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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

Napa, 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 3 5 2 4 1 27
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 2 22
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 2 1 6 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 16
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 3 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 2 0 13
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 3 9
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 9
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 9
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 8
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 8
386 Motion Video Signal Processing for Recording or Reproducing 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 7
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 7
250 Radiant Energy 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 6
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 6
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 6
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 5
002 Apparel 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
215 Bottles and Jars 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
220 Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4
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 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
114 Ships 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
202 Distillation: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
191 Electricity: Transmission To Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
355 Photocopying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
432 Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
502 Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
038 Textiles: Ironing or Smoothing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
450 Foundation Garments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
720 Dynamic Optical Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 21 29 17 29 28 20 26 25 15 27 31 32 34 35 39 43 450


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