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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

Rutland, VT

( 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
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 3 4 19
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 9
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 5
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 5
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
062 Refrigeration 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
172 Earth Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 6 8 3 3 4 5 5 9 12 11 10 7 16 17 17 19 152



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