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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

MINNESOTA

( * 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.) MN MINNESOTA 01 311 Food 61 25 22 36 29 16 18 35 21 17 26 14 13 17 11 13 12 7 13 17 12 14 12 9 21 18 25 20 25 28 20 29 30 33 42 44 57 50 35 37 34 22 27 17 19 5 10 7 4 0 1129
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 23 7 11 5 6 6 9 12 9 2 4 5 5 4 2 3 5 2 3 5 2 6 7 2 3 4 8 7 7 9 9 10 6 8 15 15 23 10 15 7 13 7 8 6 5 1 1 1 1 0 344
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 96 13 30 15 21 18 18 15 14 18 15 12 12 16 15 27 16 16 11 26 21 31 36 43 40 45 42 38 44 42 56 50 80 72 79 59 57 56 60 58 44 36 26 43 28 29 14 13 7 1 1674
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 04 321 Wood Products 57 11 13 10 15 13 9 9 7 6 10 11 14 18 18 15 21 10 13 12 6 9 13 10 20 17 30 21 25 24 29 34 31 20 41 43 27 23 32 28 29 29 17 18 12 22 17 5 3 1 928
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 118 9 28 17 17 16 16 14 18 18 25 15 18 23 16 45 31 21 20 33 26 31 42 40 46 43 43 40 52 51 60 65 74 76 73 49 59 67 69 58 41 40 28 26 26 23 7 9 6 2 1790
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 355 58 92 106 86 75 111 88 84 78 98 72 96 62 79 67 86 80 83 79 73 98 113 78 117 117 113 141 139 150 207 225 299 248 256 242 294 305 312 301 301 266 202 195 159 128 95 106 45 3 7263
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 155 34 46 48 46 28 50 38 34 36 41 31 40 23 25 21 29 30 18 23 22 27 34 18 38 37 24 41 42 38 53 65 74 51 57 58 59 54 57 63 73 51 42 63 44 29 25 17 7 0 2059
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 78 9 18 23 23 20 20 19 15 11 18 9 12 11 7 13 22 12 17 6 16 13 20 15 22 17 28 26 23 35 47 42 48 40 49 37 35 38 39 45 37 43 33 18 18 12 13 10 4 0 1186
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 15 5 7 7 3 9 7 4 2 4 10 16 15 12 27 15 14 14 20 22 18 20 21 22 22 25 30 30 37 37 59 66 102 69 78 75 123 115 122 110 85 86 75 71 56 53 36 51 20 2 1944
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 122 14 27 33 16 22 40 28 35 29 35 27 41 26 31 32 28 31 46 41 30 45 55 39 49 54 56 61 59 66 89 92 136 125 120 123 159 181 181 151 152 133 98 76 73 59 41 67 23 3 3300
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 419 46 111 94 109 90 94 88 80 81 103 78 78 98 87 105 111 90 87 103 102 113 146 147 160 163 189 197 186 215 227 269 330 324 336 266 284 286 323 332 250 206 148 143 138 126 78 63 29 3 7931
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 144 25 25 28 40 41 20 24 29 25 25 34 18 37 31 29 42 24 22 33 34 37 41 40 52 59 57 66 55 66 69 97 132 109 123 97 100 112 104 123 103 79 74 62 47 50 31 16 10 1 2742
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 331 Primary Metal 19 3 5 5 3 6 7 6 6 4 9 6 6 6 4 2 5 7 6 7 4 4 3 2 3 5 7 10 3 5 6 3 11 10 13 10 10 8 11 10 15 4 12 5 5 5 8 4 1 0 319
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 720 63 166 181 168 167 138 140 148 150 159 136 135 163 145 162 136 141 139 136 124 131 144 167 188 212 215 249 242 249 236 253 261 267 311 283 285 268 282 333 252 233 188 189 197 158 122 73 25 3 9633
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 333 Machinery 1270 124 240 306 251 317 312 298 256 297 296 273 280 251 267 266 267 324 257 269 248 243 259 251 291 325 298 340 365 366 356 384 412 455 511 420 463 463 458 521 492 467 421 389 381 310 239 147 65 5 16766
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 881 158 223 188 210 192 211 154 185 179 198 221 195 216 208 216 241 266 249 298 257 284 240 274 305 414 391 463 497 645 666 820 901 1007 1338 1263 1445 1552 1720 1717 1836 1699 1604 1703 1633 1580 1035 571 222 33 33004
