Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports

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, IN

( 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
005 Beds 3 3 6 6 8 6 4 7 7 3 4 7 8 8 12 7 99
027 Undertaking 5 3 1 4 4 3 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 35
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 4 8 1 1 25
340 Communications: Electrical 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 4 21
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 17
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 15
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 13
414 Material or Article Handling 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 11
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 11
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 10
297 Chairs and Seats 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 10
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 9
029 Metal Working 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 8
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 8
177 Weighing Scales 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
220 Receptacles 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 7
073 Measuring and Testing 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
219 Electric Heating 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 6
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
362 Illumination 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 6
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 6
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
292 Closure Fasteners 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
409 Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4
062 Refrigeration 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4
601 Surgery: Kinesitherapy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
623 Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
104 Railways 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
318 Electricity: Motive Power Systems 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
341 Coded Data Generation or Conversion 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
348 Television 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
014 Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
112 Sewing 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
181 Acoustics 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
188 Brakes 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
266 Metallurgical Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
338 Electrical Resistors 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
359 Optical: Systems and Elements 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
411 Expanded, Threaded, Driven, Headed, Tool-Deformed, or Locked-Threaded Fastener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
418 Rotary Expansible Chamber Devices 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
053 Package Making 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
101 Printing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
111 Planting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
116 Signals and Indicators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
148 Metal Treatment 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
162 Paper Making and Fiber Liberation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
169 Fire Extinguishers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
281 Books, Strips, and Leaves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
380 Cryptography 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
383 Flexible Bags 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
429 Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, and Process 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
431 Combustion 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
438 Semiconductor Device Manufacturing: Process 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
449 Bee Culture (propagating, raising, caring for bees) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
464 Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
713 Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
717 DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 58 43 37 43 42 30 21 29 30 23 39 46 54 59 46 42 642


PTMT Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/reports.htm
selected PTMT files available for download at : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/

Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports