20-57    Two Types of Patent Applications Examined and Granted
by International Patent Classifications and Utility Models
			(item)
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.