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<strong>Reinventing</strong> <strong>Manufacturing</strong><br />

While Southern California regions have a large number<br />

of patents in high-tech categories, they show relative<br />

strength in categories such as Furniture & Receptacles,<br />

Apparel & Textiles, Teaching & Amusement Devices,<br />

and Construction & Building Materials. The Los Angeles<br />

Area shows particular strength in furniture and apparel<br />

patents, with statewide shares of 41 percent and<br />

38 percent, respectively. The San Diego Area has<br />

concentrations in Communications and Chemical &<br />

Organic Compounds, while Orange County has a<br />

high percentages of activity in Building Materials and<br />

Transportation/Vehicles.<br />

Central California and the Sacramento Area combine<br />

to account for over one-quarter of all California patent<br />

activity in Food, Plant, & Animal Husbandry. Central<br />

California also shows a concentration in Ammunition &<br />

Weapons, even though the region itself makes up less<br />

than 5 percent of California patent activity. Northern<br />

California and the Sacramento Area are notable for their<br />

activity in Dispensing & Material Handling.<br />

<strong>Manufacturing</strong>, Assembling, & Treating Patent Registrations, 1990–2013: Top Ten States<br />

4,000<br />

3,500<br />

3,000<br />

2,500<br />

2,000<br />

1,500<br />

1,000<br />

500<br />

0<br />

523 491 487 510 504 512 553 566 696 759 792 810 715<br />

777 661 672<br />

848<br />

Florida<br />

Massachusetts<br />

Texas<br />

Connecticut<br />

Pennsylvania<br />

Illinois<br />

New York<br />

605 620 550 603 633 Ohio<br />

543 479 California<br />

Michigan<br />

Note: Patents are reported if the first named inventor was located in each State.<br />

Data Source: US Patent and Trademark Office<br />

Analysis: Bay Area Council Economic Institute<br />

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