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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 AFRICA

( * 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 (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 01 311 Food 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 41
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 04 321 Wood Products 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 14 3 2 0 4 3 4 4 5 5 9 6 10 10 8 8 12 4 4 8 8 7 9 5 9 7 13 15 9 7 13 17 11 12 16 16 25 26 25 29 25 17 16 19 17 15 7 3 2 0 513
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 10 3 2 0 3 0 4 3 3 2 7 5 5 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 1 4 8 3 3 2 3 7 4 6 6 6 11 16 13 21 15 12 11 13 6 5 4 0 2 0 252
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 5 3 1 2 1 5 1 2 3 3 4 2 3 4 5 4 6 4 5 3 2 2 4 5 2 1 0 0 93
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 4 2 5 7 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 7 2 4 8 6 4 8 8 4 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 3 2 2 4 7 5 2 2 0 0 153
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 5 0 3 1 3 3 5 1 4 3 3 4 3 2 6 3 7 6 5 5 4 6 5 5 10 2 5 2 3 4 8 6 3 7 5 4 5 7 5 6 2 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 184
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 3 4 0 6 8 2 3 5 2 7 2 3 2 8 6 5 6 3 4 7 7 5 2 2 2 4 2 8 3 4 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 151
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 13 331 Primary Metal 3 1 6 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 5 3 4 0 0 0 5 3 2 3 6 3 4 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 106
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 22 1 4 3 6 8 3 8 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 12 13 10 10 7 9 14 14 15 25 11 17 11 15 7 19 17 6 12 10 14 12 15 17 18 16 17 12 13 7 4 4 5 1 0 533
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 15 333 Machinery 79 7 14 23 32 22 29 14 28 28 23 23 23 29 22 30 25 23 21 20 21 27 28 31 34 33 34 24 17 28 40 33 32 24 30 30 32 28 42 34 31 35 15 17 14 13 8 3 4 0 1254
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 15 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 9 4 9 9 8 11 5 9 12 14 6 13 8 11 12 4 12 13 9 11 7 11 17 18 13 16 18 17 20 24 28 21 21 24 21 20 20 7 10 7 2 0 563
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 5 3 8 7 4 6 5 8 7 2 2 3 1 0 71
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 18 3342 Communications Equipment 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 4 5 4 6 11 12 2 5 7 8 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 138
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 2 3 0 4 1 1 3 1 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 4 4 5 1 4 3 4 2 2 1 0 92
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 10 1 0 2 2 4 3 5 4 1 5 6 5 7 4 4 9 10 3 4 6 8 7 2 8 6 2 8 4 6 8 9 3 10 7 7 5 9 7 8 9 5 7 4 3 1 5 2 0 0 248
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 6 1 2 1 5 2 2 6 5 5 2 4 6 3 2 5 9 5 4 3 5 6 4 7 6 6 13 4 9 5 7 12 10 5 9 4 6 5 9 10 4 8 3 8 3 2 3 4 0 0 250
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 19 1 2 5 0 4 1 1 5 2 1 1 3 8 3 4 4 7 3 8 3 5 6 9 6 3 3 5 6 4 4 5 4 8 5 7 4 3 6 2 6 6 1 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 202
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 7 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 2 2 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 96
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 29
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 9 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 3 1 4 1 4 2 3 2 5 3 0 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 3 2 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 76
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 22 2 1 6 8 5 5 4 9 5 7 6 12 7 10 10 14 11 8 7 5 8 4 8 15 8 18 12 14 16 22 14 17 19 12 21 16 18 19 22 11 23 12 15 8 6 11 5 1 0 533
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 7 4 2 2 1 4 1 4 3 2 3 2 5 6 9 5 7 6 3 9 5 6 9 7 2 10 5 6 5 3 3 1 0 0 166
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 17 2 1 5 7 4 4 3 7 4 6 5 11 4 7 8 7 7 6 5 4 5 3 4 12 6 16 9 10 10 14 9 10 12 9 12 11 13 11 15 9 13 7 9 3 3 8 4 1 0 367
Frac / YoA (Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 194 18 40 43 68 53 59 49 79 64 75 70 85 82 77 92 101 86 71 78 74 90 89 89 130 95 124 98 88 97 144 138 101 112 110 122 130 132 169 156 125 143 90 105 80 53 43 29 10 0 4450


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