21-43 Inventions and Utility Models of Patent Applications Examined and Granted by International Classifications
			(item)
Item	2002		2003
	Applications	Applications	Applications	Applications
	Examined	Granted	Examined	Granted
Total	181373	78957	195123	106060
Section A: Personal Use Items	34973	16165	41507	20075
Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and	4782	1989	4835	2530
Fishery
Baking and Edible Doughs	268	146	276	145
Butchering and Meat Processing	40	35	58	24
Foods or Foodstuffs and their Treatment	2503	844	2884	906
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes	393	170	499	317
Clothing	886	457	1159	528
Headwear	194	88	222	120
Footwear	894	472	973	578
Haberdashery and Jewelry	306	188	295	230
Hand or Traveling Articles	1298	724	1495	841
Brushware	421	186	447	304
Furniture, Domestic Articles and Appliances	6931	3745	8125	4740
Medical or Veterinary Science and Hygiene	13196	5418	16583	6838
Life-saving and Fire-fighting	539	285	920	355
Sports, Games, and Recreation	2322	1418	2736	1619
Section B: Industrial and Transportation	32915	17867	35126	22051
Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus	2795	1664	2796	2396
Crushing, Pulverizing, or Disintegrating	609	358	521	405
Separation of Solid Materials, Electrostatic	244	125	242	162
Separation
Centrifugal Apparatus or Equipment	141	103	113	93
Spraying or Atomizing General	895	515	1022	600
Generation or Transmission of Mechanical	40	16	39	18
Vibrations
Separating Solids from Solid Wastes	233	147	286	182
Janitorial	310	157	308	180
Disposal of Solid Waste	218	70	189	109
Mechanical Metal-working and Stamping	974	524	1053	673
Casting and Powder Metallurgy	546	307	730	366
Machine Tools	1824	1082	1966	1360
Grinding and Polishing	379	240	498	268
Hand Tools, Portable Power Tools, and	899	462	1079	590
Workshop Equipment
Hand Cutting Tools, Cutting, and Severing	490	320	595	376
Wood Preservation and Nailing or Stapling	509	349	478	319
Machines
Cement, Clay or Stone	496	264	561	332
Plastics	1304	636	1338	828
Presses	211	159	214	138
Paper Making and Processing Paper	75	64	90	67
Layered Products	489	280	465	332
Printing, Lining Machines, and Typewriters	1158	632	1363	655
Bookbinding, Albums, and Files	560	266	545	269
Writing or Drafting Devices	1608	625	1497	703
Decorative Arts	570	251	573	267
Vehicles in General	4297	2396	5216	2764
Railways	542	238	598	335
Land Vehicles other than Rail	2675	1509	2823	1731
Ships and Related Equipment	472	180	511	310
Aircraft and Aviation	244	110	219	118
Conveying and Packing Inflammatory Materials	5969	3214	6089	4246
Hoisting, Lifting, and Hauling	910	497	843	661
Opening or Closing Bottles, Jars or Similar	218	104	196	188
Containers
Saddlery ; Upholstery	11	3	14	8
Micro-structural Technology			40	2
Nano-Technology			16
Section C: Chemistry and Metallurgy	18992	5804	18939	8974
Inorganic Chemistry	945	292	924	368
Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage or	2083	752	1733	953
Sludge
Glass; Mineral of Slag Wool	439	135	480	242
Cement, Concrete, Artificial Stone;	831	278	768	273
Ceramics, Refractories
Fertilizers and Related Products	339	84	348	108
Explosives and Matches	42	13	60	25
Organic Chemistry	4164	1148	4075	1993
Organic Macromolecular Compounds	2628	814	2565	1702
Dyes, Paints, Polishes, Resins, and Adhesives	1623	459	1857	586
Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries, Inert Gases	1101	511	928	586
Animal or Vegetable Oils, Fats	456	160	397	261
Biochemistry, Beer, Spirits, Wine, Vinegar,	2308	373	2471	764
Microbiology, Benzymology, Mutation or
Genetic Engineering
Sugar Industry	27	11	22	19
Skins, Hides, Pelts, Leather	33	5	38	14
Metallurgy of Iron	400	172	393	221
Metallurgy, Ferrous or Nonferrous Alloys	617	288	697	367
Coating Metallic Materials	474	105	605	216
Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes	396	166	427	206
Crystal Growth	86	38	151	70
Section D: Textiles and Papers Making	7727	1645	3722	1893
Natural or Artificial Threads or Fibers,	4912	253	699	389
Spinning
Yarns, Mechanical Finishing of Yarns	98	57	153	60
or Rope
Weaving	245	119	305	124
Braiding, Lace-Making, Knitting	354	210	384	209
Sewing, Embroidery, Tufting	286	126	309	198
Treatment of Textiles, Laundering	1348	590	1461	624
Ropes and Cables, other than Electric	57	13	43	29
Paper making, Production of Cellulose	427	277	368	260
Section E: Fixed Construction	11488	6346	12313	7958
Construction of Roads, Railways, or Bridges	1087	466	981	720
Hydraulic Engineering, Foundations,	848	384	958	532
Soil-shifting
Water Supply, Sewage	1376	888	1605	962
Building	2985	1670	3518	2216
Locks, Keys, Windows or Door Fittings; Safes	1868	1062	1873	1172
Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds	1576	1016	1604	1130
in General; Ladders
Well Drilling, Mining	1748	860	1774	1226
Section F: Mechanical Engineering	21832	11936	22908	14935
Machines or Engines in General; Engine	728	463	813	487
Plants in General; Steam Engines
Combustion Engines	1420	791	1477	880
Machines or Engines for Liquids	490	181	461	184
Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids;	2089	1119	2399	1541
Pumps for Liquid or Elastic Fluids
Fluid-pressure Acuators; Hydraulic or Pneumatics	184	131	275	146
in General
Engineering Elements or Units; General Measures	5434	3052	5809	3908
for Producing and Maintaining Effective
Functioning of Machines or Installations;
Thermal Insulation in General
Storage or Distribution of Gases or Liquids	192	150	204	153
Lighting	1312	796	1479	1084
Steam Generation	137	101	165	123
Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes	1510	940	1426	1002
Stoves, Ranges, Ventilation	5537	2653	5389	3421
Refrigeration or Cooling, Heat Pump Systems	1173	609	1244	861
Drying	215	156	288	178
Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens	340	213	363	234
Heat Exchange in General	708	390	714	513
Weapons	189	112	209	110
Ammunition, Blasting Caps	174	79	193	110
Section G: Physics	24102	8955	29981	14301
Measurements, Testing	6087	2862	7408	4049
Optics	2600	806	3729	1482
Photography, Cinematography, Electrography	1129	493	1909	751
Horology	493	144	386	254
Controlling, Regulating	624	164	654	375
Computing, Calculating, Counting	7408	2315	8876	3620
Measurement Devices	414	187	518	264
Signaling	645	247	626	405
Education, Cryptography, Advertising, Seals	2002	760	2375	1061
Musical Instruments, Acoustics	561	191	651	386
Information Storage	1980	739	2555	1472
Instrument Details	91	30	223	96
Nuclear physics, Nuclear Engineering	69	17	71	86
Section H: Electricity	29344	10239	30627	15873
Basic Electric Elements	11646	4607	12529	6658
Generation, Conversion, or Distribution	3751	1414	4011	2000
of Electric Power
Basic Electronic Circuitry	1103	377	1013	809
Telecommunications Techniques	10980	3100	10985	5411
Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for	1864	741	2089	995
a) Designs patents are excluded in this table.