21-48  Inventions and Utility Models of Patent Applications Examined and Granted by International Classifications
				(item)
Item	2004		2005
	Applications	Applications	Applications	Applications
	Examined	Granted	Examined	Granted
Total	240026	119983	287162	132654
Section A: Personal Use Items	47173	23159	57692	25744
Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and	5856	2758	6802	3157
Fishery
Baking and Edible Doughs	455	162	460	210
Butchering and Meat Processing	92	40	113	49
Foods or Foodstuffs and their Treatment	3297	905	3610	1334
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes	698	300	855	357
Clothing	1513	722	1433	611
Headwear	232	120	291	123
Footwear	1175	580	1295	635
Haberdashery and Jewelry	367	329	490	310
Hand or Traveling Articles	1794	874	2140	946
Brushware	592	237	606	307
Furniture, Domestic Articles and Appliances	10020	4788	10865	5313
Medical or Veterinary Science and Hygiene	17448	9094	24875	10179
Life-saving and Fire-fighting	762	527	621	458
Sports, Games, and Recreation	2872	1723	3236	1755
Section B: Industrial and Transportation	41558	22138	47676	24880
Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus	3010	2099	4296	2262
Crushing, Pulverizing, or Disintegrating	659	365	750	422
Separation of Solid Materials, Electrostatic	274	183	321	172
Separation
Centrifugal Apparatus or Equipment	135	66	163	77
Spraying or Atomizing General	981	665	1102	579
Generation or Transmission of Mechanical	79	32	68	42
Vibrations
Separating Solids from Solid Wastes	314	184	401	249
Janitorial	379	202	523	231
Disposal of Solid Waste	182	96	218	121
Mechanical Metal-working and Stamping	1207	759	1547	837
Casting and Powder Metallurgy	700	373	1075	585
Machine Tools	2687	1425	3397	1647
Grinding and Polishing	627	342	851	398
Hand Tools, Portable Power Tools, and	1447	710	1786	826
Workshop Equipment
Hand Cutting Tools, Cutting, and Severing	696	334	997	425
Wood Preservation and Nailing or Stapling	618	285	635	321
Machines
Cement, Clay or Stone	685	341	561	431
Plastics	1771	830	2145	1009
Presses	209	143	330	155
Paper Making and Processing Paper	220	68	206	150
Layered Products	613	289	970	365
Printing, Lining Machines, and Typewriters	1803	853	2008	1127
Bookbinding, Albums, and Files	724	289	704	394
Writing or Drafting Devices	1905	687	1828	776
Decorative Arts	857	319	847	422
Vehicles in General	5860	3078	5561	2982
Railways	513	311	465	298
Land Vehicles other than Rail	3502	1796	3770	1948
Ships and Related Equipment	672	331	624	295
Aircraft and Aviation	293	80	247	104
Conveying and Packing Inflammatory Materials	6339	3793	7143	4175
Hoisting, Lifting, and Hauling	1230	644	1586	851
Opening or Closing Bottles, Jars or Similar Containers	251	135	361	161
Saddlery ; Upholstery	19	13	21	7
Micro-structural Technology	63	13	114	30
Nano-Technology	34	5	55	6
Section C: Chemistry and Metallurgy	21163	12349	29451	14378
Inorganic Chemistry	1117	636	1460	776
Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage or Sludge	1971	1093	2104	1259
Glass; Mineral of Slag Wool	814	258	785	542
Cement, Concrete, Artificial Stone;	984	405	1213	577
Ceramics, Refractories
Fertilizers and Related Products	358	158	350	163
Explosives and Matches	74	35	45	54
Organic Chemistry	4082	3155	6507	3248
Organic Macromolecular Compounds	2979	2151	4310	2066
Dyes, Paints, Polishes, Resins, and Adhesives	1904	984	2853	1230
Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries, Inert Gases	934	521	1656	738
Animal or Vegetable Oils, Fats	402	223	590	339
