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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

NORTH CAROLINA

( * 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.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 01 311 Food 5 1 1 2 2 0 7 3 4 4 1 3 4 1 5 2 2 0 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 7 3 3 3 4 7 4 6 3 2 4 5 8 6 7 6 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 155
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 3 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 68
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 152 23 45 45 46 46 40 32 55 38 29 20 26 39 20 25 31 22 31 28 17 24 25 50 36 45 43 32 38 62 54 58 84 69 93 65 74 75 72 65 58 65 43 37 40 23 20 21 5 0 2186
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 04 321 Wood Products 17 4 4 8 6 8 7 7 5 4 1 6 2 5 5 5 10 5 9 5 13 5 12 9 10 11 12 11 13 15 18 26 11 18 23 20 20 25 20 25 28 18 20 18 18 13 14 10 4 1 584
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 23 1 10 7 12 7 7 9 9 4 5 5 6 11 6 8 5 5 10 7 5 10 7 6 12 9 11 7 15 16 13 22 22 20 26 26 18 16 17 12 13 10 11 12 17 8 6 3 3 1 531
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 177 56 65 53 45 54 50 39 46 52 37 38 38 52 43 51 44 63 39 54 52 72 71 75 97 104 105 116 121 159 197 257 381 260 300 253 307 323 353 320 272 229 228 219 215 174 126 100 55 11 6648
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 78 18 22 19 14 32 20 19 18 26 16 16 15 26 17 19 22 30 22 21 26 26 20 33 33 39 34 39 45 59 66 73 101 78 78 62 76 66 78 73 66 52 56 68 55 50 41 41 16 4 2024
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 66 26 29 26 16 11 14 9 15 11 5 5 7 10 7 7 6 7 2 3 0 5 5 6 7 7 6 10 15 11 14 16 41 23 38 28 25 19 31 27 23 13 15 10 11 10 5 4 2 1 710
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 7 2 4 5 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 10 12 12 12 14 10 18 9 23 16 33 37 33 49 50 49 53 47 76 87 133 207 120 144 137 178 197 211 195 158 144 140 128 133 97 70 47 30 5 3168
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 33 14 13 10 15 13 17 11 13 15 16 17 15 15 14 20 14 20 15 27 22 24 36 24 41 41 55 52 45 59 77 98 127 100 132 117 139 165 146 151 136 106 109 97 104 81 61 44 23 4 2743
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 204 41 59 62 54 40 67 46 60 59 36 49 35 54 39 54 49 46 53 47 62 41 50 59 63 78 95 92 95 122 127 133 139 159 176 163 153 161 152 138 138 110 103 93 95 87 56 40 16 2 4152
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 59 15 12 18 18 20 22 18 24 23 12 15 16 29 29 23 33 28 19 20 23 21 17 15 27 34 44 32 35 42 40 47 37 52 62 62 60 55 50 45 65 42 36 36 30 29 20 12 7 2 1532
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 331 Primary Metal 11 3 3 3 1 4 1 5 3 1 13 10 8 5 8 9 5 7 13 6 7 8 7 11 2 11 15 5 5 6 6 10 4 10 12 9 8 3 11 7 8 4 5 9 8 11 2 3 1 0 327
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 218 25 70 70 60 50 74 57 65 65 60 79 61 79 80 71 90 72 78 67 80 62 84 88 101 121 100 121 134 152 182 165 149 166 191 156 160 197 155 190 186 169 160 151 128 114 106 54 16 4 5333
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 333 Machinery 691 81 169 183 192 157 189 161 194 176 170 173 179 161 159 172 173 166 140 141 141 138 147 163 200 220 205 240 221 253 267 267 342 308 301 318 311 347 332 375 328 287 288 258 246 261 167 97 44 6 10905
