20-57 Two Types of Patent Applications Examined and Granted |  |  |  |
by International Patent Classifications and Utility Models |  |  |  |
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Item | 2000 | 2001 |  |  |  |
Applications | Applications | Applications | Applications |  |  |  |
Examined | Granted | Examined | Granted |  |  |  |
Total | 116769 | 67426 | 156504 | 70655 |  |  |  |
Section A: Personal Use Items | 26255 | 16677 | 34555 | 15571 |  |  |  |
Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and | 3420 | 2235 | 4027 | 2068 |  |  |  |
Fishery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Baking and Edible Doughs | 202 | 130 | 225 | 108 |  |  |  |
Butchering and Meat Processing | 36 | 33 | 21 | 30 |  |  |  |
Foods or Foodstuffs and their Treatment | 1891 | 789 | 2067 | 877 |  |  |  |
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes | 303 | 247 | 311 | 148 |  |  |  |
Clothing | 780 | 532 | 1347 | 480 |  |  |  |
Headwear | 168 | 91 | 165 | 107 |  |  |  |
Footwear | 828 | 554 | 1080 | 515 |  |  |  |
Haberdashery and Jewelry | 257 | 163 | 326 | 167 |  |  |  |
Hand or Traveling Articles | 1042 | 747 | 1535 | 737 |  |  |  |
Brushware | 277 | 193 | 485 | 173 |  |  |  |
Furniture, Domestic Articles and Appliances | 5235 | 4264 | 7748 | 3613 |  |  |  |
Medical or Veterinary Science and Hygiene | 9296 | 5285 | 12509 | 4781 |  |  |  |
Life-saving and Fire-fighting | 312 | 230 | 413 | 215 |  |  |  |
Sports, Games, and Recreation | 2208 | 1184 | 2296 | 1552 |  |  |  |
Section B: Industrial and Transportation | 23323 | 15026 | 29771 | 17387 |  |  |  |
Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus | 1873 | 1320 | 2121 | 1249 |  |  |  |
Crushing, Pulverizing, or Disintegrating | 400 | 353 | 534 | 326 |  |  |  |
Separation of Solid Materials, Electrostatic | 153 | 139 | 201 | 107 |  |  |  |
Separation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Centrifugal Apparatus or Equipment | 68 | 61 | 118 | 59 |  |  |  |
Spraying or Atomizing General | 670 | 352 | 769 | 546 |  |  |  |
Generation or Transmission of Mechanical | 22 | 16 | 27 | 15 |  |  |  |
Vibrations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Separating Solids from Solid Wastes | 178 | 151 | 225 | 130 |  |  |  |
Janitorial | 155 | 135 | 175 | 100 |  |  |  |
Disposal of Solid Waste | 111 | 19 | 145 | 49 |  |  |  |
Mechanical Metal-working and Stamping | 595 | 559 | 901 | 591 |  |  |  |
Casting and Powder Metallurgy | 327 | 236 | 406 | 353 |  |  |  |
Machine Tools | 1143 | 873 | 2446 | 935 |  |  |  |
Grinding and Polishing | 296 | 241 | 316 | 288 |  |  |  |
Hand Tools, Portable Power Tools, and | 698 | 571 | 877 | 540 |  |  |  |
Workshop Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hand Cutting Tools, Cutting, and Severing | 337 | 240 | 429 | 234 |  |  |  |
Wood Preservation and Nailing or Stapling | 471 | 238 | 657 | 389 |  |  |  |
Machines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cement, Clay or Stone | 355 | 296 | 435 | 265 |  |  |  |
Plastics | 836 | 456 | 901 | 752 |  |  |  |
Presses | 106 | 97 | 177 | 103 |  |  |  |
Paper Making and Processing Paper | 76 | 86 | 74 | 39 |  |  |  |
Layered Products | 438 | 157 | 375 | 291 |  |  |  |
Printing, Lining Machines, and Typewriters | 594 | 270 | 951 | 435 |  |  |  |
Bookbinding, Albums, and Files | 406 | 247 | 707 | 265 |  |  |  |
Writing or Drafting Devices | 1030 | 627 | 1083 | 643 |  |  |  |
Decorative Arts | 468 | 206 | 502 | 277 |  |  |  |
