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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 Grant

- Explanation of Data -

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

ALL FOREIGN REGIONS

( * 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 grant.
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 / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 01 311 Food 37 31 45 40 40 36 69 66 100 84 69 111 150 156 114 107 84 126 149 119 116 104 146 129 129 157 254 203 177 197 184 161 164 186 152 200 284 268 277 236 217 205 103 123 101 81 98 148 154 211 6898
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 18 15 19 18 20 20 28 34 39 35 41 46 59 58 51 46 34 52 57 49 46 46 52 34 47 55 91 83 70 68 57 41 47 55 54 63 100 88 67 89 72 76 43 53 36 27 28 65 61 99 2547
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 121 100 143 136 156 164 194 222 296 276 238 279 283 306 231 296 188 292 328 284 267 324 383 352 416 416 453 371 392 405 395 410 437 452 486 631 633 609 645 618 556 558 413 417 386 384 359 596 601 599 18493
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 04 321 Wood Products 23 15 32 37 49 45 51 39 45 57 54 67 61 63 62 68 35 54 59 35 37 64 72 85 84 71 87 83 82 76 66 77 69 73 87 105 102 107 121 108 100 86 71 68 46 39 60 100 100 122 3400
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 41 51 67 59 73 70 60 72 96 103 91 116 123 137 106 128 95 157 148 130 132 156 188 202 219 276 312 284 301 293 307 321 296 291 349 377 385 366 416 403 357 322 254 213 217 204 203 310 326 361 10562
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 1495 1689 1985 2582 2680 2249 3091 3001 2939 4743 3808 4569 5010 5778 4877 4731 3449 4404 4882 4189 4023 4444 4846 4479 5017 5066 6525 6589 6827 7015 7249 6580 6731 6885 7779 9480 9539 9123 10061 10018 9148 7770 6282 7860 7277 7099 7575 10451 10587 11655 296131
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 1064 1221 1359 1680 1765 1495 2068 1944 1810 3000 2401 2927 3229 3500 2679 2326 1676 2132 2389 1950 1807 1958 2121 1946 2142 2082 2589 2756 2767 2834 2946 2634 2630 2493 2699 3417 3351 3058 3341 3475 2994 2660 2289 2984 2709 2796 2938 3656 3645 3871 126198
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 100 128 204 289 328 322 390 428 395 638 368 449 426 508 405 506 355 419 468 424 457 455 492 393 522 556 696 755 832 886 940 843 740 690 765 886 738 843 1069 983 941 887 594 740 579 471 500 836 832 773 29236
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 122 129 129 204 197 111 197 180 244 368 345 421 486 640 672 634 512 697 699 691 594 684 724 747 839 839 1170 1121 1152 1244 1305 1154 1282 1492 1910 2381 2483 2326 2573 2492 2347 1842 1618 2074 1994 1963 2084 2976 3062 3440 59587
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 210 211 293 409 391 322 436 450 491 737 694 773 870 1131 1122 1265 906 1156 1326 1125 1166 1348 1510 1394 1514 1589 2070 1958 2075 2051 2058 1950 2079 2210 2405 2797 2967 2897 3078 3068 2866 2380 1781 2062 1995 1870 2054 2983 3048 3572 81110
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 310 280 417 541 614 585 692 704 825 998 842 1019 1115 1186 1005 1183 829 1075 1303 1056 1139 1341 1370 1391 1567 1668 1963 1883 1967 2099 2138 2088 1965 1896 2004 2482 2571 2640 2742 2795 2730 2548 1782 1703 1551 1379 1494 2364 2511 2869 77218
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 154 130 198 224 250 216 313 326 420 457 379 478 497 504 449 594 400 511 565 514 509 558 614 634 698 732 900 784 908 913 884 833 751 737 927 1045 1141 1056 1216 1295 1300 1257 936 936 790 721 732 1254 1290 1402 35333
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 13 331 Primary Metal 96 145 216 205 245 180 238 243 302 373 336 406 424 424 437 397 327 360 353 294 380 420 408 425 410 419 499 461 471 441 495 469 470 425 376 509 552 517 637 643 579 485 356 308 290 286 363 508 540 630 19771
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 745 768 1077 1120 1257 1221 1347 1330 1786 1696 1763 2029 1961 1827 1672 1890 1417 1746 1942 1724 1733 2199 2401 2626 3023 2633 3110 3092 3044 2765 2546 2655 2503 2568 2562 3297 3696 3859 4047 4201 3918 3597 3107 3222 2741 2509 2622 3411 3525 4204 121732
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 15 333 Machinery 2804 2877 4050 4201 4328 4026 5086 5020 6864 6401 6566 7373 6853 6740 6340 6683 5066 6557 6907 6013 6127 7452 8375 8542 9764 9028 10140 9652 10220 9944 9435 9123 8688 9251 9498 12237 12290 13049 13411 12909 12913 12480 10442 12061 10722 10809 10572 13555 14020 15538 433001
