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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

UNITED STATES, ALL 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 (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 01 311 Food 130 160 222 242 274 1028
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 59 67 100 99 123 448
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 916 947 1448 1396 1497 6204
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 04 321 Wood Products 411 497 867 775 995 3545
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 461 473 852 758 867 3411
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 8382 8959 11927 11698 12766 53732
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 2803 2862 3449 3470 3664 16248
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 495 527 791 783 647 3243
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 4296 4664 6354 6121 7015 28450
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 3010 3403 4749 4708 5532 21402
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 3346 3430 5209 5385 5744 23114
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 1287 1448 2219 2236 2407 9597
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 13 331 Primary Metal 270 330 387 403 408 1798
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 5111 5132 7040 7121 7934 32338
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 15 333 Machinery 9961 10013 12849 13260 14425 60508
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 44247 47439 60975 61383 69575 283619
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 13997 16337 22578 22087 25571 100570
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 18 3342 Communications Equipment 9595 10725 13424 14321 17371 65436
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 11844 11611 13631 12919 13354 63359
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 10957 11012 14195 14542 16241 66947
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 2310 2464 2975 3176 3844 14769
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 6783 6963 8198 7860 8301 38105
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 4061 4069 5293 5360 5960 24743
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 3085 2990 3939 3852 4291 18157
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 1208 1287 1532 1704 1996 7727
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 764 821 971 890 951 4397
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 502 465 591 569 624 2751
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 6865 7609 11257 11888 13765 51384
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 2640 3089 5226 5955 6898 23808
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 4273 4566 6119 6033 6974 27965
Whol / YoG (U.S.) USA All U.S. Regions 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 77502 82382 107791 108622 121026 497323


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