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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

Pullman, WA

( 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
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 9 12 4 3 8 1 2 1 5 0 6 6 2 2 1 0 62
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 5 1 2 2 1 4 3 5 8 3 3 2 3 5 3 2 52
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 4 2 3 6 3 26
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 7 26
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 6 3 23
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 22
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 6 20
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 12
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 11
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 8
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 8
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
323 Electricity: Power Supply or Regulation Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 7
165 Heat Exchange 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
369 Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
336 Inductor Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
365 Static Information Storage and Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
436 Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
205 Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
330 Amplifiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
348 Television 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
360 Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
380 Cryptography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
382 Image Analysis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
385 Optical Waveguides 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
398 Optical Communications 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
494 Imperforate Bowl: Centrifugal Separators 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
719 Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 23 19 16 16 18 20 28 28 37 22 31 29 29 34 43 46 439


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