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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

Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, GA

( Non Metro/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
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 1 2 0 6 21
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 20
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 4 0 1 0 15
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 14
385 Optical Waveguides 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 13
137 Fluid Handling 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 12
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 11
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 11
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 10
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 10
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 10
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 9
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 8
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
398 Optical Communications 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7
042 Firearms 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 6
100 Presses 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
327 Miscellaneous Active Electrical Nonlinear Devices, Circuits, and Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 6
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
062 Refrigeration 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
451 Abrading 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 5
482 Exercise Devices 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
005 Beds 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
030 Cutlery 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
047 Plant Husbandry 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
073 Measuring and Testing 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
112 Sewing 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
211 Supports: Racks 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
220 Receptacles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
381 Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
024 Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
256 Fences 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
383 Flexible Bags 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
427 Coating Processes 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
037 Excavating 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
111 Planting 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
184 Lubrication 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
192 Clutches and Power-Stop Control 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
331 Oscillators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
401 Coating Implements with Material Supply 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
704 DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
008 Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
016 Miscellaneous Hardware (e.g., Bushing, Carpet Fastener, Caster, Door Closer, Panel Hanger, Attachable or Adjunct Handle, Hinge, Window Sash Balance, Etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
019 Textiles: Fiber Preparation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
023 Chemistry: Physical Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
028 Textiles: Manufacturing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
048 Gas: Heating and Illuminating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
075 Specialized Metallurgical Processes, Compositions for Use Therein, Consolidated Metal Powder Compositions, and Loose Metal Particulate Mixtures 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
101 Printing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
110 Furnaces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
132 Toilet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
223 Apparel Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
235 Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
246 Railway Switches and Signals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
403 Joints and Connections 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
446 Amusement Devices: Toys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
493 Manufacturing Container or Tube From Paper; or Other Manufacturing From a Sheet or Web 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
504 Plant Protecting and Regulating Compositions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
516 Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents, Subcombinations Thereof, Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
708 Arithmetic Processing and Calculating (Electrical Computers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 30 34 35 34 23 38 35 35 25 31 53 42 42 42 37 50 586


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