Patenting By Geographic Region (NETHERLANDS), Breakout By Technology Class, CY2011-2015 Utility Patent Grants Distributed By Year of Grant

( 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 by year of patent grant.*
Class	Class Title	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Total
355	Photocopying	88	97	114	161	162	622
424	Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)	86	73	90	105	114	468
435	Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology	57	54	62	79	65	317
370	Multiplex Communications	59	46	50	75	61	291
250	Radiant Energy	36	49	69	65	48	267
520	Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528)	40	38	48	68	57	251
532	Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570)	48	32	37	57	64	238
315	Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems	24	52	43	43	68	230
800	Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes	38	14	41	62	60	215
345	Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems	26	45	53	43	39	206
455	Telecommunications	32	43	45	45	37	202
382	Image Analysis	33	33	41	43	43	193
362	Illumination	28	31	48	39	44	190
257	Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes)	39	27	39	38	36	179
128	Surgery (includes Class 600)	18	32	28	47	45	170
356	Optics: Measuring and Testing	38	34	41	26	26	165
375	Pulse or Digital Communications	18	13	57	31	35	154
426	Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products	20	19	33	30	49	151
428	Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles	17	33	29	23	34	136
381	Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices	15	34	22	33	31	135
073	Measuring and Testing	18	23	16	29	28	114
348	Television	7	22	25	31	27	112
324	Electricity: Measuring and Testing	15	20	21	31	20	107
438	Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process	18	24	19	27	18	106
369	Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval	46	17	20	13	2	98
340	Communications: Electrical	17	13	24	22	18	94
701	DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing)	11	12	31	23	16	93
709	Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	7	18	18	26	17	86
359	Optical: Systems and Elements	21	12	14	20	18	85
607	Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application	6	12	23	23	20	84
330	Amplifiers	20	19	19	10	14	82
327	Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems	12	15	19	14	19	79
119	Animal Husbandry	7	8	15	29	18	77
313	Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices	19	14	14	16	13	76
198	Conveyors: Power-Driven	16	12	11	20	16	75
361	Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices	9	15	16	17	17	74
452	Butchering	6	10	19	21	18	74
422	Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing	9	12	15	17	17	70
222	Dispensing (apparatus and process)	12	9	14	21	13	69
264	Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes	13	12	14	16	12	67
623	Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor	8	12	15	20	12	67
713	Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	13	8	14	18	14	67
099	Foods and Beverages: Apparatus	8	15	12	17	14	66
427	Coating Processes	15	14	12	9	13	63
700	DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing)	8	12	12	14	16	62
702	DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing)	8	18	11	17	8	62
726	Information Security	9	10	6	21	15	61
347	Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information	14	2	11	12	21	60
604	Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)	5	11	12	21	11	60
606	Surgery (instruments)	6	10	9	17	15	57
166	Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas)	10	9	13	11	12	55
210	Liquid Purification or Separation	11	10	9	10	15	55
385	Optical Waveguides	9	6	12	9	19	55
341	Coded Data Generation or Conversion	11	10	13	11	9	54
430	Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof	10	13	7	11	12	53
423	Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds	9	9	10	16	7	51
585	Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds	5	5	6	19	15	50
714	Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery	13	9	14	7	7	50
095	Gas Separation: Processes	10	8	14	8	8	48
156	Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture	5	9	10	13	11	48
405	Hydraulic and Earth Engineering	9	8	10	9	12	48
530	Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof	8	12	6	11	11	48
704	DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing)	13	6	10	14	5	48
280	Land Vehicles	8	7	7	14	10	46
707	DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing)	6	10	8	11	11	46
029	Metal Working	7	9	6	10	13	45
052	Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)	2	8	8	15	12	45
