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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 - 2015 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

Greeneville, TN

( 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 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 2 3 14
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 7
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
297 Chairs and Seats 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
300 Brush, Broom, and Mop Making 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 7 4 4 3 9 4 3 3 5 6 4 9 4 2 13 10 90


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