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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, KS

( 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
280 Land Vehicles 1 4 3 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 4 29
119 Animal Husbandry 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 3 2 4 1 0 28
414 Material or Article Handling 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 22
366 Agitating (e.g., of articles and materials) 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 21
172 Earth Working 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 18
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 17
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 0 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11
800 Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 9
056 Harvesters 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 8
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 8
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
340 Communications: Electrical 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 5
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
111 Planting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
037 Excavating 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
047 Plant Husbandry 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
055 Gas Separation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
270 Sheet-Material Associating 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
507 Earth Boring, Well Treating, and Oil Field Chemistry 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
606 Surgery (instruments) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4
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 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
030 Cutlery 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
072 Metal Deforming 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
188 Brakes 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
224 Package and Article Carriers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
229 Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
362 Illumination 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
400 Typewriting Machines 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
074 Machine Element or Mechanism 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
100 Presses 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
144 Woodworking 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
208 Mineral Oils: Processes and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
228 Metal Fusion Bonding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
252 Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
271 Sheet Feeding or Delivering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
283 Printed Matter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
298 Land Vehicles: Dumping 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
347 Incremental Printing of Symbolic Information 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
370 Multiplex Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
434 Education and Demonstration 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
053 Package Making 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
095 Gas Separation: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
118 Coating Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
135 Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
165 Heat Exchange 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
232 Deposit and Collection Receptacles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 1 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
301 Land Vehicles: Wheels and Axles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
368 Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 0 0 1
406 Conveyors: Fluid Current 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 1
417 Pumps 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
510 Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the Compositions 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 1 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 36 39 43 29 34 23 22 23 18 19 32 25 32 39 31 35 480


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