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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2001 - 2005 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

NETHERLANDS

( 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' )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
Class Class Title 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 59 70 74 54 23 280
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 52 46 51 52 50 251
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 60 47 36 30 33 206
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 41 36 51 39 35 202
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 27 29 60 40 14 170
355 Photocopying 6 16 23 38 50 133
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 17 24 34 35 19 129
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 22 28 28 27 21 126
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 19 36 33 10 14 112
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 21 27 32 16 13 109
250 Radiant Energy 12 27 22 26 18 105
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 20 19 16 28 21 104
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 24 28 17 20 12 101
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 18 22 22 20 15 97
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 16 25 23 18 9 91
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 18 17 26 17 13 91
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 14 17 25 17 9 82
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 23 17 14 12 12 78
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 13 17 16 15 14 75
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 28 25 7 9 6 75
455 Telecommunications 15 15 8 17 17 72
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 16 14 15 15 9 69
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 15 20 14 9 5 63
370 Multiplex Communications 7 9 9 15 22 62
073 Measuring and Testing 11 13 13 10 14 61
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 14 14 13 13 7 61
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 11 20 9 7 10 57
348 Television 13 5 13 16 10 57
119 Animal Husbandry 14 10 16 8 5 53
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 12 10 8 11 10 51
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 15 11 6 12 7 51
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 12 18 5 8 7 50
382 Image Analysis 10 7 15 14 4 50
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 11 12 13 6 7 49
330 Amplifiers 4 15 16 9 5 49
427 Coating Processes 14 10 9 7 6 46
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 11 12 8 9 3 43
385 Optical Waveguides 5 8 8 13 9 43
362 Illumination 9 6 12 8 6 41
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 7 15 4 7 7 40
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 16 7 8 3 5 39
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 6 8 9 8 8 39
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 9 15 3 6 4 37
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 6 4 3 10 14 37
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 6 8 5 14 3 36
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 7 7 9 7 6 36
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 6 10 11 8 1 36
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 7 9 7 7 6 36
029 Metal Working 12 4 5 9 4 34
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 12 4 4 11 2 33
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 11 6 7 8 0 32
414 Material or Article Handling 6 11 8 2 5 32
452 Butchering 14 5 3 8 2 32
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 5 9 6 6 4 30
606 Surgery (instruments) 9 7 7 4 3 30
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 7 5 7 8 30
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 9 7 3 5 6 30
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 7 5 3 7 7 29
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 10 5 8 4 28
219 Electric Heating 5 7 3 7 6 28
439 Electrical Connectors 10 7 7 2 2 28
137 Fluid Handling 8 8 4 2 5 27
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 7 9 3 3 5 27
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 8 9 5 4 1 27
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 10 4 5 3 4 26
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 10 7 1 4 4 26
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 4 3 7 8 3 25
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 3 3 5 8 6 25
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 5 5 8 6 1 25
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 3 4 3 6 24
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 3 1 8 7 5 24
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 4 6 6 4 4 24
188 Brakes 5 4 5 7 2 23
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 7 5 5 6 0 23
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 8 4 4 4 3 23
053 Package Making 3 1 7 4 7 22
379 Telephonic Communications 2 2 6 8 4 22
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 10 5 3 3 22
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 4 2 6 8 22
118 Coating Apparatus 4 4 4 5 4 21
280 Land Vehicles 5 6 3 3 4 21
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 3 6 4 5 3 21
030 Cutlery 4 4 4 4 4 20
060 Power Plants 6 2 3 6 3 20
101 Printing 5 4 4 4 3 20
114 Ships 4 1 3 5 7 20
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 4 5 3 3 5 20
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 4 4 4 4 20
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 3 3 3 7 19
331 Oscillators 3 1 5 5 5 19
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 3 6 4 2 4 19
148 Metal Treatment 2 5 6 2 3 18
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 8 3 6 1 0 18
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 4 2 1 6 5 18
062 Refrigeration 2 7 5 2 1 17
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 3 1 4 5 4 17
252 Compositions 4 2 3 7 1 17
340 Communications: Electrical 2 3 4 6 2 17
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 4 1 5 3 16
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 5 6 3 0 2 16
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 6 3 3 1 16
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 5 1 4 4 16
353 Optics: Image Projectors 3 3 4 6 0 16
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 3 3 8 2 16
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 6 4 2 1 2 15
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 6 3 2 1 15
206 Special Receptacle or Package 6 2 1 4 2 15
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 4 6 2 2 1 15
047 Plant Husbandry 1 4 3 4 2 14
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 4 4 2 1 14
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 2 3 3 6 14
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 3 0 4 2 5 14
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 7 3 1 1 2 14
399 Electrophotography 3 2 2 6 1 14
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 3 4 4 0 14
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 3 1 3 3 13
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 4 1 4 2 2 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 5 0 1 6 13
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 4 4 2 0 2 12
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 4 4 3 1 0 12
220 Receptacles 8 2 1 1 0 12
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 1 5 3 2 12
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 3 8 0 0 1 12
431 Combustion 0 0 6 5 1 12
432 Heating 4 2 3 2 1 12
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 4 3 0 3 11
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 3 3 1 2 11
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 2 5 2 2 0 11
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 2 0 2 4 11
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 1 4 3 0 10
072 Metal Deforming 2 1 3 2 2 10
104 Railways 1 3 2 0 4 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 2 1 4 1 10
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 4 1 0 4 10
398 Optical Communications 1 1 2 5 1 10
