20-61 Two Types of Patent Applications Examined and Granted by International Patent Classifications and Utility Models

Unit:Item

 

 

 

 

Item

1997

1998

 

Applications Examined

Applications Granted

Applications Examined

Applications Granted

Total

83016

30832

75325

38635

Section A: Personal Use Items

20425

8283

18912

9579

Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery

2685

942

2581

1266

Baking and Edible Doughs

209

82

150

93

Butchering and Meat Processing

33

17

31

22

Foods or Foodstuffs and their Treatment

1471

203

1239

286

Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes

271

127

288

164

Clothing

577

313

618

382

Headwear

115

50

113

62

Footwear

599

363

667

378

Haberdashery and Jewelry

186

90

206

112

Hand or Traveling Articles

787

447

849

516

Brushware

241

138

241

124

Furniture, Domestic Articles and Appliances

3909

2357

4644

2700

Medical or Veterinary Science and Hygiene

7589

2250

5720

2554

Life-saving and Fire-fighting

322

159

239

186

Sports, Games, and Recreation

1431

745

1326

734

Section B: Industrial and Transportation

16294

6754

15092

8960

Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus

1338

489

1198

658

Crushing, Pulverizing,or Disintegrating

307

214

306

242

Separation of Solid Materials, Electrostatic Separation

119

86

140

99

Centrifugal Apparatus or Equipment

75

37

46

43

Spraying or Atomizing General

335

82

287

167

Generation or Transmission of Mechanical Vibrations

17

9

18

4

Separating Solids from Solid Wastes

118

58

117

86

Janitorial

144

62

102

72

Disposal of Solid Waste

24

1

21

7

Mechanical Metal-working and Stamping

531

193

460

268

Casting and Powder Metallurgy

273

102

242

140

Machine Tools

838

394

851

499

Grinding and Polishing

284

118

239

144

Hand Tools, Portable Power Tools, and Workshop Equipment

469

234

508

427

Hand Cutting Tools, Cutting, and Severing

229

100

238

156

Wood Preservation and Nailing or Stapling Machines

217

114

235

106

Cement, Clay or Stone

283

152

219

194

Plastics

605

196

493

171

Presses

91

55

97

83

Paper Making and Processing Paper

96

37

78

37

Layered Products

271

99

169

108

Printing, Lining Machines, and Typewriters

501

163

451

115

Bookbinding, Albums, and Files

313

174

301

146

Writing or Drafting Devices

730

431

730

427

Decorative Arts

307

140

302

164

Vehicles in General

1904

884

1842

1050

Railways

169

67

156

95

Land Vehicles other than Rail

1615

621

1575

1069

Ships and Related Equipment

221

81

207

112

Aircraft and Aviation

103

10

94

31

Conveying and Packing Inflammatory Materials

3214

1071

2760

1582

Hoisting, Lifting, and Hauling

399

207

452

334

Opening or Closing Bottles, Jars or Similar Containers

143

68

145

115

Saddlery ; Upholstery

11

5

13

9

Section C: Chemistry and Metallurgy

9955

1823

5029

2422

Inorganic Chemistry

394

110

299

157

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage or Sludge

583

225

576

223

Glass; Mineral of Slag Wool

265

51

174

112

Cement, Concrete, Artificial Stone;Ceramics, Refractors

387

36

317

60

Fertilizers and Related Products

175

23

152

29

Explosives and Matches

26

12

20

7

Organic Chemistry

2839

432

713

549

Organic Macromolecular Compounds

1511

204

599

229

Dyes, Paints, Polishes,Resins,and Adhesives

811

88

455

110

Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries,Inert Gases

501

138

361

181

Animal or Vegetable Oils, Fats

437

70

144

77

Biochemistry, Beer, Spirits, Wine, Vinegar, Bicrobiology,Benzymology,Mutation or Genetic Engineering

1089

108

460

107

Sugar Industry

22

8

9

8

Skins, Hides, Pelts, Leather

27

8

26

6

Metallurgy of Iron

199

77

171

161

Metallurgy, Ferrous or Nonferrous Alloys

278

122

210

163

Coating Metallic Materials

216

55

178

113

Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes

139

43

126

113

Crystal Growth

56

13

39

17

Section D: Textiles and Papers Making

1731

681

1344

810

Natural or Artificial Threads or Fibers,Spinning

242

85

146

105

Yarns, Mechanical Finishing of Yarns or Rope

56

9

40

28

Weaving

135

69

102

97

Braiding, Lace-Making, Knitting

214

95

131

108

Sewing, Embroidery, Tufting

124

51

105

66

Treatment of Textiles, Laundering

596

278

604

272

Ropes and Cables, other than Electric

18

10

20

15

Paper making, Production of Cellulose

346

84

196

119

Section E: Fixed Construction

5093

2458

5642

3082

Construction of Roads, Railways, or Bridges

354

136

502

246

Hydraulic Engineering, Foundations, Soil-shifting

400

129

424

211

Water Supply, Sewage

574

331

640

378

Building

1428

654

1434

649

Locks, Keys, Windows or Door Fittings;Safes

1062

451

1196

738

Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds in General; Ladders

707

503

864

454

Well Drilling, Mining

568

254

582

406

Section F: Mechanical Engineering

10283

4668

11683

6409

Machines or Engines in General; Engine Plants in General;Steam Engines

324

115

326

120

Combustion Engines

818

253

807

262

Machines or Engines for Liquids

210

47

257

35

Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps for Liquid or Elastic Fluids

905

474

1321

667

Fluid-pressure Accouters; Hydraulic or Pneumatics in General

105

50

79

50

Engineering Elements or Units;General Measures for Producing and Maintaining Effective Functioning of Machines or Installations; Thermal Insulation in General

2633

1179

2688

1596

Storage or Distribution of Gases or Liquids

148

47

117

84

Lighting

565

257

677

441

Steam Generation

127

51

105

117

Combustion Apparatus;Combustion Processes

542

284

670

401

Stoves, Ranges, Ventilation

2698

1323

3181

1858

Refrigeration or Cooling, Heat Pump Systems

492

209

577

184

Drying

114

66

145

105

Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens

127

104

154

107

Heat Exchange in General

315

140

416

272

Weapons

79

38

84

65

Ammunition, Blasting Caps

81

31

79

45

Section G: Physics

8934

2838

8523

3893

Measurements, Testing

2309

994

2172

1518

Optics

776

159

681

350

Photography, Cinematography, Electrography

491

127

613

203

Horology

229

132

258

123

Controlling, Regulating

316

93

269

164

Computing, Calculating, Counting

1869

383

1770

398

Measurement Devices

221

79

162

97

Signaling

398

234

409

185

Education, Cryptography, Advertising, Seals

860

417

974

493

Musical Instruments, Acoustics

294

87

164

122

Information Storage

1065

115

963

201

Instrument Details

18

8

51

20

Nuclear physics, Nuclear Engineering

88

10

37

19

Section H: Electricity

10301

3327

9100

3480

Basic Electric Elements

3929

1547

3910

1647

Generation, Conversion, or Distribution of Electric Power

1556

703

1449

856

Basic Electronic Circuitry

515

111

475

71

Telecommunications Techniques

3591

682

2761

622

Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for

710

284

505

284

 

 

 

 

 

a)Designs patents are excluded in this table.