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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

Albemarle, NC

( Micropolitan 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
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
201 Distillation: Processes, Thermolytic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
416 Fluid Reaction Surfaces (i.e., Impellers) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 0 4 4 2 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 5 3 5 37


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