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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 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 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 / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 01 311 Food 49 39 57 49 55 48 93 92 133 115 94 147 200 205 149 146 111 169 197 154 153 139 184 159 161 197 322 256 223 255 226 196 201 232 188 246 364 332 332 306 270 260 133 157 125 98 117 187 192 278 8791
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 02 312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 29 23 31 27 35 32 51 60 70 64 66 81 109 105 85 84 60 93 105 83 81 80 88 63 78 93 158 135 115 125 99 75 84 99 90 109 178 152 122 159 125 130 72 86 59 44 47 104 97 164 4404
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 03 313-316 Textiles, Apparel and Leather 182 134 205 186 226 235 273 312 417 401 343 395 405 463 336 451 281 438 521 436 427 523 584 565 682 697 747 642 672 717 696 698 738 741 814 1048 1054 982 1040 1012 984 926 695 659 617 581 568 950 1000 997 29696
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 04 321 Wood Products 60 47 99 110 153 142 157 125 136 170 178 212 202 210 216 237 116 178 197 118 127 215 235 287 287 235 297 279 278 265 231 254 236 253 302 349 344 371 418 369 327 301 243 223 147 128 209 355 349 435 11412
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 05 322,323 Paper, Printing and support activities 61 63 101 89 109 111 105 130 189 200 178 215 234 258 212 249 192 306 306 272 295 353 394 422 455 559 623 582 622 661 660 690 636 610 755 805 823 773 860 866 796 733 567 469 479 441 449 666 734 798 22156
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 06 325 Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** ) 1623 1800 2156 2830 2921 2485 3371 3291 3282 5219 4150 5024 5509 6359 5312 5257 3810 4877 5489 4659 4543 5022 5465 5038 5634 5743 7338 7397 7700 7926 8270 7611 7621 7762 8626 10529 10646 10166 11178 11064 10173 8697 6934 8666 8037 7826 8321 11568 11701 12871 329497
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 07 3251 Basic Chemicals 1159 1283 1451 1784 1890 1597 2207 2077 1961 3197 2554 3136 3462 3800 2891 2533 1800 2318 2605 2112 1988 2148 2312 2116 2326 2268 2826 2967 2986 3078 3186 2875 2849 2684 2890 3637 3626 3262 3559 3677 3190 2842 2425 3156 2866 2979 3129 3926 3922 4176 135688
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 08 3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 121 151 239 343 384 374 459 502 479 775 439 543 539 646 507 623 443 518 593 526 571 577 621 507 653 720 886 955 1045 1120 1227 1120 952 898 942 1080 928 1057 1284 1212 1156 1084 730 877 719 578 611 1026 1032 975 36347
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 09 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicines 205 205 222 344 324 177 330 304 389 590 538 693 796 1099 1197 1155 914 1239 1265 1203 1063 1221 1271 1333 1486 1502 2115 1994 2048 2156 2243 1942 2193 2516 3171 3859 3990 3772 4167 4053 3761 2962 2576 3265 3131 3097 3293 4758 4864 5468 98459
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 10 3253,3255,3256,3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation 310 319 439 643 589 477 657 658 748 1107 1007 1198 1340 1728 1765 1976 1427 1847 2114 1807 1835 2113 2327 2184 2384 2476 3280 3135 3310 3268 3337 3086 3270 3454 3813 4384 4632 4503 4817 4763 4430 3669 2789 3266 3107 2937 3237 4712 4782 5620 127076
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 11 326 Plastics and Rubber Products 601 552 834 1065 1216 1171 1365 1363 1630 1978 1670 1980 2167 2327 1953 2285 1587 2074 2438 2024 2166 2589 2676 2806 3165 3267 3884 3727 3922 4066 4123 4100 3820 3711 3917 4796 5055 5182 5348 5372 5174 4844 3488 3397 2992 2627 2919 4662 4935 5652 150662
