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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

Auburn-Opelika, AL

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 7 4 4 2 5 5 1 3 3 4 2 4 4 8 4 5 65
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 4 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 27
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 9
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 9
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
427 Coating Processes 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4
102 Ammunition and Explosives 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
026 Textiles: Cloth Finishing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
057 Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 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 1 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
313 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
112 Sewing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 22 16 27 19 18 18 14 23 20 26 23 24 17 34 30 25 352


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