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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

BELGIUM

( 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) 63 71 108 118 128 488
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 57 59 75 64 62 317
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 43 40 43 53 47 226
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 46 35 36 34 19 170
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 19 26 32 40 49 166
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 30 23 29 32 28 142
370 Multiplex Communications 30 31 28 23 23 135
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 18 20 17 21 41 117
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 11 10 24 32 13 90
382 Image Analysis 17 16 22 14 15 84
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 7 16 24 15 17 79
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 17 14 19 17 71
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 6 9 23 20 10 68
427 Coating Processes 15 12 10 13 14 64
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 14 10 8 19 13 64
250 Radiant Energy 3 12 17 15 15 62
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 10 24 12 11 3 60
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 8 11 15 17 8 59
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 14 10 13 13 9 59
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 4 10 19 12 50
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 6 10 13 8 13 50
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 7 7 8 15 8 45
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 4 9 9 8 14 44
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 5 5 6 17 10 43
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 2 6 7 10 18 43
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 10 10 9 10 3 42
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 5 8 7 10 11 41
455 Telecommunications 2 7 11 7 14 41
055 Gas Separation 8 8 9 9 5 39
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 5 1 3 10 18 37
073 Measuring and Testing 4 8 8 7 8 35
385 Optical Waveguides 1 5 5 14 10 35
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 7 8 6 8 6 35
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 7 4 4 12 7 34
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 7 8 5 5 33
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 6 6 9 10 32
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 7 8 5 5 7 32
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 7 7 3 7 8 32
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 5 8 8 4 31
060 Power Plants 1 2 10 7 10 30
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 6 5 6 9 30
726 Information Security 2 4 4 8 12 30
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 5 5 6 11 2 29
029 Metal Working 4 3 3 12 6 28
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 5 8 4 3 7 27
252 Compositions 7 3 6 4 7 27
348 Television 6 5 5 3 8 27
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 4 2 3 10 6 25
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 6 3 6 8 2 25
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 6 4 7 5 24
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 5 3 3 10 3 24
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 3 5 7 6 24
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 6 3 7 3 23
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 7 4 7 2 3 23
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 5 6 6 5 23
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 5 7 4 3 4 23
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 1 6 9 3 22
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 3 1 4 8 6 22
100 Presses 0 0 3 9 8 20
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 3 1 2 3 11 20
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 4 2 3 8 3 20
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 4 9 1 5 20
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 3 2 4 6 5 20
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 5 7 2 4 19
188 Brakes 5 2 2 3 7 19
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 3 1 2 5 8 19
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 2 4 3 5 5 19
379 Telephonic Communications 3 1 5 2 8 19
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 2 6 8 3 19
439 Electrical Connectors 3 4 1 6 4 18
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 2 4 10 1 18
606 Surgery (instruments) 4 1 3 6 4 18
137 Fluid Handling 0 5 6 4 2 17
340 Communications: Electrical 3 2 2 4 5 16
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 2 3 4 3 4 16
362 Illumination 1 4 0 4 6 15
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 7 1 2 3 2 15
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 4 6 1 3 15
095 Gas Separation: Processes 4 1 5 4 0 14
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 1 2 6 3 14
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 4 7 1 14
400 Typewriting Machines 3 2 4 3 2 14
417 Pumps 1 6 3 1 3 14
220 Receptacles 3 0 2 4 4 13
355 Photocopying 0 1 2 7 3 13
433 Dentistry 2 3 2 2 4 13
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 3 5 1 12
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 3 6 1 1 12
280 Land Vehicles 3 1 2 3 3 12
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 3 1 2 5 12
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 4 6 11
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 3 0 0 3 5 11
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 3 1 2 3 11
219 Electric Heating 1 3 1 5 1 11
380 Cryptography 2 2 3 2 2 11
398 Optical Communications 0 3 3 2 3 11
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 1 1 4 3 2 11
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 0 4 2 3 2 11
056 Harvesters 3 3 0 1 3 10
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 3 2 2 0 3 10
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 2 3 1 3 10
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 4 0 3 1 2 10
451 Abrading 1 1 4 1 3 10
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 2 2 5 1 0 10
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 2 2 4 1 0 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 2 4 1 0 9
215 Bottles and Jars 2 1 1 3 2 9
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 0 0 3 4 9
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 1 4 1 9
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 3 3 0 3 9
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 2 3 1 2 9
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 2 3 4 0 0 9
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 5 2 2 0 9
005 Beds 0 1 3 1 3 8
037 Excavating 2 2 1 2 1 8
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 3 0 3 0 8
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 4 1 1 2 8
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 4 2 1 0 1 8
330 Amplifiers 1 2 1 4 0 8
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 3 2 3 8
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 2 2 0 1 3 8
