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

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country)
Breakout By NAICS Industry Classification
-- Fractional Counts --

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

Count (*) of 1963 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Patent Application

- Explanation of Data -

Ordered Listing of NAICS Industry Classifications Receiving 0.5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

SOUTH CAROLINA

( * in Fractional Counts tables, counts are rounded -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Fractional Counts report proportionally distributes a patent across each matched industry -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays NAICS industry classifications and FRACTIONAL counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed by year of patent application.
Counts (U.S. or Foreign) Region ID State-Territory or Country Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title PRE_1964 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 01 311 Food 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 6 4 2 2 4 5 10 9 6 10 7 3 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 99
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 45 7 11 6 14 22 17 14 11 13 12 15 10 19 18 21 13 17 14 15 22 30 24 20 22 30 26 25 30 26 29 36 31 33 39 39 49 43 31 32 31 20 23 22 15 14 10 2 5 0 1071
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 04 321 Wood Products 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 4 5 4 1 3 3 4 2 0 1 0 75
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 11 3 3 3 4 4 1 5 1 6 1 4 6 2 2 4 4 4 2 4 5 8 5 6 10 12 7 11 9 7 9 11 11 7 6 12 13 12 6 4 9 5 4 5 2 3 2 2 1 0 273
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 58 6 11 11 11 12 17 20 25 22 24 23 18 23 23 27 15 24 39 30 27 42 36 17 33 35 58 39 41 52 37 39 49 75 65 69 61 67 82 74 65 44 40 56 50 33 28 24 15 0 1785
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 37 4 5 4 8 7 12 14 14 12 12 12 8 11 11 11 7 12 18 14 14 25 25 11 20 19 28 17 20 31 16 15 11 29 21 24 26 27 20 18 22 13 13 15 15 14 11 2 7 0 750
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 8 1 1 4 2 3 3 1 6 0 3 0 1 4 3 1 1 8 12 6 3 3 2 2 3 2 10 7 4 5 6 4 6 8 5 5 5 7 7 9 13 8 3 9 6 5 3 4 1 0 213
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 5 5 2 4 7 17 12 12 10 9 10 15 19 9 7 10 10 10 6 6 7 3 0 216
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 12 2 5 3 1 3 2 5 6 10 9 11 10 8 9 12 7 3 9 9 10 11 9 2 8 13 20 10 13 15 11 14 15 27 28 31 22 23 40 29 22 16 15 23 20 9 9 11 5 0 606
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 35 7 7 12 12 20 13 20 15 23 18 17 28 22 16 19 22 23 20 16 19 24 20 29 37 38 40 46 39 37 48 45 61 54 53 54 64 56 80 63 67 44 35 42 27 28 18 17 6 0 1558
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 17 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 5 8 6 7 8 15 10 6 9 8 6 8 9 4 3 8 8 7 16 8 10 16 7 15 13 17 6 15 18 12 16 13 18 9 17 9 10 8 12 3 2 0 443
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 13 331 Primary Metal 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 5 9 8 1 3 11 7 7 4 4 1 0 106
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 55 4 12 13 17 24 13 25 22 22 14 24 18 23 29 24 31 24 33 23 19 30 25 25 36 38 33 40 56 47 57 52 53 53 55 55 66 65 59 66 60 56 51 60 47 59 39 20 14 0 1787
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 15 333 Machinery 295 50 64 93 77 78 76 99 96 73 94 89 83 87 86 93 91 84 96 86 81 58 56 86 103 91 99 115 135 129 136 147 123 121 124 123 110 154 138 119 134 133 101 137 116 142 115 62 27 2 5104
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 30 8 12 15 12 20 12 21 23 14 19 12 10 23 18 11 16 16 19 19 19 23 21 28 29 33 52 41 50 42 51 66 59 81 98 79 66 80 80 100 100 103 86 135 114 95 64 40 18 0 2175
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 3 0 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 5 7 3 6 8 7 13 16 23 25 22 14 21 19 21 16 11 12 18 12 13 10 5 9 0 345
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 18 3342 Communications Equipment 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 2 1 7 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 5 1 6 5 5 3 5 10 3 11 20 8 5 12 6 16 10 26 15 17 29 12 5 5 3 0 285
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 7 2 2 4 5 7 3 4 7 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 6 7 6 6 6 5 2 8 11 5 11 9 13 13 10 21 23 14 13 10 15 18 25 21 19 33 23 21 14 7 2 0 452
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 17 5 8 7 4 8 9 11 13 8 12 8 6 12 11 6 9 13 12 9 10 15 14 16 16 18 29 27 26 21 26 29 30 25 30 34 33 35 36 43 49 45 41 65 50 50 33 23 5 0 1053
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 40
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 27 7 5 9 11 18 9 9 8 10 11 14 14 19 18 13 17 15 13 15 17 12 18 12 21 24 26 19 29 27 37 33 27 37 30 29 32 30 44 38 46 32 31 33 26 36 30 13 6 1 1059
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 25 0 4 6 8 8 10 11 8 2 5 13 8 14 14 8 9 9 6 10 8 12 7 14 10 15 17 12 19 12 20 16 28 27 34 20 25 21 38 30 45 45 34 43 46 55 33 28 11 0 900
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 13 0 3 2 3 2 1 2 4 1 1 3 4 6 3 5 4 5 1 3 4 3 3 6 4 8 11 7 9 8 11 8 16 18 14 10 12 11 18 12 20 21 14 9 14 14 6 6 1 0 362
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 8 1 4 5 7 9 15 17 17 24 26 37 22 17 9 0 268
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 10 0 2 4 4 4 8 9 2 1 1 8 4 4 7 3 4 3 3 7 3 8 3 6 3 4 5 5 8 4 6 6 10 6 12 9 9 4 13 9 10 7 3 10 6 5 6 4 1 0 269
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 0 4 3 5 1 2 3 2 1 8 4 2 8 10 5 4 6 9 6 3 5 4 1 2 0 0 131
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 60 9 8 21 11 15 11 14 11 14 13 14 19 21 12 22 18 22 22 34 23 13 20 18 24 31 31 43 43 38 43 50 43 46 47 53 71 63 66 44 40 51 37 48 38 34 30 19 12 1 1488
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 10 3 1 6 1 3 1 2 4 2 5 4 5 4 4 5 8 7 12 7 7 4 5 3 8 12 7 12 14 10 10 11 16 13 17 15 19 20 21 15 14 14 14 15 10 12 14 6 4 0 433
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 49 6 7 15 9 12 9 13 8 12 8 10 13 17 8 17 10 15 10 27 16 9 15 15 16 19 24 31 28 28 33 39 27 33 29 39 51 43 46 30 27 37 24 33 28 22 17 13 8 1 1055
Frac / YoA (U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 666 103 144 193 182 227 190 243 230 210 219 236 225 271 251 250 250 250 274 265 254 258 241 267 332 368 417 411 465 440 484 526 510 566 577 563 590 621 654 600 634 555 470 605 507 522 390 235 119 4 18064


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