美国最具有创新力的城市.docx
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美国最具有创新力的城市
TheMostInnovativeCitiesinAmericaBYLydiaBelanger
Meetthe20Americancitiesthatreceivedthemostpatentssincetheyear2000.Plus,alookatthemetroareasthatdominatethemostpatentcategories.
332SHARES
Technologicalbreakthroughsarecontagious:
Theybreakoutinspecificareas,thenspread.Toidentifythemostinnovativecitiesofthe21stcentury,wecompiledU.S.PatentandTrademarkOfficedataonutilitypatents(foranewinventionorprocess)issuedbetween2000and2011--andanalyzedwhichmetropolitanareaswerethenationalleadersineachpatentcategory.
Wefoundseveralhubsofindustryfuelingnewideas.Theseinnovationclusterscreatean"ecosystemeffect,"saysStevenPedigo,adirectorattheCreativeClassGroup,anadvisorygroupfoundedbyurbantheoristRichardFlorida."It'saconcentrationofassets,"Pedigosays."Companieshaveeverythingtheyneedtobesuccessful:
talent,capital,otherfirms."Andthere'snothinglikealittlecompetitiontomakeyoumoreresourceful.
SiliconValley
No.1intheseclasses:
Semiconductormanufacturing;multiplexcommunications;solid-statedevices.
PatentLeader:
Morethan10,000patentswereissuedtoorganizationsintheSanJoseareain2011,nearly10percentofallU.S.patentsissuedthatyear.SiliconValleyalsoleadsin66ofthe400patentclasses,themostinthenation.
TechTown Ofcourse,manycategoriesareinhightech:
semiconductors,networking,andartificialintelligence.Somesurprises:
televisionandmetalworking.
Portland,Oregon
No.1intheseclasses:
Shoes;imageprojectors;typewritingmachines.
Toehold:
Portlandholdsthemostpatentsinsomeshoe-relatedclasses.AfterNikelaunchedin1964,otherathleticfootwearbusinessesflockedtothearea,includingAdidasandKeen.
MeetingProjections:
Portlandleadsinafewotherclasses,includingimageprojectors(Epsonhasoperationsnearby).
LosAngeles
No.1intheseclasses:
Surgery(medicatorsandreceptors);illumination;aeronauticsandastronautics.
MoviesandMeds:
LosAngelesisNo.1in46patentclasses,includingmanyassociatedwithHollywood--lighting,audio,andmotion-pictureoptics.Hometoseveralmedicalschools,hospitals,andmedical-devicemakers,L.A.alsodominatessomemedical-patentclasses,includingsyringes,dentistry,andphysicaltherapy.
JetPowered:
OncetheaerospacecapitaloftheU.S.,theareamanagestohangontothemostpatentsinthatclass,too.
SanDiego
No.1intheseclasses:
Telecommunications;gamesusingatangibleprojectile.
WirelessHub:
SparkedbyQualcomm'sfoundingtherein1985,SanDiegonowhostssome800telecomcompanies.
OntheGreen:
SanDiegoisalsoNo.1forpatentson"gamesusingatangibleprojectile,"whichtypicallymeansgolf.Morethan30golf-equipmentmanufacturers,includingTaylorMadeandCallaway,havesetupshopinthesunnylocale,hometoTorreyPinesandabout90othergolfcourses.
Minneapolis
No.1intheseclasses:
Surgery(light,thermal,andelectricalapplication);surgery(alltypes);stockmaterial.
TheDoctorIsin:
TheTwinCitiesmakeupabighubofmedicalpatents,leadinginclassesinvolvingsurgicaltools,prosthetics,andbandages.Manymedical-devicemakershaveoperationsinthearea,includingMedtronicandSt.JudeMedical.AndtheMayoClinicisheadquarteredinnearbyRochester,Minnesota.
LikeGlue:
Theareaalsoleadsinso-calledstock-materialpatents,whichincludeadhesivesandcoatings(3MisinSt.Paul).
Chicago
No.1intheseclasses:
Food;liquidpurification;electricconductorsandinsulators.
HeatandServe:
TheWindyCitydominates36patentclassesinvariousindustries,thelargestofwhichisfood.Theareahasalonghistoryinfoodmanufacturing--Kraft,QuakerOats,andWrigleyareallbasedthere.
KeepitClean:
Withthelargestwastewatertreatmentplantintheworld,Chicagoleadsinliquid-purificationpatents.Afewothers:
electroniccomponents,receptacles,andmarinepropulsion
Atlanta
No.1intheseclasses:
Fabric;merchandising.
CarpetLand:
Atlantaleadsthenationinfabricpatents.NorthGeorgiaproducesabout80percentofthenation'scarpeting.
Ka-Ching:
TheareaisalsoNo.1formerchandisingpatents,manyfromNCR,whichmakesself-checkoutsystemsinnearbyDuluth,Georgia.
Detroit
No.1intheseclasses:
Internal-combustionengines;land-vehiclebodiesandtops;vehiclenavigation.
StillHumming:
TheMotorCityisrunningstrongasfaraspatentsgo.Detroitis10thinthenation,withmorethan25,000patentsissuedbetween2000and2011.
AutoShop:
Italsoleadsthecountryin38differentpatentclasses,themajorityoftheminvolvingcarsorcarparts.
Philadelphia
No.1intheseclasses:
Organiccompounds;syntheticresinsornaturalrubbers;compositions.
FunwithBeakers:
Forgetcheesesteaks--Philadelphiaisthehotspotforchemistry.DuPont,DowChemical,andmanyotherchemicalmakershaveoperationsinthearea,whichleadsinseveralpatentclassesrelatedtochemicals.
BiotechBoom:
Philadelphia'sUniversityCityScienceCenter,asciencestartupincubator,hasalsohelpedfuelthelocalbiotechindustry.
Boston
No.1intheseclasses:
Radiantenergy;electriclamps;printing.
RadiationandBulbs:
Ahubofscientificinnovation,Bostonleadsthecountryinradiantenergy,aclassthatincludesmedical-imagingpatentsfromthearea'sresearchcompaniesanduniversities.ThecityhasbecomeahotbedofLEDtechnology,withlightingcompaniessuchasPhilipsColorKineticsandOsramSylvania.
Oddball:
Bostonalsoleadsinprintingpatents,thoughmanybelongtoAcushnet--basedinnearbyFairhaven,Massachusetts--formethodsofprintingonitsTitleistgolfballs.
NewYorkCity
No.1intheseclasses:
Drugs;financial,businesspractice,ormanagement;telephoniccommunications.
InFashion:
TheBigAppleleadsinanimpressive48patentclasses.Afashionmecca,NewYorkCitydominatesinseveralrelatedclasses,includingapparel,foundationgarments,clasps,andjewelry.Thecityalsoleadsinpatentsoncashregistersandfinancialtransactions,aswellasdrugs(Pfizer,Bristol-MyersSquibb,andImCloneareallheadquarteredthere).
RoyalFlush:
AfewofthemoresurprisingwinsforNewYorkCity:
animalhusbandry,ammunition,andtoilets
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