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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 127, Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates

( 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 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12
Metropolitan Statistical Area 133460 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
Metropolitan Statistical Area 112940 Baton Rouge, LA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Metropolitan Statistical Area 117140 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119500 Decatur, IL 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119740 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 136260 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
Metropolitan Statistical Area 114460 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116980 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 137980 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141180 St. Louis, MO-IL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 122660 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 124540 Greeley, CO 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116300 Cedar Rapids, IA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 116580 Champaign-Urbana, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 119340 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 123420 Fresno, CA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 125620 Hattiesburg, MS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 128420 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 133100 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 133340 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 135380 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 136740 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141860 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 141940 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 142660 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 144300 State College, PA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area 149180 Winston-Salem, NC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metropolitan Statistical Area   -- Subtotal -- 8 16 8 2 4 1 3 6 2 3 7 5 65
Micropolitan Statistical Area 230100 Lebanon, NH-VT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Micropolitan Statistical Area 242420 Scottsbluff, NE 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Micropolitan Statistical Area 246300 Twin Falls, ID 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Micropolitan Statistical Area 210660 Albert Lea, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 234700 Muscatine, IA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 239500 Quincy, IL-MO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area 243460 Sikeston, MO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Micropolitan Statistical Area   -- Subtotal -- 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area 900950 Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, VT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area   -- Subtotal -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL AREAS --- TOTAL, ALL AREAS 10 17 11 3 4 2 3 6 2 4 9 5 76

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