PROFILE OF COMPANIES FROM PI & T REPORT
Distribution of Patents by O.R. Class (Rank Order) for Jan-May 2000
CLASS PATENTS
514 63 DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS
435 62 CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
438 47 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING: PROCESS
360 40 DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL
800 38 MULTICELLULAR LIVING ORGANISMS AND UNMODIFIED PARTS THEREOF AND
439 31 ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS
424 30 DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS
192 29 CLUTCHES AND POWER-STOP CONTROL
428 29 STOCK MATERIAL OR MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
123 26 INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
362 25 ILLUMINATION
370 22 MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
252 17 COMPOSITIONS
600 17 SURGERY
072 15 METAL DEFORMING
525 15 SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
074 14 MACHINE ELEMENT OR MECHANISM
137 14 FLUID HANDLING
361 14 ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
427 14 COATING PROCESSES
524 14 SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
606 14 SURGERY
257 13 ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE
318 13 ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS
528 13 SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
060 12 POWER PLANTS
073 12 MEASURING AND TESTING
156 12 ADHESIVE BONDING AND MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL MANUFACTURE
166 12 WELLS
264 12 PLASTIC AND NONMETALLIC ARTICLE SHAPING OR TREATING: PROCESSES
340 12 COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL
356 12 OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING
384 12 BEARINGS
430 12 RADIATION IMAGERY CHEMISTRY: PROCESS, COMPOSITION, OR PRODUCT
709 12 ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTIPLE
345 11 COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND
423 11 CHEMISTRY OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
521 11 SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
029 10 METAL WORKING
062 10 REFRIGERATION
310 10 ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE
385 10 OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
607 10 SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION
710 10 ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS:
242 9 WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING
250 9 RADIANT ENERGY
296 9 LAND VEHICLES: BODIES AND TOPS
379 9 TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS
455 9 TELECOMMUNICATIONS
701 9 DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION
702 9 DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING
056 8 HARVESTERS
180 8 MOTOR VEHICLES
348 8 TELEVISION
359 8 OPTICS: SYSTEMS (INCLUDING COMMUNICATION) AND ELEMENTS
382 8 IMAGE ANALYSIS
417 8 PUMPS
502 8 CATALYST, SOLID SORBENT, OR SUPPORT THEREFOR: PRODUCT OR PROCESS
700 8 DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
705 8 DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR
095 7 GAS SEPARATION: PROCESSES
210 7 LIQUID PURIFICATION OR SEPARATION
235 7 REGISTERS
367 7 COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
523 7 SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
526 7 SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
101 6 PRINTING
219 6 ELECTRIC HEATING
239 6 FLUID SPRINKLING, SPRAYING, AND DIFFUSING
292 6 CLOSURE FASTENERS
315 6 ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS
324 6 ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING
395 6 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
425 6 PLASTIC ARTICLE OR EARTHENWARE SHAPING OR TREATING: APPARATUS
463 6 AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES
474 6 ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS
510 6 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS FOR SOLID SURFACES, AUXILIARY COMPOSITIONS
536 6 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
544 6 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
549 6 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
568 6 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
604 6 SURGERY
707 6 DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT, DATA STRUCTURES,
092 5 EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICES
118 5 COATING APPARATUS
134 5 CLEANING AND LIQUID CONTACT WITH SOLIDS
148 5 METAL TREATMENT
165 5 HEAT EXCHANGE
174 5 ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
222 5 DISPENSING
244 5 AERONAUTICS
280 5 LAND VEHICLES
312 5 SUPPORTS: CABINET STRUCTURE
343 5 COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS
349 5 LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS
369 5 DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL
380 5 CRYPTOGRAPHY
415 5 ROTARY KINETIC FLUID MOTORS OR PUMPS
429 5 CHEMISTRY: ELECTRICAL CURRENT PRODUCING APPARATUS, PRODUCT, AND
436 5 CHEMISTRY: ANALYTICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTING
451 5 ABRADING
530 5 CHEMISTRY: NATURAL RESINS OR DERIVATIVES; PEPTIDES OR PROTEINS;
556 5 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
564 5 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
570 5 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
711 5 ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY
713 5 ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT
714 5 ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY
106 4 COMPOSITIONS: COATING OR PLASTIC
200 4 ELECTRICITY: CIRCUIT MAKERS AND BREAKERS
277 4 SEAL FOR A JOINT OR JUNCTURE
347 4 INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION
400 4 TYPEWRITING MACHINES
422 4 CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND PROCESS DISINFECTING, DEODORIZING,
