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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

Bozeman, MT

( 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
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 1 5 3 3 2 5 3 8 9 5 7 7 10 68
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 5 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 4 2 6 3 4 39
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 3 4 31
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 28
033 Geometrical Instruments 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 19
280 Land Vehicles 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 5 19
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 1 13
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 11
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9
002 Apparel 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 8
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
203 Distillation: Processes, Separatory 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
482 Exercise Devices 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
042 Firearms 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 7
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7
372 Coherent Light Generators 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 6
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
414 Material or Article Handling 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
084 Music 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
215 Bottles and Jars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
219 Electric Heating 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
081 Tools 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
063 Jewelry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
100 Presses 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
216 Etching a Substrate: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 1 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
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
445 Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
506 Combinatorial Chemistry Technology: Method, Library, Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 36 26 36 27 28 24 26 40 24 25 40 42 45 47 52 50 568


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