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

DENMARK

(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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 49 72 76 70 73 340
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 38 64 64 69 73 308
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 14 7 24 11 16 72
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 11 6 12 16 7 52
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 7 7 15 8 10 47
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 11 10 8 8 45
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 10 6 8 4 12 40
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 7 6 14 7 5 39
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 6 9 1 10 8 34
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 10 10 4 6 32
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 4 4 4 4 12 28
137 Fluid Handling 7 7 3 4 4 25
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 2 12 3 6 23
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 5 9 5 0 3 22
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 5 5 4 5 3 22
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 4 3 6 5 2 20
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 3 6 5 5 20
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 5 6 4 4 20
062 Refrigeration 0 5 3 8 1 17
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 2 7 3 1 17
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 5 1 1 6 3 16
073 Measuring and Testing 3 3 4 3 3 16
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 4 4 2 2 4 16
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 6 3 3 2 1 15
060 Power Plants 1 4 3 2 4 14
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 4 1 3 2 4 14
164 Metal Founding 3 3 3 2 2 13
417 Pumps 1 2 2 4 4 13
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 2 2 2 5 2 13
432 Heating 0 5 5 0 3 13
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 2 3 2 3 12
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 3 4 2 2 12
220 Receptacles 3 1 3 2 2 11
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 5 1 4 11
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 3 1 1 3 11
455 Telecommunications 0 1 1 3 6 11
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 1 4 1 3 11
119 Animal Husbandry 0 4 3 1 2 10
219 Electric Heating 0 2 1 3 4 10
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 4 2 3 1 10
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 4 0 3 2 10
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 3 1 0 4 2 10
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 3 1 1 3 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 3 4 1 9
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 3 2 3 1 9
340 Communications: Electrical 1 2 3 2 1 9
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 5 1 3 9
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 3 0 2 4 9
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 2 3 3 9
451 Abrading 2 1 0 3 3 9
501 Compositions: Ceramic 3 1 3 2 0 9
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 2 1 2 3 9
029 Metal Working 2 3 0 0 3 8
053 Package Making 0 2 2 1 3 8
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 2 2 2 8
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 3 2 1 0 8
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 1 1 1 2 8
252 Compositions 1 0 2 4 1 8
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 0 2 1 3 8
382 Image Analysis 1 0 3 1 3 8
452 Butchering 3 1 0 1 3 8
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 3 1 2 8
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 3 0 3 0 7
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 1 3 0 2 7
180 Motor Vehicles 2 0 1 1 3 7
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 2 2 1 0 7
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 1 2 2 0 7
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 1 1 1 2 7
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 2 0 4 7
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 1 3 3 0 7
427 Coating Processes 2 1 2 2 0 7
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 1 3 1 2 0 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 1 2 2 6
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 1 0 1 2 6
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 1 0 1 3 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 1 2 1 6
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 2 1 1 2 6
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 0 2 0 2 6
433 Dentistry 2 0 1 2 1 6
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 1 2 0 3 6
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 0 1 3 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 0 0 2 1 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 2 1 0 2 5
114 Ships 1 1 1 2 0 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 1 0 1 1 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 0 0 4 0 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 0 0 1 2 5
249 Static Molds 2 1 1 0 1 5
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 2 1 0 1 5
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 1 2 2 0 5
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 2 1 4
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 2 1 0 0 1 4
101 Printing 2 1 0 0 1 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 1 2 4
110 Furnaces 1 0 1 0 2 4
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 1 2 4
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 3 0 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 3 0 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 1 2 1 0 4
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 2 0 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 1 2 0 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 0 2 1 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 2 0 2 0 4
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 2 1 4
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 0 1 2 0 4
002 Apparel 1 2 0 0 0 3
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 1 2 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 2 0 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 1 0 1 0 3
083 Cutting 1 0 0 0 2 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 1 1 0 3
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 1 1 0 1 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 1 0 0 1 3
140 Wireworking 0 2 0 0 1 3
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 0 2 3
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 1 1 0 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 2 0 0 0 3
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 1 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 0 0 1 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 1 0 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 2 0 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 3 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 0 0 0 1 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 1 1 3
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 1 1 1 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 1 1 3
362 Illumination 0 0 1 1 1 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 2 1 0 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 2 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 2 1 0 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 3 0 0 3
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 2 0 0 0 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 0 2 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 1 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 2 0 1 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 1 2 0 0 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 2 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 1 1 3
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 2 3
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 1 1 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 1 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 2 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 1 0 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 1 0 0 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 1 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 1 0 1 0 0 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 1 0 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 1 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 1 0 1 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 2 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 1 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 1 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 1 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 1 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 2 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 1 1 0 2
355 Photocopying 0 1 0 0 1 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 1 1 0 2
384 Bearings 0 1 0 1 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 1 1 0 2
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 1 1 0 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 2 2
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 2 0 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
492 Roll or Roller 0 1 0 0 1 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 1 1 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 1 0 0 2
005 Beds 0 0 0 1 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 1 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 1 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
084 Music 0 0 0 1 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 0 1 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 1 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 0 1 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 1 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 1
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 1 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 1 1
332 Modulators 0 0 1 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 1 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 1 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 1 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 1 0 0 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 1 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 0 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 0 1 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 333 392 487 436 479 2127



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