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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, MT

( 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
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 2 0 4 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 28
280 Land Vehicles 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13
414 Material or Article Handling 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 10
005 Beds 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
119 Animal Husbandry 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
315 Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
042 Firearms 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
297 Chairs and Seats 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
037 Excavating 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
144 Woodworking 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
362 Illumination 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
454 Ventilation 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
482 Exercise Devices 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
358 Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
408 Cutting by Use of Rotating Axially Moving Tool 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
002 Apparel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
084 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
105 Railway Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
137 Fluid Handling 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
206 Special Receptacle or Package 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
238 Railways: Surface Track 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
320 Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
403 Joints and Connections 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
415 Rotary Kinetic Fluid Motors or Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
474 Endless Belt Power Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
007 Compound Hand Tools 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
044 Fuel and Related Compositions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 1 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
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
082 Turning (e.g., for metal working) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
089 Ordnance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
096 Gas Separation: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
106 Compositions: Coating or Plastic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
122 Liquid Heaters and Vaporizers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
136 Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
149 Explosive and Thermic Compositions or Charges 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
152 Resilient Tires and Wheels 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
160 Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 0 0 1
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
244 Aeronautics and Astronautics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
251 Valves and Valve Actuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
256 Fences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
292 Closure Fasteners 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
293 Vehicle Fenders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
312 Supports: Cabinet Structure 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
363 Electric Power Conversion Systems 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
417 Pumps 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
433 Dentistry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
451 Abrading 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
472 Amusement Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
530 Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
606 Surgery (instruments) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
705 DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 21 28 21 24 22 15 32 19 15 14 21 18 17 18 17 17 319


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