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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
Breakout By Technology Class

Count of 2000 - 2011 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Amarillo, TX

( Metropolitan Statistical Area )

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
119 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 7 2 18
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 1 17
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
452 Butchering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
472 Amusement Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
252 Compositions 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
588 Hazardous or Toxic Waste Destruction or Containment 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 22 16 10 12 6 6 15 11 7 12 23 15 155

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