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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

Boone, IA

( 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
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 11 5 37
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 6
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
125 Stone Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
711 Memory (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 2 3 1 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 8 7 7 6 15 12 84


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