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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

Effingham, IL

( 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 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
606 Surgery (instruments) 14 10 12 11 4 5 9 2 2 5 7 6 4 4 8 8 111
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 6 5 4 6 2 35
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 3 4 28
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 3 1 0 4 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
062 Refrigeration 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
211 Supports: Racks 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
217 Wooden Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 27 16 20 24 15 14 15 11 8 8 12 19 13 11 24 17 254


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