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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 - 2015 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

Erie, PA

( 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 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 3 7 7 2 5 10 2 3 5 5 10 14 25 22 27 147
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 4 3 3 8 4 4 8 8 8 5 7 9 1 3 2 3 80
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 4 15 6 3 1 4 7 2 6 2 2 0 1 2 4 4 63
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 4 5 3 5 5 1 9 2 2 47
137 Fluid Handling 7 3 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 3 0 4 1 2 0 37
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 7 2 1 0 2 1 4 3 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 3 33
267 Spring Devices 4 6 6 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 32
060 Power Plants 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 4 10 30
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 4 5 1 2 0 24
029 Metal Working 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 21
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 4 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 18
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 17
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 3 16
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 15
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 13
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 4 1 1 13
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 0 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 11
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 10
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 10
180 Motor Vehicles 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 10
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 10
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 10
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 10
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 10
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 9
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 9
417 Pumps 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
002 Apparel 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8
362 Illumination 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 8
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
188 Brakes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 6
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
482 Exercise Devices 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
005 Beds 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
220 Receptacles 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
291 Track Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
433 Dentistry 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
384 Bearings 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
104 Railways 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
407 Cutters, for Shaping 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
256 Fences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
295 Railway Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
420 Alloys or Metallic Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Data Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 103 97 86 73 60 64 71 61 54 57 63 77 72 102 86 91 1217


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