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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
-- Whole 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

DELAWARE

( * in Whole Counts tables, ROLLUP counts usually will not equal the sum of the counts of the component classifications -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Whole Counts report allocates a patent to each of one or more matched industries -- 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 WHOLE 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
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 01 311 Food 11 3 5 3 4 4 1 5 11 1 2 2 3 3 2 5 5 7 7 2 5 2 1 1 4 3 4 4 6 3 7 3 7 3 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 158
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 2 3 0 3 4 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 114 21 19 25 22 33 29 24 20 20 21 16 33 16 15 12 5 14 9 17 8 10 11 18 24 25 26 33 18 23 24 14 25 18 17 13 14 11 2 14 18 11 12 10 13 5 11 2 1 0 916
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 04 321 Wood Products 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1 5 2 5 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 88
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 39 9 4 10 11 13 13 13 11 15 5 5 12 6 10 6 5 10 6 12 7 6 4 7 11 19 19 20 10 21 15 13 16 8 16 16 10 10 5 9 13 8 7 3 9 5 8 0 1 0 511
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 1286 232 241 267 275 277 261 282 279 258 280 223 212 174 172 146 154 165 152 171 148 141 193 200 214 200 242 283 234 232 234 261 250 184 242 219 226 211 214 198 228 177 188 173 167 138 108 62 43 2 11119
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 684 96 118 130 144 162 131 149 150 125 149 112 94 88 78 61 63 71 41 56 51 33 53 59 61 60 82 103 106 104 103 116 95 65 89 94 89 92 77 59 97 60 73 73 62 55 43 20 16 1 4793
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 331 78 54 62 57 42 61 57 58 51 50 43 48 28 34 22 40 21 42 32 38 28 38 33 38 43 56 65 59 53 60 50 69 51 58 51 51 45 47 55 28 32 29 24 20 21 17 9 4 0 2383
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 47 9 12 10 11 24 9 17 11 11 13 10 20 20 20 23 19 30 18 34 22 20 27 21 30 32 42 42 27 44 34 46 47 34 53 40 62 58 65 67 68 50 54 36 42 27 26 20 7 0 1511
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 273 58 68 74 74 75 70 76 70 81 79 69 71 58 60 62 48 72 65 78 58 75 97 104 107 86 99 109 66 70 66 87 72 59 75 64 63 62 74 73 79 62 66 67 67 53 41 25 19 1 3627
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 438 109 89 117 91 94 94 92 70 89 86 72 97 61 64 66 52 47 57 61 51 52 63 85 91 80 88 107 98 92 89 93 98 82 90 73 52 59 43 67 57 64 59 37 35 47 35 14 6 1 3854
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 85 23 20 26 20 25 30 21 24 21 16 18 18 9 17 9 5 2 3 7 11 9 16 27 27 35 44 48 43 43 31 37 20 19 21 9 12 16 13 21 20 23 17 11 15 10 10 3 3 0 1013
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 13 331 Primary Metal 39 5 8 5 4 9 4 6 7 5 7 6 8 4 3 6 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 16 10 7 12 12 10 14 7 4 2 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 250
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 149 27 41 40 39 48 48 33 37 34 23 26 31 23 19 17 16 7 14 12 17 14 17 23 23 20 27 27 36 32 38 37 40 28 27 36 16 30 18 19 23 22 25 22 20 14 14 6 2 1 1358
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 15 333 Machinery 246 40 66 57 78 67 80 68 73 64 58 51 48 64 56 39 45 58 55 41 29 45 30 34 35 58 68 69 66 56 57 42 64 40 61 45 48 57 55 50 65 38 41 32 28 17 23 6 4 1 2618
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 96 22 22 24 44 36 38 39 35 38 30 28 31 25 34 31 42 37 41 28 30 37 37 32 56 55 60 68 53 44 44 43 48 41 73 46 53 58 75 51 90 89 74 59 77 51 31 26 14 4 2240
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 4 2 2 0 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 9 1 3 7 5 5 7 8 7 3 10 8 13 16 14 11 12 20 19 15 26 16 5 6 6 2 295
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 18 3342 Communications Equipment 4 5 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 2 3 1 2 5 2 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 2 2 2 7 0 8 5 3 8 4 4 1 2 6 2 3 3 0 0 124
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 21 3 4 4 9 7 7 12 11 12 8 8 5 5 6 9 11 10 7 1 5 8 9 5 12 15 18 18 12 10 8 10 12 9 12 13 10 13 20 7 27 23 15 19 10 16 8 7 4 2 517
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 63 16 16 18 29 24 22 22 21 25 22 16 24 18 27 21 30 24 32 20 17 27 22 22 28 37 40 43 31 27 30 27 28 27 45 24 21 24 47 28 47 48 42 28 40 18 16 10 4 0 1338
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 7 1 0 2 6 4 13 6 2 8 5 5 4 6 6 8 10 12 10 10 8 9 8 8 11 9 11 7 11 5 2 5 1 4 2 4 5 0 4 2 11 6 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 267
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 67 9 14 12 16 7 26 19 14 15 14 7 9 8 16 10 8 8 10 7 10 6 4 7 14 20 22 24 23 16 12 17 13 11 14 15 12 13 11 15 16 17 14 12 4 2 13 6 1 0 660
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 33 0 6 4 10 4 5 11 7 16 6 5 12 8 6 6 4 7 8 0 2 5 2 6 2 3 7 10 2 8 3 5 5 6 2 6 4 5 6 5 4 6 2 5 5 3 4 1 1 0 283
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 17 0 5 1 8 2 2 7 3 10 2 2 10 4 5 3 3 3 2 0 1 4 0 4 0 2 3 4 2 6 3 3 5 4 2 5 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 167
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 19 0 1 2 4 3 2 3 4 7 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 0 4 0 4 3 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 104
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 10 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 47
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 78 12 18 28 28 35 29 23 23 25 21 13 14 15 18 16 13 11 13 13 14 15 16 17 16 26 23 26 21 19 34 34 33 24 29 20 41 48 43 34 43 33 29 26 54 35 16 15 6 1 1237
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 8 2 7 2 6 11 10 4 4 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 0 1 6 6 5 12 7 5 8 12 9 8 10 9 13 13 13 12 15 4 8 6 16 12 11 9 8 11 9 5 5 2 0 0 345
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 71 10 12 26 22 27 23 19 20 22 19 10 12 11 15 14 13 10 7 7 9 3 9 12 8 14 14 18 11 11 21 21 21 13 14 17 33 42 28 22 32 24 21 15 45 30 11 13 6 1 909
Whol / YoA (U.S.) DE DELAWARE 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 2118 377 432 465 510 510 501 495 494 449 458 367 378 321 326 280 279 294 284 280 261 264 312 358 394 408 485 546 479 454 473 460 479 355 461 398 400 430 413 388 463 387 385 329 355 271 217 123 68 8 20442


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