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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

Coeur d'Alene, ID

( 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
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
451 Abrading 0 2 0 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
470 Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
150 Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
184 Lubrication 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
512 Perfume Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 14 15 9 14 13 13 12 6 6 15 13 18 148

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