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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

Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, SC

( 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
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 5 1 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 23
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 20
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 2 17
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 11
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 6
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 6
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5
117 Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
114 Ships 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
372 Coherent Light Generators 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
053 Package Making 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
101 Printing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
501 Compositions: Ceramic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
716 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 20 13 15 11 15 13 18 16 12 22 18 13 19 16 18 19 258


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