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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

DENMARK

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 47 41 43 49 40 220
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 28 32 40 37 32 169
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 22 10 23 18 20 93
455 Telecommunications 4 12 15 13 16 60
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 16 12 12 10 7 57
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 13 11 13 7 11 55
370 Multiplex Communications 3 7 12 9 10 41
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 5 10 12 11 3 41
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 8 5 6 9 13 41
073 Measuring and Testing 9 4 12 6 8 39
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 11 5 8 7 5 36
385 Optical Waveguides 10 7 3 9 7 36
137 Fluid Handling 3 4 8 7 3 25
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 4 9 4 7 1 25
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 4 2 2 8 5 21
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 4 6 3 2 4 19
439 Electrical Connectors 4 2 6 3 4 19
452 Butchering 2 2 5 4 6 19
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 3 4 5 0 6 18
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 5 2 2 3 5 17
330 Amplifiers 2 1 5 4 5 17
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 2 2 4 7 1 16
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 3 2 3 6 15
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 4 3 1 5 2 15
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 5 2 3 1 4 15
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 2 5 3 2 14
062 Refrigeration 3 3 2 2 3 13
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 6 3 1 3 0 13
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 2 3 5 3 13
379 Telephonic Communications 2 1 4 1 4 12
417 Pumps 2 2 3 3 2 12
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 4 1 2 1 12
060 Power Plants 2 3 2 3 1 11
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 2 1 2 4 2 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 4 2 1 1 10
164 Metal Founding 4 3 3 0 0 10
252 Compositions 4 1 4 1 0 10
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 0 5 1 3 10
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 2 1 1 4 2 10
340 Communications: Electrical 2 3 5 0 0 10
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 2 0 1 3 4 10
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 3 1 2 3 1 10
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 6 3 0 0 1 10
451 Abrading 2 1 3 1 3 10
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 4 0 2 2 2 10
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 2 4 0 3 10
119 Animal Husbandry 1 3 1 1 3 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 5 1 2 9
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 1 0 4 1 3 9
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 3 0 2 1 9
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 1 6 1 1 9
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 1 2 2 1 9
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 3 2 2 8
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 2 3 1 1 8
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 2 3 2 0 1 8
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 1 1 3 2 8
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 2 2 2 0 2 8
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 2 0 3 1 8
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 2 1 3 0 2 8
005 Beds 1 1 2 1 2 7
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 3 3 7
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 2 1 0 4 7
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 1 1 3 1 1 7
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 3 3 7
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 1 1 2 1 7
414 Material or Article Handling 1 2 2 1 1 7
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 2 1 0 1 3 7
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 1 1 3 1 1 7
053 Package Making 2 1 2 0 1 6
181 Acoustics 0 1 1 1 3 6
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 4 1 0 1 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 1 5 6
331 Oscillators 2 0 3 0 1 6
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 3 0 0 1 2 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 3 1 1 0 6
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 3 2 0 0 1 6
433 Dentistry 0 5 0 0 1 6
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 3 0 1 1 1 6
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 2 2 1 0 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 3 0 0 0 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 3 0 0 0 2 5
165 Heat Exchange 0 2 1 1 1 5
177 Weighing Scales 1 0 2 2 0 5
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 1 0 2 0 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 2 2 0 0 1 5
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 1 0 3 5
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 1 2 1 5
348 Television 1 2 0 1 1 5
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 4 0 1 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 1 2 1 5
398 Optical Communications 1 0 2 2 0 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 0 3 0 0 5
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 2 1 0 1 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 2 2 1 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 2 2 1 0 0 5
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 1 1 2 0 4
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 2 1 1 0 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 1 1 1 1 4
083 Cutting 1 1 0 0 2 4
101 Printing 1 1 1 1 0 4
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 0 1 2 4
114 Ships 0 0 0 3 1 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 1 0 1 1 4
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 0 1 1 1 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 0 0 2 4
180 Motor Vehicles 2 1 0 1 0 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 2 1 0 1 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 2 0 1 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 1 0 2 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 1 0 3 4
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 2 0 2 4
362 Illumination 1 1 0 2 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 1 2 1 0 4
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 1 1 1 0 4
382 Image Analysis 1 0 2 0 1 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 2 0 1 1 0 4
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 2 2 4
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 2 1 0 0 1 4
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 2 2 4
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 2 4
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 4 0 4
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 0 1 0 0 4
726 Information Security 0 1 0 1 2 4
029 Metal Working 2 1 0 0 0 3
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 2 0 0 3
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 1 0 1 3
063 Jewelry 1 0 1 0 1 3
070 Locks 1 1 1 0 0 3
072 Metal Deforming 3 0 0 0 0 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 2 1 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 2 0 3
184 Lubrication 2 1 0 0 0 3
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 1 1 0 0 3
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 1 2 0 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 0 0 1 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 1 1 1 0 0 3
220 Receptacles 1 1 1 0 0 3
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 1 1 3
336 Inductor Devices 1 1 0 0 1 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 1 1 3
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 1 1 1 3
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 1 0 1 3
432 Heating 1 1 1 0 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 2 1 0 0 0 3
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 2 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 2 0 0 0 3
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 3 0 0 0 0 3
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 0 1 3
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 1 1 1 3
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 1 1 0 1 3
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 1 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 1 0 0 1 2
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 0 1 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 1 0 0 2
069 Leather Manufactures 1 1 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 1 1 0 2
188 Brakes 1 0 1 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 1 1 0 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 1 0 1 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 1 0 0 1 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 1 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 1 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 1 1 0 2
332 Modulators 0 0 1 1 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 0 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 2 0 0 2
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 1 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 1 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 2 2
454 Ventilation 2 0 0 0 0 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 1 0 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 2 0 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 1 1
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 1
014 Bridges 1 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 1 0 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 1 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 0 1 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1
084 Music 0 1 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 1 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 1 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 1 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 1 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 1 0 0 0 1
168 Farriery 1 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 0 0 0 1
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 0 0 0 1 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 0 0 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 0 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 1 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 1 0 0 0 0 1
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 1
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 1 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 1 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 1 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 1 0 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1
492 Roll or Roller 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 1 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 1
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 1 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 414 358 439 388 391 1990


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