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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

Danville, IL

( 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
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
053 Package Making 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
188 Brakes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
027 Undertaking 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 1 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
355 Photocopying 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 1
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 4 9 3 6 2 5 2 0 2 2 6 5 0 7 6 3 62


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