512 Perfume Compositions 2 0 5 0 1 8
053 Package Making 1 2 1 1 2 7
063 Jewelry 3 0 2 1 1 7
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 3 2 0 7
139 Textiles: Weaving 4 0 0 1 2 7
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 2 1 1 2 1 7
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 3 1 0 1 7
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 2 1 1 0 7
042 Firearms 0 1 3 1 1 6
047 Plant Husbandry 2 1 2 0 1 6
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 2 1 1 2 6
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 1 3 1 0 6
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 0 0 4 0 6
101 Printing 0 0 1 2 3 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 2 0 1 3 6
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 1 1 2 6
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 1 4 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 2 1 2 0 6
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 0 1 3 0 6
353 Optics: Image Projectors 1 1 2 0 2 6
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 2 1 2 6
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 1 2 2 6
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 3 6
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 2 2 1 5
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 2 2 5
072 Metal Deforming 1 1 1 1 1 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 1 1 2 5
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 2 3 5
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 2 2 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 2 2 1 0 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 1 2 1 5
336 Inductor Devices 2 2 0 1 0 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 1 3 5
399 Electrophotography 1 1 0 0 3 5
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 4 5
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 2 2 5
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 3 1 1 0 0 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 1 0 1 1 5
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 2 1 0 5
002 Apparel 1 0 0 1 2 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 1 1 0 4
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 0 0 2 1 4
114 Ships 0 0 1 1 2 4
118 Coating Apparatus 1 1 0 0 2 4
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 1 2 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 0 2 0 0 4
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 3 1 4
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 1 2 0 1 4
267 Spring Devices 1 0 2 1 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 2 1 1 4
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 2 1 0 4
331 Oscillators 0 2 1 1 0 4
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 1 2 4
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 1 2 0 4
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 2 0 0 1 1 4
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 0 0 3 1 4
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 3 1 0 4
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 2 1 4
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 2 1 0 0 3
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 1 0 1 1 3
070 Locks 0 1 0 1 1 3
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 2 0 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 1 1 3
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 2 0 3
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 3 0 3
184 Lubrication 1 0 1 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 1 1 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 1 0 0 3
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 2 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 1 0 0 3
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 2 1 3
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 2 0 0 3
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 1 0 1 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 2 0 3
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 2 1 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 2 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 1 2 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 1 0 0 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 1 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 2 0 0 0 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 2 0 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 0 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 2 0 2
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 0 2 0 0 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 1 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 1 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 2 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 0 1 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 0 0 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 1 1 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 1 1 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 1 2
256 Fences 0 1 1 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 1 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 1 2
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 1 1 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 1 2
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 2 0 0 0 2
329 Demodulators 0 1 0 1 0 2
332 Modulators 0 2 0 0 0 2
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 0 0 1 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 2 2
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 1 2
396 Photography 0 2 0 0 0 2
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 0 0 1 2
431 Combustion 0 1 1 0 0 2
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 2 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 1 0 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 1 0 2
492 Roll or Roller 1 0 0 1 0 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 1 1 2
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 0 0 1 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 1
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 1 1
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 0 1
104 Railways 1 0 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 1 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 1 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 1 0 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 1 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 1 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 1 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 1 0 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 0 1 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 1 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 1 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 1 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 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 802 866 1062 1220 1133 5083



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