21-46  Inventions and Utility Models of Patent Applications Examined
and Granted by International Classifications
				(item)
Item	2003		2004
	Applications	Applications	Applications	Applications
	Examined	Granted	Examined	Granted
Total	195123	106060	240026	119983
Section A: Personal Use Items	41507	20075	47173	23159
Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and	4835	2530	5856	2758
Fishery
Baking and Edible Doughs	276	145	455	162
Butchering and Meat Processing	58	24	92	40
Foods or Foodstuffs and their Treatment	2884	906	3297	905
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes	499	317	698	300
Clothing	1159	528	1513	722
Headwear	222	120	232	120
Footwear	973	578	1175	580
Haberdashery and Jewelry	295	230	367	329
Hand or Traveling Articles	1495	841	1794	874
Brushware	447	304	592	237
Furniture, Domestic Articles and Appliances	8125	4740	10020	4788
Medical or Veterinary Science and Hygiene	16583	6838	17448	9094
Life-saving and Fire-fighting	920	355	762	527
Sports, Games, and Recreation	2736	1619	2872	1723
Section B: Industrial and Transportation	35126	22051	41558	22138
Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus	2796	2396	3010	2099
Crushing, Pulverizing, or Disintegrating	521	405	659	365
Separation of Solid Materials, Electrostatic	242	162	274	183
Separation
Centrifugal Apparatus or Equipment	113	93	135	66
Spraying or Atomizing General	1022	600	981	665
Generation or Transmission of Mechanical	39	18	79	32
Vibrations
Separating Solids from Solid Wastes	286	182	314	184
Janitorial	308	180	379	202
Disposal of Solid Waste	189	109	182	96
Mechanical Metal-working and Stamping	1053	673	1207	759
Casting and Powder Metallurgy	730	366	700	373
Machine Tools	1966	1360	2687	1425
Grinding and Polishing	498	268	627	342
Hand Tools, Portable Power Tools, and	1079	590	1447	710
Workshop Equipment
Hand Cutting Tools, Cutting, and Severing	595	376	696	334
Wood Preservation and Nailing or Stapling	478	319	618	285
Machines
Cement, Clay or Stone	561	332	685	341
Plastics	1338	828	1771	830
Presses	214	138	209	143
Paper Making and Processing Paper	90	67	220	68
Layered Products	465	332	613	289
Printing, Lining Machines, and Typewriters	1363	655	1803	853
Bookbinding, Albums, and Files	545	269	724	289
Writing or Drafting Devices	1497	703	1905	687
Decorative Arts	573	267	857	319
Vehicles in General	5216	2764	5860	3078
Railways	598	335	513	311
Land Vehicles other than Rail	2823	1731	3502	1796
Ships and Related Equipment	511	310	672	331
Aircraft and Aviation	219	118	293	80
Conveying and Packing Inflammatory Materials	6089	4246	6339	3793
Hoisting, Lifting, and Hauling	843	661	1230	644
Opening or Closing Bottles, Jars or Similar	196	188	251	135
Containers
Saddlery ; Upholstery	14	8	19	13
Micro-structural Technology	40	2	63	13
Nano-Technology	16		34	5
Section C: Chemistry and Metallurgy	18939	8974	21163	12349
Inorganic Chemistry	924	368	1117	636
Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage or	1733	953	1971	1093
Sludge
Glass; Mineral of Slag Wool	480	242	814	258
Cement, Concrete, Artificial Stone;	768	273	984	405
Ceramics, Refractories
Fertilizers and Related Products	348	108	358	158
Explosives and Matches	60	25	74	35
Organic Chemistry	4075	1993	4082	3155
Organic Macromolecular Compounds	2565	1702	2979	2151
Dyes, Paints, Polishes, Resins, and Adhesives	1857	586	1904	984
Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries, Inert Gases	928	586	934	521
Animal or Vegetable Oils, Fats	397	261	402	223
Biochemistry, Beer, Spirits, Wine, Vinegar,	2471	764	2553	1235
Microbiology, Benzymology, Mutation or
Genetic Engineering
Sugar Industry	22	19	28	12
Skins, Hides, Pelts, Leather	38	14	69	38
Metallurgy of Iron	393	221	510	252
Metallurgy, Ferrous or Nonferrous Alloys	697	367	845	468
Coating Metallic Materials	605	216	834	383
Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes	427	206	536	275
Crystal Growth	151	70	169	67
Section D: Textiles and Papers Making	3722	1893	4795	2219
Natural or Artificial Threads or Fibers,	699	389	920	490
Spinning
Yarns, Mechanical Finishing of Yarns	153	60	170	76
or Rope
Weaving	305	124	364	159
Braiding, Lace-Making, Knitting	384	209	464	226
Sewing, Embroidery, Tufting	309	198	402	192
Treatment of Textiles, Laundering	1461	624	1736	781
Ropes and Cables, other than Electric	43	29	87	44
Paper making, Production of Cellulose	368	260	652	251
Section E: Fixed Construction	12313	7958	14671	8028
Construction of Roads, Railways, or Bridges	981	720	1178	645
Hydraulic Engineering, Foundations,	958	532	1222	637
Soil-shifting
Water Supply, Sewage	1605	962	1783	919
Building	3518	2216	4219	2150
Locks, Keys, Windows or Door Fittings; Safes	1873	1172	2199	1336
Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds	1604	1130	1716	1024
in General; Ladders
Well Drilling, Mining	1774	1226	2354	1317
Section F: Mechanical Engineering	22908	14935	28567	14581
Machines or Engines in General; Engine	813	487	1190	443
Plants in General; Steam Engines
Combustion Engines	1477	880	2170	781
Machines or Engines for Liquids	461	184	768	154
Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids;	2399	1541	2843	1459
Pumps for Liquid or Elastic Fluids
Fluid-pressure Acuators; Hydraulic or Pneumatics	275	146	410	243
in General
Engineering Elements or Units; General Measures	5809	3908	7385	3830
for Producing and Maintaining Effective
Functioning of Machines or Installations;
Thermal Insulation in General
Storage or Distribution of Gases or Liquids	204	153	213	119
Lighting	1479	1084	1746	985
Steam Generation	165	123	131	129
Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes	1426	1002	1463	999
Stoves, Ranges, Ventilation	5389	3421	6490	3315
Refrigeration or Cooling, Heat Pump Systems	1244	861	1552	970
Drying	288	178	300	173
Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens	363	234	442	273
Heat Exchange in General	714	513	912	475
Weapons	209	110	285	134
Ammunition, Blasting Caps	193	110	267	99
Section G: Physics	29981	14301	38768	16944
Measurements, Testing	7408	4049	9548	4604
Optics	3729	1482	4890	1967
Photography, Cinematography, Electrography	1909	751	2510	847
Horology	386	254	453	260
Controlling, Regulating	654	375	997	392
Computing, Calculating, Counting	8876	3620	10607	4277
Measurement Devices	518	264	644	404
Signaling	626	405	982	390
Education, Cryptography, Advertising, Seals	2375	1061	3178	1343
Musical Instruments, Acoustics	651	386	793	508
Information Storage	2555	1472	3864	1711
Instrument Details	223	96	213	110
Nuclear physics, Nuclear Engineering	71	86	89	131
Section H: Electricity	30627	15873	43331	20565
Basic Electric Elements	12529	6658	16054	8406
Generation, Conversion, or Distribution	4011	2000	4673	2293
of Electric Power
Basic Electronic Circuitry	1013	809	1607	869
Telecommunications Techniques	10985	5411	17449	7677
Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for	2089	995	3548	1320
a) Designs patents are excluded in this table.