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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

Johnson City, TN

( 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
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 18 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 33
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 4 4 6 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 27
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 13
439 Electrical Connectors 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 10
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 10
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 8
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 7
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 7
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 7
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
219 Electric Heating 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
710 Input/Output (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
062 Refrigeration 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 21 28 47 33 15 19 19 19 20 17 27 26 291

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