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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

NETHERLANDS

( 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
355 Photocopying 150 95 110 88 97 540
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 46 54 69 86 73 328
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 45 43 44 57 54 243
250 Radiant Energy 59 45 46 36 49 235
370 Multiplex Communications 24 28 38 59 46 195
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 40 44 36 38 34 192
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 35 33 40 48 32 188
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 20 23 47 40 38 168
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 35 26 36 46 17 160
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 17 16 33 26 45 137
455 Telecommunications 21 15 25 32 43 136
382 Image Analysis 22 15 30 33 33 133
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 32 34 22 21 12 121
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 10 12 26 39 27 114
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 9 7 14 24 52 106
362 Illumination 12 12 15 28 31 98
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 13 19 16 17 33 98
073 Measuring and Testing 19 10 21 18 23 91
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 14 13 22 18 24 91
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 6 8 25 18 32 89
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 18 19 17 15 20 89
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 9 10 15 15 34 83
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 6 8 15 38 14 81
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 16 16 17 18 13 80
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 12 11 12 20 19 74
330 Amplifiers 8 7 15 20 19 69
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 18 9 18 10 13 68
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 10 10 13 19 14 66
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 13 14 21 14 2 64
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 12 13 11 12 15 63
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 14 20 6 13 8 61
348 Television 6 14 9 7 22 58
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 13 3 13 16 12 57
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 15 15 6 11 10 57
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 10 10 11 8 18 57
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 10 13 15 13 6 57
340 Communications: Electrical 10 7 9 17 13 56
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 7 8 15 7 18 55
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 8 15 10 13 9 55
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 12 10 11 11 10 54
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 5 3 20 13 12 53
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 10 11 12 10 9 52
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 9 12 11 8 12 52
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 5 16 8 15 48
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 3 7 15 12 10 47
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 9 10 7 11 8 45
385 Optical Waveguides 9 14 7 9 6 45
427 Coating Processes 1 3 11 15 14 44
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 8 8 10 6 12 44
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 5 6 11 12 9 43
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 6 7 12 8 8 41
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 7 3 6 9 15 40
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 6 6 9 9 9 39
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 6 6 8 9 9 38
119 Animal Husbandry 7 8 7 7 8 37
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 6 4 10 9 8 37
439 Electrical Connectors 6 8 6 7 10 37
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 5 7 9 12 36
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 3 7 6 8 12 36
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 6 6 10 7 5 34
029 Metal Working 4 3 10 7 9 33
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 7 7 8 6 5 33
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 5 13 4 10 33
726 Information Security 4 7 3 9 10 33
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 7 4 4 10 7 32
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 8 5 5 8 6 32
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 2 3 7 8 12 32
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 4 11 14 31
452 Butchering 3 6 6 6 10 31
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 4 2 1 11 12 30
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 8 1 10 8 29
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 6 5 4 8 6 29
380 Cryptography 6 7 1 6 9 29
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 4 4 6 5 9 28
280 Land Vehicles 4 5 4 8 7 28
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 7 8 6 4 28
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 5 6 4 12 27
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 4 5 6 10 26
047 Plant Husbandry 1 3 4 8 9 25
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 4 4 7 6 4 25
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 5 4 2 8 6 25
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 6 5 5 6 3 25
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 6 6 10 1 25
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 5 4 5 11 25
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 2 6 6 10 25
297 Chairs and Seats 7 3 4 3 7 24
053 Package Making 10 2 7 1 3 23
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 4 5 4 5 5 23
114 Ships 6 4 4 7 1 22
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 12 3 3 0 4 22
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 5 1 3 8 5 22
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 2 3 5 11 22
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 4 9 1 5 2 21
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 3 4 8 4 20
331 Oscillators 4 3 6 2 5 20
379 Telephonic Communications 2 2 0 4 12 20
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 2 14 2 2 20
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 3 5 2 8 19
084 Music 4 1 5 4 5 19
118 Coating Apparatus 5 3 5 3 3 19
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 7 2 6 2 2 19
219 Electric Heating 3 3 2 3 7 18
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 5 3 2 5 18
252 Compositions 3 5 2 4 4 18
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 5 3 7 2 1 18
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 4 4 3 5 18
398 Optical Communications 8 2 4 0 4 18
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 3 4 5 3 18
030 Cutlery 0 3 2 3 9 17
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 1 6 2 5 17
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 5 1 5 5 1 17
062 Refrigeration 5 2 3 4 2 16
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 5 3 3 3 16
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 7 4 1 1 3 16
353 Optics: Image Projectors 4 3 3 4 2 16
414 Material or Article Handling 4 3 3 3 3 16
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 3 6 6 16
220 Receptacles 2 2 6 3 2 15
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 3 2 3 3 4 15
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 2 5 4 3 1 15
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 4 5 2 1 2 14
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 2 0 2 8 14
072 Metal Deforming 3 2 2 3 4 14
399 Electrophotography 0 3 3 4 4 14
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 1 2 3 3 5 14
148 Metal Treatment 1 2 5 3 2 13
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 4 1 3 3 2 13
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 4 0 2 3 4 13
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 5 0 1 5 2 13
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 4 3 4 2 13
101 Printing 3 2 4 1 2 12
137 Fluid Handling 3 0 3 4 2 12
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 2 6 3 12
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 3 1 0 4 4 12
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 4 4 2 1 1 12
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 2 1 2 4 11
206 Special Receptacle or Package 3 0 4 0 4 11
