Patenting By Geographic Region (GERMANY), Breakout By Technology Class, CY2011-2015 Utility Patent Grants Distributed By Year of Grant

( 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)	447	598	641	812	790	3288
532	Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570)	312	392	468	459	389	2020
257	Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)	313	282	351	425	553	1924
701	DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing)	214	306	464	446	484	1914
520	Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528)	310	338	401	441	367	1857
073	Measuring and Testing	233	242	268	308	286	1337
438	Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process	219	244	276	306	204	1249
370	Multiplex Communications	209	238	217	318	246	1228
324	Electricity: Measuring and Testing	189	210	246	238	272	1155
435	Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology	217	208	226	239	260	1150
128	Surgery (includes Class 600)	140	241	284	231	220	1116
123	Internal-Combustion Engines	160	197	230	270	244	1101
428	Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles	193	177	188	218	237	1013
455	Telecommunications	151	176	214	215	228	984
382	Image Analysis	156	225	194	224	181	980
250	Radiant Energy	161	171	233	201	179	945
060	Power Plants	128	134	190	214	264	930
707	DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing)	151	166	161	201	212	891
606	Surgery (instruments)	87	142	169	167	194	759
340	Communications: Electrical	112	153	158	162	150	735
280	Land Vehicles	142	124	178	143	144	731
375	Pulse or Digital Communications	104	138	142	163	180	727
029	Metal Working	111	148	128	177	127	691
709	Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	114	130	118	175	151	688
356	Optics: Measuring and Testing	150	110	124	175	123	682
296	Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops	114	127	131	142	158	672
359	Optical: Systems and Elements	130	105	148	156	124	663
439	Electrical Connectors	143	137	97	111	172	660
361	Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices	119	107	127	119	133	605
700	DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing)	87	117	128	131	132	595
604	Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)	71	102	122	127	144	566
381	Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices	54	202	105	109	95	565
264	Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes	83	87	122	136	112	540
362	Illumination	73	80	115	119	153	540
244	Aeronautics and Astronautics	73	96	127	118	120	534
074	Machine Element or Mechanism	87	95	103	114	125	524
422	Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing	88	90	105	109	116	508
310	Electrical Generator or Motor Structure	131	90	95	101	84	501
702	DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing)	94	94	105	109	98	500
297	Chairs and Seats	76	83	78	112	145	494
156	Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture	84	88	97	126	98	493
717	DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing)	61	83	117	132	94	487
378	X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices	126	83	95	78	104	486
210	Liquid Purification or Separation	70	96	115	93	89	463
198	Conveyors: Power-Driven	71	69	90	108	124	462
705	DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing)	90	104	138	91	34	457
427	Coating Processes	67	93	80	109	102	451
219	Electric Heating	55	87	117	92	96	447
348	Television	44	81	88	105	124	442
137	Fluid Handling	37	57	101	107	137	439
429	Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process	71	58	86	94	125	434
345	Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems	48	73	103	85	123	432
714	Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery	92	71	95	83	75	416
713	Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	54	74	89	101	86	404
475	Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components	39	68	90	75	108	380
384	Bearings	50	65	73	90	89	367
315	Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems	53	77	70	77	88	365
623	Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor	49	77	67	92	74	359
715	DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing)	51	58	65	99	86	359
134	Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids	47	68	79	72	84	350
318	Electricity: Motive Power Systems	57	67	71	67	88	350
180	Motor Vehicles	60	69	75	78	53	335
192	Clutches and Power-Stop Control	51	68	78	64	74	335
188	Brakes	54	66	64	87	62	333
423	Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds	60	63	79	67	54	323
252	Compositions	43	52	75	67	85	322
