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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

Quincy, IL-MO

( 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
330 Amplifiers 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
348 Television 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
417 Pumps 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
083 Cutting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
068 Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
127 Sugar, Starch, and Carbohydrates 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 1 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 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
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
333 Wave Transmission Lines and Networks 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 13 23 8 7 9 5 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 7 3 94


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