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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

Sturgis, MI

( 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
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
280 Land Vehicles 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
042 Firearms 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
431 Combustion 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
213 Railway Draft Appliances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
226 Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
407 Cutters, for Shaping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 8 5 7 5 6 3 5 7 6 3 1 3 1 4 3 1 68


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