425	Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus	50	53	62	78	75	318
415	Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps	30	80	62	77	55	304
072	Metal Deforming	35	78	87	48	52	300
307	Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems	51	54	55	55	77	292
704	DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing)	50	58	61	66	57	292
052	Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)	48	43	69	76	54	290
416	Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers)	43	78	38	58	73	290
355	Photocopying	35	47	51	57	94	284
101	Printing	77	56	45	55	48	281
417	Pumps	35	74	69	48	52	278
504	Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions	26	55	51	73	73	278
313	Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices	58	65	66	41	45	275
327	Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems	47	45	59	64	56	271
726	Information Security	24	47	55	64	80	270
248	Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)	32	45	60	50	79	266
015	Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning	46	57	60	53	39	255
710	Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems)	52	47	53	44	52	248
174	Electricity: Conductors and Insulators	32	42	45	53	65	237
477	Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control	41	65	55	36	40	237
235	Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.)	36	37	51	47	61	232
220	Receptacles	23	28	54	59	66	230
106	Compositions: Coating or Plastic	39	48	46	48	48	229
251	Valves and Valve Actuation	19	37	40	50	82	228
451	Abrading	35	41	61	40	49	226
510	Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions	36	44	40	56	46	222
055	Gas Separation	36	43	53	44	45	221
342	Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)	45	40	36	49	50	220
607	Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application	29	29	60	64	38	220
711	Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	30	46	32	47	61	216
053	Package Making	44	30	33	54	54	215
239	Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing	42	35	42	44	52	215
530	Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof	53	33	47	54	28	215
062	Refrigeration	35	37	45	46	50	213
372	Coherent Light Generators	28	30	38	55	58	209
008	Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers	34	48	41	53	27	203
200	Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers	38	47	37	30	50	202
398	Optical Communications	25	27	40	62	44	198
303	Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems	27	30	29	45	64	195
411	Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener	26	38	40	43	48	195
363	Electric Power Conversion Systems	22	28	51	34	57	192
436	Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing	33	31	46	36	44	190
290	Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants	26	37	55	44	26	188
173	Tool Driving or Impacting	30	38	40	38	38	184
385	Optical Waveguides	34	29	37	36	46	182
204	Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy	38	34	30	38	38	178
502	Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making	32	33	38	41	29	173
222	Dispensing (apparatus and process)	23	28	44	36	40	171
365	Static Information Storage and Retrieval	60	35	22	26	28	171
335	Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets	28	38	42	32	29	169
351	Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting	24	25	36	35	45	165
241	Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration	41	33	28	36	23	161
141	Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means	17	24	35	44	40	160
403	Joints and Connections	17	27	28	36	47	155
718	Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	10	24	35	42	42	153
083	Cutting	26	26	35	37	28	152
426	Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products	18	29	35	31	39	152
095	Gas Separation: Processes	25	22	41	38	25	151
703	DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing)	22	30	40	30	26	148
206	Special Receptacle or Package	24	30	23	32	38	147
320	Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging	11	25	31	24	51	142
285	Pipe Joints or Couplings	33	30	26	24	28	141
358	Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing	18	29	40	32	21	140
464	Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts	34	41	34	17	14	140
380	Cryptography	21	23	32	39	24	139
474	Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components	31	28	28	23	29	139
118	Coating Apparatus	20	25	36	30	27	138
706	DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing)	25	23	34	26	30	138
165	Heat Exchange	26	29	27	23	32	137
292	Closure Fasteners	12	27	30	39	28	136
