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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

Seneca, SC

( 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
279 Chucks or Sockets 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 17
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 10
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 9
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
065 Glass Manufacturing 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
236 Automatic Temperature and Humidity Regulation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
252 Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
335 Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
370 Multiplex Communications 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
375 Pulse or Digital Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
430 Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, or Product Thereof 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
508 Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor, Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces, and Miscellaneous Mineral Oil Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 14 17 15 15 14 9 10 13 10 6 17 11 11 19 11 9 201


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