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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

COSTA RICA

( 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
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 3 2 0 7
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 1 3 1 5
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 0 1 3
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 0 2 3
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 1 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 2 0 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 2 2
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 1 2
455 Telecommunications 0 1 0 0 1 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 1 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 1 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 3 4 12 8 14 41


PTMT Contacts

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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