800	Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes	28	27	21	23	37	136
323	Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems	21	23	18	33	40	135
341	Coded Data Generation or Conversion	26	17	27	28	36	134
414	Material or Article Handling	24	18	20	26	46	134
430	Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof	27	29	25	31	21	133
343	Communications: Radio Wave Antennas	24	16	31	30	31	132
716	Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks	35	23	35	23	14	130
277	Seal for a Joint or Juncture	18	29	23	22	36	128
374	Thermal Measuring and Testing	23	32	32	20	21	128
049	Movable or Removable Closures	23	21	24	25	34	127
148	Metal Treatment	26	28	34	21	18	127
162	Paper Making and Fiber Liberation	22	34	31	20	20	127
312	Supports: Cabinet Structure	23	25	20	25	34	127
205	Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions	16	27	24	28	30	125
333	Wave Transmission Lines and Networks	34	23	11	15	39	122
016	Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.)	17	24	24	32	23	120
034	Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids	18	20	32	29	21	120
366	Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials)	20	24	21	31	24	120
404	Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus	15	17	28	24	34	118
033	Geometrical Instruments	30	18	28	23	18	117
433	Dentistry	15	26	23	28	25	117
181	Acoustics	19	26	18	31	22	116
585	Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds	22	14	26	35	18	115
164	Metal Founding	25	36	23	19	11	114
299	Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material	13	13	24	24	40	114
065	Glass Manufacturing	26	23	21	23	19	112
347	Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information	14	15	19	23	41	112
092	Expansible Chamber Devices	26	25	22	21	17	111
209	Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids	25	18	20	19	27	109
267	Spring Devices	17	20	21	21	30	109
228	Metal Fusion Bonding	30	22	19	20	13	104
175	Boring or Penetrating the Earth	23	13	13	20	34	103
271	Sheet Feeding or Delivering	31	21	16	18	14	100
719	Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	20	18	25	10	26	99
408	Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool	5	13	15	29	35	97
024	Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc.	16	13	23	15	29	96
096	Gas Separation: Apparatus	15	22	14	30	15	96
336	Inductor Devices	24	16	20	10	21	91
379	Telephonic Communications	15	21	24	18	13	91
030	Cutlery	15	21	17	26	11	90
138	Pipes and Tubular Conduits	15	12	11	23	29	90
166	Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas)	6	11	23	28	21	89
269	Work Holders	11	26	20	19	12	88
708	Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers)	17	13	25	17	16	88
418	Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices	15	9	13	18	30	85
136	Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric	10	9	9	19	37	84
216	Etching a Substrate: Processes	14	17	16	20	15	82
505	Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process	7	17	18	16	23	81
501	Compositions: Ceramic	15	21	16	11	17	80
242	Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding	17	14	14	13	20	78
075	Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures	15	14	21	13	14	77
294	Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements	5	19	23	17	13	77
407	Cutters, for Shaping	6	10	26	23	12	77
452	Butchering	7	15	12	29	14	77
102	Ammunition and Explosives	13	17	22	15	9	76
405	Hydraulic and Earth Engineering	14	14	13	19	15	75
454	Ventilation	8	10	12	14	30	74
409	Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing	12	11	15	14	20	72
126	Stoves and Furnaces	7	11	11	20	21	70
070	Locks	6	19	12	18	14	69
279	Chucks or Sockets	14	14	11	7	22	68
160	Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel	15	13	12	17	9	66
330	Amplifiers	10	13	14	16	13	66
399	Electrophotography	6	20	14	16	9	65
508	Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions	2	17	11	22	11	63
089	Ordnance	9	11	17	13	11	61
442	Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.)	12	15	12	9	13	61
212	Traversing Hoists	4	12	4	21	19	60
099	Foods and Beverages: Apparatus	6	10	15	17	11	59
293	Vehicle Fenders	10	22	11	6	9	58
042	Firearms	10	9	12	13	12	56
082	Turning (e.g., for metal working)	9	11	8	13	15	56
367	Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices	7	5	8	19	17	56
369	Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval	17	17	14	5	3	56
056	Harvesters	10	8	10	9	18	55
261	Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus	10	10	14	13	8	55
353	Optics: Image Projectors	11	9	15	9	11	55