725	Interactive Video Distribution Systems	4	12	5	13	11	45
380	Cryptography	6	9	11	9	9	44
378	X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices	9	9	8	4	12	42
015	Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning	2	8	10	8	13	41
235	Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.)	10	7	6	12	6	41
358	Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing	8	6	13	7	7	41
047	Plant Husbandry	8	9	11	5	7	40
439	Electrical Connectors	7	10	8	9	5	39
220	Receptacles	3	2	7	13	11	36
296	Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops	3	5	10	9	9	36
323	Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems	8	6	8	4	10	36
425	Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus	10	1	7	7	10	35
502	Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making	8	8	7	5	7	35
342	Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)	5	11	7	7	4	34
252	Compositions	4	4	13	7	5	33
349	Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems	12	10	7	2	2	33
363	Electric Power Conversion Systems	3	4	9	7	10	33
711	Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	7	5	10	5	5	32
416	Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers)	11	14	5	0	1	31
053	Package Making	1	3	12	5	9	30
333	Wave Transmission Lines and Networks	8	6	5	5	6	30
386	Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing	6	5	11	3	5	30
030	Cutlery	3	9	4	4	9	29
351	Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting	6	3	8	7	5	29
365	Static Information Storage and Retrieval	11	8	2	5	3	29
436	Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing	5	3	7	5	9	29
331	Oscillators	2	5	5	12	4	28
379	Telephonic Communications	4	12	5	5	2	28
106	Compositions: Coating or Plastic	2	5	7	8	5	27
114	Ships	7	1	5	10	4	27
208	Mineral Oils: Processes and Products	6	4	5	7	5	27
705	DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing)	4	10	7	3	3	27
134	Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids	8	4	6	6	2	26
219	Electric Heating	3	7	4	4	8	26
297	Chairs and Seats	3	7	7	4	5	26
062	Refrigeration	4	2	11	3	5	25
137	Fluid Handling	4	2	4	5	10	25
398	Optical Communications	0	4	3	9	8	24
310	Electrical Generator or Motor Structure	8	5	5	4	1	23
204	Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy	3	1	7	3	8	22
307	Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems	3	3	4	4	8	22
518	Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch Processes; or Purification or Recovery of Products Thereof	2	2	6	5	7	22
715	DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing)	3	1	4	6	8	22
414	Material or Article Handling	3	3	1	6	8	21
706	DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing)	6	6	6	3	0	21
710	Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems)	5	2	7	4	3	21
239	Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing	6	3	3	2	6	20
248	Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)	2	5	4	4	5	20
065	Glass Manufacturing	4	2	4	7	2	19
290	Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants	2	4	2	4	7	19
506	Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus	1	1	2	5	10	19
712	Processing Architectures and Instruction Processing, e.g., Processors (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	6	4	3	2	4	19
084	Music	4	5	5	4	0	18
118	Coating Apparatus	3	3	5	5	2	18
318	Electricity: Motive Power Systems	1	3	2	8	4	18
417	Pumps	1	7	5	2	3	18
136	Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric	1	4	3	1	8	17
216	Etching a Substrate: Processes	2	2	3	3	7	17
367	Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices	3	4	4	2	4	17
429	Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process	1	2	1	4	9	17
716	Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks	3	5	3	3	3	17
206	Special Receptacle or Package	0	4	5	3	4	16
209	Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids	3	2	5	4	2	16
384	Bearings	2	2	5	3	4	16
703	DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing)	1	1	3	9	2	16
044	Fuel and Related Compositions	1	4	4	4	2	15
074	Machine Element or Mechanism	1	3	5	3	3	15
174	Electricity: Conductors and Insulators	1	3	4	3	4	15
254	Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force	2	4	3	4	2	15
320	Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging	3	2	4	2	4	15
326	Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry	5	1	6	2	1	15
335	Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets	2	5	1	5	2	15
433	Dentistry	1	2	5	3	4	15
060	Power Plants	2	1	5	3	3	14
180	Motor Vehicles	1	2	3	2	6	14
271	Sheet Feeding or Delivering	2	1	6	2	3	14