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 3 2 2 0 3 10
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 2 5 0 0 9
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 3 1 2 1 9
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 2 1 2 2 9
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 3 2 0 1 9
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 1 1 4 2 9
384 Bearings 3 3 2 1 0 9
417 Pumps 3 2 1 2 1 9
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 2 1 4 1 9
056 Harvesters 2 1 1 1 3 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 3 2 0 1 8
221 Article Dispensing 2 1 3 2 0 8
400 Typewriting Machines 0 2 0 2 4 8
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 1 3 2 2 8
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 4 1 0 0 8
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 3 0 1 2 2 8
005 Beds 1 3 0 2 1 7
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 3 1 1 2 0 7
083 Cutting 0 1 3 3 0 7
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 1 4 1 0 7
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 2 0 3 1 7
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 2 2 1 7
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 4 1 0 0 7
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 2 2 3 0 7
451 Abrading 1 1 2 2 1 7
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 2 1 0 1 3 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 3 1 0 0 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 2 1 1 1 6
037 Excavating 0 2 0 3 1 6
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 2 1 2 6
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 0 2 2 6
180 Motor Vehicles 2 1 0 1 2 6
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 0 0 1 4 6
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 1 1 1 2 6
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 3 2 0 6
336 Inductor Devices 1 2 3 0 0 6
380 Cryptography 1 2 2 1 0 6
433 Dentistry 5 0 0 0 1 6
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 2 2 2 6
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 3 1 1 0 6
512 Perfume Compositions 2 1 3 0 0 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 1 1 0 3 6
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 1 2 2 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 2 0 0 0 3 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 2 2 0 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 0 2 2 5
100 Presses 2 1 0 1 1 5
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 1 1 1 5
164 Metal Founding 1 2 0 1 1 5
181 Acoustics 3 0 1 1 0 5
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 1 1 3 0 5
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 2 2 1 0 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 1 1 1 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 1 1 1 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 1 1 1 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 2 0 1 1 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 1 3 0 5
403 Joints and Connections 3 0 0 2 0 5
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 2 2 1 5
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 0 1 1 0 5
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 1 2 1 5
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 1 0 1 2 5
084 Music 2 1 1 0 0 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 2 0 1 0 4
132 Toilet 0 0 3 0 1 4
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 1 0 1 0 2 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 1 1 1 1 4
172 Earth Working 2 1 0 1 0 4
177 Weighing Scales 0 2 0 0 2 4
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 0 2 1 4
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 1 0 1 1 4
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 2 1 1 0 4
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 3 0 1 0 4
283 Printed Matter 1 0 1 2 0 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 1 0 1 0 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 2 1 0 1 0 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 1 0 1 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 2 1 0 0 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 3 0 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 2 1 1 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 2 1 1 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 3 1 0 0 0 4
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 1 1 1 4
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 1 0 2 1 4
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 3 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 2 1 0 3
055 Gas Separation 1 1 0 0 1 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 0 1 0 0 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 2 3
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 2 0 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 2 1 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 0 0 0 1 3
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 2 1 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 0 0 1 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 1 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 2 1 0 3
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 1 0 0 1 3
267 Spring Devices 2 1 0 0 0 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 2 1 0 0 0 3
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 2 0 0 3
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 1 0 1 0 3
396 Photography 1 2 0 0 0 3
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 1 1 0 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 1 1 0 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 1 0 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 2 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 0 2 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 1 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 1 0 1 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 2 0 0 0 0 2
063 Jewelry 2 0 0 0 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 2 0 0 0 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 1 1 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 1 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 1 1 0 2
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 1 1 0 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 0 1 0 2
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 1 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 0 0 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 2 0 0 0 2
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 1 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 1 1 0 0 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 2 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 0 0 0 2
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 1 1 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 1 2
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 1 0 1 0 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 2 0 0 0 2
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 0 1 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 1 1 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 2 0 0 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 1 1 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 1 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 1 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 1 0 1
111 Planting 1 0 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 1 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 1 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 1 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 0 1 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 1 0 0 0 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 1 1
249 Static Molds 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 1 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 1 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1332 1391 1325 1273 993 6314


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