Vehicles in General | 3704 | 1808 | 4578 | 2613 |  |  |  |
Railways | 391 | 192 | 367 | 271 |  |  |  |
Land Vehicles other than Rail | 1900 | 1479 | 2385 | 1357 |  |  |  |
Ships and Related Equipment | 374 | 238 | 361 | 252 |  |  |  |
Aircraft and Aviation | 177 | 47 | 181 | 120 |  |  |  |
Conveying and Packing Inflammatory Materials | 4280 | 2709 | 5545 | 3336 |  |  |  |
Hoisting, Lifting, and Hauling | 540 | 446 | 633 | 358 |  |  |  |
Opening or Closing Bottles, Jars or Similar | 138 | 151 | 157 | 89 |  |  |  |
Containers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Saddlery ; Upholstery | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 |  |  |  |
Section C: Chemistry and Metallurgy | 13683 | 5139 | 15987 | 5300 |  |  |  |
Inorganic Chemistry | 468 | 330 | 1467 | 238 |  |  |  |
Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage or | 1021 | 589 | 669 | 619 |  |  |  |
Sludge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Glass; Mineral of Slag Wool | 243 | 175 | 317 | 91 |  |  |  |
Cement, Concrete, Artificial Stone; | 445 | 207 | 495 | 202 |  |  |  |
Ceramics, Refractories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fertilizers and Related Products | 254 | 85 | 315 | 97 |  |  |  |
Explosives and Matches | 33 | 31 | 34 | 24 |  |  |  |
Organic Chemistry | 4208 | 1200 | 3832 | 1329 |  |  |  |
Organic Macromolecular Compounds | 1545 | 492 | 2140 | 748 |  |  |  |
Dyes, Paints, Polishes, Resins, and Adhesives | 887 | 299 | 1324 | 361 |  |  |  |
Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries, Inert Gases | 794 | 403 | 1076 | 339 |  |  |  |
Animal or Vegetable Oils, Fats | 389 | 164 | 438 | 140 |  |  |  |
Biochemistry, Beer, Spirits, Wine, Vinegar, | 2237 | 259 | 2406 | 365 |  |  |  |
Microbiology, Benzymology, Mutation or |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Genetic Engineering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sugar Industry | 18 | 22 | 32 | 9 |  |  |  |
Skins, Hides, Pelts, Leather | 37 | 35 | 54 | 14 |  |  |  |
Metallurgy of Iron | 247 | 232 | 265 | 200 |  |  |  |
Metallurgy, Ferrous or Nonferrous Alloys | 311 | 289 | 446 | 242 |  |  |  |
Coating Metallic Materials | 297 | 126 | 309 | 132 |  |  |  |
Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes | 198 | 168 | 277 | 121 |  |  |  |
Crystal Growth | 51 | 33 | 91 | 29 |  |  |  |
Section D: Textiles and Papers Making | 2054 | 1261 | 3111 | 1466 |  |  |  |
Natural or Artificial Threads or Fibers, | 276 | 166 | 436 | 234 |  |  |  |
Spinning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yarns, Mechanical Finishing of Yarns | 57 | 40 | 91 | 32 |  |  |  |
or Rope |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weaving | 139 | 150 | 365 | 98 |  |  |  |
Braiding, Lace-Making, Knitting | 274 | 136 | 277 | 204 |  |  |  |
Sewing, Embroidery, Tufting | 150 | 151 | 152 | 82 |  |  |  |
Treatment of Textiles, Laundering | 782 | 435 | 907 | 615 |  |  |  |
Ropes and Cables, other than Electric | 26 | 22 | 29 | 9 |  |  |  |
Paper making, Production of Cellulose | 350 | 161 | 854 | 192 |  |  |  |
Section E: Fixed Construction | 7513 | 5958 | 9931 | 5848 |  |  |  |
Construction of Roads, Railways, or Bridges | 613 | 416 | 824 | 393 |  |  |  |
Hydraulic Engineering, Foundations, | 548 | 468 | 896 | 424 |  |  |  |
Soil-shifting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water Supply, Sewage | 1161 | 707 | 1758 | 1001 |  |  |  |
Building | 1775 | 1576 | 3304 | 1373 |  |  |  |
