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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

Baraboo, WI

( 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
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 2 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 30
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 5
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
215 Bottles and Jars 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
378 X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
002 Apparel 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
030 Cutlery 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
042 Firearms 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
060 Power Plants 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
211 Supports: Racks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
505 Superconductor Technology: Apparatus, Material, Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
186 Merchandising 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
249 Static Molds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 17 14 9 19 5 21 15 8 9 7 15 14 10 9 16 9 197


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