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 12 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 262 225 337 387 445 419 572 577 756 828 698 833 875 904 783 986 671 856 952 836 843 959 1010 1124 1207 1204 1490 1349 1475 1476 1420 1378 1306 1256 1552 1808 1992 1911 2083 2205 2141 2051 1532 1526 1230 1126 1199 2087 2159 2418 59719
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 13 331 Primary Metal 120 170 250 235 293 222 298 292 370 442 408 486 507 506 503 471 386 438 439 355 438 506 484 507 507 500 597 540 554 504 579 553 550 501 458 618 691 682 786 769 692 594 455 425 363 359 478 623 681 799 23984
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 14 332 Fabricated Metal Products 1116 1126 1592 1645 1882 1808 2045 2009 2707 2629 2646 3064 2979 2820 2551 2838 2102 2656 2941 2613 2609 3360 3633 3987 4515 3994 4789 4689 4632 4272 3996 4157 3954 4059 4087 5239 5834 6155 6417 6561 6139 5641 4763 4930 4152 3734 3974 5420 5653 6770 187884
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 15 333 Machinery 3311 3420 4885 5046 5157 4843 6010 5967 8210 7696 7925 8832 8233 8159 7658 8170 6169 8058 8549 7461 7641 9516 10631 10746 12267 11423 12889 12297 12973 12660 12027 11570 11027 11769 12191 15667 15992 16867 17548 17013 16935 16261 13835 15828 14104 14101 13780 17478 18109 20432 549336
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 16 334 Computer and Electronic Products ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3341-3346 ** ) 1298 1423 2191 2532 2475 2412 3260 3565 4983 4730 4884 5199 5017 5141 4976 5059 4075 5390 6030 5908 5837 6872 8293 8869 11618 11209 14481 13251 14527 14789 15636 16862 17630 19208 19166 27716 28383 29980 32865 35084 37637 39290 35500 45796 43266 46607 50194 64803 67957 78554 942428
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 17 3341 Computer and Peripheral Equipment 137 120 169 213 211 177 221 266 485 472 425 483 447 485 494 495 409 524 547 663 663 803 1081 1199 1433 1512 1949 1825 2002 2312 2474 2497 2679 3311 3592 5826 5702 5607 6147 6433 6803 7608 7035 10179 9814 11590 12828 17099 18086 21987 189519
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 18 3342 Communications Equipment 155 167 266 340 314 255 403 517 674 649 674 614 681 676 680 679 505 722 775 856 787 865 1303 1357 1800 1693 2380 2038 2054 2185 2326 2670 2937 3523 3294 5039 5216 5148 5318 5737 5921 6683 6371 9481 8514 9816 10613 13914 15694 20463 175742
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 19 3344 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 401 442 771 955 911 871 1192 1243 1592 1508 1602 1617 1580 1610 1615 1543 1224 1514 1741 1655 1742 1981 2354 2588 3564 3536 4270 4280 4889 4903 5028 5777 6153 6413 6853 9776 10541 11828 13507 14528 15386 16242 14586 17276 16801 17453 19092 24083 24390 25295 340702
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 20 3345 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments 594 679 970 1017 1051 1075 1408 1561 2191 2003 2113 2371 2168 2222 2063 2232 1836 2440 2800 2559 2474 3028 3403 3682 4553 4242 5559 5040 5273 5165 5232 5281 5233 5555 5429 7271 7000 7572 8386 9164 10231 9737 8662 10392 9862 10137 10386 13363 13634 15727 256026
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 21 3343,3346 Other Computer and Electronic Products 177 173 285 312 329 322 407 443 769 766 796 803 805 856 841 853 689 950 1074 1055 1008 1277 1555 1553 1940 1881 2515 2086 2473 2436 2751 2839 2878 2941 2751 3775 3632 3500 3437 3535 3780 4339 3578 5143 4704 4915 5236 6155 6846 8291 116455
