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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 FOREIGN REGIONS

( * 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 (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 01 311 Food 98 117 187 192 278 872
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 44 47 104 97 164 456
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 581 568 950 1000 997 4096
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 04 321 Wood Products 128 209 355 349 435 1476
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 441 449 666 734 798 3088
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 7826 8321 11568 11701 12871 52287
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 2979 3129 3926 3922 4176 18132
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 578 611 1026 1032 975 4222
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 3097 3293 4758 4864 5468 21480
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 2937 3237 4712 4782 5620 21288
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 2627 2919 4662 4935 5652 20795
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 1126 1199 2087 2159 2418 8989
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 13 331 Primary Metal 359 478 623 681 799 2940
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 3734 3974 5420 5653 6770 25551
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 15 333 Machinery 14101 13780 17478 18109 20432 83900
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 46607 50194 64803 67957 78554 308115
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 11590 12828 17099 18086 21987 81590
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 18 3342 Communications Equipment 9816 10613 13914 15694 20463 70500
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 17453 19092 24083 24390 25295 110313
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 10137 10386 13363 13634 15727 63247
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 4915 5236 6155 6846 8291 31443
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 8951 9968 12279 12245 13587 57030
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 5572 5247 6659 6765 8161 32404
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 4827 4425 5679 5667 6606 27204
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 1664 1505 1847 1986 2601 9603
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 881 828 896 948 1167 4720
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 356 386 525 455 529 2251
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 3344 3370 5233 5392 6357 23696
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 1241 1356 2232 2420 3039 10288
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 2129 2028 3050 3027 3378 13612
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 80270 84967 111823 115883 132129 525072


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