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Class
174
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Electricity: Conductors and Insulators
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
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Class
604
,
Surgery
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Class
016
,
Miscellaneous Hardware
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Class
043
,
Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Class
052
,
Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Class
102
,
Ammunition and Explosives
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Class
134
,
Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Class
149
,
Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Class
220
,
Receptacles
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Class
248
,
Supports
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Class
280
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Land Vehicles
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Class
356
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Optics: Measuring and Testing
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Class
405
,
Hydraulic and Earth Engineering
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Class
428
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Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Class
434
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Education and Demonstration
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Class
473
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Games Using Tangible Projectile
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Class
600
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Surgery
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Class
002
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Apparel
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
004
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Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
015
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Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
024
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Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc.
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
027
,
Undertaking
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
074
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Machine Element or Mechanism
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
084
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Music
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
099
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Foods and Beverages: Apparatus
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
114
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Ships
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
123
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Internal-Combustion Engines
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
128
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Surgery
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
131
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Tobacco
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
165
,
Heat Exchange
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
182
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Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
221
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Article Dispensing
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
239
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Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
340
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Communications: Electrical
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
342
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Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
345
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Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display
Systems
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
362
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Illumination
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
396
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Photography
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
403
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Joints and Connections
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
426
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Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class
439
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Electrical Connectors
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
540
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Organic Compounds -- Part of the Class 532-570 Series
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Class
712
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Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Processing Architectures and
Instruction Processing (e.g., Processors)
Year of Grant ==> | -- 1995 -- | -- 1996 -- | -- 1997 -- | -- 1998 -- | -- 1999 -- | -- Total -- |
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# of Patent Grants ==> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Class ALL,
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Year of Grant ==>
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-- 1996 --
-- 1997 --
-- 1998 --
-- 1999 --
-- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==>
5
12
12
15
26
70
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