Locks, Keys, Windows or Door Fittings; Safes | 1434 | 1278 | 1878 | 1066 |  |  |  |
Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds | 1178 | 868 | 947 | 944 |  |  |  |
in General; Ladders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Well Drilling, Mining | 804 | 645 | 324 | 647 |  |  |  |
Section F: Mechanical Engineering | 14979 | 10912 | 19835 | 10841 |  |  |  |
Machines or Engines in General; Engine | 524 | 306 | 759 | 304 |  |  |  |
Plants in General; Steam Engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Combustion Engines | 929 | 874 | 1434 | 776 |  |  |  |
Machines or Engines for Liquids | 319 | 126 | 729 | 125 |  |  |  |
Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; | 1343 | 1099 | 1515 | 1008 |  |  |  |
Pumps for Liquid or Elastic Fluids |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fluid-pressure Acuators; Hydraulic or Pneumatics | 173 | 61 | 487 | 138 |  |  |  |
in General |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Engineering Elements or Units; General Measures | 3632 | 2764 | 4098 | 2927 |  |  |  |
for Producing and Maintaining Effective |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Functioning of Machines or Installations; |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Thermal Insulation in General |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storage or Distribution of Gases or Liquids | 132 | 123 | 213 | 105 |  |  |  |
Lighting | 739 | 624 | 2668 | 578 |  |  |  |
Steam Generation | 148 | 91 | 317 | 136 |  |  |  |
Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes | 1361 | 680 | 1647 | 983 |  |  |  |
Stoves, Ranges, Ventilation | 3886 | 2854 | 3903 | 2527 |  |  |  |
Refrigeration or Cooling, Heat Pump Systems | 654 | 385 | 753 | 456 |  |  |  |
Drying | 160 | 168 | 137 | 105 |  |  |  |
Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens | 237 | 186 | 140 | 134 |  |  |  |
Heat Exchange in General | 490 | 440 | 554 | 330 |  |  |  |
Weapons | 134 | 48 | 249 | 116 |  |  |  |
Ammunition, Blasting Caps | 118 | 83 | 232 | 93 |  |  |  |
Section G: Physics | 14097 | 6035 | 23421 | 6687 |  |  |  |
Measurements, Testing | 3790 | 2192 | 5587 | 2382 |  |  |  |
Optics | 1147 | 416 | 1518 | 571 |  |  |  |
Photography, Cinematography, Electrography | 637 | 222 | 816 | 378 |  |  |  |
Horology | 273 | 208 | 197 | 124 |  |  |  |
Controlling, Regulating | 232 | 253 | 294 | 138 |  |  |  |
Computing, Calculating, Counting | 4263 | 863 | 10009 | 1375 |  |  |  |
Measurement Devices | 273 | 141 | 643 | 161 |  |  |  |
Signaling | 501 | 355 | 599 | 246 |  |  |  |
Education, Cryptography, Advertising, Seals | 1360 | 842 | 1408 | 646 |  |  |  |
Musical Instruments, Acoustics | 332 | 155 | 736 | 165 |  |  |  |
Information Storage | 1189 | 324 | 1288 | 464 |  |  |  |
Instrument Details | 23 | 44 | 7 | 18 |  |  |  |
Nuclear physics, Nuclear Engineering | 77 | 20 | 319 | 19 |  |  |  |
Section H: Electricity | 14865 | 6418 | 19893 | 7555 |  |  |  |
Basic Electric Elements | 5769 | 3137 | 8049 | 3422 |  |  |  |
Generation, Conversion, or Distribution | 2110 | 1354 | 2237 | 1494 |  |  |  |
of Electric Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic Electronic Circuitry | 695 | 159 | 998 | 267 |  |  |  |
Telecommunications Techniques | 5338 | 1276 | 7775 | 1851 |  |  |  |
Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for | 953 | 492 | 834 | 521 |  |  |  |
a) Designs patents are excluded in this table. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |