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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

Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, AR

( Non Metro/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
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 13
414 Material or Article Handling 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
114 Ships 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
029 Metal Working 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
383 Flexible Bags 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
062 Refrigeration 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
433 Dentistry 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
042 Firearms 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
362 Illumination 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
451 Abrading 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
218 High-Voltage Switches with Arc Preventing or Extinguishing Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 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
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 26 17 20 22 18 12 19 11 15 7 12 5 184

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