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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

Jackson, MI

( 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) 3 0 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 24
215 Bottles and Jars 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 1 3 1 1 0 20
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 3 5 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 18
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 2 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 1 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 14
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 11
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9
029 Metal Working 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 8
073 Measuring and Testing 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
181 Acoustics 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
362 Illumination 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
188 Brakes 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
417 Pumps 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 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 1 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 34 26 39 32 30 22 22 19 22 15 18 18 297

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