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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 2008 - 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 COUNTRIES

( * 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 grant.
Counts (U.S. or Foreign) Region ID State-Territory or Country Sequence ID NAICS Classification Classification Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 01 311 Food 228 277 409 434 552 1900
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 103 114 204 196 287 904
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 1497 1515 2398 2396 2494 10300
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 04 321 Wood Products 539 706 1222 1124 1430 5021
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 902 922 1518 1492 1665 6499
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 16208 17280 23495 23399 25637 106019
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 5782 5991 7375 7392 7840 34380
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 1073 1138 1817 1815 1622 7465
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 7393 7957 11112 10985 12483 49930
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 5947 6640 9461 9490 11152 42690
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 5973 6349 9871 10320 11396 43909
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 2413 2647 4306 4395 4825 18586
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 13 331 Primary Metal 629 808 1010 1084 1207 4738
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 8845 9106 12460 12774 14704 57889
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 15 333 Machinery 24062 23793 30327 31369 34857 144408
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 90854 97633 125778 129340 148129 591734
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 25587 29165 39677 40173 47558 182160
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 18 3342 Communications Equipment 19411 21338 27338 30015 37834 135936
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 29297 30703 37714 37309 38649 173672
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 21094 21398 27558 28176 31968 130194
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 7225 7700 9130 10022 12135 46212
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 15734 16931 20477 20105 21888 95135
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 9633 9316 11952 12125 14121 57147
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 7912 7415 9618 9519 10897 45361
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 2872 2792 3379 3690 4597 17330
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 1645 1649 1867 1838 2118 9117
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 858 851 1116 1024 1153 5002
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 10209 10979 16490 17280 20122 75080
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 3881 4445 7458 8375 9937 34096
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 6402 6594 9169 9060 10352 41577
Whol / YoG (ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 157772 167349 219614 224505 253155 1022395


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