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

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')
 
Class Class Title 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 40 52 59 47 59 257
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 36 52 49 54 60 251
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 35 54 59 47 52 247
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 21 37 35 51 41 185
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 21 53 35 18 27 154
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 14 26 31 38 24 133
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 16 14 27 20 22 99
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 9 19 23 27 19 97
345 Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems 10 27 20 13 25 95
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 3 22 22 21 23 91
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 7 25 21 20 16 89
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 15 23 11 16 18 83
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 11 17 26 11 13 78
359 Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements 15 14 17 14 15 75
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 8 16 17 20 10 71
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 9 14 14 12 21 70
348 Television 7 20 17 11 13 68
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 8 14 18 11 16 67
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 16 10 9 12 18 65
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 11 8 7 11 28 65
455 Telecommunications 5 12 17 15 15 64
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 10 17 16 9 11 63
452 Butchering 9 18 8 14 14 63
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 8 11 15 9 15 58
439 Electrical Connectors 6 14 11 16 10 57
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 4 13 11 10 18 56
073 Measuring and Testing 8 12 12 12 11 55
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 4 14 8 11 15 52
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 6 13 7 10 14 50
370 Multiplex Communications 10 12 13 8 7 50
250 Radiant Energy 9 15 6 7 12 49
119 Animal Husbandry 4 10 13 7 14 48
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 6 8 12 14 7 47
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 15 12 7 5 45
427 Coating Processes 6 8 5 8 15 42
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 6 8 8 10 9 41
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 6 14 13 7 41
606 Surgery (instruments) 12 8 5 7 9 41
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 8 8 8 8 40
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 4 17 8 5 6 40
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 11 8 11 7 40
029 Metal Working 6 5 14 2 12 39
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 5 6 5 8 15 39
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 9 7 7 11 38
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 5 4 7 11 9 36
053 Package Making 13 9 4 6 3 35
385 Optical Waveguides 6 9 9 6 5 35
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 9 7 5 6 8 35
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 6 4 12 9 3 34
382 Image Analysis 1 7 6 10 10 34
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 10 8 7 6 3 34
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 4 9 4 5 11 33
330 Amplifiers 3 5 10 10 4 32
340 Communications: Electrical 6 8 7 8 2 31
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 7 2 10 12 31
252 Compositions 5 9 7 4 4 29
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 5 11 1 6 6 29
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 4 3 2 7 12 28
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 6 8 1 9 4 28
362 Illumination 3 7 7 1 9 27
379 Telephonic Communications 3 8 8 6 2 27
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 6 4 7 7 3 27
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 2 4 8 6 6 26
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 2 8 6 6 26
220 Receptacles 4 2 7 5 8 26
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 4 8 6 7 26
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 1 7 6 8 26
707 DP: Database and File Management, Data Structures, Or Document Processing (Data Processing) 2 3 4 5 12 26
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 6 4 4 4 7 25
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 4 7 1 8 5 25
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 1 1 7 12 24
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 7 4 5 1 23
219 Electric Heating 2 1 5 10 5 23
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 2 2 1 7 11 23
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 5 5 4 5 3 22
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 1 5 4 4 7 21
709 Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 7 4 5 4 21
060 Power Plants 6 4 3 1 6 20
101 Printing 3 2 3 7 5 20
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 3 7 5 3 20
355 Photocopying 1 4 4 5 6 20
414 Material or Article Handling 2 4 5 3 6 20
137 Fluid Handling 3 5 1 2 8 19
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 3 2 6 5 19
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 4 4 3 6 19
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 3 5 4 4 3 19
030 Cutlery 4 2 4 4 4 18
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 4 4 5 3 18
280 Land Vehicles 1 2 3 7 5 18
399 Electrophotography 1 8 2 4 3 18
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 3 3 5 3 4 18
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 2 8 3 4 17
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 6 1 3 4 3 17
331 Oscillators 2 4 1 7 3 17
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 4 3 2 3 4 16
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 5 5 2 3 16
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 5 4 3 0 16
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 4 4 4 1 2 15
072 Metal Deforming 2 5 4 1 2 14
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 3 2 3 1 5 14
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 2 2 3 3 4 14
114 Ships 4 2 1 2 4 13
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 2 4 2 4 13
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 4 3 4 1 13
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 4 2 3 2 2 13
384 Bearings 2 3 4 1 3 13
433 Dentistry 1 3 4 0 5 13
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 3 3 4 13
062 Refrigeration 2 2 3 3 2 12
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 2 3 3 3 12
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 3 3 6 0 12
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 3 4 1 2 12
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 2 2 3 12
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 2 4 2 2 11
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 3 3 2 2 11
118 Coating Apparatus 1 4 2 0 4 11
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 1 3 4 0 3 11
211 Supports: Racks 0 4 4 2 1 11
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 0 2 3 4 11
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 4 3 3 11
372 Coherent Light Generators 2 4 4 1 0 11
417 Pumps 2 0 3 3 3 11
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 0 3 3 3 11
005 Beds 2 1 4 2 1 10
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 1 6 2 10
165 Heat Exchange 2 4 0 3 1 10
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 5 1 1 2 10
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 3 1 2 3 10
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 2 2 1 4 1 10
353 Optics: Image Projectors 2 2 1 2 3 10
380 Cryptography 5 1 1 2 1 10
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 2 1 1 4 10
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 3 2 3 9
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 3 2 3 0 9
188 Brakes 1 0 3 0 5 9
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 2 4 1 9
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 2 4 3 0 0 9
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 4 3 1 9
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 4 2 2 9
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 2 4 1 0 9
