20-59 Two Types of Patent Applications Examined and Granted by
International Patent Classifications and Utility Models
				(item)
Item	1999		2000
	Applications	Applications	Applications	Applications
	Examined	Granted	Examined	Granted
Total	97753	64005	116769	67426
Section A: Personal Use Items	24988	16094	26255	16677
Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and	3534	2163	3420	2235
Fishery
Baking and Edible Doughs	206	127	202	130
Butchering and Meat Processing	36	33	36	33
Foods or Foodstuffs and their Treatment	2166	568	1891	789
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes	323	223	303	247
Clothing	639	544	780	532
Headwear	94	93	168	91
Footwear	753	565	828	554
Haberdashery and Jewelry	246	162	257	163
Hand or Traveling Articles	905	759	1042	747
Brushware	257	197	277	193
Furniture, Domestic Articles and Appliances	5146	4359	5235	4264
Medical or Veterinary Science and Hygiene	8757	4865	9296	5285
Life-saving and Fire-fighting	293	233	312	230
Sports, Games, and Recreation	1633	1203	2208	1184
Section B: Industrial and Transportation	18504	14519	23323	15026
Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus	1887	1121	1873	1320
Crushing, Pulverizing, or Disintegrating	396	358	400	353
Separation of Solid Materials, Electrostatic	174	135	153	139
Separation
Centrifugal Apparatus or Equipment	56	62	68	61
Spraying or Atomizing General	398	348	670	352
Generation or Transmission of Mechanical	19	16	22	16
Vibrations
Separating Solids from Solid Wastes	166	150	178	151
Janitorial	164	137	155	135
Disposal of Solid Waste	69	17	111	19
Mechanical Metal-working and Stamping	439	522	595	559
Casting and Powder Metallurgy	337	193	327	236
Machine Tools	878	823	1143	873
Grinding and Polishing	232	246	296	241
Hand Tools, Portable Power Tools, and	533	562	698	571
Workshop Equipment
Hand Cutting Tools, Cutting, and Severing	233	232	337	240
Wood Preservation and Nailing or Stapling	283	226	471	238
Machines
Cement, Clay or Stone	323	268	355	296
Plastics	648	421	836	456
Presses	107	98	106	97
Paper Making and Processing Paper	57	88	76	86
Layered Products	331	143	438	157
Printing, Lining Machines, and Typewriters	468	260	594	270
Bookbinding, Albums, and Files	439	246	406	247
Writing or Drafting Devices	902	639	1030	627
Decorative Arts	362	196	468	206
Vehicles in General	2181	1803	3704	1808
Railways	212	192	391	192
Land Vehicles other than Rail	1840	1483	1900	1479
Ships and Related Equipment	236	224	374	238
Aircraft and Aviation	159	47	177	47
Conveying and Packing Inflammatory Materials	3314	2675	4280	2709
Hoisting, Lifting, and Hauling	486	429	540	446
Opening or Closing Bottles, Jars or Similar	161	148	138	151
Containers
Saddlery ; Upholstery	14	11	13	10
Section C: Chemistry and Metallurgy	10407	3640	13683	5139
Inorganic Chemistry	543	218	468	330
Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage or	847	576	1021	589
Sludge
Glass; Mineral of Slag Wool	241	141	243	175
Cement, Concrete, Artificial Stone;	601	128	445	207
Ceramics, Refractories
Fertilizers and Related Products	357	59	254	85
Explosives and Matches	51	24	33	31
Organic Chemistry	1685	745	4208	1200
Organic Macromolecular Compounds	1225	308	1545	492
Dyes, Paints, Polishes, Resins, and Adhesives	1058	192	887	299
Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries, Inert Gases	917	292	794	403
Animal or Vegetable Oils, Fats	289	119	389	164
Biochemistry, Beer, Spirits, Wine, Vinegar,	1352	188	2237	259
Microbiology, Benzymology, Mutation or
Genetic Engineering
Sugar Industry	13	18	18	22
Skins, Hides, Pelts, Leather	44	29	37	35
Metallurgy of Iron	234	182	247	232
Metallurgy, Ferrous or Nonferrous Alloys	406	182	311	289
Coating Metallic Materials	268	90	297	126
Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes	212	128	198	168
Crystal Growth	64	21	51	33
Section D: Textiles and Papers Making	1720	1125	2054	1261
Natural or Artificial Threads or Fibers,	197	132	276	166
Spinning
Yarns, Mechanical Finishing of Yarns	42	33	57	40
or Rope
Weaving	110	124	139	150
Braiding, Lace-Making, Knitting	181	123	274	136
Sewing, Embroidery, Tufting	130	127	150	151
Treatment of Textiles, Laundering	722	418	782	435
Ropes and Cables, other than Electric	27	19	26	22
Paper making, Production of Cellulose	311	149	350	161
Section E: Fixed Construction	6649	5983	7513	5958
Construction of Roads, Railways, or Bridges	546	418	613	416
Hydraulic Engineering, Foundations,	595	438	548	468
Soil-shifting
Water Supply, Sewage	791	719	1161	707
Building	1600	1576	1775	1576
Locks, Keys, Windows or Door Fittings; Safes	1431	1307	1434	1278
Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds	963	885	1178	868
in General; Ladders
Well Drilling, Mining	723	640	804	645
Section F: Mechanical Engineering	12591	10918	14979	10912
Machines or Engines in General; Engine	416	308	524	306
Plants in General; Steam Engines
Combustion Engines	933	849	929	874
Machines or Engines for Liquids	292	129	319	126
Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids;	1170	1109	1343	1099
Pumps for Liquid or Elastic Fluids
Fluid-pressure Acuators; Hydraulic or Pneumatics	90	61	173	61
in General
Engineering Elements or Units; General Measures	3171	2713	3632	2764
for Producing and Maintaining Effective
Functioning of Machines or Installations;
Thermal Insulation in General
Storage or Distribution of Gases or Liquids	123	121	132	123
Lighting	549	643	739	624
Steam Generation	94	91	148	91
Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes	757	675	1361	680
Stoves, Ranges, Ventilation	3493	2909	3886	2854
Refrigeration or Cooling, Heat Pump Systems	537	389	654	385
Drying	153	164	160	168
Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens	176	175	237	186
Heat Exchange in General	408	450	490	440
Weapons	127	48	134	48
Ammunition, Blasting Caps	102	84	118	83
Section G: Physics	11189	5795	14097	6035
Measurements, Testing	2923	2129	3790	2192
Optics	701	387	1147	416
Photography, Cinematography, Electrography	506	205	637	222
Horology	228	200	273	208
Controlling, Regulating	272	241	232	253
Computing, Calculating, Counting	3169	778	4263	863
Measurement Devices	274	141	273	141
Signaling	526	355	501	355
Education, Cryptography, Advertising, Seals	1311	853	1360	842
Musical Instruments, Acoustics	209	152	332	155
Information Storage	980	293	1189	324
Instrument Details	24	45	23	44
Nuclear physics, Nuclear Engineering	66	16	77	20
Section H: Electricity	11705	5931	14865	6418
Basic Electric Elements	4956	2937	5769	3137
Generation, Conversion, or Distribution	1874	1261	2110	1354
of Electric Power
Basic Electronic Circuitry	473	141	695	159
Telecommunications Techniques	3649	1125	5338	1276
Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for	753	467	953	492