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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

Madera-Chowchilla, CA

( 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) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 11
056 Harvesters 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7
250 Radiant Energy 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 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
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 13 5 4 3 9 8 7 9 9 7 8 5 7 8 10 13 125


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