415	Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps	1	4	0	4	5	14
072	Metal Deforming	3	4	2	3	1	13
101	Printing	1	2	2	6	2	13
148	Metal Treatment	3	2	2	3	3	13
160	Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel	1	2	2	2	6	13
200	Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers	1	3	1	4	4	13
343	Communications: Radio Wave Antennas	2	2	3	5	1	13
366	Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials)	4	4	1	2	2	13
399	Electrophotography	4	4	1	0	4	13
482	Exercise Devices	1	4	4	3	1	13
175	Boring or Penetrating the Earth	0	4	3	2	3	12
241	Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration	1	0	3	3	5	12
294	Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements	0	5	3	3	1	12
353	Optics: Image Projectors	4	2	3	2	1	12
372	Coherent Light Generators	2	1	4	1	4	12
463	Amusement Devices: Games	2	1	5	3	1	12
717	DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing)	0	2	1	5	4	12
718	Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	1	1	3	1	6	12
055	Gas Separation	0	1	4	4	2	11
141	Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means	0	5	1	2	3	11
188	Brakes	0	3	2	3	3	11
205	Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions	2	3	3	2	1	11
374	Thermal Measuring and Testing	3	1	1	6	0	11
474	Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components	5	2	2	1	1	11
475	Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components	1	1	2	6	1	11
510	Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions	4	2	1	2	2	11
048	Gas: Heating and Illuminating	2	2	2	2	2	10
056	Harvesters	1	4	1	2	2	10
096	Gas Separation: Apparatus	1	4	4	0	1	10
123	Internal-Combustion Engines	0	1	1	3	5	10
162	Paper Making and Fiber Liberation	2	3	3	2	0	10
165	Heat Exchange	3	1	1	2	3	10
172	Earth Working	2	1	7	0	0	10
336	Inductor Devices	0	2	5	1	2	10
504	Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions	0	1	3	1	5	10
508	Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions	0	2	2	0	6	10
057	Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining	1	2	1	4	1	9
083	Cutting	2	1	3	2	1	9
132	Toilet	3	1	1	4	0	9
181	Acoustics	2	1	1	4	1	9
211	Supports: Racks	2	4	0	1	2	9
332	Modulators	2	3	0	3	1	9
442	Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.)	2	2	1	0	4	9
472	Amusement Devices	4	1	0	2	2	9
493	Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web	0	2	2	3	2	9
244	Aeronautics and Astronautics	1	2	2	1	2	8
277	Seal for a Joint or Juncture	1	2	3	2	0	8
431	Combustion	2	1	1	3	1	8
507	Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry	1	0	2	1	4	8
059	Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making	1	3	1	1	1	7
071	Chemistry: Fertilizers	0	0	2	3	2	7
212	Traversing Hoists	0	1	2	4	0	7
261	Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus	3	2	0	0	2	7
411	Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener	1	1	0	2	3	7
441	Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices	0	2	1	2	2	7
719	Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)	2	0	1	2	2	7
002	Apparel	0	1	0	1	4	6
005	Beds	0	1	2	2	1	6
024	Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc.	1	2	2	1	0	6
034	Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids	1	0	2	1	2	6
038	Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing	0	0	2	2	2	6
040	Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting	2	4	0	0	0	6
182	Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold	0	1	1	3	1	6
242	Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding	1	0	2	0	3	6
368	Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices	0	0	1	3	2	6
008	Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers	1	2	0	1	1	5
016	Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.)	0	3	1	1	0	5
023	Chemistry: Physical Processes	1	1	0	3	0	5
036	Boots, Shoes, and Leggings	0	2	2	0	1	5
075	Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures	3	1	0	0	1	5
100	Presses	0	0	0	2	3	5
104	Railways	2	0	2	0	1	5
126	Stoves and Furnaces	0	1	0	2	2	5
135	Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane	2	1	1	0	1	5
187	Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle	1	1	1	1	1	5
215	Bottles and Jars	0	1	1	1	2	5
221	Article Dispensing	0	2	0	3	0	5
228	Metal Fusion Bonding	1	0	1	1	2	5
273	Amusement Devices: Games	1	1	1	1	1	5
285	Pipe Joints or Couplings	2	1	2	0	0	5
434	Education and Demonstration	0	2	0	1	2	5
451	Abrading	2	1	2	0	0	5
473	Games Using Tangible Projectile	2	0	0	2	1	5
708	Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers)	1	1	1	1	1	5
033	Geometrical Instruments	2	1	0	0	1	4
049	Movable or Removable Closures	0	1	2	1	0	4
