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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout by Origin,
U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas

Count of 2000 - 2011 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on the Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Ranked Listing of U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
From Which Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 075, Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )

The following table displays U.S. metropolitan followed by U.S. micropolitan regional areas and counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
U.S. Regional Level ID Code U.S. Regional Title 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
Metropolitan Statistical Area 135620 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 7 11 3 6 5 2 5 6 4 3 3 1 56
Metropolitan Statistical Area 138300 Pittsburgh, PA 5 5 7 8 4 1 0 0 2 1 5 2 40
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116980 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 6 1 3 1 1 1 5 1 1 5 4 3 32
Metropolitan Statistical Area 117460 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 4 4 6 2 4 2 2 0 2 2 3 0 31
Metropolitan Statistical Area 110740 Albuquerque, NM 3 2 0 0 4 1 3 1 4 6 3 3 30
Metropolitan Statistical Area 146060 Tucson, AZ 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 5 2 2 3 6 30
Metropolitan Statistical Area 137980 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3 1 3 2 5 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 27
Metropolitan Statistical Area 114460 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 2 5 0 4 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 23
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119820 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 1 5 2 3 1 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 20
Metropolitan Statistical Area 128940 Knoxville, TN 2 1 1 6 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 19
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141860 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 19
Metropolitan Statistical Area 131100 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 18
Metropolitan Statistical Area 126900 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 5 0 17
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116740 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 16
Metropolitan Statistical Area 117140 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 4 1 0 16
Metropolitan Statistical Area 133460 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16
Metropolitan Statistical Area 126420 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1 4 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 15
Metropolitan Statistical Area 138060 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 0 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 15
Metropolitan Statistical Area 147900 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 15
Metropolitan Statistical Area 139740 Reading, PA 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 12
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141940 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 11
Metropolitan Statistical Area 110580 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11
Metropolitan Statistical Area 115380 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 10
Metropolitan Statistical Area 110900 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9
Metropolitan Statistical Area 112580 Baltimore-Towson, MD 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Metropolitan Statistical Area 110420 Akron, OH 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 8
Metropolitan Statistical Area 112060 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119740 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 8
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141620 Salt Lake City, UT 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 8
Metropolitan Statistical Area 145780 Toledo, OH 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
Metropolitan Statistical Area 112420 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Metropolitan Statistical Area 118140 Columbus, OH 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6
Metropolitan Statistical Area 140060 Richmond, VA 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141740 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6
Metropolitan Statistical Area 133340 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5
Metropolitan Statistical Area 140380 Rochester, NY 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
Metropolitan Statistical Area 111460 Ann Arbor, MI 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 112980 Battle Creek, MI 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119100 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 125540 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 136740 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 139340 Provo-Orem, UT 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 140140 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 140900 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 144940 Sumter, SC 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119380 Dayton, OH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
Metropolitan Statistical Area 139900 Reno-Sparks, NV 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 111700 Asheville, NC 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 112540 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116700 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 123540 Gainesville, FL 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 124860 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 129140 Lafayette, IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 134580 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141180 St. Louis, MO-IL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 142140 Santa Fe, NM 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 149340 Worcester, MA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 114500 Boulder, CO 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 111180 Ames, IA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 111300 Anderson, IN 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 114860 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 120260 Duluth, MN-WI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 122220 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 124580 Green Bay, WI 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 126620 Huntsville, AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 126820 Idaho Falls, ID 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 127180 Jackson, TN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 128140 Kansas City, MO-KS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 128420 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 129460 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 131540 Madison, WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 132820 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 135300 New Haven-Milford, CT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 137100 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 138900 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 139580 Raleigh-Cary, NC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 140420 Rockford, IL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 144300 State College, PA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 148540 Wheeling, WV-OH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 112220 Auburn-Opelika, AL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 114740 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 124540 Greeley, CO 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 142660 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116180 Carson City, NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 110780 Alexandria, LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 111500 Anniston-Oxford, AL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 113780 Binghamton, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 114260 Boise City-Nampa, ID 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116580 Champaign-Urbana, IL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 118880 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119660 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119780 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 120500 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 120940 El Centro, CA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 123060 Fort Wayne, IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 125420 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 126580 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 127060 Ithaca, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 129020 Kokomo, IN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 129180 Lafayette, LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 129540 Lancaster, PA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 130460 Lexington-Fayette, KY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 131140 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 134820 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 134940 Naples-Marco Island, FL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 134980 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 136540 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 136780 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 137460 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 137620 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 137900 Peoria, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 138860 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 139660 Rapid City, SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141540 Salisbury, MD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141700 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141980 San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 142540 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 144060 Spokane, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 145060 Syracuse, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 146540 Utica-Rome, NY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 149660 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 117980 Columbus, GA-AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 121820 Fairbanks, AK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 124020 Glens Falls, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area   -- Subtotal -- 81 78 86 82 74 47 39 41 53 55 62 57 754
Micropolitan Statistical Area 242380 Sayre, PA 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 10
Micropolitan Statistical Area 229580 Lancaster, SC 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
Micropolitan Statistical Area 241260 St. Marys, PA 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Micropolitan Statistical Area 235740 Norfolk, NE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5
Micropolitan Statistical Area 210540 Albany-Lebanon, OR 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Micropolitan Statistical Area 234140 Moscow, ID 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Micropolitan Statistical Area 245860 Torrington, CT 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Micropolitan Statistical Area 244380 Statesville-Mooresville, NC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Micropolitan Statistical Area 220180 DuBois, PA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Micropolitan Statistical Area 226340 Houghton, MI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Micropolitan Statistical Area 242980 Seymour, IN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Micropolitan Statistical Area 211220 Amsterdam, NY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 217200 Claremont, NH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 217220 Clarksburg, WV 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 218180 Concord, NH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 218820 Crawfordsville, IN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 221220 Elko, NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 221980 Fallon, NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 223240 Fredericksburg, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 224420 Grants Pass, OR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 224460 Great Bend, KS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 225340 Harriman, TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 232340 Maryville, MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 235260 New Castle, PA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 236300 Ogdensburg-Massena, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 238380 Plainview, TX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 244580 Sterling, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 244740 Storm Lake, IA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 223820 Gardnerville Ranchos, NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micropolitan Statistical Area 224820 Greenville, OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Micropolitan Statistical Area   -- Subtotal -- 9 11 7 6 8 2 3 1 3 3 7 7 68
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900927 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 8
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900908 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, CO 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900932 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, NV 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900921 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, KY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900936 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, NY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900913 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, GA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900902 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, AK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area   -- Subtotal -- 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 20
ALL AREAS --- TOTAL, ALL AREAS 91 93 95 89 83 50 42 42 58 60 72 66 841

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