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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 2011 - 2015 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

AUSTRIA

( 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 by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 26 45 59 77 49 256
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 24 26 44 37 66 197
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 25 17 20 30 33 125
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 15 17 21 35 28 116
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 11 9 16 36 26 98
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 7 18 20 32 20 97
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 13 10 22 28 23 96
340 Communications: Electrical 11 24 16 24 19 94
455 Telecommunications 18 13 17 25 17 90
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 8 15 20 21 25 89
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 13 15 20 14 16 78
073 Measuring and Testing 10 14 18 19 11 72
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 14 16 15 11 11 67
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 5 11 15 22 12 65
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 7 12 16 17 9 61
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 8 16 11 17 8 60
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 7 8 12 18 15 60
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 18 12 9 7 12 58
219 Electric Heating 5 8 11 18 15 57
280 Land Vehicles 17 8 13 15 4 57
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 11 10 9 11 15 56
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 9 11 10 19 55
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 5 6 9 16 19 55
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 5 14 11 8 16 54
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 6 14 9 12 9 50
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 20 4 7 11 8 50
250 Radiant Energy 5 11 10 7 15 48
072 Metal Deforming 6 8 12 13 6 45
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 6 9 14 5 11 45
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 9 11 7 9 8 44
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 9 7 5 12 11 44
029 Metal Working 5 4 7 17 8 41
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 9 6 6 10 10 41
370 Multiplex Communications 9 12 6 8 6 41
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 5 5 3 17 8 38
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 4 10 7 8 9 38
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 5 3 11 7 12 38
606 Surgery (instruments) 5 3 10 11 9 38
348 Television 2 2 4 10 16 34
060 Power Plants 4 8 7 6 5 30
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 8 7 7 7 30
362 Illumination 4 7 1 5 12 29
463 Amusement Devices: Games 3 9 4 7 6 29
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 5 9 4 5 27
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 5 7 5 8 27
188 Brakes 6 2 6 5 7 26
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 5 5 6 5 5 26
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 6 2 8 7 2 25
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 3 6 4 6 6 25
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 9 6 4 5 1 25
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 4 4 5 3 9 25
137 Fluid Handling 4 1 4 4 11 24
220 Receptacles 2 2 7 8 5 24
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 6 5 2 6 5 24
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 7 5 6 4 24
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 3 6 6 5 4 24
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 2 6 10 4 23
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 2 4 3 7 7 23
330 Amplifiers 8 2 3 7 3 23
433 Dentistry 5 7 2 3 6 23
042 Firearms 5 3 6 4 4 22
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 3 8 3 8 22
180 Motor Vehicles 2 3 7 2 8 22
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 3 7 2 2 8 22
338 Electrical Resistors 10 7 4 0 1 22
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 2 2 4 4 10 22
382 Image Analysis 4 2 2 6 8 22
427 Coating Processes 3 3 7 3 6 22
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 5 6 4 4 2 21
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 3 6 4 2 20
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 5 5 6 2 20
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 3 5 4 4 20
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 6 5 5 1 20
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 8 4 2 4 19
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 5 7 3 3 19
384 Bearings 2 0 2 5 10 19
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 4 6 6 19
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 2 11 2 4 19
101 Printing 0 3 5 4 6 18
105 Railway Rolling Stock 3 1 5 5 4 18
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 3 2 6 7 18
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 3 4 6 4 18
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 1 4 6 5 18
417 Pumps 0 3 9 3 2 17
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 3 5 4 3 16
372 Coherent Light Generators 5 3 4 3 1 16
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 5 1 5 4 1 16
104 Railways 2 4 6 1 2 15
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 7 5 2 15
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 8 0 2 2 3 15
331 Oscillators 5 2 1 4 3 15
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 2 2 3 4 4 15
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 2 4 3 5 15
726 Information Security 1 1 4 3 6 15
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 2 4 3 3 14
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 5 3 4 14
252 Compositions 3 1 0 6 4 14
379 Telephonic Communications 1 5 1 2 5 14
439 Electrical Connectors 3 1 4 5 1 14
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 3 1 2 5 3 14
501 Compositions: Ceramic 3 3 4 2 2 14
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 5 3 1 2 14
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 2 5 4 1 13
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 3 4 3 1 2 13
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 4 2 1 4 1 12
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 2 4 3 2 12
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 2 2 2 4 12
030 Cutlery 3 3 1 0 4 11
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 3 1 1 3 11
062 Refrigeration 2 3 3 2 1 11
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 2 2 4 3 11
148 Metal Treatment 3 1 3 3 1 11
164 Metal Founding 4 4 1 1 1 11
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 3 2 1 2 3 11
269 Work Holders 0 1 4 3 3 11
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 1 3 4 11
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 3 6 1 11
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 3 1 3 2 1 10
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 2 4 1 10
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 4 3 0 2 1 10
380 Cryptography 0 1 2 6 1 10
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 4 2 1 1 10
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 1 3 6 10
055 Gas Separation 1 2 2 2 2 9
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 1 3 4 9
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 3 1 4 9
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 3 0 3 9
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 4 0 2 1 9
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 1 1 5 9
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 2 1 2 2 9
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 0 2 2 3 9
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 4 0 1 3 1 9
407 Cutters, for Shaping 4 1 0 2 2 9
451 Abrading 3 2 1 2 1 9
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 1 0 1 3 3 8
083 Cutting 2 2 3 1 0 8
084 Music 2 3 2 1 0 8
100 Presses 0 2 2 1 3 8
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 2 3 2 8
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 3 1 1 1 2 8
