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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

Bismarck, ND

( 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
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 11
037 Excavating 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
060 Power Plants 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
056 Harvesters 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
362 Illumination 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 13 11 12 9 6 9 6 7 7 11 14 10 4 3 5 4 131


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