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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
Class Class Title 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
355 Photocopying 38 50 152 133 150 523
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 52 50 40 53 47 242
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 35 19 44 53 35 186
250 Radiant Energy 26 18 39 40 59 182
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 39 35 33 33 35 175
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 54 23 35 41 20 173
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 30 33 33 28 45 169
370 Multiplex Communications 15 22 26 15 24 102
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 28 21 17 16 17 99
455 Telecommunications 17 17 31 10 21 96
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 17 13 17 27 18 92
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 15 14 24 23 16 92
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 40 14 11 15 10 90
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 27 21 10 17 13 88
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 7 6 9 20 40 82
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 13 7 14 15 32 81
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 20 15 12 19 14 80
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 17 9 18 16 15 75
382 Image Analysis 14 4 25 10 22 75
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 16 13 14 19 10 72
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 11 10 22 16 10 69
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 20 12 12 13 12 69
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 10 14 19 11 9 63
385 Optical Waveguides 13 9 22 9 9 62
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 18 9 15 13 6 61
073 Measuring and Testing 10 14 8 9 19 60
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 12 12 10 14 8 56
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 10 14 9 13 9 55
348 Television 16 10 13 10 6 55
330 Amplifiers 9 5 19 8 8 49
362 Illumination 8 6 8 13 12 47
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 6 7 8 13 12 46
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 8 7 11 5 13 44
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 12 7 5 6 13 43
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 14 9 5 3 12 43
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 4 8 12 14 42
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 5 3 14 11 8 41
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 8 8 9 9 6 40
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 5 6 15 4 10 40
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 5 4 8 10 12 39
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 7 8 8 6 10 39
119 Animal Husbandry 9 5 6 11 7 38
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 3 5 7 5 18 38
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 6 4 12 8 5 35
053 Package Making 4 7 9 4 10 34
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 9 6 7 4 6 32
386 Television Signal Processing for Dynamic Recording or Reproducing 7 7 7 4 7 32
029 Metal Working 9 4 8 6 4 31
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 7 10 6 6 2 31
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 11 2 8 7 3 31
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 2 4 6 11 8 31
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 3 7 6 7 7 30
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 14 3 5 5 3 30
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 7 6 5 6 6 30
340 Communications: Electrical 6 2 7 4 10 29
452 Butchering 8 2 11 5 3 29
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 6 8 8 4 3 29
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 3 6 7 7 5 28
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 8 6 4 5 5 28
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 8 4 6 5 4 27
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 7 7 3 4 6 27
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 9 5 11 1 0 26
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 7 5 5 4 4 25
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 9 3 4 4 5 25
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 2 5 5 5 8 25
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 8 1 6 4 6 25
114 Ships 5 7 4 2 6 24
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 1 2 5 7 9 24
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 6 4 3 3 7 23
379 Telephonic Communications 8 4 4 5 2 23
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 3 5 2 9 4 23
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 6 3 6 7 23
219 Electric Heating 7 6 0 4 3 20
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 6 0 4 4 6 20
331 Oscillators 5 5 3 3 4 20
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 4 4 4 1 7 20
427 Coating Processes 7 6 2 4 1 20
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 8 3 3 2 3 19
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 8 0 4 2 4 18
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 5 3 3 4 18
380 Cryptography 1 0 5 6 6 18
398 Optical Communications 5 1 3 1 8 18
414 Material or Article Handling 2 5 6 1 4 18
439 Electrical Connectors 2 2 2 6 6 18
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 0 4 4 6 18
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 2 2 10 2 18
060 Power Plants 6 3 4 3 1 17
062 Refrigeration 2 1 6 3 5 17
137 Fluid Handling 2 5 5 2 3 17
252 Compositions 7 1 1 5 3 17
280 Land Vehicles 3 4 2 4 4 17
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 1 2 1 8 5 17
606 Surgery (instruments) 4 3 5 4 1 17
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 4 1 5 3 4 17
072 Metal Deforming 2 2 3 6 3 16
101 Printing 4 3 5 1 3 16
118 Coating Apparatus 5 4 0 2 5 16
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 6 5 0 2 3 16
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 4 1 3 6 2 16
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 4 4 3 4 1 16
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 3 1 2 2 7 15
353 Optics: Image Projectors 6 0 2 3 4 15
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 2 4 1 3 14
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 5 3 1 2 3 14
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 4 3 2 2 14
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 4 3 1 4 14
047 Plant Husbandry 4 2 3 3 1 13
297 Chairs and Seats 1 1 2 2 7 13
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 0 2 5 4 13
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 3 0 2 2 6 13
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 4 2 1 3 3 13
399 Electrophotography 6 1 2 4 0 13
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 4 3 3 1 2 13
188 Brakes 7 2 2 0 1 12
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 1 3 1 4 12
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 3 3 0 3 12
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 6 1 2 3 0 12
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 5 4 3 12
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 2 2 3 2 3 12
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 2 2 4 2 11
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 4 4 0 2 1 11
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 8 2 0 1 0 11
030 Cutlery 4 4 0 2 0 10
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 6 1 0 1 10
180 Motor Vehicles 1 2 4 3 0 10
400 Typewriting Machines 2 4 0 1 3 10
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 2 3 0 3 9
055 Gas Separation 0 1 1 2 5 9
084 Music 0 0 2 3 4 9
165 Heat Exchange 2 2 2 2 1 9
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 1 4 0 0 9
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 1 2 0 4 9
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 3 5 0 1 9
