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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

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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 6 0 2 2 4 14
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 4 2 4 10
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 2 0 2 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 1 2 3
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 2 0 3
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 2 1 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 2 1 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 1 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 1 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 2 0 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 2 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 2 0 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 1 1 0 2
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 2 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 1 2
005 Beds 0 0 0 1 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 1 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 1 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 0 1 1
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 0 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 0 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 13 11 17 28 30 99


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