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 65 18 29 27 29 26 44 20 31 22 27 26 13 20 19 22 18 19 22 33 34 25 20 33 40 43 44 46 63 80 93 113 160 217 348 330 335 328 356 356 390 344 330 358 428 486 185 100 32 8 6255
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 3342 Communications Equipment 67 15 23 16 9 15 31 19 17 23 24 23 20 20 18 22 14 17 26 16 22 33 18 25 35 35 27 41 36 40 53 85 67 89 83 88 106 139 139 152 121 168 161 170 153 155 80 33 8 2 2799
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 251 59 90 61 77 61 55 41 46 46 51 66 57 70 59 58 54 58 41 77 64 69 66 70 79 137 96 88 79 111 123 132 150 194 259 243 259 281 324 388 393 329 325 370 385 449 309 168 87 12 7417
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 500 71 100 79 100 89 86 73 89 86 99 105 89 96 107 102 130 157 152 155 131 145 122 134 154 182 208 258 279 373 353 431 472 462 546 541 652 741 780 747 871 801 773 799 690 480 447 264 96 10 15407
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 93 15 18 24 20 19 22 20 11 30 29 20 34 30 26 24 38 33 21 49 29 40 31 40 28 46 44 61 62 83 88 119 106 127 170 145 163 160 205 166 136 118 81 99 89 78 56 23 8 1 3178
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 386 52 81 86 88 74 76 75 70 103 103 88 97 85 88 92 80 99 86 118 89 96 88 111 113 143 126 126 137 144 142 127 136 158 209 183 174 248 262 264 247 277 280 315 270 290 219 116 61 3 7181
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 266 10 46 69 49 78 71 65 65 72 64 54 62 49 47 34 45 57 44 63 52 49 73 41 72 64 56 80 65 66 65 80 69 65 100 93 100 105 103 132 131 138 115 101 117 107 78 34 23 0 3684
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 152 6 30 45 38 47 40 42 43 43 45 37 45 36 35 24 33 44 31 42 37 38 51 27 62 44 43 55 44 45 44 55 50 47 67 61 72 74 70 87 98 102 81 69 85 80 59 22 19 0 2546
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 72 1 12 19 11 11 19 9 7 11 13 7 14 9 9 1 14 9 14 12 14 11 17 7 15 9 11 16 16 12 12 12 15 12 11 22 20 15 15 22 18 22 21 21 20 13 15 3 2 0 693
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 90 3 12 23 18 34 34 26 25 35 20 26 18 13 10 12 11 17 13 21 17 14 30 16 14 24 18 27 22 19 24 27 26 22 34 33 35 30 35 42 44 46 45 31 32 32 17 13 3 0 1233
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 56 1 11 15 15 11 11 9 7 5 9 7 11 17 16 18 9 7 6 10 3 7 4 12 4 9 10 12 17 14 13 7 19 15 20 11 14 14 9 17 19 16 10 12 11 8 8 3 0 0 569
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 287 30 70 59 76 90 82 85 88 88 98 82 84 89 88 73 88 84 83 94 74 118 127 143 165 183 207 208 234 266 288 349 387 412 489 495 503 528 528 547 513 454 425 410 370 302 287 218 38 7 11093
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 45 8 9 4 12 17 16 17 12 19 25 30 25 21 23 17 36 33 41 41 34 57 67 59 80 89 103 118 129 146 174 215 256 257 340 309 327 384 383 351 352 292 268 252 225 144 144 92 25 6 6129
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 249 22 63 55 66 73 68 69 79 71 75 54 61 69 66 56 55 52 43 56 43 61 61 87 86 96 105 92 106 122 119 137 135 158 158 189 178 149 149 196 164 163 162 158 147 159 145 128 14 1 5070
Whol / YoA (U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 3747 481 874 927 856 912 902 856 829 862 902 840 867 841 844 872 867 921 832 967 834 922 965 985 1159 1331 1295 1463 1538 1743 1822 2047 2358 2483 3043 2815 3085 3185 3408 3501 3429 3154 2957 2980 2810 2578 1805 1114 422 50 81280


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