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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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN

( 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
433 Dentistry 2 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 15
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 8
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
431 Combustion 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 18 8 18 10 17 11 13 8 5 6 6 2 122

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