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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, NC

( 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
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 10
439 Electrical Connectors 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 8
005 Beds 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7
029 Metal Working 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 7
056 Harvesters 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 6
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 6
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
081 Tools 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
114 Ships 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
066 Textiles: Knitting 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
131 Tobacco 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
042 Firearms 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
084 Music 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 0 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
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
139 Textiles: Weaving 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
337 Electricity: Electrothermally or Thermally Actuated Switches 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
367 Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
402 Binder Device Releasably Engaging Aperture or Notch of Sheet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 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 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 25 26 20 29 30 19 21 14 25 14 30 28 280

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