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 1 3 3 8
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 3 2 2 8
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 2 0 1 2 7
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 1 0 1 4 7
114 Ships 0 3 3 0 1 7
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 2 1 2 1 7
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 1 1 3 0 7
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 3 1 1 1 7
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 2 1 1 7
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 1 1 1 3 7
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 2 0 2 1 7
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 1 1 0 2 3 7
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 4 1 0 1 7
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 3 0 1 1 2 7
385 Optical Waveguides 1 2 2 2 0 7
398 Optical Communications 1 5 0 1 0 7
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 1 1 3 0 7
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 1 1 2 2 7
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 3 0 1 1 2 7
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 1 4 0 6
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 3 0 1 1 6
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 3 1 1 6
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 0 1 4 6
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 1 3 0 0 6
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 0 1 1 1 6
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 1 4 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 2 1 3 6
482 Exercise Devices 2 2 0 2 0 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 0 2 0 5
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 3 1 0 0 5
053 Package Making 1 1 1 0 2 5
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 0 0 3 5
212 Traversing Hoists 1 1 1 1 1 5
215 Bottles and Jars 1 2 1 1 0 5
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 2 1 2 5
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 2 1 0 5
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 1 3 1 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 2 0 1 2 5
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 2 0 1 2 5
431 Combustion 2 0 1 0 2 5
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 1 3 5
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 1 0 2 1 5
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 2 3 5
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 1 0 0 3 1 5
002 Apparel 0 0 0 2 2 4
102 Ammunition and Explosives 2 1 0 0 1 4
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 3 0 0 4
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 2 0 1 4
181 Acoustics 2 0 1 0 1 4
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 3 0 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 2 0 1 0 4
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 3 0 0 0 1 4
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 2 1 0 1 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 2 1 1 4
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 0 0 1 2 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 1 1 1 4
329 Demodulators 2 2 0 0 0 4
336 Inductor Devices 0 2 1 0 1 4
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 2 1 0 4
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 3 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 1 0 1 4
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 2 0 2 4
432 Heating 0 1 0 2 1 4
492 Roll or Roller 2 0 0 1 1 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 2 1 4
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 0 0 1 0 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 2 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 0 1 1 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 1 1 3
037 Excavating 1 0 0 1 1 3
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 2 0 0 0 1 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 2 3
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 3 3
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 2 0 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 3 3
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 1 0 1 0 3
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 0 0 1 1 3
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 2 1 0 0 3
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 2 1 3
332 Modulators 0 0 1 1 1 3
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 1 0 0 2 3
352 Optics: Motion Pictures 2 1 0 0 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 1 0 1 3
396 Photography 0 1 0 1 1 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 2 1 0 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 1 1 0 1 3
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 2 0 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 2 1 3
453 Coin Handling 1 0 1 0 1 3
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 0 0 1 3
012 Boot and Shoe Making 0 0 1 0 1 2
014 Bridges 1 0 0 1 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 1 0 2
070 Locks 0 0 1 0 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 1 1 0 0 2
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 1 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 1 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 0 0 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 1 0 2
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 2 2
132 Toilet 0 2 0 0 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 1 0 0 0 2
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 2 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 1 0 0 0 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 1 0 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 0 1 2
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 1 0 2
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 2 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 1 0 0 2
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 2 0 2
355 Photocopying 1 1 0 0 0 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 1 0 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 2 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 1 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 1 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 1 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 1 0 0 2
450 Foundation Garments 1 1 0 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 1 0 0 2
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 1 1 0 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 1 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 0 1 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 1 2
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 2 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 2 0 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 1 1
027 Undertaking 1 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 1 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
159 Concentrating Evaporators 0 0 1 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 1 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 0 1
178 Telegraphy 0 0 1 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 1 1
186 Merchandising 1 0 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 0 0 1 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 1 0 1
291 Track Sanders 0 1 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 1 0 0 0 0 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 1 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 1 0 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 1 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 0 1 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 0 1 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
850 Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm] 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 753 858 1009 1180 1156 4956



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