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Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	United States	3,143
#2	Canada	364
#3	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	111
#4	Australia	90
#5	EPO (European Patent Office)	89
#6	United Kingdom	60
#7	Japan	57
#8	Germany	36
#9	France	36
#10	Philippines	31
#11	Mexico	24
#12	China	22
#13	Norway	21
#14	Brazil	18
#15	India	16
#16	New Zealand	13
#17	Finland	11
#18	Israel	10
#19	Italy	10
#20	South Africa	10
#21	African Intellectual Property Organization	9
#22	Argentina	7
#23	Egypt	7
#24	Indonesia	7
#25	Morocco	7
#26	Hungary	6
#27	Ireland	6
#28	Poland	6
#29	Portugal	6
#30	Turkey	6
#31	Denmark	5
#32	Belgium	4
#33	Czechia	3
#34	Spain	3
#35	Republic of Korea	3
#36	Netherlands	3
#37	Slovakia	3
#38	Taiwan	3
#39	Colombia	2
#40	Czechoslovakia	2
#41	Hong Kong	2
#42	Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)	2
#43	Austria	1
#44	Bulgaria	1
#45	Algeria	1
#46	EAPO (Eurasian Patent Organization)	1
#47	Malaysia	1
#48	Russian Federation	1
#49	Singapore	1
#50	Uzbekistan	1
#51	Zimbabwe	1

#	Technology
#1	Liquid hydrocarbon mixture production
#2	Chemical or physical processes
#3	Unspecified technologies
#4	Acyclic or carbocyclic compounds
#5	Materials for miscellaneous applications
#6	Earth drilling
#7	Separation
#8	Preservation of human bodies
#9	Lubricating compositions
#10	Climate change mitigation in goods production

Publication	Filing date	Title
WO2005068687A2	2004-11-05	A carbonaceous reductant and a process for using the carbonaceous reductant
US6761865B1	2003-04-22	Method for synthesizing crystalline magnesium silicates from geothermal brine
WO03083248A2	2003-03-24	Perforation method and apparatus
US6863825B2	2003-01-29	Process for removing arsenic from aqueous streams
US6651745B1	2002-05-02	Subsea riser separator system
WO02051699A1	2001-11-16	Ballast system for an offshore platform
US2003053868A1	2001-09-14	Adjustable rigid riser connector
US6666624B2	2001-08-07	Floating, modular deepwater platform and method of deployment
US6537443B1	2000-02-24	Process for removing mercury from liquid hydrocarbons
US6371204B1	2000-01-05	Underground well kick detector
US6095245A	1999-10-07	Well perforating and packing apparatus and method
US6099645A	1999-07-09	Vertical semiconductor wafer carrier with slats
US6370547B1	1999-04-21	Database correlation method
US6236943B1	1999-02-09	Hybrid reservoir characterization method
US6176307B1	1999-02-08	Tubing-conveyed gravel packing tool and method
US6375907B1	1998-11-03	Hydrogen sulfide abatement with scale control and/or well acidizing
US6223535B1	1998-10-23	Geothermal steam processing
US6112524A	1998-10-02	Method for removing contaminants from geothermal steam
US6171400B1	1998-10-02	Vertical semiconductor wafer carrier
US6019903A	1998-08-14	Geothermal brine processing