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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 47 59 70 74 54 304
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 47 52 46 51 52 248
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 54 60 47 36 30 227
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 51 41 36 51 39 218
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 18 27 29 60 40 174
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 38 24 28 17 20 127
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 16 17 24 34 35 126
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 27 19 36 33 10 125
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 20 22 28 28 27 125
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 12 21 27 32 16 108
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 20 16 25 23 18 102
250 Radiant Energy 7 12 27 22 26 94
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 11 20 19 16 28 94
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 9 18 22 22 20 91
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 12 18 17 26 17 90
355 Photocopying 5 6 16 23 38 88
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 21 23 17 14 12 87
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 10 14 17 25 17 83
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 11 28 25 7 9 80
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 11 13 17 16 15 72
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 11 16 14 15 15 71
455 Telecommunications 15 15 15 8 17 70
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 11 15 20 14 9 69
359 Optics: Systems and Elements 13 14 14 13 13 67
073 Measuring and Testing 12 11 13 13 10 59
348 Television 11 13 5 13 16 58
382 Image Analysis 10 10 7 15 14 56
119 Animal Husbandry 7 14 10 16 8 55
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 7 11 20 9 7 54
330 Amplifiers 10 4 15 16 9 54
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 9 15 11 6 12 53
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 10 12 18 5 8 53
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 9 11 12 8 9 49
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 7 12 10 8 11 48
370 Multiplex Communications 8 7 9 9 15 48
427 Coating Processes 8 14 10 9 7 48
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 5 11 12 13 6 47
452 Butchering 14 14 5 3 8 44
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 14 7 9 7 7 44
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 10 9 15 3 6 43
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 13 7 7 9 7 43
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 20 10 4 5 3 42
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 8 16 7 8 3 42
439 Electrical Connectors 16 10 7 7 2 42
385 Optical Waveguides 6 5 8 8 13 40
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 7 11 6 7 8 39
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 8 6 8 9 8 39
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 5 6 8 5 14 38
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 3 6 10 11 8 38
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 7 12 4 4 11 38
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 4 7 15 4 7 37
362 Illumination 1 9 6 12 8 36
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 11 9 7 3 5 35
606 Surgery (instruments) 7 9 7 7 4 34
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 11 7 9 3 3 33
029 Metal Working 2 12 4 5 9 32
219 Electric Heating 10 5 7 3 7 32
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 6 5 9 6 6 32
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 6 8 9 5 4 32
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 7 5 5 8 6 31
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 1 10 5 8 30
414 Material or Article Handling 3 6 11 8 2 30
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 6 7 5 5 6 29
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 9 4 6 6 4 29
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 6 6 4 3 10 29
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 8 8 3 4 3 26
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 7 5 3 7 26
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 4 10 7 1 4 26
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 4 3 7 8 25
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 3 3 7 5 7 25
101 Printing 7 5 4 4 4 24
137 Fluid Handling 2 8 8 4 2 24
280 Land Vehicles 7 5 6 3 3 24
379 Telephonic Communications 6 2 2 6 8 24
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 6 8 3 6 1 24
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 6 3 6 4 5 24
340 Communications: Electrical 8 2 3 4 6 23
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 4 3 3 5 8 23
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 3 8 4 4 4 23
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 7 3 6 4 2 22
053 Package Making 6 3 1 7 4 21
188 Brakes 0 5 4 5 7 21
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 9 3 3 3 3 21
331 Oscillators 7 3 1 5 5 21
030 Cutlery 4 4 4 4 4 20
252 Compositions 4 4 2 3 7 20
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 5 3 6 3 3 20
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 1 1 10 5 3 20
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 6 6 4 2 1 19
062 Refrigeration 3 2 7 5 2 19
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 5 3 6 3 2 19
206 Special Receptacle or Package 6 6 2 1 4 19
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 3 1 8 7 19
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 4 4 4 4 19
060 Power Plants 1 6 2 3 6 18
148 Metal Treatment 3 2 5 6 2 18
353 Optics: Image Projectors 2 3 3 4 6 18
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 3 4 5 3 3 18
118 Coating Apparatus 0 4 4 4 5 17
220 Receptacles 5 8 2 1 1 17
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 3 4 1 5 17
399 Electrophotography 4 3 2 2 6 17
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 3 0 3 3 8 17
095 Gas Separation: Processes 3 3 4 4 2 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 3 4 2 1 6 16
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 3 3 4 4 16
114 Ships 2 4 1 3 5 15
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 6 2 3 3 1 15
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 3 1 4 5 15
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 5 6 3 0 15
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 2 4 2 6 15
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 4 6 2 2 15
047 Plant Husbandry 2 1 4 3 4 14
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 4 4 3 1 14
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 3 4 1 4 2 14
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 3 3 8 0 0 14
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 5 3 0 4 2 14
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 4 4 2 0 13
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 1 1 5 3 13
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 1 2 5 1 4 13
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 7 3 1 1 13
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 2 2 5 2 2 13
432 Heating 2 4 2 3 2 13
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 2 1 4 3 12
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 2 3 3 1 3 12
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 6 0 1 3 2 12
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 2 2 2 5 0 11
221 Article Dispensing 3 2 1 3 2 11
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 3 3 3 2 0 11
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 0 2 3 3 11
417 Pumps 3 3 2 1 2 11
431 Combustion 0 0 0 6 5 11
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 2 2 1 4 10
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 4 1 2 0 3 10
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 4 1 1 2 2 10
384 Bearings 1 3 3 2 1 10
398 Optical Communications 1 1 1 2 5 10
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 1 5 0 1 10
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 3 2 0 2 10
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 3 1 1 2 9
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 1 4 3 0 9
