Very good post. This "multifinality" logic was instrumental in the framework of the "ontology for technology transfer" project described here: http://bit.ly/2c9Pp1T
In that context, one can see in a very concrete way that the technology portfolio from the ATLAS experiment at CERN is "seen" differently (and must be presented differently at the taxonomy level) by different classes of stakeholders, e.g. ATLAS scientists vs. industry...