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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

Owatonna, MN

( 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
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 3 2 6 5 25
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 3 2 2 4 6 24
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 2 3 5 24
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 12
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 11
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 10
280 Land Vehicles 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
292 Closure Fasteners 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 5
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
049 Movable or Removable Closures 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
417 Pumps 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
256 Fences 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
053 Package Making 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
269 Work Holders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
326 Electronic Digital Logic Circuitry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 20 13 8 20 17 17 23 15 23 19 26 34 235

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