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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

Seymour, IN

( 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
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 14
362 Illumination 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 12
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 7
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
181 Acoustics 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
037 Excavating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 0 1
219 Electric Heating 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
374 Thermal Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 2 3 5 6 0 5 6 6 4 2 8 3 0 6 11 14 81


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