U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting In Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas of the United States
Breakout By Technology Class
1995 - 1999 Utility Patent Grants

[Explanation of Data]

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving 1 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Chico-Paradise, CA MSA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
(technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data')

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Class 086 , Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 1 4 0 6

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Class 433 , Dentistry

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 2 2 1 1 6

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Class 248 , Supports

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 1 0 2 1 5

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Class 056 , Harvesters

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 2 0 0 0 0 2

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Class 211 , Supports: Racks

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 1 0 0 1 2

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Class 294 , Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 1 1 0 0 2

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Class 005 , Beds

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 014 , Bridges

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 015 , Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 029 , Metal Working

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 1 0 0 0 1

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Class 030 , Cutlery

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 042 , Firearms

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 074 , Machine Element or Mechanism

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 084 , Music

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 108 , Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 119 , Animal Husbandry

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 131 , Tobacco

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 136 , Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 141 , Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 160 , Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 165 , Heat Exchange

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 174 , Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 175 , Boring or Penetrating the Earth

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 206 , Special Receptacle or Package

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 219 , Electric Heating

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 221 , Article Dispensing

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 242 , Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 244 , Aeronautics

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 269 , Work Holders

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 280 , Land Vehicles

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 285 , Pipe Joints or Couplings

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 292 , Closure Fasteners

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 296 , Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 312 , Supports: Cabinet Structure

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 338 , Electrical Resistors

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 340 , Communications: Electrical

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 345 , Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 1 0 0 0 1

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Class 356 , Optics: Measuring and Testing

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 359 , Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 362 , Illumination

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 369 , Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 396 , Photography

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 1 0 0 0 1

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Class 401 , Coating Implements with Material Supply

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 405 , Hydraulic and Earth Engineering

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 422 , Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 427 , Coating Processes

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Class 434 , Education and Demonstration

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Class 463 , Amusement Devices: Games

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 473 , Games Using Tangible Projectile

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 523 , Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers -- Part of the Class 520 Series

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 1 0 0 0 0 1

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Class 700 , Data Processing: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 705 , Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class 707 , Data Processing: Database and File Management, Data Structures, or Document Processing

Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Class ALL, --- ALL CLASSES ---
Year of Grant ==> -- 1995 -- -- 1996 -- -- 1997 -- -- 1998 -- -- 1999 -- -- Total --
# of Patent Grants ==> 14 8 12 22 14 70
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TAF Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Information Products Division - TAF Branch
PK3- Suite 441
Washington, DC 20231

tel: (703) 306-2600
FAX: (703) 306-2737
email: oeip@uspto.gov

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Last Modified: 1 June 2000