U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Technology Class
Count of 1997 - 2001 Utility Patent Grants By Calendar Year of Grant

[Explanation of Data]

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

FINLAND

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)

(technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data')
 
Class Class Title 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
455 Telecommunications 29 63 82 92 93 359
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 40 31 29 23 48 171
370 Multiplex Communications 15 29 42 32 40 158
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 13 23 26 6 15 83
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 11 19 15 16 16 77
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 15 14 13 14 19 75
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 11 11 18 18 10 68
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 6 18 16 14 10 64
073 Measuring and Testing 17 7 9 13 9 55
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 13 16 8 7 9 53
379 Telephonic Communications 2 11 12 11 17 53
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 7 9 8 11 14 49
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 8 7 8 15 46
169 Fire Extinguishers 12 11 9 1 6 39
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 5 13 10 4 7 39
427 Coating Processes 9 4 8 9 9 39
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 8 5 9 7 10 39
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 4 5 11 5 8 33
144 Woodworking 3 8 7 5 8 31
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 6 9 4 9 3 31
250 Radiant Energy 3 4 5 5 12 29
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 2 8 10 6 28
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 12 6 6 2 27
072 Metal Deforming 6 6 3 4 7 26
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 5 6 3 5 5 24
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 4 4 5 6 4 23
029 Metal Working 4 2 7 4 4 21
110 Furnaces 6 3 2 2 8 21
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 2 3 6 4 6 21
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 2 6 4 7 21
492 Roll or Roller 3 3 6 3 5 20
053 Package Making 4 3 3 3 5 18
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 2 1 5 5 5 18
137 Fluid Handling 2 2 5 5 3 17
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 3 4 3 2 5 17
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 1 2 6 1 7 17
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 5 3 2 2 5 17
100 Presses 1 4 6 3 2 16
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 3 5 1 7 16
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 4 2 3 2 5 16
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 4 3 4 4 15
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 3 2 0 7 15
439 Electrical Connectors 2 1 3 7 2 15
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 3 4 4 4 15
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 1 5 3 3 14
083 Cutting 2 4 0 4 4 14
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 0 5 4 2 14
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 3 3 2 6 14
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 5 2 2 4 1 14
330 Amplifiers 1 2 2 3 6 14
331 Oscillators 0 5 5 1 3 14
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 1 0 5 4 4 14
118 Coating Apparatus 3 3 2 3 2 13
219 Electric Heating 2 4 0 2 5 13
340 Communications: Electrical 4 2 2 0 5 13
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 4 4 3 13
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 1 4 5 2 13
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 2 1 4 6 13
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 2 3 2 2 12
165 Heat Exchange 2 4 1 2 3 12
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 3 4 2 1 2 12
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 5 2 2 2 12
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 6 0 3 3 12
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 1 3 0 1 7 12
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 1 4 5 12
114 Ships 6 1 1 1 2 11
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 2 2 2 4 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 3 0 4 3 11
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 2 3 1 4 11
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 1 3 1 4 11
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 3 3 5 11
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 2 4 4 11
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 3 2 2 2 10
180 Motor Vehicles 1 4 1 1 3 10
212 Traversing Hoists 1 5 1 3 0 10
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 2 4 2 1 10
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 2 1 2 4 10
440 Marine Propulsion 3 3 2 1 1 10
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 1 1 3 2 9
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 2 4 1 2 9
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 1 2 2 2 9
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 0 3 1 3 9
280 Land Vehicles 2 0 2 4 1 9
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 4 1 2 1 1 9
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 1 0 5 1 9
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 3 3 2 9
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 3 2 0 1 9
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 2 2 1 2 8
030 Cutlery 3 1 2 1 1 8
060 Power Plants 3 2 0 1 2 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 3 1 3 0 8
252 Compositions 1 1 3 1 2 8
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 1 1 2 4 8
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 1 1 4 8
037 Excavating 1 3 2 1 0 7
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 2 0 1 3 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 3 2 0 7
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 3 2 0 2 7
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 1 1 2 1 2 7
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 3 0 2 2 0 7
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 2 1 0 2 6
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 4 1 6
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 2 1 0 6
159 Concentrating Evaporators 1 1 1 3 0 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 3 2 6
382 Image Analysis 1 1 0 2 2 6
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 3 0 1 2 6
417 Pumps 1 1 0 2 2 6
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 2 2 2 6
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 0 0 2 3 6
005 Beds 2 2 0 1 0 5
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 1 0 1 2 5
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 1 1 1 2 0 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 0 2 1 0 5
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 2 2 0 1 5
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 1 1 2 5
104 Railways 2 1 0 1 1 5
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 0 1 1 1 5
188 Brakes 0 0 1 2 2 5
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 1 2 0 5
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 3 0 1 1 5
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 2 1 0 1 1 5
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 2 2 0 5
380 Cryptography 1 0 1 1 2 5
002 Apparel 1 1 1 1 0 4
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 1 0 1 4
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 3 0 1 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 2 0 0 1 1 4
062 Refrigeration 0 1 2 1 0 4
070 Locks 1 0 1 1 1 4
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 1 2 0 4
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 2 1 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 0 1 1 4
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 2 2 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 1 1 1 4
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 1 1 0 1 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 2 1 0 1 4
384 Bearings 0 1 0 3 0 4
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 0 1 1 4
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 1 1 1 4
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 2 0 1 1 4
454 Ventilation 3 0 1 0 0 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 1 0 1 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 2 1 1 0 4
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 1 1 1 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 1 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 1 1 3
042 Firearms 0 1 2 0 0 3
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 1 1 3
181 Acoustics 0 1 1 0 1 3
184 Lubrication 2 1 0 0 0 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 1 0 1 3
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 1 0 1 3
220 Receptacles 1 1 0 0 1 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 1 0 1 0 3
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 2 1 0 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 1 0 1 3
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 2 0 1 3
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 2 0 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 2 0 1 0 3
332 Modulators 1 2 0 0 0 3
348 Television 1 2 0 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 1 2 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 1 2 3
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 0 2 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 2 0 0 3
431 Combustion 0 1 0 1 1 3
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 1 1 3
451 Abrading 0 2 0 1 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 1 1 3
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 0 1 1 3
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 2 1 0 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 1 1 0 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 1 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 1 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 2 2
084 Music 0 0 0 1 1 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 1 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 1 0 1 0 2
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 1 1 2
132 Toilet 0 0 1 1 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 1 1 0 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 1 0 0 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 2 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 1 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 1 0 2
329 Demodulators 1 0 1 0 0 2
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 1 0 1 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 2 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 2 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 0 1 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 2 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 2 0 0 0 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 0 0 1 0 2
432 Heating 0 0 1 1 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 1 0 0 0 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 1 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 2
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 0 1 0 0 2
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 0 1 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
101 Printing 0 0 1 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 1 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 1 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 1 0 1
168 Farriery 0 0 0 0 1 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 1 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 1 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 0 0 0 1 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 1 0 0 1
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
334 Tuners 0 1 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 1 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 1 0 0 0 0 1
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 1 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 1 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 1
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
483 Tool Changing 0 1 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 452 595 649 618 732 3046



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