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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, SD

( 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 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 10
119 Animal Husbandry 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
269 Work Holders 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 9
414 Material or Article Handling 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
111 Planting 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
056 Harvesters 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
172 Earth Working 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
174 Electricity: Conductors and Insulators 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
124 Mechanical Guns and Projectors 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
219 Electric Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
242 Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
424 Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
435 Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
037 Excavating 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
108 Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
180 Motor Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
294 Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
342 Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
362 Illumination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
030 Cutlery 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
040 Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
053 Package Making 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
060 Power Plants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
072 Metal Deforming 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
081 Tools 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
086 Ammunition and Explosive-Charge Making 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
138 Pipes and Tubular Conduits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
144 Woodworking 0 1 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
173 Tool Driving or Impacting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
177 Weighing Scales 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
184 Lubrication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
222 Dispensing (apparatus and process) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
239 Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
250 Radiant Energy 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
297 Chairs and Seats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
303 Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
305 Wheel Substitutes for Land Vehicles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
307 Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
343 Communications: Radio Wave Antennas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
396 Photography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
427 Coating Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
439 Electrical Connectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
441 Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
604 Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
726 Information Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 11 7 7 10 13 9 10 4 7 6 8 10 14 12 13 10 151


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