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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By NAICS Industry Classification
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)
-- Whole Counts --

- this report was created with support from the National Science Foundation -

Count (*) of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 0.5 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification Corresponding To

NAICS Classification 331
Primary Metal

( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by
the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) patent classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Whole Counts report allocates a patent to each of one or more matched industries -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and WHOLE counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Counts Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title (U.S. or Foreign) Region ID State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 14 38 42 48 29 171
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 27 18 26 30 32 133
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) OH OHIO 32 26 32 21 22 133
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) TX TEXAS 21 26 17 25 29 118
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 19 20 22 31 109
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 16 24 24 24 102
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 26 17 24 23 97
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 11 19 32 15 87
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 10 15 24 24 84
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 10 12 19 18 69
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 11 14 8 17 61
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 13 16 11 12 60
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 13 12 9 11 52
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 9 8 10 8 45
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 8 8 9 11 44
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 8 12 11 43
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 11 7 7 1 34
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 8 6 5 9 30
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 8 7 7 30
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 8 4 7 29
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 7 2 11 6 28
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 9 6 4 3 25
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) OR OREGON 3 5 1 3 8 20
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 8 5 4 19
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 4 9 18
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 9 2 3 18
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 3 3 4 15
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 6 3 3 15
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 2 2 4 13
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 2 3 1 10
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 1 2 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 2 2 3 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 3 2 2 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 5 0 1 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 2 2 2 8
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 3 1 1 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 0 4 7
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 1 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 3 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 3 0 4
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 0 1 4
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 0 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 270 330 387 403 408 1798
 
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) JPX JAPAN 188 210 283 297 345 1323
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 63 76 91 104 361
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) FRX FRANCE 28 27 41 35 50 181
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 35 29 26 41 149
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 19 23 34 46 131
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 12 18 25 28 92
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 14 25 16 15 76
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 9 11 17 19 64
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 6 12 11 20 57
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 8 15 14 11 57
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 10 9 11 17 51
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 5 15 14 14 50
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 10 7 9 13 47
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 3 8 7 11 36
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 2 4 11 7 30
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 3 1 10 10 28
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) INX INDIA 2 4 4 11 6 27
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 10 9 2 3 25
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 4 6 7 3 23
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 7 6 2 3 18
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 5 2 2 3 15
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 3 7 14
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 5 5 11
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 2 2 2 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 2 5 1 9
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 2 3 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 1 2 6
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 1 3 0 5
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 1 0 4
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 2 0 0 3
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 1 3
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 2 0 1 3
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 1 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 2 0 2
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 359 478 623 681 799 2940
 
Whol / YoG 13 331 Primary Metal (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 629 808 1010 1084 1207 4738


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