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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

Wausau, WI

( 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 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 17
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2 12
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 11
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
030 Cutlery 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
056 Harvesters 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
060 Power Plants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
070 Locks 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (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
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 17 13 17 16 12 10 9 9 7 10 14 16 16 19 14 11 209


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