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 22 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components 701 811 1262 1380 1361 1224 1675 1840 2446 2139 2328 2393 2034 2020 2007 2040 1556 2041 2240 2345 2217 2780 3031 2842 3902 3666 4184 3866 4010 4060 4042 4118 4149 4465 4830 6592 7029 7671 8263 8791 8942 9329 8422 9780 8964 8951 9968 12279 12245 13587 232818
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 23 336 Transportation Equipment ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3361-3369 ** ) 800 827 1229 1183 1226 1218 1392 1337 1742 1744 1909 2116 2101 2076 1878 2034 1525 2099 2163 2089 2211 3014 3074 3196 3965 3599 3966 3861 4026 3822 3501 3234 3195 3521 3522 4578 5004 5525 6496 6382 6219 5895 5493 6077 5702 5572 5247 6659 6765 8161 174170
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 24 3361-3363 Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Parts 519 510 859 780 804 807 941 926 1189 1264 1415 1583 1619 1638 1488 1663 1245 1753 1741 1744 1884 2537 2595 2750 3357 3050 3396 3337 3461 3258 2969 2631 2638 2953 3016 3956 4315 4654 5508 5449 5307 5030 4671 5208 4917 4827 4425 5679 5667 6606 144539
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 25 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 283 324 447 441 439 442 512 501 605 535 653 637 612 641 578 655 509 687 669 582 653 985 1004 919 1100 1092 1182 1160 1163 1233 1112 983 1009 1091 1115 1483 1534 1743 2166 2084 1997 1837 1788 1991 1729 1664 1505 1847 1986 2601 54508
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 26 3365,3366,3369 Other Transportation Equipment 186 227 315 301 330 381 407 346 519 497 528 552 566 497 470 450 305 418 486 462 371 579 580 632 871 783 796 650 779 713 658 685 685 730 653 826 911 988 1092 1016 942 863 927 839 873 881 828 896 948 1167 32405
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 27 337 Furniture and Related Products 63 61 92 80 101 51 94 105 114 122 135 161 140 133 130 136 91 126 123 100 117 127 171 220 273 203 248 180 197 230 164 265 229 265 286 332 368 428 360 426 424 434 358 402 330 356 386 525 455 529 11446
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 28 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3391-3399 ** ) 564 502 660 661 728 780 1027 970 1292 1318 1236 1483 1555 1450 1415 1487 1211 1701 1710 1455 1404 1865 1946 2100 2535 2243 2907 2763 2844 2758 2575 2951 2859 2913 3156 4124 4347 4392 4669 4563 4743 4045 3216 3641 3420 3344 3370 5233 5392 6357 125880
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 29 3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies 112 75 102 91 139 127 195 202 230 259 225 317 367 310 319 279 271 448 495 420 373 510 562 651 851 737 937 928 970 1001 888 996 1038 1012 1222 1607 1653 1671 1771 1733 1966 1597 1222 1416 1312 1241 1356 2232 2420 3039 43895
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 30 339 (except 3391) Other Miscellaneous 458 431 564 576 594 657 838 776 1069 1065 1023 1175 1197 1151 1111 1226 953 1266 1234 1046 1041 1368 1411 1480 1721 1528 2000 1859 1903 1799 1710 1980 1857 1931 1982 2574 2761 2778 2975 2881 2834 2504 2038 2266 2134 2129 2028 3050 3027 3378 83337
Whol / YoG (Foreign) FOR All Foreign Regions 31 All Industries All Industries ( ** ROLLUP, includes all listed NAICS categories ** ) 8505 8965 12526 13771 14378 13323 17165 17356 22342 23291 22642 25632 25290 25946 23781 24852 18780 24469 26553 23998 23992 28827 32105 32734 39433 37426 45353 42974 45334 45191 45111 45610 45680 48541 50276 67228 69579 72426 78435 80360 81130 80020 69169 83949 77756 80270 84967 111823 115883 132129 2287276


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