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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 - 2015 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

Grand Junction, CO

( Metropolitan 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 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3 1 13
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 9
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 8
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8
002 Apparel 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
037 Excavating 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
104 Railways 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
005 Beds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 10 17 13 10 12 7 8 11 10 7 13 11 15 22 21 21 208


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