| Outline of Technology Examined in the First Patent Examination
Department |
| Division/Subdivision |
IPC |
| Measurement Division |
G01DFGKLP
G04BCDFG
G06M
G08C
G12B |
| Distance and Electricity Measurement Subdivision |
G01BC(1/-15/,19/)SR |
| Nano-Physics Division |
B82B
G09G
H01JK |
| Nano-Optics Subdivision |
G01T
G03B(21/-27/,33/)DF(1/-5/,7/20-7/24,9/)
G09F(9/)
G21BCDFGHJK
H01L(21/30,21/46)
H05H |
| Material Analysis Division |
G01HM(1/-10/,13/-19/)N(1/-19/,25/,27/12,27/26-27/58,30/-37/)VW |
| Medical Diagnosis Subdivision |
A61B(1/-10/)
H05G |
| Physical Analysis Subdivision |
G01JM(11/)N(21/00-24/14,27/00-27/10,27/14-27/24,27/60-29/) |
| Applied Optics Division |
B41M(5/)
B44C(1/16-1/175)
G03C(1/,3/00.301,5/-11/)F(7/00-7/18,7/26-7/42)G(5/-11/) |
| Optical Apparatus Subdivision |
G02B(1/-5/,7/-25/)C
G03B(1/-19/,29/-31/,35/-43/)C(3/00,3/00.351-3/02)H
H05B(33/) |
| Optical Devices Division |
H01L(31/-33/)S |
| Liquid Crystal Devices Subdivision |
G02F(1/13-1/19.501) |
| Optical Control Subdivision |
G02B(6/,26/-27/)
G02F(1/00-1/125,1/21-,2/,3/,7/) |
| Business Machinery Division |
G03G(13/-15/00.303,15/00.550-21/) |
| Printing Press and Printers Subdivision |
B41BCDFGJ(1/-9/,17/-35/)KLM(1/-3/,7/-9/)N |
| Natural Resources Division |
A01BCDFGLM
A01K(1/-67/00.501,67/033,67/033.502-97/)
A23K,B02B
B27DHJKLMN
B68BC |
| City and Regional Engineering Subdivision |
E01BCDFH
E02BCDF
E03BF
E21BCDF |
| Amusement Division |
A63BCDF(1/-7/)GJK |
| Computer and Electronic Games Subdivision |
A63F(9/-13/)H
B42BCDF
B43KLM
G09BDF(1/-7/,11/-27/) |
| Construction Division |
A45F
E04BCDFGH
E06C
F16S |
| Housing Equipment Subdivision |
A47BHK
E03CD
E05BCDFG
E06B |
|
| Outline of Technology Examined in the Second Patent Examination
Department |
| Division/Subdivision |
IPC |
| Automatic Control Division |
B60LM
B61L
G01C(17/,21/-)
G08BG |
| Dynamo-Electronic Machines and Control Subdivision |
B06B
G05F
H02KMNP |
| Motive Machinery Division |
F01L
F02B(1/-23/)D(1/,31/-39/,41/-45/)FM(37/-)NP(1/-5/14,5/16-23/) |
| Fluid Machinery Subdivision |
F01BCDKMNP
F02B(25/-)CGKM(1/-35/)P(1/-5/14,5/16-)
F03BCDG
F04BCDF
F23R |
| Engine Control Subdivision |
B60K(31/-)
F02D(3/-29/,41/-45/)P(5/145-5/155) |
| Transportation Division |
A62BC
B60DFJK(1/-15/,25/-28/)PR(1/-16/02.660,16/02.665-19/)V
B61BCDFGJK
B62BCD(17/-)HJKM
B63BCGHJ
B64BCDFG
F03H
F16M
F41ABCFGHJ
F42BCD |
| Vehicle Control Subdivision |
B60BC(23/-)GK(1/-15/,25/-28/)R(21/-)S
B62D(1/-15/)
B67D
F15BCD
F16KT |
| General Machinery Division |
B60K(17/-23/)
F16CD(1/-47/)GHN
G05G |
| Brakes and Engineering Elements Subdivision |
B60R(16/02.661)
B60T
B61H
B62L
