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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

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI

( 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
280 Land Vehicles 3 3 3 8 6 4 3 8 6 7 8 5 1 2 4 4 75
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 6 1 2 5 1 3 1 2 1 4 5 8 5 3 4 6 57
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 1 3 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 6 1 12 9 4 51
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 2 3 3 4 8 4 5 2 3 0 1 1 5 3 2 0 46
180 Motor Vehicles 6 1 7 12 9 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 45
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 3 8 1 32
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 1 22
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 21
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 18
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 17
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 16
029 Metal Working 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 14
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 14
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 13
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 7
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 7
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
188 Brakes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 5
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
417 Pumps 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
427 Coating Processes 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
362 Illumination 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 2 1 4
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
114 Ships 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
384 Bearings 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
252 Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 1 2
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
349 Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
419 Powder Metallurgy Processes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 40 26 62 64 55 33 41 35 27 34 49 55 55 58 64 60 758


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