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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

SINGAPORE

( 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
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 57 58 59 117 132 423
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 56 52 42 76 122 348
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 14 18 20 20 14 86
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 8 5 9 17 17 56
439 Electrical Connectors 7 8 9 15 15 54
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 5 4 11 16 13 49
330 Amplifiers 9 10 13 13 4 49
455 Telecommunications 11 5 6 12 12 46
370 Multiplex Communications 4 4 14 12 11 45
382 Image Analysis 3 11 7 11 9 41
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 6 11 6 8 4 35
385 Optical Waveguides 9 6 4 14 2 35
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 8 11 7 7 34
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 14 4 1 6 6 31
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 5 5 2 5 14 31
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 7 4 9 5 3 28
250 Radiant Energy 5 7 8 1 5 26
348 Television 5 6 2 7 5 25
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 7 5 4 3 6 25
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 3 7 4 5 24
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 4 5 6 6 23
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 6 4 5 3 4 22
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 5 1 4 8 4 22
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 5 5 7 22
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 4 2 5 8 21
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 3 7 4 6 21
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 3 5 7 4 20
029 Metal Working 3 2 6 5 3 19
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 5 2 5 6 19
073 Measuring and Testing 3 2 6 1 6 18
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 6 6 2 2 2 18
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 3 3 5 3 18
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 4 3 5 5 18
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 8 3 2 2 2 17
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 2 4 6 4 16
340 Communications: Electrical 1 4 3 6 2 16
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 6 0 1 5 4 16
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 4 6 4 16
726 Information Security 0 1 9 3 3 16
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 3 4 4 3 15
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 3 1 7 4 15
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 3 6 2 3 15
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 4 1 4 2 14
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 3 3 5 2 1 14
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 2 2 3 6 14
331 Oscillators 2 2 3 3 3 13
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 3 1 2 6 13
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 5 1 2 4 13
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 0 2 4 4 12
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 1 3 4 2 12
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 2 2 4 2 12
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 5 1 4 2 12
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 6 4 12
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 4 1 0 4 2 11
380 Cryptography 2 3 3 2 1 11
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 2 3 3 1 10
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 1 1 4 2 9
427 Coating Processes 3 0 1 3 2 9
451 Abrading 9 0 0 0 0 9
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 2 2 1 1 9
114 Ships 2 1 1 1 3 8
219 Electric Heating 2 1 1 2 2 8
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 2 0 2 3 8
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 2 1 4 8
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 3 0 4 1 8
398 Optical Communications 2 1 2 2 1 8
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 3 2 0 1 2 8
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 1 4 2 8
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 3 1 1 2 8
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 2 0 2 1 8
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 2 2 0 2 7
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 1 1 1 4 7
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 2 1 2 7
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 2 3 1 1 0 7
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 2 4 7
084 Music 1 0 4 0 1 6
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 0 1 1 2 6
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 0 1 0 2 6
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 1 1 2 1 6
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 1 1 1 6
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 0 0 1 3 6
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 5 0 1 6
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 1 1 2 1 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 4 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 0 2 1 5
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 0 0 1 2 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 2 0 2 5
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 2 1 2 0 5
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 2 1 1 1 5
362 Illumination 0 1 2 1 1 5
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 1 0 3 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 2 0 0 5
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 1 0 0 4
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 2 1 0 0 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 2 0 2 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 3 0 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 3 0 1 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 2 1 1 4
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 3 1 0 0 4
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 4 0 4
400 Typewriting Machines 1 2 0 1 0 4
417 Pumps 1 1 1 0 1 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 2 1 3
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 1 1 1 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 0 0 1 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 2 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 0 1 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 1 0 1 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 0 0 0 2 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 1 1 3
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 1 1 3
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 1 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 1 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 1 2
053 Package Making 0 0 2 0 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 2 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 1 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 1 0 2
252 Compositions 1 0 0 0 1 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 0 0 0 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 0 1 0 2
355 Photocopying 1 0 0 1 0 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 2 2
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 1 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 1 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 2 0 0 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 2 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 1 0 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 1 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 1 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 1 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 1 0 0 1
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 1 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 1 1
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 1 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 1 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 1 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 1 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 1 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 1 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 0 0 1 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 1 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 393 399 436 603 647 2478


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