426 4 FOOD OR EDIBLE MATERIAL: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS
504 4 PLANT PROTECTING AND REGULATING COMPOSITIONS
508 4 SOLID ANTI-FRICTION DEVICES, MATERIALS THEREFOR, LUBRICANT OR
522 4 SYNTHETIC RESINS OR NATURAL RUBBERS -- PART OF THE CLASS 520
548 4 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
554 4 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
562 4 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
708 4 ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING
034 3 DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS
141 3 FLUENT MATERIAL HANDLING, WITH RECEIVER OR RECEIVER COACTING
188 3 BRAKES
205 3 ELECTROLYSIS: PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS USED THEREIN, AND METHODS
216 3 ETCHING A SUBSTRATE: PROCESSES
248 3 SUPPORTS
285 3 PIPE JOINTS OR COUPLINGS
297 3 CHAIRS AND SEATS
303 3 FLUID-PRESSURE AND ANALOGOUS BRAKE SYSTEMS
320 3 ELECTRICITY: BATTERY OR CAPACITOR CHARGING OR DISCHARGING
327 3 MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND
333 3 WAVE TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS
335 3 ELECTRICITY: MAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCHES, MAGNETS, AND
372 3 COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS
374 3 THERMAL MEASURING AND TESTING
375 3 PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
416 3 FLUID REACTION SURFACES (I.E., IMPELLERS)
418 3 ROTARY EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICES
419 3 POWDER METALLURGY PROCESSES
558 3 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
560 3 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
623 3 PROSTHESIS (I.E., ARTIFICIAL BODY MEMBERS), PARTS THEREOF, OR
015 2 BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING
043 2 FISHING, TRAPPING, AND VERMIN DESTROYING
049 2 MOVABLE OR REMOVABLE CLOSURES
075 2 SPECIALIZED METALLURGICAL PROCESSES, COMPOSITIONS FOR USE
117 2 SINGLE-CRYSTAL, ORIENTED-CRYSTAL, AND EPITAXY GROWTH PROCESSES;
126 2 STOVES AND FURNACES
204 2 CHEMISTRY: ELECTRICAL AND WAVE ENERGY
236 2 AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY REGULATION
271 2 SHEET FEEDING OR DELIVERING
294 2 HANDLING: HAND AND HOIST-LINE IMPLEMENTS
326 2 ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY
341 2 CODED DATA GENERATION OR CONVERSION
342 2 COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G.,
363 2 ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS
365 2 STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
381 2 ELECTRICAL AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES
386 2 TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING
434 2 EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION
440 2 MARINE PROPULSION
464 2 ROTARY SHAFTS, GUDGEONS, HOUSINGS, AND FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS FOR
501 2 COMPOSITIONS: CERAMIC
503 2 RECORD RECEIVER HAVING PLURAL INTERACTIVE LEAVES OR A COLORLESS
534 2 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
540 2 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
546 2 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
552 2 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
704 2 DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE
712 2 ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING
004 1 BATHS, CLOSETS, SINKS, AND SPITTOONS
008 1 BLEACHING AND DYEING; FLUID TREATMENT AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION
024 1 BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC.
028 1 TEXTILES: MANUFACTURING
033 1 GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENTS
044 1 FUEL AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS
053 1 PACKAGE MAKING
055 1 GAS SEPARATION
070 1 LOCKS
083 1 CUTTING
091 1 MOTORS: EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER TYPE
100 1 PRESSES
108 1 HORIZONTALLY SUPPORTED PLANAR SURFACES
128 1 SURGERY
136 1 BATTERIES: THERMOELECTRIC AND PHOTOELECTRIC
138 1 PIPES AND TUBULAR CONDUITS
172 1 EARTH WORKING
175 1 BORING OR PENETRATING THE EARTH
178 1 TELEGRAPHY
194 1 CHECK-ACTUATED CONTROL MECHANISMS
198 1 CONVEYORS: POWER-DRIVEN
203 1 DISTILLATION: PROCESSES, SEPARATORY
206 1 SPECIAL RECEPTACLE OR PACKAGE
209 1 CLASSIFYING, SEPARATING, AND ASSORTING SOLIDS
220 1 RECEPTACLES
221 1 ARTICLE DISPENSING
228 1 METAL FUSION BONDING
237 1 HEATING SYSTEMS
241 1 SOLID MATERIAL COMMINUTION OR DISINTEGRATION
251 1 VALVES AND VALVE ACTUATION
261 1 GAS AND LIQUID CONTACT APPARATUS
266 1 METALLURGICAL APPARATUS
267 1 SPRING DEVICES
270 1 SHEET-MATERIAL ASSOCIATING
301 1 LAND VEHICLES: WHEELS AND AXLES
307 1 ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OR INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS
323 1 ELECTRICITY: POWER SUPPLY OR REGULATION SYSTEMS
351 1 OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING
364 1 CLASS TEXT NOT AVAILABLE
371 1 CLASS TEXT NOT AVAILABLE
392 1 ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES
403 1 JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS
405 1 HYDRAULIC AND EARTH ENGINEERING
431 1 COMBUSTION
432 1 HEATING
445 1 ELECTRIC LAMP OR SPACE DISCHARGE COMPONENT OR DEVICE
460 1 CROP THRESHING OR SEPARATING
475 1 PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS
477 1 INTERRELATED POWER DELIVERY CONTROLS, INCLUDING ENGINE CONTROL
482 1 EXERCISE DEVICES
518 1 CHEMISTRY: FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESSES; OR PURIFICATION OR
585 1 CHEMISTRY OF HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
588 1 HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC WASTE DESTRUCTION OR CONTAINMENT
601 1 SURGERY: KINESITHERAPY
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