Biochemistry, Beer, Spirits, Wine, Vinegar,	2553	1235	3546	1377
Microbiology, Benzymology, Mutation or
Genetic Engineering
Sugar Industry	28	12	35	9
Skins, Hides, Pelts, Leather	69	38	82	33
Metallurgy of Iron	510	252	716	444
Metallurgy, Ferrous or Nonferrous Alloys	845	468	1146	508
Coating Metallic Materials	834	383	1163	561
Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes	536	275	653	364
Crystal Growth	169	67	237	90
Section D: Textiles and Papers Making	4795	2219	5352	2432
Natural or Artificial Threads or Fibers, Spinning	920	490	1044	510
Yarns, Mechanical Finishing of Yarns or Rope	170	76	215	56
Weaving	364	159	390	163
Braiding, Lace-Making, Knitting	464	226	582	252
Sewing, Embroidery, Tufting	402	192	410	233
Treatment of Textiles, Laundering	1736	781	1993	795
Ropes and Cables, other than Electric	87	44	106	74
Paper making, Production of Cellulose	652	251	612	349
Section E: Fixed Construction	14671	8028	16015	8955
Construction of Roads, Railways, or Bridges	1178	645	1372	743
Hydraulic Engineering, Foundations, Soil-shifting	1222	637	1461	789
Water Supply, Sewage	1783	919	1944	1005
Building	4219	2150	4725	2475
Locks, Keys, Windows or Door Fittings; Safes	2199	1336	2382	1414
Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds	1716	1024	1778	1110
in General; Ladders
Well Drilling, Mining	2354	1317	2353	1419
Section F: Mechanical Engineering	28567	14581	32691	15503
Machines or Engines in General; Engine	1190	443	1332	559
Plants in General; Steam Engines
Combustion Engines	2170	781	2464	987
Machines or Engines for Liquids	768	154	970	239
Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids;	2843	1459	3065	1472
Pumps for Liquid or Elastic Fluids
Fluid-pressure Adjustors; Hydraulic or Pneumatics	410	243	423	257
in General
Engineering Elements or Units; General Measures	7385	3830	9047	3988
for Producing and Maintaining Effective
Functioning of Machines or Installations;
Thermal Insulation in General
Storage or Distribution of Gases or Liquids	213	119	276	145
Lighting	1746	985	2301	1142
Steam Generation	131	129	209	100
Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes	1463	999	1702	1000
Stoves, Ranges, Ventilation	6490	3315	6491	3400
Refrigeration or Cooling, Heat Pump Systems	1552	970	1890	899
Drying	300	173	391	204
Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens	442	273	497	315
Heat Exchange in General	912	475	1094	508
Weapons	285	134	298	157
Ammunition, Blasting Caps	267	99	241	131
Section G: Physics	38768	16944	45951	18415
Measurements, Testing	9548	4604	11507	5421
Optics	4890	1967	5587	2297
Photography, Cinematography, Electrography	2510	847	2991	1070
Horology	453	260	482	255
Controlling, Regulating	997	392	1352	415
Computing, Calculating, Counting	10607	4277	12441	4316
Measurement Devices	644	404	786	342
Signaling	982	390	1558	431
Education, Cryptography, Advertising, Seals	3178	1343	4153	1343
Musical Instruments, Acoustics	793	508	931	570
Information Storage	3864	1711	3699	1766
Instrument Details	213	110	326	113
Nuclear physics, Nuclear Engineering	89	131	138	76
Section H: Electricity	43331	20565	52334	22347
Basic Electric Elements	16054	8406	18911	10251
Generation, Conversion, or Distribution	4673	2293	5769	2465
of Electric Power
Basic Electronic Circuitry	1607	869	1886	773
Telecommunications Techniques	17449	7677	21578	7013
Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for	3548	1320	4190	1845
a) Designs patents are excluded in this table.