3 3 7
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 2 1 0 3 1 7
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 1 1 3 7
297 Chairs and Seats 3 0 0 3 1 7
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 0 0 2 3 7
417 Pumps 2 3 1 0 1 7
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 2 1 1 1 2 7
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 2 1 3 7
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 4 3 0 7
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 1 2 2 6
101 Printing 0 5 1 0 0 6
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 1 0 2 1 6
219 Electric Heating 3 0 2 0 1 6
433 Dentistry 0 2 1 1 2 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 1 1 2 5
037 Excavating 0 0 0 3 2 5
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 2 2 5
089 Ordnance 1 2 2 0 0 5
137 Fluid Handling 3 0 2 0 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 0 2 1 2 0 5
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 3 2 5
330 Amplifiers 2 0 1 1 1 5
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 3 2 0 5
384 Bearings 2 1 1 1 0 5
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 1 1 3 5
451 Abrading 1 0 0 3 1 5
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 2 2 0 0 5
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 1 3 5
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 3 1 4
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 1 1 1 4
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 0 2 1 4
100 Presses 0 0 2 2 0 4
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 1 0 1 0 4
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 1 1 2 4
148 Metal Treatment 1 2 1 0 0 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 1 2 0 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 0 2 0 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 1 1 1 0 4
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 0 1 0 2 4
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 3 0 1 4
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 2 1 0 4
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 3 1 0 0 0 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 2 0 0 2 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 1 1 3
042 Firearms 0 0 1 2 0 3
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 3 3
070 Locks 1 1 1 0 0 3
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 1 0 1 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 0 1 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 1 1 0 3
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 2 1 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 2 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 2 0 3
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 2 0 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 1 2 3
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 1 2 0 3
289 Knots and Knot Tying 2 0 0 0 1 3
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 2 0 0 0 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 2 3
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 1 1 0 3
331 Oscillators 0 0 1 2 0 3
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 2 1 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 1 0 0 1 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 0 1 1 0 3
399 Electrophotography 0 1 1 0 1 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 0 0 0 0 3
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 1 1 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 2 0 3
432 Heating 0 0 2 1 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 2 1 0 0 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 2 3
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 1 1 0 3
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 1 1 2
005 Beds 0 1 0 1 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 1 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 1 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 2 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 2 2
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 1 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 1 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 1 0 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 2 0 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 2 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 0 1 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 1 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 1 0 1 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 1 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 1 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 0 0 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 0 0 0 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 1 0 1 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 1 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 1 2
452 Butchering 0 1 1 0 0 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 2 2
512 Perfume Compositions 0 0 0 0 2 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 1 1 0 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 1 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 0 0 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 0 1 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 1 0 0 1
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
112 Sewing 0 1 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 1 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 0 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 1 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 0 1 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 1 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 1 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 1 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 1 0 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
431 Combustion 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
453 Coin Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 0 0 1 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 1 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 520 510 594 820 802 3246


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