| Inventions in 2002 | 2686 | Change in % |
| Inventions in 2003 | 3018 | 12.36% |
| Inventions in 2004 | 3560 | 17.96% |
| Inventions in 2005 | 4066 | 14.21% |
| Inventions in 2006 | 4274 | 5.12% |
| Inventions in 2007 | 4997 | 16.92% |
| Inventions in 2008 | 4927 | -1.40% |
| Inventions in 2002 | 28 | Change in % |
| Inventions in 2003 | 60 | 114.29% |
| Inventions in 2004 | 59 | -1.67% |
| Inventions in 2005 | 61 | 3.39% |
| Inventions in 2006 | 64 | 4.92% |
| Inventions in 2007 | 71 | 10.94% |
| Inventions in 2008 | 88 | 23.94% |
| USPC Class | NAICS Code | Description | Allocation |
| 382 | 31 | Manufacturing | 2.235% |
| 382 | 33 | Manufacturing | 97.765% |
There are rounding errors experienced when converting USPC Classes to NAICS codes. Items with less than ~2.5% influence in a category are removed for clarity. For instance, multiple Micro classes can sum up to a Macro class greater than 2.5% without being delineated. Or a Macro view shows a number far larger than the sum of Micro categories because many small contributors were not shown. Eliminating categories (Macro or Micro) with less than ~2.5% influence results in small differences between the figures above and those below (to the right).
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| USPC Class | NAICS Code | Description | Allocation |
| 382 | 322 | Paper Manufacturing | 2.157% |
| 382 | 333 | Machinery Manufacturing | 4.559% |
| 382 | 334 | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 93.284% |