F16BD(49/-)FJP |
| Production Machinery Division |
B23BCDFGP(5/-17/,23/-)Q
B24BCD
B25BCDFGH
B26B
G05B(19/418) |
| Special Working Machinery Subdivision |
B21DFGHJKL
B23HK(1/-33/,37/)
B26DF
B27BCFG
B28D
B30B
B44BC(1/-1/14,1/18-)DF
B81BC
B82B
H01L(21/304-21/304.631,463,21/78-21/80) |
| Robotics Subdivision |
B23P(19/-21/)
B25J
B65G(49/)
G05B(1/-19/416,19/42-24/)D
H01L(21/68) |
| Logistics and Assembling Division |
B02C
B05BC
B07C
B65G(1/-47/,51/-)
B66BCDF |
| Assembling Subdivision |
H05K |
| Textile Processing and Packaging Machinery Division |
A41BCDFH
A42BC
A44B
A61F(13/-)
B41J(11/-15/)
B65H
D01BCGH
D02H
D03CD(29/-)J
D04B(3/-19/,23/-)
D05BC
G03G(15/00.510-534) |
| Containers and Packaging Subdivision |
B31BCDF
B65BCD
B67BC
F17BC |
| Living related Machinery Division |
A45D(1/-7/,19/-20/)
A47L
B08B
B65F
D06F
H01L21/304.641-21/304.651
H01R |
| Lighting Subdivision |
B60Q
F21HKLMPQSV
H01HT
H02BG(5/)
H05B(31/,35/-)F |
| Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineering Division |
A21BC
A22BC
A23NP
A24BCDF
A47J
F22BDG
F23BCDGHJKLMNQ
F24BCDHJ
F26B
H05B(1/-11/)
H05C |
| Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineering Subdivision |
B60H
F16L
F17D
F24F
F25BCD
F28BCDFG |
| Nursing, Medical Treatment and Service Apparatus Division |
A61B(13/-)CDF(2/-11/)GHJMN |
| Service and Safety Apparatus Subdivision |
A41G
A43BCD
A44C
A45BCD(8/,24/-)
A46BD
A47CDFG
B60N
B68G
G07BCDFG |
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| Outline of Technology Examined in the Third Patent Examination
Department |
| Division/Subdivision |
IPC |
| Inorganic Chemistry Division |
B01D(53/36)J(21/-38/)
C01BCDFG |
| Ceramics Subdivision |
B28BC
C03BC
C04B |
| Vapor Deposition and Single Crystal Growth Technology
Subdivision |
C23C(14/-16/)
C30B |
| Metal Processing Division |
B21BC
B22CD
C23C(2/-12/,18/-)DFG
C25BCDF |
| Electronic Components Processing Subdivision |
H01L(21/203-21/208,21/302,21/306-21/32,21/363-21/368,21/447-21/449,21/461,21/465-21/475,21/50-21/607,21/64-21/66,21/86,21/92,21/96-25/) |
| Metals and Electrochemistry Division |
B22F
B23K(35/)
C21BCD
C22BCF
F27BD |
| Electrochemistry Subdivision |
H01BM |
| Semiconductor Division |
H01L(21/62,27/10,27/16-29/38,29/66-29/76,29/78-29/96,35/-49/) |
| Integrated Circuit Subdivision |
H01L(21/-21/20,21/22-21/288,21/322-21/36,21/38-21/445,21/477-21/479,21/70-21/76,21/82-21/84,21/88-21/90,21/94-21/95,27/00-27/68,27/12-27/15,29/40-29/64) |
| Medical Science Division |
A61K(6/,9/-),L(15/-33/),P |
| Pharmaceutical Compounds Subdivision |
C07DHJ
C08B |
| Cosmetics Subdivision |
A61K(7/) |
| Biotechnology Division |
C12N(15/) |
