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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, WV

( 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
166 Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas) 0 0 5 4 6 5 8 5 3 0 5 3 7 3 1 0 55
175 Boring or Penetrating the Earth 0 1 2 4 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 20
520 Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) 5 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
073 Measuring and Testing 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 12
405 Hydraulic and Earth Engineering 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7
707 DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6
119 Animal Husbandry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
299 Mining or In Situ Disintegration of Hard Material 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5
248 Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
264 Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
422 Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
428 Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
532 Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
042 Firearms 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
102 Ammunition and Explosives 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
182 Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
210 Liquid Purification or Separation 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
340 Communications: Electrical 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
417 Pumps 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
439 Electrical Connectors 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
455 Telecommunications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
709 Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
005 Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
052 Static Structures (e.g., Buildings) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
062 Refrigeration 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
099 Foods and Beverages: Apparatus 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
104 Railways 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
128 Surgery (includes Class 600) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
144 Woodworking 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
148 Metal Treatment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
156 Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture 1 0 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
220 Receptacles 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
273 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
280 Land Vehicles 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
351 Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
361 Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
423 Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
425 Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
427 Coating Processes 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
607 Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
700 DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (Data Processing) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
725 Interactive Video Distribution Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
002 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
004 Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
015 Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
029 Metal Working 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
033 Geometrical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
034 Drying and Gas or Vapor Contact with Solids 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
043 Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying 0 0 0 0 1 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
049 Movable or Removable Closures 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
055 Gas Separation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
065 Glass Manufacturing 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
070 Locks 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
083 Cutting 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
123 Internal-Combustion Engines 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
126 Stoves and Furnaces 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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
137 Fluid Handling 1 0 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 1 0 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
164 Metal Founding 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
204 Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy 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 0 0 0 1 0 1
211 Supports: Racks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
221 Article Dispensing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
224 Package and Article Carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
227 Elongated-Member-Driving Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
241 Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
250 Radiant Energy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
257 Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
261 Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
290 Prime-Mover Dynamo Plants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
296 Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
345 Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
353 Optics: Image Projectors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
362 Illumination 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
379 Telephonic Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
404 Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
410 Freight Accommodation On Freight Carrier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
414 Material or Article Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
452 Butchering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
463 Amusement Devices: Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
473 Games Using Tangible Projectile 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
475 Planetary Gear Transmission Systems or Components 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
482 Exercise Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
585 Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
602 Surgery: Splint, Brace, or Bandage 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
715 DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 24 13 25 28 20 19 18 16 6 5 13 12 22 17 17 14 269


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