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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

Lawrence, KS

( 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) 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 7 8 2 13 11 17 10 83
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 5 2 4 2 34
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 11 26
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 13
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 10
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 9
370 Multiplex Communications 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 9
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 8
056 Harvesters 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 7
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 7
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 7
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 6
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 5
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
382 Image Analysis 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
297 Chairs and Seats 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
718 Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 24 10 30 18 11 16 17 18 14 20 23 25 46 38 62 52 424


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