20-50  Inventions and Utility Models of Patents Application Accepted and Granted by International Classifications
	(piece)
Item	2006		2007
	Application	Application	Application	Application
	Acceptance	Granted	Acceptance	Granted
	by Tech-	by Tech-	by Tech-	by Tech-
	nology Theme	nology Theme	nology Theme	nology Theme
Total	384090	165441	421376	217984
Section A: Personal Use Items	74733	32910	80438	41692
Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and	7903	4380	8778	5053
Fishery
Baking and Edible Doughs	490	278	647	294
Butchering and Meat Processing	113	80	203	74
Foods or Foodstuffs and their Treatment	5624	1595	7027	1785
Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes	894	521	836	534
Clothing	1993	875	2206	1264
Headwear	399	175	452	262
Footwear	1619	818	1695	1059
Haberdashery and Jewelry	633	322	695	407
Hand or Traveling Articles	2590	1426	3249	1803
Brushware	655	366	767	443
Furniture, Domestic Articles and Appliances	13630	7360	16374	9797
Medical or Veterinary Science and Hygiene	33401	12279	31780	15407
Life-saving and Fire-fighting	934	416	1107	624
Sports, Games, and Recreation	3855	2019	4622	2886
Section B: Industrial and Transportation	63605	32123	71136	44690
Physical or Chemical Processes or Apparatus	5372	2822	6009	3810
Crushing, Pulverizing, or Disintegrating	991	488	1014	861
Separation of Solid Materials, Electrostatic	482	240	508	349
Separation
Centrifugal Apparatus or Equipment	207	118	207	183
Spraying or Atomizing General	1547	813	1802	1034
Generation or Transmission of Mechanical	72	41	89	50
Vibrations
Separating Solids from Solid Wastes	483	301	572	392
Janitorial	655	356	747	503
Disposal of Solid Waste	310	129	203	125
Mechanical Metal-working and Stamping	2193	1285	2704	1693
Casting and Powder Metallurgy	1271	743	1672	875
Machine Tools	4806	2450	5419	3304
Grinding and Polishing	1395	497	1620	894
Hand Tools, Portable Power Tools, and	2388	1384	2594	1963
Workshop Equipment
Hand Cutting Tools, Cutting, and Severing	1237	689	1359	1006
Wood Preservation and Nailing or Stapling	1234	429	1234	800
Machines
Cement, Clay or Stone	1332	482	1433	885
Plastics	2987	1081	3193	1732
Presses	492	272	586	453
Paper Making and Processing Paper	461	140	416	289
Layered Products	1082	571	1140	601
Printing, Lining Machines, and Typewriters	2347	1297	2534	1740
Bookbinding, Albums, and Files	981	444	1141	581
Writing or Drafting Devices	2528	1142	2833	1422
Decorative Arts	978	445	1058	587
Vehicles in General	7277	3572	8203	4966
Railways	674	378	904	591
Land Vehicles other than Rail	4491	2529	4845	3258
Ships and Related Equipment	783	412	936	551
Aircraft and Aviation	428	102	546	195
Conveying and Packing Inflammatory Materials	9025	4954	10009	6620
Hoisting, Lifting, and Hauling	2184	1168	2681	1837
Opening or Closing Bottles, Jars or Similar Containers	694	261	669	484
Saddlery ; Upholstery	43	18	60	21
Micro-structural Technology	104	60	143	32
Nano-Technology	71	10	53	3
Section C: Chemistry and Metallurgy	39720	15998	42510	18519
Inorganic Chemistry	2221	852	2254	1187
Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage or Sludge	2986	1513	3119	1796
Glass; Mineral of Slag Wool	1096	556	1017	572
Cement, Concrete, Artificial Stone;	1939	696	1640	883
Ceramics, Refractories
Fertilizers and Related Products	722	211	651	215
Explosives and Matches	84	35	87	67
Organic Chemistry	8234	3425	8721	3724
Organic Macromolecular Compounds	5221	2616	5782	2581
Dyes, Paints, Polishes, Resins, and Adhesives	4112	1098	4877	1427
Petroleum, Gas or Coke Industries, Inert Gases	2143	738	2219	954
Animal or Vegetable Oils, Fats	659	297	647	218
Biochemistry, Beer, Spirits, Wine, Vinegar,	4872	1719	4651	1988