127	Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates	0	0	1	2	1	4
138	Pipes and Tubular Conduits	1	0	0	2	1	4
169	Fire Extinguishers	0	1	2	0	1	4
218	High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices	0	2	0	1	1	4
251	Valves and Valve Actuation	0	1	1	2	0	4
267	Spring Devices	0	1	1	1	1	4
270	Sheet-Material Associating	1	1	1	0	1	4
403	Joints and Connections	0	1	3	0	0	4
406	Conveyors: Fluid Current	0	1	1	1	1	4
410	Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier	0	1	1	2	0	4
445	Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing	2	1	1	0	0	4
601	Surgery: Kinesitherapy	0	0	0	3	1	4
602	Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage	0	2	1	1	0	4
720	Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval	1	0	2	0	1	4
004	Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons	0	2	1	0	0	3
037	Excavating	0	1	0	0	2	3
070	Locks	0	1	1	1	0	3
089	Ordnance	0	0	0	1	2	3
091	Motors: Expansible Chamber Type	0	0	1	0	2	3
092	Expansible Chamber Devices	0	0	0	2	1	3
108	Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces	0	1	0	0	2	3
122	Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers	0	0	0	3	0	3
149	Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges	0	1	1	1	0	3
202	Distillation: Apparatus	2	0	1	0	0	3
203	Distillation: Processes, Separatory	0	1	0	1	1	3
223	Apparel Apparatus	0	1	1	0	1	3
224	Package and Article Carriers	0	0	0	3	0	3
229	Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes	0	1	0	0	2	3
238	Railways: Surface Track	0	0	1	1	1	3
299	Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material	0	0	0	3	0	3
392	Electric Resistance Heating Devices	1	1	1	0	0	3
440	Marine Propulsion	0	0	0	1	2	3
494	Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators	2	0	0	0	1	3
850	Scanning-Probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-Probe Techniques, e.g., Scanning Probe Microscopy [Spm]	0	0	1	2	0	3
014	Bridges	0	0	0	1	1	2
068	Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus	0	0	1	0	1	2
076	Metal Tools and Implements, Making	0	1	1	0	0	2
082	Turning (e.g., for metal working)	0	0	0	2	0	2
087	Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making	0	1	0	0	1	2
102	Ammunition and Explosives	0	0	1	0	1	2
131	Tobacco	0	1	0	0	1	2
144	Woodworking	1	1	0	0	0	2
164	Metal Founding	0	1	0	1	0	2
173	Tool Driving or Impacting	0	1	1	0	0	2
177	Weighing Scales	0	1	0	0	1	2
184	Lubrication	1	0	0	1	0	2
225	Severing by Tearing or Breaking	0	1	0	1	0	2
266	Metallurgical Apparatus	0	1	1	0	0	2
269	Work Holders	1	0	1	0	0	2
376	Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements	1	0	1	0	0	2
377	Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and Systems	1	1	0	0	0	2
396	Photography	1	1	0	0	0	2
401	Coating Implements with Material Supply	0	0	2	0	0	2
408	Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool	1	0	1	0	0	2
409	Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing	0	0	1	0	1	2
420	Alloys or Metallic Compositions	1	0	0	1	0	2
454	Ventilation	0	0	1	0	1	2
464	Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts	1	1	0	0	0	2
477	Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control	0	2	0	0	0	2
503	Record Receiver Having Plural Interactive Leaves or a Colorless Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor	1	1	0	0	0	2
027	Undertaking	1	0	0	0	0	1
043	Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying	0	1	0	0	0	1
066	Textiles: Knitting	0	0	0	1	0	1
111	Planting	1	0	0	0	0	1
112	Sewing	0	0	1	0	0	1
117	Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor	0	1	0	0	0	1
139	Textiles: Weaving	0	0	1	0	0	1
159	Concentrating Evaporators	0	0	1	0	0	1
194	Check-Actuated Control Mechanisms	1	0	0	0	0	1
236	Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation	0	0	1	0	0	1
246	Railway Switches and Signals	0	0	0	1	0	1
279	Chucks or Sockets	0	0	1	0	0	1
281	Books, Strips, and Leaves	0	1	0	0	0	1
292	Closure Fasteners	0	1	0	0	0	1
293	Vehicle Fenders	0	1	0	0	0	1
298	Land Vehicles: Dumping	0	1	0	0	0	1
301	Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles	0	0	0	1	0	1
312	Supports: Cabinet Structure	0	0	1	0	0	1
360	Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval	1	0	0	0	0	1
383	Flexible Bags	0	0	0	0	1	1
404	Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus	0	0	0	1	0	1
407	Cutters, for Shaping	1	0	0	0	0	1
446	Amusement Devices: Toys	0	0	0	0	1	1
460	Crop Threshing or Separating	0	0	0	1	0	1
483	Tool Changing	0	0	1	0	0	1
516	Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting	0	0	1	0	0	1
ALL	ALL CLASSES	1742	1904	2252	2505	2399	10802

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