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                PROFILE OF COMPANIES FROM PI & T REPORT
   Distribution of Patents by O.R. Class (Number Order) for Jan-May 2000

CLASS  PATENTS

 004        1    BATHS, CLOSETS, SINKS, AND SPITTOONS
 008        1    BLEACHING AND DYEING; FLUID TREATMENT AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION
 015        2    BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING
 024        1    BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC.
 028        1    TEXTILES: MANUFACTURING
 029       10    METAL WORKING
 033        1    GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENTS
 034        3    DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS
 043        2    FISHING, TRAPPING, AND VERMIN DESTROYING
 044        1    FUEL AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS
 049        2    MOVABLE OR REMOVABLE CLOSURES
 053        1    PACKAGE MAKING
 055        1    GAS SEPARATION
 056        8    HARVESTERS
 060       12    POWER PLANTS
 062       10    REFRIGERATION
 070        1    LOCKS
 072       15    METAL DEFORMING
 073       12    MEASURING AND TESTING
 074       14    MACHINE ELEMENT OR MECHANISM
 075        2    SPECIALIZED METALLURGICAL PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS FOR USE
 083        1    CUTTING
 091        1    MOTORS: EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER TYPE
 092        5    EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICES
 095        7    GAS SEPARATION: PROCESSES
 100        1    PRESSES
 101        6    PRINTING
 106        4    COMPOSITIONS: COATING OR PLASTIC
 108        1    HORIZONTALLY SUPPORTED PLANAR SURFACES
 117        2    SINGLE-CRYSTAL, ORIENTED-CRYSTAL, AND EPITAXY GROWTH PROCESSES;
 118        5    COATING APPARATUS
 123       26    INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
 126        2    STOVES AND FURNACES
 128        1    SURGERY
 134        5    CLEANING AND LIQUID CONTACT WITH SOLIDS
 136        1    BATTERIES: THERMOELECTRIC AND PHOTOELECTRIC
 137       14    FLUID HANDLING
 138        1    PIPES AND TUBULAR CONDUITS
 141        3    FLUENT MATERIAL HANDLING, WITH RECEIVER OR RECEIVER COACTING
 148        5    METAL TREATMENT
 156       12    ADHESIVE BONDING AND MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL MANUFACTURE
 165        5    HEAT EXCHANGE
 166       12    WELLS
 172        1    EARTH WORKING
 174        5    ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
 175        1    BORING OR PENETRATING THE EARTH
 178        1    TELEGRAPHY
 180        8    MOTOR VEHICLES
 188        3    BRAKES
 192       29    CLUTCHES AND POWER-STOP CONTROL
 194        1    CHECK-ACTUATED CONTROL MECHANISMS
 198        1    CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN
 200        4    ELECTRICITY: CIRCUIT MAKERS AND BREAKERS
 203        1    DISTILLATION: PROCESSES, SEPARATORY
 204        2    CHEMISTRY: ELECTRICAL AND WAVE ENERGY
 205        3    ELECTROLYSIS: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS USED THEREIN, AND METHODS
 206        1    SPECIAL RECEPTACLE OR PACKAGE
 209        1    CLASSIFYING, SEPARATING, AND ASSORTING SOLIDS
 210        7    LIQUID PURIFICATION OR SEPARATION
 216        3    ETCHING A SUBSTRATE: PROCESSES
 219        6    ELECTRIC HEATING
 220        1    RECEPTACLES
 221        1    ARTICLE DISPENSING
 222        5    DISPENSING
 228        1    METAL FUSION BONDING
 235        7    REGISTERS
 236        2    AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY REGULATION
 237        1    HEATING SYSTEMS
 239        6    FLUID SPRINKLING, SPRAYING, AND DIFFUSING
 241        1    SOLID MATERIAL COMMINUTION OR DISINTEGRATION
 242        9    WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING
 244        5    AERONAUTICS
 248        3    SUPPORTS
 250        9    RADIANT ENERGY
 251        1    VALVES AND VALVE ACTUATION
 252       17    COMPOSITIONS
 257       13    ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE
 261        1    GAS AND LIQUID CONTACT APPARATUS
 264       12    PLASTIC AND NONMETALLIC ARTICLE SHAPING OR TREATING: PROCESSES
 266        1    METALLURGICAL APPARATUS
 267        1    SPRING DEVICES
 270        1    SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING
 271        2    SHEET FEEDING OR DELIVERING
 277        4    SEAL FOR A JOINT OR JUNCTURE
 280        5    LAND VEHICLES
 285        3    PIPE JOINTS OR COUPLINGS
 292        6    CLOSURE FASTENERS
 294        2    HANDLING: HAND AND HOIST-LINE IMPLEMENTS
 296        9    LAND VEHICLES: BODIES AND TOPS
 297        3    CHAIRS AND SEATS
 301        1    LAND VEHICLES: WHEELS AND AXLES
 303        3    FLUID-PRESSURE AND ANALOGOUS BRAKE SYSTEMS
 307        1    ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OR INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS
 310       10    ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE
 312        5    SUPPORTS: CABINET STRUCTURE
 315        6    ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS
 318       13    ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS
 320        3    ELECTRICITY: BATTERY OR CAPACITOR CHARGING OR DISCHARGING
 323        1    ELECTRICITY: POWER SUPPLY OR REGULATION SYSTEMS
 324        6    ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING
 326        2    ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY
 327        3    MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND
 333        3    WAVE TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS
 335        3    ELECTRICITY: MAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCHES, MAGNETS, AND
 340       12    COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL
 341        2    CODED DATA GENERATION OR CONVERSION
 342        2    COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G.,
 343        5    COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS
 345       11    COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND
 347        4    INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION
 348        8    TELEVISION
 349        5    LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS
 351        1    OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING
 356       12    OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING
 359        8    OPTICS: SYSTEMS (INCLUDING COMMUNICATION) AND ELEMENTS
 360       40    DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL
 361       14    ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
 362       25    ILLUMINATION
 363        2    ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS
 364        1    CLASS TEXT NOT AVAILABLE
 365        2    STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
 367        7    COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
 369        5    DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL
