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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

Fresno, CA

( 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
280 Land Vehicles 5 4 5 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 29
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 1 16
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 3 3 13
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12
348 Television 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 12
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 11
396 Photography 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 11
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 10
089 Ordnance 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
056 Harvesters 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 8
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 8
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 7
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 7
002 Apparel 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 6
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5
180 Motor Vehicles 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
362 Illumination 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
433 Dentistry 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
188 Brakes 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
256 Fences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
084 Music 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
114 Ships 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
417 Pumps 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
168 Farriery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 58 40 44 36 40 39 33 27 25 31 39 56 468

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