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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

Jasper, IN

( 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
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 9
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 9
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 9
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
267 Spring Devices 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
269 Work Holders 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
483 Tool Changing 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 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 0 0 0 0 1 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 9 6 13 12 11 2 5 9 3 2 5 16 18 9 4 6 130


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