005 Beds 2 1 3 0 2 8
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 1 3 1 1 8
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 1 4 2 8
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 1 2 0 5 8
431 Combustion 5 1 0 0 2 8
451 Abrading 2 1 3 1 1 8
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 4 2 2 8
037 Excavating 3 1 1 1 1 7
056 Harvesters 1 3 0 3 0 7
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 1 2 0 2 7
148 Metal Treatment 2 3 1 0 1 7
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 1 0 3 2 7
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 3 3 1 0 0 7
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 3 2 0 2 0 7
293 Vehicle Fenders 1 4 2 0 0 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 2 1 3 7
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 5 2 0 7
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 2 2 3 0 0 7
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 2 1 3 7
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 3 1 1 1 7
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 2 1 1 3 0 7
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 3 2 2 0 7
726 Information Security 0 0 0 3 4 7
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 1 1 4 6
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 2 1 1 1 1 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 4 0 1 6
164 Metal Founding 1 1 1 2 1 6
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 2 2 0 1 1 6
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 1 1 1 1 6
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 4 0 1 1 6
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 1 1 2 1 6
417 Pumps 2 1 1 1 1 6
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 1 2 2 6
432 Heating 2 1 1 0 2 6
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 3 0 1 1 5
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 2 1 1 1 5
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 4 0 1 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 0 2 1 5
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 3 2 0 0 5
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 3 1 5
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 2 0 3 0 5
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 1 0 2 0 2 5
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 2 1 1 1 0 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 3 0 0 5
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 2 1 2 5
384 Bearings 1 0 2 2 0 5
472 Amusement Devices 2 2 0 0 1 5
501 Compositions: Ceramic 2 1 1 0 1 5
002 Apparel 0 3 1 0 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 0 0 0 2 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 2 0 0 0 2 4
065 Glass Manufacturing 3 0 1 0 0 4
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 2 2 0 0 0 4
104 Railways 0 4 0 0 0 4
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 3 0 4
172 Earth Working 1 0 3 0 0 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 3 0 0 0 1 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 3 0 4
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 1 3 4
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 1 2 4
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 2 0 0 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 2 1 1 0 4
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 1 0 0 1 2 4
372 Coherent Light Generators 3 0 0 1 0 4
403 Joints and Connections 3 0 1 0 0 4
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 1 0 1 1 4
433 Dentistry 0 1 2 0 1 4
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 0 2 0 4
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 1 1 2 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 2 0 1 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 2 1 0 3
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 1 2 3
083 Cutting 3 0 0 0 0 3
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 2 0 0 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 2 1 0 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 1 0 1 0 3
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 1 0 0 1 1 3
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 1 0 1 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 1 1 0 3
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 1 1 3
283 Printed Matter 2 0 0 0 1 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 2 0 0 3
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 1 1 1 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 1 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 3 0 3
396 Photography 0 0 0 1 2 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 2 0 1 0 0 3
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 2 1 0 0 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 2 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 2 0 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 1 0 1 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 1 2 0 0 0 3
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 2 0 0 0 2
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 2 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 0 1 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 2
100 Presses 1 1 0 0 0 2
110 Furnaces 2 0 0 0 0 2
132 Toilet 0 1 0 0 1 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 1 1 0 2
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 2 0 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 2 0 0 0 2
184 Lubrication 0 1 1 0 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 1 0 0 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 2 0 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 2 0 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 2 0 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 1 0 2
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 1 1 0 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 2 0 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 1 2
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 1 0 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 1 0 0 1 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 1 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 1 0 0 1 2
454 Ventilation 0 0 1 1 0 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 0 0 1 2
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 2 0 0 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 1 0 2
512 Perfume Compositions 0 0 1 1 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 1 0 0 0 2
716 DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 1 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 0 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 1 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 1 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 0 1
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 1 0 0 0 0 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 1 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 0 1 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 1 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 1 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 1 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
237 Heating Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Fences 0 1 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 0 0 1 0 1
332 Modulators 0 0 1 0 0 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 1 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 1 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 0 1 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 1
476 Friction Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 1 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1273 993 1323 1250 1329 6168


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