 370       22    MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
 371        1    CLASS TEXT NOT AVAILABLE
 372        3    COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS
 374        3    THERMAL MEASURING AND TESTING
 375        3    PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
 379        9    TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS
 380        5    CRYPTOGRAPHY
 381        2    ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
 382        8    IMAGE ANALYSIS
 384       12    BEARINGS
 385       10    OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
 386        2    TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING
 392        1    ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES
 395        6    INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
 400        4    TYPEWRITING MACHINES
 403        1    JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
 405        1    HYDRAULIC AND EARTH ENGINEERING
 415        5    ROTARY KINETIC FLUID MOTORS OR PUMPS
 416        3    FLUID REACTION SURFACES (I.E., IMPELLERS)
 417        8    PUMPS
 418        3    ROTARY EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICES
 419        3    POWDER METALLURGY PROCESSES
 422        4    CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND PROCESS DISINFECTING, DEODORIZING,
 423       11    CHEMISTRY OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
 424       30    DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS
 425        6    PLASTIC ARTICLE OR EARTHENWARE SHAPING OR TREATING: APPARATUS
 426        4    FOOD OR EDIBLE MATERIAL: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS
 427       14    COATING PROCESSES
 428       29    STOCK MATERIAL OR MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
 429        5    CHEMISTRY: ELECTRICAL CURRENT PRODUCING APPARATUS, PRODUCT, AND
 430       12    RADIATION IMAGERY CHEMISTRY: PROCESS, COMPOSITION, OR PRODUCT
 431        1    COMBUSTION
 432        1    HEATING
 434        2    EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION
 435       62    CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
 436        5    CHEMISTRY: ANALYTICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTING
 438       47    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING: PROCESS
 439       31    ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS
 440        2    MARINE PROPULSION
 445        1    ELECTRIC LAMP OR SPACE DISCHARGE COMPONENT OR DEVICE
 451        5    ABRADING
 455        9    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
 460        1    CROP THRESHING OR SEPARATING
 463        6    AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES
 464        2    ROTARY SHAFTS, GUDGEONS, HOUSINGS, AND FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS FOR
 474        6    ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS
 475        1    PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS
 477        1    INTERRELATED POWER DELIVERY CONTROLS, INCLUDING ENGINE CONTROL
 482        1    EXERCISE DEVICES
 501        2    COMPOSITIONS: CERAMIC
 502        8    CATALYST, SOLID SORBENT, OR SUPPORT THEREFOR: PRODUCT OR PROCESS
 503        2    RECORD RECEIVER HAVING PLURAL INTERACTIVE LEAVES OR A COLORLESS
 504        4    PLANT PROTECTING AND REGULATING COMPOSITIONS
 508        4    SOLID ANTI-FRICTION DEVICES, MATERIALS THEREFOR, LUBRICANT OR
 510        6    CLEANING COMPOSITIONS FOR SOLID SURFACES, AUXILIARY COMPOSITIONS
 514       63    DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS
 518        1    CHEMISTRY: FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESSES; OR PURIFICATION OR
 521       11    SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
 522        4    SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
 523        7    SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
 524       14    SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
 525       15    SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
 526        7    SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
 528       13    SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
 530        5    CHEMISTRY: NATURAL RESINS OR DERIVATIVES; PEPTIDES OR PROTEINS;
 534        2    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 536        6    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 540        2    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 544        6    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 546        2    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 548        4    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 549        6    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 552        2    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 554        4    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 556        5    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 558        3    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 560        3    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 562        4    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 564        5    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 568        6    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 570        5    ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
 585        1    CHEMISTRY OF HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
 588        1    HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC WASTE DESTRUCTION OR CONTAINMENT
 600       17    SURGERY
 601        1    SURGERY: KINESITHERAPY
 604        6    SURGERY
 606       14    SURGERY
 607       10    SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION
 623        3    PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR
 700        8    DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
 701        9    DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION
 702        9    DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING
 704        2    DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE
 705        8    DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR
 707        6    DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT, DATA STRUCTURES,
 708        4    ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING
 709       12    ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTIPLE
 710       10    ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS:
 711        5    ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY
 712        2    ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING
 713        5    ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT
 714        5    ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY
 800       38    MULTICELLULAR LIVING ORGANISMS AND UNMODIFIED PARTS THEREOF AND




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