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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

New Iberia, LA

( 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
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 17
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 8
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 6
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
029 Metal Working 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
081 Tools 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
100 Presses 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
114 Ships 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 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 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 1 0 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 0 1 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 23 12 7 10 5 5 7 7 11 5 15 6 113

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