068	Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus	7	9	20	12	6	54
084	Music	8	14	11	11	10	54
005	Beds	10	9	9	13	12	53
266	Metallurgical Apparatus	12	11	8	12	10	53
184	Lubrication	7	7	14	11	13	52
218	High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices	3	10	5	19	15	52
254	Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force	7	15	8	14	8	52
401	Coating Implements with Material Supply	4	7	14	17	10	52
431	Combustion	11	6	10	14	11	52
493	Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web	9	8	9	7	18	51
602	Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage	10	15	10	10	6	51
117	Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor	13	13	5	15	4	50
177	Weighing Scales	5	14	7	13	11	50
048	Gas: Heating and Illuminating	6	6	12	14	11	49
331	Oscillators	12	5	11	12	9	49
091	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type	10	9	14	7	8	48
725	Interactive Video Distribution Systems	3	6	12	13	14	48
002	Apparel	10	9	11	6	11	47
057	Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining	14	6	9	13	5	47
100	Presses	6	6	9	12	14	47
386	Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing	7	8	8	9	15	47
044	Fuel and Related Compositions	7	6	5	15	13	46
119	Animal Husbandry	7	4	14	14	7	46
004	Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons	3	14	15	6	7	45
114	Ships	5	10	6	10	14	45
494	Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators	6	4	10	12	13	45
104	Railways	6	15	10	5	7	43
036	Boots, Shoes, and Leggings	9	10	11	2	10	42
081	Tools	15	8	8	4	6	41
326	Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry	12	8	9	5	7	41
392	Electric Resistance Heating Devices	7	12	5	9	8	41
019	Textiles: Fiber Preparation	22	5	5	5	3	40
105	Railway Rolling Stock	7	8	8	10	7	40
187	Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle	3	5	6	13	13	40
396	Photography	8	5	9	12	6	40
238	Railways: Surface Track	9	6	5	12	7	39
410	Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier	5	9	9	7	7	37
132	Toilet	7	6	7	5	11	36
215	Bottles and Jars	6	9	7	10	4	36
301	Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles	8	4	5	10	9	36
434	Education and Demonstration	2	5	10	13	6	36
211	Supports: Racks	4	4	9	11	7	35
712	Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	4	7	5	7	12	35
059	Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making	7	4	6	9	8	34
066	Textiles: Knitting	15	10	5	1	3	34
194	Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms	1	11	5	8	9	34
203	Distillation: Processes, Separatory	4	11	8	3	8	34
224	Package and Article Carriers	7	3	7	9	8	34
283	Printed Matter	1	8	11	9	5	34
112	Sewing	10	6	5	7	4	32
376	Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements	5	6	4	12	4	31
406	Conveyors: Fluid Current	3	7	7	9	5	31
139	Textiles: Weaving	5	9	5	9	2	30
169	Fire Extinguishers	2	3	8	5	12	30
506	Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus	1	2	4	13	10	30
516	Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting	13	8	7	0	2	30
349	Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems	3	6	3	5	12	29
463	Amusement Devices: Games	5	8	6	5	5	29
040	Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting	2	7	3	9	7	28
152	Resilient Tires and Wheels	4	3	3	10	8	28
229	Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes	3	5	9	8	3	28
322	Electricity: Single Generator Systems	6	7	4	7	4	28
338	Electrical Resistors	11	8	4	3	2	28
432	Heating	4	4	5	7	8	28
460	Crop Threshing or Separating	5	9	0	3	11	28
850	Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm]	3	8	6	9	2	28
337	Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches	7	5	5	6	4	27
270	Sheet-Material Associating	11	5	4	5	1	26
412	Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus	7	6	6	4	3	26
236	Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation	7	6	3	4	5	25
507	Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry	8	8	1	4	4	25
483	Tool Changing	3	5	9	4	3	24
201	Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic	1	2	4	7	9	23
246	Railway Switches and Signals	1	2	8	5	7	23
368	Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices	2	4	4	8	5	23
028	Textiles: Manufacturing	4	4	4	6	4	22
249	Static Molds	2	10	6	3	1	22
420	Alloys or Metallic Compositions	3	3	8	4	4	22
473	Games Using Tangible Projectile	6	5	6	1	4	22
445	Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing	6	9	3	3	0	21
482	Exercise Devices	9	4	2	3	3	21
131	Tobacco	5	2	4	3	6	20
227	Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus	3	6	2	6	3	20
383	Flexible Bags	4	3	4	5	4	20
