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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

NEW ZEALAND

( 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) 11 7 12 13 25 68
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 4 3 4 8 8 27
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 3 4 6 6 22
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 3 3 8 2 5 21
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 3 5 6 4 21
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 4 5 2 5 2 18
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 3 3 3 2 15
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 6 3 3 13
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 4 5 3 13
455 Telecommunications 1 1 1 0 9 12
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 3 3 3 3 12
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 3 4 1 12
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 0 1 3 5 11
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 0 1 7 10
073 Measuring and Testing 3 2 2 2 0 9
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 1 2 2 3 9
440 Marine Propulsion 1 5 1 2 0 9
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 4 1 0 2 1 8
137 Fluid Handling 3 2 0 2 1 8
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 3 0 1 2 8
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 3 1 3 8
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 1 1 4 8
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 2 1 2 2 8
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 1 1 2 2 7
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 1 0 1 3 7
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 0 0 4 0 6
250 Radiant Energy 1 2 2 0 1 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 4 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 2 0 1 0 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 2 0 1 0 5
280 Land Vehicles 2 0 2 0 1 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 2 1 0 1 5
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 3 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 3 2 0 5
029 Metal Working 2 0 1 0 1 4
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 2 1 1 4
114 Ships 1 0 2 0 1 4
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 1 0 2 4
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 1 2 4
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 2 0 1 1 4
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 0 1 2 4
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 3 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 2 0 1 1 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 2 0 1 1 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 1 1 2 0 0 4
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 1 1 0 4
331 Oscillators 1 1 1 1 0 4
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 3 1 4
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 0 2 1 4
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 4 0 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 2 1 1 0 4
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 2 1 4
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 2 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 0 2 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 2 1 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 1 1 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 1 0 0 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 0 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 1 1 0 3
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 2 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 2 0 0 1 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 0 0 1 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 2 1 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 2 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 0 1 0 0 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 1 1 0 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 0 1 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 1 1 1 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 1 1 3
417 Pumps 1 0 2 0 0 3
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 1 0 1 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 0 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 2 0 0 3
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 2 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 1 0 2
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 1 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 1 1 2
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 1 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 2 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 1 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 1 0 1 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 1 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 2 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 1 1 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 0 0 1 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 1 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 2 0 2
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 1 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 1 1 0 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 1 0 0 0 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 2 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 1 0 0 2
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 0 1 2
384 Bearings 0 0 2 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 0 0 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 1 2
433 Dentistry 2 0 0 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 0 0 1 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 1 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 1 1 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 1 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 1 0 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 0 1 0 2
726 Information Security 0 1 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 1 0 1
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 1 1
042 Firearms 1 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 1 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 1 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 1 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 1 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 1 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 1 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 1 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 1 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 1 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 1 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 0 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 1 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 1 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 1 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 1 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 1 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 113 105 127 168 180 693


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