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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

Kinston, NC

( 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 12
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 11
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
211 Supports: Racks 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
066 Textiles: Knitting 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
105 Railway Rolling Stock 1 0 1 0 0 0 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 1 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
442 Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, Etc.) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
187 Elevator, Industrial Lift Truck, or Stationary Lift for Vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
193 Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 1 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 8 5 3 5 5 0 3 2 4 6 7 11 5 6 7 2 79


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