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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

Chambersburg, PA

( Micropolitan 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
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12
212 Traversing Hoists 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
451 Abrading 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
029 Metal Working 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
384 Bearings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
399 Electrophotography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 16 12 14 10 10 5 6 12 9 6 12 7 119

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