| Foods and Microorganisms Subdivision |
A01JK(67/02,67/027,67/033.501)H
A21D
A23BCDFGJL
C12CFGHJLMN(1/-13/)PRQS
C13CDFGHJK |
| Protein Engineering Subdivision |
C07GK |
| Environmental Chemistry Division |
B01D(21/,53/22,61/-)J(39/-)
B09BC
A61L(2/,11/)
B29B(17/)
C02F
C08J(11/) |
| Separation Subdivision |
A62D
A61L(9/00-9/04,9/12,9/14-9/22)
B01BD(1/-19/,23/-53/18,53/24-53/34,
57/-59/)FJ(2/-20/)L
B03BCD
B04BC
B07B
F25J |
| Organic Chemistry Division |
A01N
C07BCFM
C09B
D06P |
| Applied Organic Chemicals Subdivision |
C05BCDFG
C06BCDF
C09CDFGJK
C10BCFGHJKLMN
C11BCD |
| Polymer Division |
C08CFGH
C09H |
| Polymer Compounds Subdivision |
B29B(11/16,15/08-15/14)C(71/04)C08J(3/-9/)KL |
| Plastic Engineering Division |
B29B(7/-11/14,13/-15/06)C(31/-71/02,73/)D(1/-7/,11/-31/)
B60C(1/-19/) |
| Textiles and Layered Products Subdivision |
B05D
B32B,B29D(9/)
B68F
C14BC
D01DF
D02GJ
D03D(1/-27/)
D04B(1/,21/)CDGH
D06BCGHJLMNQ
D07B
D21BCDFGHJ |
|
| Outline of Technology Examined in the Forth Patent Examination
Department |
| Division/Subdivision |
IPC |
| Electronic Commerce Technology Division |
G06F(17/60-19/00.140,19/00.500-19/00.600) |
| Specific Application Systems Subdivision |
G06F(17/30-17/40)
G06F17/20-17/28,19/00.300-19/00.310
G06F(12/00.501-549) |
| Interface Division |
G06CDEF(1/-7/)GJ |
| Information Transfer Subdivision |
G06F(13/-13/14,13/20-13/42)
H01CFG |
| Data Processing Division |
G06F(9/-9/04,9/22-11/,15/-17/18)N
H02G(1/-3/,7/-) |
| Storage and File Management Subdivision |
G06F(12/00.550-,13/16-13/18)K(1/-7/,11/-)
G11C |
| Information Security Subdivision |
G06F(9/06,12/14,15/00.330)
G09C
H04KL(9/) |
| Transmission Systems Division |
H04B(1/76,3/-3/44,3/50-9/,14/)H
L(1/02-1/06,5/20,15/-23/)Q(7/) |
| Transmission Circuitry Subdivision |
H03BCDFGHJ(1/-7/)L
H04B(1/-1/74,3/46-3/48,11/-13/,15/-17/) |
| Telephonic Communications Division |
H03J(9/)
H04MQ(1/-5/,9/-) |
| Microwave/Power Supply and Distribution Subdivision |
H01PQ
H02HJ |
| Digital Communications Division |
H03M
H04JL(1/00,1/08-5/18,5/22-7/,13/,25/,27/) |
| Data Networks Subdivision |
H03K
H04L(12/) |
| Electronic Image Devices Division |
H04N(5/38-5/46,7/00-7/173,7/20-7/22)
H04N(5/76-5/95,9/79-9/89) |
| Television Subdivision |
H04N(3/-5/335,5/50-5/74,7/18,9/00-9/78,11/-17/) |
| Speech Processing and Sound Equipments |
G10BCDFGHK
G10L
H04RS |
| Image Processing Division |
G06F(17/50)K(9/)T |
| Still Picture Subdivision |
H04N(1/) |
| Information Storage Division |
G11B(5/10-5/858,7/-15/10,15/16-15/70,23/) |
| Data Recording Subdivision |
G11B(3/-5/09,5/86,15/12-15/14,17/-21/,25/-) |
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