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美国最具有创新力的城市

TheMostInnovativeCitiesinAmericaBYLydiaBelanger

Meetthe20Americancitiesthatreceivedthemostpatentssincetheyear2000.Plus,alookatthemetroareasthatdominatethemostpatentcategories.

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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