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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, ND

( 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
180 Motor Vehicles 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 15
414 Material or Article Handling 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 11
037 Excavating 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
172 Earth Working 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 9
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
209 Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
701 DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
081 Tools 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
092 Expansible Chamber Devices 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
111 Planting 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
254 Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
460 Crop Threshing or Separating 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
703 DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
706 DP: Artificial Intelligence (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
049 Movable or Removable Closures 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
091 Motors: Expansible Chamber Type 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
165 Heat Exchange 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
171 Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
198 Conveyors: Power-Driven 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
292 Closure Fasteners 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
356 Optics: Measuring and Testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
477 Interrelated Power Delivery Controls, Including Engine Control 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 0 0 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
036 Boots, Shoes, and Leggings 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
042 Firearms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
047 Plant Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
054 Harness for Working Animal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
056 Harvesters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
059 Chain, Staple, and Horseshoe Making 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
071 Chemistry: Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
114 Ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
119 Animal Husbandry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
134 Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
141 Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
212 Traversing Hoists 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
219 Electric Heating 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
225 Severing by Tearing or Breaking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
273 Amusement Devices: Games 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
277 Seal for a Joint or Juncture 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
279 Chucks or Sockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
285 Pipe Joints or Couplings 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
310 Electrical Generator or Motor Structure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
324 Electricity: Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
340 Communications: Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
384 Bearings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
426 Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products 0 0 0 0 1 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
431 Combustion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
434 Education and Demonstration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
440 Marine Propulsion 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
454 Ventilation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 1 0 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
702 DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
714 Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 18 24 12 17 17 14 10 20 8 10 11 8 11 5 9 24 218


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