072 Metal Deforming 1 2 1 3 2 9
083 Cutting 2 0 1 3 3 9
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 2 3 1 2 9
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 2 1 1 4 1 9
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 2 2 1 2 9
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 2 2 4 1 0 9
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 0 2 2 3 9
451 Abrading 3 1 1 2 2 9
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 3 1 3 1 1 9
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 1 1 2 1 4 9
005 Beds 2 1 3 0 2 8
033 Geometrical Instruments 3 1 2 1 1 8
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 2 3 2 0 8
336 Inductor Devices 2 1 2 3 0 8
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 1 1 1 4 8
380 Cryptography 2 1 2 2 1 8
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 3 2 2 0 8
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 3 4 1 0 8
056 Harvesters 2 2 1 1 1 7
084 Music 3 2 1 1 0 7
165 Heat Exchange 3 1 1 0 2 7
181 Acoustics 2 3 0 1 1 7
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 0 1 1 3 7
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 2 2 1 1 1 7
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 1 0 1 3 2 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 4 1 1 1 0 7
512 Perfume Compositions 1 2 1 3 0 7
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 2 3 1 0 6
037 Excavating 1 0 2 0 3 6
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 1 0 2 2 6
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 0 1 0 2 6
100 Presses 2 2 1 0 1 6
104 Railways 0 1 3 2 0 6
132 Toilet 3 0 0 3 0 6
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 1 1 1 1 6
180 Motor Vehicles 2 2 1 0 1 6
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 2 0 2 1 1 6
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 4 1 0 6
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 4 1 1 0 0 6
297 Chairs and Seats 2 2 0 1 1 6
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 1 1 1 1 6
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 1 1 3 6
463 Amusement Devices: Games 2 3 1 0 0 6
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 3 0 1 1 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 3 1 1 1 0 6
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 3 0 1 2 6
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 3 2 0 0 0 5
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 2 2 0 1 0 5
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 1 2 1 5
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 2 0 1 1 1 5
164 Metal Founding 1 1 2 0 1 5
211 Supports: Racks 2 1 1 1 0 5
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 2 2 1 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 1 1 1 5
244 Aeronautics 2 0 0 2 1 5
283 Printed Matter 1 1 0 1 2 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 2 1 0 1 5
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 2 0 1 5
403 Joints and Connections 0 3 0 0 2 5
433 Dentistry 0 5 0 0 0 5
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 2 0 0 2 1 5
472 Amusement Devices 1 0 0 2 2 5
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 1 1 2 5
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 2 1 0 1 5
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 2 0 1 4
172 Earth Working 0 2 1 0 1 4
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 2 1 1 0 0 4
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 1 0 0 2 4
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 3 0 1 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 2 1 0 0 4
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 2 1 0 1 4
338 Electrical Resistors 1 0 1 2 0 4
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 1 0 1 0 4
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 2 0 2 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 1 2 1 0 4
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 1 1 1 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 3 0 4
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 2 2 4
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 0 1 1 1 4
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 0 0 0 4
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 1 0 1 2 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 2 0 0 0 3
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 1 2 0 0 0 3
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 2 1 3
055 Gas Separation 1 1 1 0 0 3
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 1 1 3
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 1 2 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 2 1 3
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 2 1 3
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 1 0 1 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 2 0 0 0 3
267 Spring Devices 0 2 1 0 0 3
292 Closure Fasteners 1 1 1 0 0 3
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 1 0 0 1 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 0 0 1 0 3
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 0 1 1 0 1 3
396 Photography 0 1 2 0 0 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 2 1 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 1 1 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 1 0 3
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 0 1 1 3
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 0 1 0 2 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 1 0 1 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 1 3
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 1 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 1 2
063 Jewelry 0 2 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 1 1 0 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 2 0 0 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 1 0 0 1 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 1 0 1 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 1 0 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 1 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 2 0 0 2
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 1 1 0 0 2
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 1 0 1 2
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 0 1 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 2 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 2 0 0 0 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 1 0 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 2 2
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 1 0 2
373 Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces 0 1 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 2 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 1 1 0 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 1 1 2
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 1 0 1 0 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 2 0 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 1 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 2 0 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 0 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness (for animals) 0 0 0 0 1 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 0 1 1
140 Wireworking 1 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 1 0 0 0 0 1
159 Concentrating Evaporators 1 0 0 0 0 1
190 Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage 1 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 1 0 0 0 1
194 Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms 0 1 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
237 Heating Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 1 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 1 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 1 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 1 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 1
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 1 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 0 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1241 1332 1391 1325 1273 6562


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