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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
355 Photocopying 152 133 150 95 110 640
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 39 53 46 54 68 260
250 Radiant Energy 39 40 59 45 46 229
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 45 53 35 26 36 195
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 33 28 45 43 45 194
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 33 33 36 33 40 175
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 35 41 20 23 47 166
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 9 20 40 44 35 148
370 Multiplex Communications 26 15 24 28 38 131
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 14 15 32 34 22 117
382 Image Analysis 25 10 22 15 30 102
455 Telecommunications 31 10 21 15 25 102
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 17 16 17 16 33 99
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 16 27 18 19 17 97
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 24 23 16 16 17 96
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 14 19 10 12 26 81
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 12 19 14 13 22 80
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 10 17 13 19 16 75
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 22 16 10 11 12 71
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 18 16 15 15 6 70
073 Measuring and Testing 8 9 19 10 21 67
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 15 13 6 8 25 67
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 11 5 13 14 21 64
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 19 11 9 10 15 64
385 Optical Waveguides 22 9 9 14 7 61
362 Illumination 8 13 12 12 15 60
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 12 13 12 11 12 60
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 8 12 14 20 6 60
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 11 15 10 10 13 59
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 14 11 8 15 10 58
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 8 13 12 13 11 57
330 Amplifiers 19 8 8 7 15 57
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 7 5 18 9 18 57
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 15 4 10 13 15 57
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 9 13 9 7 14 52
348 Television 13 10 6 14 9 52
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 7 11 9 12 11 50
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 10 14 8 8 10 50
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 8 6 10 10 11 45
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 9 9 6 7 12 43
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 12 8 5 6 11 42
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 5 3 12 10 11 41
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 5 6 13 3 13 40
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 5 6 6 8 15 40
119 Animal Husbandry 6 11 7 8 7 39
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 6 7 8 15 39
340 Communications: Electrical 8 4 10 7 9 38
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 5 7 9 10 7 38
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 8 10 12 3 3 36
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 4 4 5 3 20 36
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 5 5 3 7 15 35
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 7 4 7 7 8 33
053 Package Making 9 4 10 2 7 32
029 Metal Working 8 6 4 3 10 31
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 4 2 4 5 16 31
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 7 4 6 6 8 31
452 Butchering 11 5 3 6 6 31
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 6 4 6 4 10 30
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 4 6 6 10 30
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 8 7 2 5 7 29
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 6 7 7 4 4 28
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 5 5 8 5 5 28
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 3 4 6 6 9 28
439 Electrical Connectors 2 6 6 8 6 28
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 8 4 3 7 6 28
712 Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 5 4 3 7 8 27
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 6 5 4 4 6 25
380 Cryptography 5 6 6 7 1 25
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 5 4 4 4 7 24
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 2 9 4 5 4 24
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 7 7 5 1 3 23
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 4 4 6 5 4 23
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 5 0 1 5 12 23
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 6 6 2 4 4 22
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 3 3 7 3 6 22
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 2 8 5 1 5 21
427 Coating Processes 2 4 1 3 11 21
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 3 6 2 3 7 21
114 Ships 4 2 6 4 4 20
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 4 1 7 2 6 20
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 2 2 6 5 5 20
518 Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof 1 3 0 2 14 20
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 2 10 2 3 3 20
062 Refrigeration 6 3 5 2 3 19
280 Land Vehicles 2 4 4 5 4 19
331 Oscillators 3 3 4 3 6 19
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 11 1 0 4 3 19
606 Surgery (instruments) 5 4 1 4 5 19
297 Chairs and Seats 2 2 7 3 4 18
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 2 5 5 4 2 18
398 Optical Communications 3 1 8 2 4 18
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 5 3 4 4 2 18
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 3 1 4 9 1 18
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 2 0 5 3 7 17
414 Material or Article Handling 6 1 4 3 3 17
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 2 2 6 6 17
726 Information Security 0 3 4 7 3 17
072 Metal Deforming 3 6 3 2 2 16
252 Compositions 1 5 3 5 2 16
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 2 7 4 1 16
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 4 1 2 5 4 16
084 Music 2 3 4 1 5 15
101 Printing 5 1 3 2 4 15
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 3 2 3 1 6 15
118 Coating Apparatus 0 2 5 3 5 15
353 Optics: Image Projectors 2 3 4 3 3 15
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 4 5 5 0 1 15
047 Plant Husbandry 3 3 1 3 4 14
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 2 3 5 3 14
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 3 0 5 4 14
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 1 4 1 2 6 14
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 1 4 5 2 13
095 Gas Separation: Processes 2 0 2 8 1 13
137 Fluid Handling 5 2 3 0 3 13
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 2 1 2 5 3 13
379 Telephonic Communications 4 5 2 2 0 13
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 3 1 1 3 4 12
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 4 2 2 2 12
206 Special Receptacle or Package 4 1 3 0 4 12
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 3 1 4 1 3 12
219 Electric Heating 0 4 3 3 2 12
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 3 3 4 0 2 12
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 3 3 2 3 12
399 Electrophotography 2 4 0 3 3 12
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 2 3 3 4 12
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 1 0 5 6 12
055 Gas Separation 1 2 5 2 1 11
220 Receptacles 0 1 2 2 6 11
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 4 2 2 2 1 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 1 3 5 10
180 Motor Vehicles 4 3 0 3 0 10
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 3 2 2 2 1 10
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 3 0 3 1 3 10
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 3 2 3 1 1 10
005 Beds 3 0 2 1 3 9
060 Power Plants 4 3 1 1 0 9