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 1 1 7 9
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separate Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 3 2 3 1 9
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 1 3 3 9
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 2 2 3 1 1 9
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 3 0 2 1 2 8
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 2 2 1 1 2 8
084 Music 0 0 2 3 3 8
148 Metal Treatment 1 1 1 3 2 8
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 1 3 3 8
432 Heating 1 1 0 2 4 8
451 Abrading 2 2 0 3 1 8
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 2 2 1 3 8
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 1 2 2 2 7
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 2 3 2 7
126 Stoves and Furnaces 2 0 3 0 2 7
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 2 2 2 1 7
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 3 0 2 0 7
180 Motor Vehicles 0 2 1 2 2 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 2 4 1 7
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 2 3 7
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 3 3 1 7
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 1 0 3 7
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 2 2 3 0 7
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 2 2 1 6
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 1 2 1 1 6
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 2 0 1 2 6
100 Presses 1 1 0 2 2 6
132 Toilet 1 1 1 3 0 6
181 Acoustics 0 0 1 2 3 6
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 3 2 6
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 1 2 2 6
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 2 0 2 2 6
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 3 1 1 6
434 Education and Demonstration 2 3 1 0 0 6
501 Compositions: Ceramic 4 0 1 1 0 6
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 1 0 0 2 5
055 Gas Separation 2 0 1 1 1 5
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 2 2 5
083 Cutting 1 2 0 2 0 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 2 0 0 1 2 5
172 Earth Working 1 0 2 0 2 5
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 1 1 2 0 5
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 1 0 2 1 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 1 2 1 1 5
336 Inductor Devices 1 1 0 2 1 5
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 1 0 3 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 2 0 2 1 0 5
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 2 1 1 0 5
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 1 2 0 1 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 1 1 3 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 2 0 0 1 5
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 3 5
002 Apparel 0 1 2 1 0 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 3 1 4
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 0 1 1 1 4
223 Apparel Apparatus 2 0 1 1 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 2 2 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 1 2 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 1 2 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 1 0 2 4
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 2 1 0 4
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 1 2 0 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 2 1 4
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 2 1 1 4
431 Combustion 1 2 1 0 0 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 2 2 0 4
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 1 0 1 2 4
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 1 3 0 0 4
037 Excavating 0 0 2 1 0 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 1 1 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 1 1 0 3
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 2 1 3
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 1 0 1 0 3
144 Woodworking 0 1 1 0 1 3
178 Telegraphy 0 2 1 0 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 2 1 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 1 2 3
244 Aeronautics 1 0 0 2 0 3
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 1 0 1 3
267 Spring Devices 0 1 0 0 2 3
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 1 1 3
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 1 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 1 2 0 3
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 1 1 1 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 1 0 1 3
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 1 0 0 1 3
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 2 1 0 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 1 0 3
512 Perfume Compositions 0 0 0 1 2 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 1 1 1 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 1 0 2
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 1 1 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 0 0 0 2
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 2 2
070 Locks 0 1 1 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 1 2
111 Planting 0 0 1 0 1 2
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 2 0 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 2 0 0 0 2
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 1 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 1 0 0 1 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 1 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 2 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 1 0 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 1 1 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 2 0 2
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 1 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 1 1 2
256 Fences 0 0 1 0 1 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 0 0 1 2
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 1 1 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 1 1 2
329 Demodulators 0 1 0 0 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 2 0 0 2
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 2 0 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 1 2
407 Cutters, for Shaping 1 0 1 0 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 2 0 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 1 1 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 1 0 1 0 2
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 1 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 1 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 1 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 1 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 1 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 1 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 1 0 1
159 Concentrating Evaporators 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 1 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 0 0 0 1
186 Merchandising 0 0 1 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 0 0 0 1 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 1 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 1 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 0 0 0 1 1
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 1 0 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 1 1
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 1 0 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
260 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 1 0 0 1
388 Electricity: Motor Control Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 1 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 1 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 1 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 1 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 1 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 1
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 1 0 0 0 1
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 808 1226 1247 1241 1332 5854



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