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 3 3 0 5 11
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 3 2 5 11
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 3 1 3 1 10
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 2 2 1 4 10
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 2 1 2 3 10
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 3 3 2 10
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 2 0 2 4 10
417 Pumps 1 0 1 1 7 10
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 1 3 1 2 10
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 3 3 0 2 10
055 Gas Separation 5 2 1 0 1 9
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 2 2 1 2 9
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 3 4 1 0 9
165 Heat Exchange 1 1 2 3 1 8
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 1 2 1 1 3 8
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 3 2 3 8
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 1 1 3 2 8
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 3 1 2 2 8
005 Beds 2 1 3 0 1 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 2 1 1 2 7
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 1 4 2 7
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 0 0 5 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 2 1 1 3 7
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 3 2 1 1 7
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 0 1 2 2 7
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 1 0 2 4 7
396 Photography 2 3 0 1 1 7
431 Combustion 2 1 1 2 1 7
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 1 4 1 7
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 2 1 4 7
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 3 1 1 0 2 7
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 1 1 1 7
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 1 0 2 0 3 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 2 2 1 6
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 1 1 0 2 2 6
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 1 4 6
180 Motor Vehicles 0 3 0 1 2 6
181 Acoustics 0 2 1 2 1 6
188 Brakes 1 1 1 0 3 6
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 2 2 0 1 6
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 2 0 3 1 6
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 2 4 6
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 2 2 1 6
332 Modulators 0 0 1 2 3 6
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 2 1 1 0 6
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 0 1 3 1 6
384 Bearings 0 0 2 2 2 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 0 1 4 6
433 Dentistry 1 0 2 1 2 6
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 4 1 0 0 6
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 3 0 2 6
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 2 2 1 1 6
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 3 1 1 1 0 6
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 4 5
060 Power Plants 1 1 0 2 1 5
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 1 3 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 3 0 1 5
132 Toilet 1 0 0 3 1 5
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 4 5
212 Traversing Hoists 3 1 0 0 1 5
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 2 2 1 5
400 Typewriting Machines 3 2 0 0 0 5
451 Abrading 1 1 0 2 1 5
002 Apparel 0 1 2 0 1 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 3 0 0 1 0 4
037 Excavating 1 0 2 0 1 4
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 1 3 4
083 Cutting 0 0 1 2 1 4
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 1 2 0 1 4
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 0 1 0 1 4
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 3 0 0 4
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 2 1 4
164 Metal Founding 1 1 1 0 1 4
221 Article Dispensing 0 2 0 0 2 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 2 1 0 4
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 2 0 1 1 4
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 1 2 4
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 2 0 2 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 1 1 1 1 4
403 Joints and Connections 0 2 1 0 1 4
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 2 0 1 4
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 2 1 4
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 1 1 4
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 0 2 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 2 3
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 1 1 1 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 1 2 3
070 Locks 1 1 0 0 1 3
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 1 2 0 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 1 1 0 3
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 2 1 3
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 1 0 2 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 2 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 1 2 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 1 1 3
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 1 0 1 1 3
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 2 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 2 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 2 1 3
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 0 0 2 3
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 1 2 0 3
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 0 2 3
014 Bridges 0 1 1 0 0 2
027 Undertaking 0 0 1 1 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 2 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 1 1 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 1 2
104 Railways 0 0 0 2 0 2
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 1 1 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 1 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 1 2
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 0 0 0 2 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 0 0 1 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 1 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 0 0 1 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 2
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 2 0 0 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 1 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 1 1 2
432 Heating 2 0 0 0 0 2
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 1 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 2 0 2
503 Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor 0 0 0 1 1 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 2
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 1 1 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 0 0 1 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 2 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 1 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 1 0 0 0 1
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 0 0 0 1 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 1 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 1 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 1 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 1 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 1 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 1 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 1 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 1 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 1 1
283 Printed Matter 1 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 1 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 1 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 1 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
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 0 0 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 1 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 1 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 1 0 0 1
483 Tool Changing 0 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1330 1288 1615 1742 1904 7879


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