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 1102 1222 1881 2169 2146 2083 2849 3111 4303 4075 4250 4508 4371 4528 4395 4483 3586 4692 5218 5148 5068 5959 7245 7738 10229 9853 12781 11656 12805 13041 13805 15011 15856 17402 17252 25150 25800 27235 29858 31974 34233 35951 32495 42286 39976 43229 46622 60350 63379 73182 857540
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 90 83 106 141 146 116 150 172 313 313 278 338 292 330 346 331 275 351 374 454 456 557 753 809 1015 1106 1429 1325 1433 1695 1883 1935 2111 2636 2775 4652 4637 4576 5040 5194 5532 6072 5656 8239 7975 9366 10321 13970 14629 17654 150426
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 18 3342 Communications Equipment 121 138 213 277 241 202 331 411 522 509 511 482 540 530 537 533 392 559 613 663 602 643 993 1025 1391 1321 1853 1558 1571 1685 1823 2172 2406 2888 2626 4059 4323 4359 4536 4822 5034 5588 5390 8078 7145 8131 8725 11509 12970 16997 144545
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 295 331 574 722 689 667 917 947 1213 1138 1212 1220 1213 1257 1248 1200 948 1154 1342 1260 1357 1528 1799 1999 2828 2774 3393 3453 3947 3964 4096 4782 5108 5380 5681 8134 8951 10036 11467 12280 12969 13620 12129 14115 13740 14343 15869 20377 20709 20848 281222
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 464 538 774 799 834 857 1148 1256 1697 1550 1678 1869 1724 1786 1648 1794 1467 1925 2141 1985 1903 2322 2584 2779 3538 3257 4242 3802 3984 3853 3886 3947 3993 4240 4076 5466 5194 5660 6280 7082 7962 7557 6818 8133 7761 8021 8234 10495 10610 12293 197899
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 133 132 215 231 237 241 304 326 558 566 572 599 602 624 616 625 505 703 749 786 750 909 1116 1126 1456 1395 1865 1518 1871 1843 2117 2176 2239 2257 2095 2840 2695 2605 2535 2596 2738 3115 2502 3723 3355 3368 3473 3999 4461 5389 83448
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 537 632 969 1049 1052 928 1298 1420 1921 1640 1770 1800 1532 1566 1531 1559 1173 1532 1680 1769 1675 2084 2257 2088 2901 2666 3027 2811 2852 2925 2930 3007 3011 3329 3607 4964 5296 5853 6340 6670 6637 7019 6243 7335 6659 6672 7574 9486 9448 10272 174993
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 554 579 862 814 831 857 973 920 1246 1210 1323 1487 1490 1420 1283 1383 1054 1429 1479 1438 1518 2062 2038 2158 2710 2469 2683 2629 2753 2603 2386 2230 2170 2383 2327 3068 3368 3765 4480 4380 4244 4042 3759 4104 3869 3852 3629 4627 4648 5441 119024
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 273 255 442 397 399 397 469 473 618 658 735 868 894 861 767 864 667 921 932 940 1033 1330 1308 1453 1792 1614 1800 1817 1877 1741 1583 1444 1399 1578 1559 2072 2305 2554 3041 3017 2936 2841 2564 2867 2733 2756 2572 3360 3282 3640 78699
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 149 170 216 205 208 202 240 234 290 239 285 270 250 258 238 253 202 269 259 221 267 387 388 352 431 423 457 454 461 492 435 394 390 415 420 575 592 690 850 812 791 719 681 765 656 619 601 762 854 1169 21962
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 132 154 204 212 224 258 264 213 337 313 303 349 346 301 277 265 185 239 288 277 217 345 341 353 487 431 426 359 416 369 368 393 382 390 347 421 470 521 589 552 517 482 515 472 480 476 456 504 513 632 18364
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 38 36 59 52 65 33 59 63 81 79 87 105 82 82 77 82 54 76 80 59 76 80 101 134 169 120 155 111 126 141 103 155 149 168 170 197 220 256 216 266 251 255 222 235 198 209 223 308 264 314 6941
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 430 397 506 526 572 611 816 784 1081 1065 1025 1241 1281 1172 1151 1223 991 1406 1402 1179 1146 1533 1608 1717 2050 1800 2374 2281 2341 2266 2132 2450 2372 2441 2646 3422 3600 3637 3901 3756 3875 3369 2661 3025 2896 2771 2813 4290 4430 5229 103691
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 83 53 74 67 108 96 147 150 174 200 175 253 286 243 251 215 210 355 397 335 295 412 451 510 658 568 745 749 776 788 698 781 819 820 977 1277 1319 1344 1426 1345 1492 1254 955 1121 1051 957 1065 1704 1836 2363 34426
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 347 344 433 458 464 516 669 634 908 865 850 988 995 929 900 1008 782 1051 1005 843 850 1121 1158 1207 1392 1231 1629 1532 1565 1478 1433 1669 1554 1621 1669 2146 2281 2293 2475 2411 2382 2115 1706 1904 1845 1814 1748 2586 2594 2867 69266
Frac / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 8505 8965 12526 13771 14378 13323 17165 17356 22342 23291 22642 25632 25290 25946 23781 24852 18780 24469 26553 23998 23992 28827 32105 32734 39433 37426 45353 42974 45334 45191 45111 45610 45680 48541 50276 67228 69579 72426 78435 80360 81130 80020 69169 83949 77756 80270 84967 111823 115883 132129 2287276


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