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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed 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 a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 38 36 77 75 81 307
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 32 38 57 79 65 271
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 20 20 25 33 72 170
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 7 16 26 36 44 129
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 11 16 19 27 23 96
370 Multiplex Communications 10 12 19 22 23 86
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 5 3 9 23 43 83
455 Telecommunications 16 11 8 12 26 73
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 15 4 15 11 13 58
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 3 7 23 12 46
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 7 10 8 18 46
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 7 11 17 39
073 Measuring and Testing 8 6 7 10 6 37
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 6 5 7 4 12 34
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 5 7 6 5 9 32
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 3 5 7 12 29
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 3 2 4 7 11 27
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 3 10 7 6 27
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 4 2 4 11 3 24
062 Refrigeration 3 3 5 10 2 23
385 Optical Waveguides 7 8 3 1 4 23
439 Electrical Connectors 4 5 6 4 3 22
029 Metal Working 0 4 6 4 7 21
417 Pumps 2 1 4 6 8 21
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 5 2 6 4 3 20
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 6 3 3 5 3 20
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 4 5 3 4 20
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 10 4 4 19
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 3 3 5 7 19
382 Image Analysis 1 3 2 4 9 19
137 Fluid Handling 3 2 2 4 7 18
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 5 0 6 5 2 18
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 2 5 3 5 3 18
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 7 4 4 18
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 2 5 3 7 18
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 1 2 6 7 18
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 9 3 5 18
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 4 3 4 6 18
330 Amplifiers 5 4 4 4 0 17
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 5 4 3 4 17
452 Butchering 6 1 3 3 3 16
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 2 5 6 15
362 Illumination 0 2 6 6 1 15
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 1 2 3 7 15
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 0 2 3 7 15
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 3 5 5 14
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 1 0 6 6 14
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 4 3 1 3 3 14
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 2 5 3 2 13
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 2 2 5 3 13
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 3 1 7 2 13
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 3 3 5 13
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 3 3 5 13
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 1 1 3 5 13
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 1 3 3 5 13
005 Beds 2 3 1 1 5 12
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 3 5 2 0 12
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 5 3 2 0 11
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 4 1 2 2 2 11
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 2 1 3 4 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 2 3 2 2 2 11
379 Telephonic Communications 4 0 3 2 2 11
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 3 5 3 11
427 Coating Processes 2 4 3 1 1 11
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 2 4 2 1 11
060 Power Plants 1 1 4 2 2 10
250 Radiant Energy 3 5 0 2 0 10
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 3 1 3 1 2 10
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 3 2 0 2 3 10
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 1 2 3 2 9
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 0 4 3 0 9
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 2 6 9
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 1 1 2 4 8
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 4 3 8
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 2 5 8
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 2 5 0 8
181 Acoustics 3 1 2 1 1 8
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 2 2 3 8
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 1 2 4 8
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 1 2 3 1 8
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 3 2 2 1 8
053 Package Making 1 0 1 2 3 7
069 Leather Manufactures 0 2 2 1 2 7
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 2 4 7
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 3 2 1 1 7
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 3 1 2 0 7
348 Television 1 3 0 0 3 7
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 5 1 1 7
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 2 0 2 7
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 3 1 1 1 1 7
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 0 0 1 2 4 7
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 0 2 4 7
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 2 2 0 2 0 6
119 Animal Husbandry 3 2 0 1 0 6
280 Land Vehicles 1 1 3 0 1 6
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 2 2 1 1 6
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 2 0 2 1 1 6
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 1 1 2 0 6
451 Abrading 3 1 1 0 1 6
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 4 2 6
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 1 2 3 6
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 1 1 2 1 1 6
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 2 0 2 1 1 6
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 1 2 2 1 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 1 1 2 1 6
055 Gas Separation 1 1 2 0 1 5
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 3 0 0 2 0 5
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 0 0 0 3 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 1 0 1 1 5
177 Weighing Scales 0 1 2 0 2 5
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 2 1 1 1 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 1 0 3 5
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 1 0 2 0 5
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 0 2 1 0 5
380 Cryptography 0 2 1 1 1 5
384 Bearings 0 0 1 2 2 5
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 1 0 4 5
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 2 0 0 0 3 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 0 1 2 5
726 Information Security 2 0 0 2 1 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 2 1 4
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 2 1 4
083 Cutting 2 0 1 1 0 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 2 1 4
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 3 1 0 4
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 1 2 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 2 0 1 4
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 1 2 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 3 1 4
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 3 0 1 4
252 Compositions 0 2 0 2 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 0 0 1 0 4
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 1 0 2 4
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 2 1 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 1 0 1 1 4
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 1 2 1 4
002 Apparel 1 0 1 1 0 3
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 1 1 3
104 Railways 0 2 0 1 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 2 3
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 2 3
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 1 1 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 2 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 1 2 3
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 2 0 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 1 1 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 1 1 0 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 1 2 0 0 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 1 1 0 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 1 1 0 0 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 3 0 0 3
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 0 0 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 1 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 1 1 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 1 0 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 0 0 0 1 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 1 0 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 1 1 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 0 0 1 0 2
084 Music 0 0 0 0 2 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 2 2
100 Presses 0 1 0 1 0 2
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 2 2
114 Ships 1 0 0 0 1 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 1 0 1 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 0 0 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 0 0 1 2
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 2 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 2 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 1 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 0 0 1 0 2
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 0 2 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 1 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 0 0 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 1 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 1 0 1 2
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 1 0 0 2
332 Modulators 0 1 1 0 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 1 0 2
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 2 0 2
355 Photocopying 0 0 1 0 1 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 2
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 1 0 0 0 2
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 1 0 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 1 0 2
398 Optical Communications 0 1 0 0 1 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 2 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
433 Dentistry 1 0 1 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 2 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 2 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 1 0 2
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 1 0 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
063 Jewelry 1 0 0 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 1 1
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 1 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 1 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 1 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 1 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 1 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 1 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 1 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 1 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 1 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 1 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 1 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 1 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 1 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 1
331 Oscillators 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 1 0 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 1 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 1 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 1 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 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 1 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 0 1 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 391 390 605 730 850 2966


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