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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

Laurinburg, 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
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 4 1 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 5 10 14 3 3 6 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 3 0 57


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