148 Metal Treatment 1 0 1 2 5 9
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 1 3 4 9
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 5 2 0 1 1 9
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 2 0 4 2 1 9
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 4 0 1 2 1 8
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 3 2 2 1 8
165 Heat Exchange 2 2 1 1 2 8
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 4 2 0 1 8
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 2 0 0 3 3 8
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 2 1 2 3 8
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 2 1 3 1 1 8
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 2 2 0 1 3 8
030 Cutlery 0 2 0 3 2 7
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 2 3 1 7
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 1 1 1 2 2 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 4 0 0 2 1 7
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 1 1 0 3 2 7
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 2 1 0 3 7
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 2 1 3 1 0 7
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 1 1 1 4 7
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 1 4 1 7
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 3 0 3 0 0 6
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 4 0 1 1 0 6
164 Metal Founding 1 2 1 1 1 6
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 0 1 1 2 2 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 3 0 0 1 2 6
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 1 1 1 3 6
384 Bearings 2 2 0 0 2 6
396 Photography 0 1 2 3 0 6
400 Typewriting Machines 0 1 3 2 0 6
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 2 0 3 1 6
451 Abrading 3 1 1 1 0 6
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 1 2 3 6
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 1 1 1 0 2 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 2 1 0 2 5
037 Excavating 1 1 1 0 2 5
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 2 2 1 5
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 2 0 2 0 1 5
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 1 3 5
188 Brakes 2 0 1 1 1 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 3 0 2 0 5
212 Traversing Hoists 0 1 3 1 0 5
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 2 0 0 1 2 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 1 0 1 2 5
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 1 2 2 0 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 1 1 1 1 1 5
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 3 0 1 1 5
433 Dentistry 2 0 1 0 2 5
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 3 5
002 Apparel 1 0 0 1 2 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 2 2 0 4
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 2 0 0 1 1 4
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 2 0 1 1 0 4
056 Harvesters 0 3 0 0 1 4
087 Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making 0 1 0 1 2 4
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 3 1 0 0 4
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 3 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 2 1 4
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 3 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 1 0 2 4
336 Inductor Devices 1 1 0 0 2 4
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 1 1 1 0 1 4
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 2 1 4
417 Pumps 1 1 1 0 1 4
431 Combustion 0 0 2 1 1 4
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 2 2 4
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 1 2 0 0 4
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 2 1 0 0 0 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 3 0 0 0 3
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 1 2 3
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 1 1 0 1 0 3
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 3 0 0 0 3
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 1 1 3
172 Earth Working 3 0 0 0 0 3
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 2 1 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 1 0 0 1 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 1 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 0 1 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 1 0 0 2 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 0 2 3
432 Heating 1 0 2 0 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 2 0 1 0 3
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 3 0 0 0 0 3
454 Ventilation 1 1 0 0 1 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 1 0 1 3
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 2 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 2 0 0 0 1 3
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 1 1 1 0 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 1 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 1 1 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 0 0 0 2
065 Glass Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 0 1 1 0 2
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 1 0 0 1 2
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 0 0 1 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 2 0 2
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 1 0 1 0 0 2
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 2 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 1 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 2 0 0 0 0 2
332 Modulators 1 0 0 0 1 2
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 2 0 0 0 0 2
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 1 1 0 0 2
377 Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems 1 0 0 1 0 2
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 1 0 2
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 0 0 0 2 0 2
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 1 0 1 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 1 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 1 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 1 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 2 0 0 0 2
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 1 0 1 0 2
512 Perfume Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 2
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 0 2 2
001 ** Classification Undetermined ** 0 0 0 0 1 1
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 0 1 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 0 1 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 0 1 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 1 1
081 Tools 0 1 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 0 1 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 1 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 1 0 1
131 Tobacco 1 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 1
140 Wireworking 0 0 0 0 1 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 1 0 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 1 0 0 0 1
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 1 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 1 1
283 Printed Matter 0 0 1 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 0 1 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 0 1
329 Demodulators 0 1 0 0 0 1
338 Electrical Resistors 0 0 0 0 1 1
376 Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements 0 1 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 1 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 1 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 1 0 0 1
483 Tool Changing 0 0 0 1 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 0 1 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 0 0 1 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 1323 1250 1330 1288 1614 6805


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