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 133 28 50 70 72 65 77 78 81 74 58 71 71 78 67 78 70 70 98 87 99 130 121 150 157 168 192 177 210 284 257 361 472 670 833 885 969 1114 1038 1035 1086 1131 1213 1204 1283 1155 693 319 149 17 19048
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 8 2 2 5 10 5 14 14 14 10 6 5 9 5 8 1 9 10 17 10 8 17 12 18 16 20 28 24 32 41 37 62 89 192 261 280 325 411 379 380 362 403 404 427 542 535 249 111 55 6 5890
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 3342 Communications Equipment 16 5 3 7 6 8 8 16 16 11 11 15 10 16 12 12 9 18 11 16 16 35 22 17 18 19 42 28 44 56 31 67 112 239 303 300 311 311 275 254 274 275 355 355 311 285 172 52 34 4 4843
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 43 9 18 29 25 25 18 32 19 20 11 21 25 36 16 19 16 8 31 30 29 23 31 30 52 55 58 59 70 92 75 106 97 123 159 169 181 207 222 224 276 320 317 265 329 256 188 96 34 3 4597
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 71 15 27 37 36 30 36 29 35 38 34 34 27 29 37 45 35 33 44 29 49 58 58 82 77 84 78 73 77 106 117 133 181 144 147 163 210 241 230 237 230 211 194 235 193 167 122 74 36 5 4713
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 9 1 3 4 3 1 7 2 3 3 2 6 5 3 0 5 6 8 4 5 4 7 6 14 5 3 11 6 5 8 6 14 20 33 33 40 35 42 30 42 39 55 52 61 32 38 40 17 9 1 788
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 148 16 32 37 32 55 38 35 46 42 32 43 41 50 47 41 57 40 49 60 75 54 64 60 66 95 89 88 96 123 127 151 151 185 214 225 262 251 241 203 190 182 181 192 217 263 170 87 25 4 5272
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 63 1 26 19 21 15 18 17 31 22 14 16 27 11 17 22 25 21 19 19 25 27 20 38 32 31 43 40 37 36 54 56 68 54 54 77 84 94 87 93 85 86 89 83 91 67 60 31 7 1 2074
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 43 0 17 15 14 7 11 13 20 19 9 14 19 8 15 19 16 17 9 11 18 18 17 30 24 20 38 29 28 29 43 45 54 38 42 68 70 68 77 74 66 74 71 64 68 46 34 26 4 1 1580
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 21 1 8 3 6 5 6 3 5 4 2 4 4 2 3 6 5 6 4 1 2 9 4 9 6 10 8 13 10 5 11 16 11 8 21 19 17 31 14 17 21 15 19 15 23 12 12 5 0 0 462
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 16 0 6 6 4 4 3 6 11 4 4 2 9 3 4 4 11 3 9 8 7 10 7 11 9 9 9 13 8 10 9 17 20 16 14 12 17 23 17 24 24 11 22 24 22 16 22 8 4 0 532
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 41 6 10 13 8 10 5 7 10 11 7 6 7 7 12 11 8 7 8 7 14 7 10 14 13 14 16 15 15 16 22 25 23 20 16 23 25 25 23 35 27 32 16 28 29 26 23 11 3 0 767
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 134 21 45 35 35 46 43 49 52 43 48 41 52 51 49 45 39 38 45 42 46 45 46 70 69 77 75 111 109 127 135 126 175 153 153 168 170 187 173 188 177 153 137 158 186 127 108 71 24 2 4499
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 32 3 12 13 10 23 13 10 13 7 12 11 14 17 13 9 13 9 13 11 10 12 13 30 20 28 29 39 39 51 63 48 59 51 44 58 61 83 72 78 72 62 45 73 71 44 46 33 15 1 1608
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 106 18 33 22 25 23 30 39 39 36 36 30 38 35 37 36 26 30 32 31 36 33 34 42 53 51 47 73 72 77 76 79 122 103 114 112 114 107 101 115 107 95 96 88 118 83 63 38 9 1 2961
Whol / YoA (U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 1591 254 467 472 481 453 492 444 522 481 420 448 463 490 460 478 499 464 466 466 492 515 528 609 678 777 794 840 895 1080 1131 1295 1643 1702 1971 1983 2146 2338 2220 2236 2185 2120 2149 2114 2197 1995 1301 727 300 43 51315



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