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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

Wheeling, WV-OH

( 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
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 3 4 1 0 18
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 8
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
062 Refrigeration 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
220 Receptacles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
029 Metal Working 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
362 Illumination 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
382 Image Analysis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 1 0 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 1
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 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 1 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 12 12 8 9 13 12 7 7 7 12 6 9 114

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