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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

Allegan, MI

( 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
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 2 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 24
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 7 2 1 2 0 0 19
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 3 5 3 18
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 3 3 14
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 14
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 13
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 12
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 11
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 10
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
100 Presses 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
267 Spring Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
392 Electric Resistance Heating Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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
ALL ALL CLASSES 16 23 16 24 19 20 21 21 22 19 19 25 31 32 39 26 373


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