RAFI GMBH & CO innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	Germany	44
#2	EPO (European Patent Office)	14
#3	Hungary	4
#4	Brazil	3
#5	Switzerland	3
#6	Italy	2
#7	Australia	1
#8	Canada	1
#9	Spain	1
#10	France	1
#11	United Kingdom	1
#12	Israel	1
#13	United States	1
#14	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	1

#	Industry
#1	Electrical machinery and energy
#2	Measurement
#3	Audio-visual technology
#4	Telecommunications
#5	Basic communication technologies
#6	Consumer goods

#	Technology
#1	Electric switches
#2	Electrically-conductive connections
#3	Distribution of electric power
#4	Casings and printed circuits
#5	Transmission
#6	Special measuring
#7	Measuring electric variables
#8	Measuring volume
#9	Pulse technique
#10	Laundering textiles

Publication	Filing date	Title
AU3249999A	1999-01-20	Button
DE19505128A1	1995-02-16	Membrane keyboard
DE4446845A1	1994-12-27	Manufacturing film protective edge on metallic front plate esp. of keyboard
DE4421020A1	1994-06-16	Connection between metal base and component
DE4327387A1	1993-08-14	Holder for electrical engineering components
DE4313269A1	1993-04-23	Switch
DE4313268A1	1993-04-23	counter
DE4238366A1	1992-11-13	Protective layer formation for switch during soldering - using small balls of glass or ceramic that attach to adhesive coating over top surface of switch
DE4008807A1	1990-03-19	VOLTAGE DIVIDER
DE4008806A1	1990-03-19	DATA INPUT DEVICE
DE3809144A1	1988-03-18	Push-button switch
DE3801899A1	1988-01-23	ADJUSTMENT MEASURING DEVICE
DE3743460A1	1987-12-22	PCB
DE3515663A1	1985-05-02	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLY NETWORKS
DE3515127A1	1985-04-26	NETWORKED MULTIPLE ACCESS DEVICE
DE3512357A1	1985-04-04	Device for operating a push button
EP0109644A2	1983-11-15	Measuring instrument
DE3327023A1	1983-07-27	Measuring instrument
EP0101815A1	1983-06-23	Flow meter system with a measuring body fed by the differential pressure of a Venturi tube
DE3243258A1	1982-11-23	Measuring instrument