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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

Charleston-Mattoon, IL

( 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
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 3 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
037 Excavating 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
412 Bookbinding: Process and Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 8 5 11 6 13 1 7 2 2 1 1 1 9 2 1 2 72


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