Sugar Industry	48	13	48	17
Skins, Hides, Pelts, Leather	90	38	116	49
Metallurgy of Iron	927	457	1120	639
Metallurgy, Ferrous or Nonferrous Alloys	1615	597	2212	793
Coating Metallic Materials	1578	518	1935	641
Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes	868	452	981	501
Crystal Growth	301	167	417	265
Combinatorial Technology	4		16	2
Section D: Textiles and Papers Making	6780	3209	7353	4292
Natural or Artificial Threads or Fibers, Spinning	1265	699	1656	1018
Yarns, Mechanical Finishing of Yarns or Rope	239	93	241	123
Weaving	633	281	606	401
Braiding, Lace-Making, Knitting	637	371	735	415
Sewing, Embroidery, Tufting	659	250	803	464
Treatment of Textiles, Laundering	2288	1063	2303	1323
Ropes and Cables, other than Electric	87	78	131	68
Paper making, Production of Cellulose	972	374	878	480
Section E: Fixed Construction	21042	11511	24180	14715
Construction of Roads, Railways, or Bridges	1815	990	2149	1324
Hydraulic Engineering, Foundations, Soil-shifting	1709	952	2138	1153
Water Supply, Sewage	2294	1302	2418	1535
Building	6663	3081	7439	4164
Locks, Keys, Windows or Door Fittings; Safes	2887	1850	3469	1990
Doors, Windows, Shutters, or Roller Blinds	2173	1359	2462	1696
in General; Ladders
Well Drilling, Mining	3501	1977	4105	2853
Section F: Mechanical Engineering	44359	21218	49779	31047
Machines or Engines in General; Engine	1696	826	1900	1145
Plants in General; Steam Engines
Combustion Engines	3282	1333	3623	2198
Machines or Engines for Liquids	1246	381	1578	566
Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids;	3713	2024	4490	2742
Pumps for Liquid or Elastic Fluids
Fluid-pressure Acuators; Hydraulic or Pneumatics	549	340	628	483
in General
Engineering Elements or Units; General Measures	11636	5998	12853	8931
for Producing and Maintaining Effective
Functioning of Machines or Installations;
Thermal Insulation in General
Storage or Distribution of Gases or Liquids	707	214	609	476
Lighting	4341	1501	6412	2716
Steam Generation	290	159	412	210
Combustion Apparatus; Combustion Processes	2265	1135	2344	1590
Stoves, Ranges, Ventilation	8420	4529	8602	5843
Refrigeration or Cooling, Heat Pump Systems	2311	1137	2240	1445
Drying	729	265	826	583
Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens	776	363	829	613
Heat Exchange in General	1473	629	1612	947
Weapons	395	191	356	220
Ammunition, Blasting Caps	530	193	465	339
Section G: Physics	61225	23123	64751	29810
Measurements, Testing	15329	6642	18706	8461
Optics	7247	2713	7303	3698
Photography, Cinematography, Electrography	3944	1120	3838	1480
Horology	567	238	602	305
Controlling, Regulating	2295	709	2614	1017
Computing, Calculating, Counting	15638	5646	16272	7145
Measurement Devices	1626	481	1708	663
Signaling	2092	812	2394	1113
Education, Cryptography, Advertising, Seals	5377	1731	5173	2638
Musical Instruments, Acoustics	1071	502	1115	523
Information Storage	5323	2191	4157	2370
Instrument Details	539	252	609	291
Nuclear physics, Nuclear Engineering	177	86	259	106
Subject Matter not Otherwise Provided			1
for in This Section
Section H: Electricity	72626	25349	81229	33219
Basic Electric Elements	25253	11582	27091	15184
Generation, Conversion, or Distribution	8090	3342	9366	5029
of Electric Power
Basic Electronic Circuitry	2102	807	2338	896
Telecommunications Techniques	31142	7205	36344	9191
Electric Techniques Not Otherwise Provided for	6039	2413	6090	2919
a) Classification refers to the classifying number of every patent assigned according to the technique theme of inventions and utility models of patents
by the classification department of patent.
b) Designs patents are excluded in this table.