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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

Dothan, 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
482 Exercise Devices 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
289 Knots and Knot Tying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 8 9 5 4 6 4 5 3 2 1 2 4 2 4 3 4 66


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