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 1996 - 2000 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 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 35 49 72 76 70 302
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 19 38 64 64 69 254
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 9 14 7 24 11 65
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 9 11 6 12 16 54
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 8 11 10 8 42
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 3 7 7 15 8 40
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 7 6 14 7 36
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 7 6 9 1 10 33
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 4 10 6 8 4 32
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 2 2 10 10 4 28
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 4 5 9 5 0 23
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 6 4 4 4 4 22
137 Fluid Handling 0 7 7 3 4 21
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 2 5 5 4 5 21
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 0 2 12 3 19
062 Refrigeration 3 0 5 3 8 19
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 1 4 3 6 5 19
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 1 3 6 5 18
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 5 6 4 17
073 Measuring and Testing 3 3 3 4 3 16
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 4 2 7 3 16
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 5 2 2 2 5 16
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 2 4 4 2 2 14
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 6 3 3 2 14
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 5 1 1 6 13
164 Metal Founding 2 3 3 3 2 13
417 Pumps 3 1 2 2 4 12
432 Heating 2 0 5 5 0 12
060 Power Plants 2 1 3 3 2 11
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 3 4 2 11
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 2 2 3 2 1 10
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 2 2 3 2 10
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 4 1 3 2 10
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 4 2 3 10
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 3 1 3 2 10
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 2 1 4 1 10
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 4 3 1 9
220 Receptacles 0 3 1 3 2 9
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 3 2 3 9
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 1 1 4 0 3 9
340 Communications: Electrical 2 1 2 3 1 9
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 1 3 1 2 9
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 1 3 0 3 8
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 1 3 1 1 8
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 3 4 8
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 2 2 2 1 8
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 1 5 1 8
252 Compositions 1 1 0 2 4 8
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 3 2 1 1 1 8
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 3 1 0 4 8
427 Coating Processes 1 2 1 2 2 8
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 3 3 1 1 8
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 1 1 3 0 7
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 1 1 2 2 7
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 3 1 1 1 7
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 2 1 2 2 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 2 0 2 1 7
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 1 3 3 7
433 Dentistry 2 2 0 1 2 7
451 Abrading 1 2 1 0 3 7
455 Telecommunications 1 0 1 1 4 7
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 1 3 1 7
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 2 1 2 7
101 Printing 3 2 1 0 0 6
114 Ships 1 1 1 1 2 6
219 Electric Heating 0 0 2 1 3 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 1 1 2 6
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 5 1 6
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 2 3 6
452 Butchering 1 3 1 0 1 6
029 Metal Working 0 2 3 0 0 5
053 Package Making 0 0 2 2 1 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 2 1 0 1 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 1 1 2 5
165 Heat Exchange 1 0 0 1 3 5
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 0 4 5
180 Motor Vehicles 1 2 0 1 1 5
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 1 0 3 5
249 Static Molds 1 2 1 1 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 2 1 1 5
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 0 0 3 0 2 5
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 3 1 5
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 2 0 2 0 5
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 1 2 2 5
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 1 1 0 1 2 5
002 Apparel 1 1 2 0 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 2 0 0 2 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 2 1 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 3 1 0 0 0 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 2 1 0 1 4
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 2 0 0 4
215 Bottles and Jars 1 1 0 1 1 4
224 Package and Article Carriers 2 0 0 1 1 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 1 2 1 4
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 1 2 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 1 2 4
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 1 0 0 2 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 2 4
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 2 1 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 1 2 1 0 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 3 0 4
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 1 2 0 4
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 1 0 1 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 2 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 2 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 1 0 2 0 3
066 Textiles: Knitting 1 1 0 1 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 1 0 1 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 2 1 0 0 3
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 1 1 3
110 Furnaces 1 1 0 1 0 3
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 2 0 0 1 3
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 1 1 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 1 0 1 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 1 0 1 0 3
221 Article Dispensing 1 1 1 0 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 1 1 0 3
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 2 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 2 0 0 0 3
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 1 1 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 1 0 0 1 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 2 0 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 2 3
385 Optical Waveguides 1 0 0 1 1 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 2 1 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 1 2 3
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 1 2 0 0 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 1 1 0 3
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 2 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 0 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 1 1 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 1 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 1 2
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 1 2
076 Metal Tools and Implements, Making 0 1 0 1 0 2
084 Music 1 0 0 0 1 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 1 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 1 2
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 1 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 1 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 1 2
140 Wireworking 0 0 2 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 1 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 1 0 0 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 2 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 1 1 0 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 0 1 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 0 1 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 1 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 1 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
330 Amplifiers 2 0 0 0 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 1 1 2
355 Photocopying 1 0 1 0 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 1 1 2
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 0 0 1 1 2
384 Bearings 0 0 1 0 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 1 1 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 1 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 2 0 0 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 1 0 1 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 2 0 0 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 0 2
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 0 2
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 1 2
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 1 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 1 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
051 Abrasive Tool Making Process, Material, or Composition 0 0 0 1 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 1 1
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 1 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 1 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 1 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 1 0 0 0 1
157 Wheelwright Machines 0 1 0 0 0 1
168 Farriery 1 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 0 0 1
188 Brakes 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
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics 0 0 0 1 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 1 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 1
322 Electricity: Single Generator Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 0 1 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 1 0 1
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 1 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 1
413 Sheet Metal Container Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
492 Roll or Roller 0 0 1 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 0 1 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 241 333 392 487 436 1889



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