440	Marine Propulsion	2	4	6	4	4	20
122	Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers	4	6	2	5	1	18
191	Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles	3	3	5	3	4	18
213	Railway Draft Appliances	3	3	6	3	3	18
047	Plant Husbandry	1	5	4	2	5	17
172	Earth Working	2	0	5	4	6	17
193	Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways	2	3	5	4	3	17
419	Powder Metallurgy Processes	3	0	4	4	6	17
512	Perfume Compositions	3	3	3	4	4	17
518	Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof	2	0	2	6	7	17
108	Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces	4	7	1	2	2	16
110	Furnaces	1	5	3	4	3	16
182	Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold	1	2	3	4	6	16
149	Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges	4	3	3	2	3	15
208	Mineral Oils: Processes and Products	3	6	2	1	3	15
332	Modulators	5	2	4	4	0	15
601	Surgery: Kinesitherapy	3	1	6	2	3	15
037	Excavating	3	1	2	4	4	14
125	Stone Working	4	2	1	3	4	14
221	Article Dispensing	1	2	3	4	4	14
038	Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing	1	4	4	2	2	13
305	Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles	3	1	3	2	4	13
446	Amusement Devices: Toys	1	0	6	5	1	13
492	Roll or Roller	4	3	2	3	1	13
071	Chemistry: Fertilizers	3	3	2	0	4	12
116	Signals and Indicators	3	1	4	2	2	12
135	Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane	0	4	3	4	1	12
226	Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length	4	0	2	0	6	12
300	Brush, Broom, and Mop Making	1	0	3	7	1	12
144	Woodworking	5	3	1	1	1	11
225	Severing by Tearing or Breaking	0	1	3	3	4	11
360	Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval	1	0	1	2	7	11
400	Typewriting Machines	1	3	1	5	1	11
202	Distillation: Apparatus	0	2	5	1	2	10
503	Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor	0	2	3	3	2	10
051	Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition	1	0	2	3	3	9
373	Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces	1	1	1	4	2	9
014	Bridges	2	1	1	0	4	8
273	Amusement Devices: Games	1	0	4	2	1	8
377	Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems	2	3	0	2	1	8
441	Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices	1	2	2	3	0	8
453	Coin Handling	1	0	1	4	2	8
470	Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus	2	0	1	2	3	8
023	Chemistry: Physical Processes	2	2	3	0	0	7
087	Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making	2	2	0	2	1	7
127	Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates	1	4	0	1	1	7
588	Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment	1	2	1	1	2	7
159	Concentrating Evaporators	1	3	1	0	1	6
237	Heating Systems	0	1	0	4	1	6
472	Amusement Devices	1	0	1	3	1	6
111	Planting	2	0	1	0	2	5
124	Mechanical Guns and Projectors	0	2	2	0	1	5
157	Wheelwright Machines	1	2	1	1	0	5
329	Demodulators	3	1	1	0	0	5
043	Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying	1	2	0	1	0	4
086	Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making	0	1	1	1	1	4
140	Wireworking	0	0	0	3	1	4
232	Deposit and Collection Receptacles	1	0	2	1	0	4
476	Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components	0	2	0	2	0	4
054	Harness for Working Animal	2	0	0	0	1	3
109	Safes, Bank Protection, or a Related Device	0	0	2	0	1	3
190	Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage	1	0	1	1	0	3
281	Books, Strips, and Leaves	1	1	0	0	1	3
388	Electricity: Motor Control Systems	2	1	0	0	0	3
720	Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval	0	2	1	0	0	3
007	Compound Hand Tools	0	0	0	1	1	2
012	Boot and Shoe Making	0	1	0	1	0	2
063	Jewelry	1	0	0	1	0	2
076	Metal Tools and Implements, Making	1	1	0	0	0	2
171	Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects	1	0	1	0	0	2
223	Apparel Apparatus	2	0	0	0	0	2
289	Knots and Knot Tying	0	0	1	0	1	2
291	Track Sanders	0	0	2	0	0	2
346	Recorders	0	1	0	0	1	2
352	Optics: Motion Pictures	2	0	0	0	0	2
150	Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers	1	0	0	0	0	1
185	Motors: Spring, Weight, or Animal Powered	0	1	0	0	0	1
186	Merchandising	0	0	1	0	0	1
245	Wire Fabrics and Structure	0	0	1	0	0	1
256	Fences	0	0	0	0	1	1
295	Railway Wheels and Axles	0	0	0	0	1	1
298	Land Vehicles: Dumping	1	0	0	0	0	1
450	Foundation Garments	0	1	0	0	0	1
ALL	ALL CLASSES	11919	13835	15498	16550	16549	74351

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2011 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants
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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

PTMT Contacts

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