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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 380, Cryptography

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 43 67 87 65 101 363
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 15 17 18 24 82
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 8 13 10 21 58
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 10 16 9 10 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 15 10 9 11 54
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 16 9 6 14 53
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 14 11 4 11 50
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 13 6 4 6 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 7 7 4 5 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 8 7 0 4 27
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 5 3 9 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 5 1 4 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 7 1 5 4 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 5 1 1 3 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 5 2 1 3 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 4 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 2 1 5 2 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 4 3 1 11
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 2 4 3 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 4 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 139 219 220 166 257 1001
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 72 93 83 84 373
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 14 12 26 16 71
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 9 10 13 16 54
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 7 7 10 27 54
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 9 8 7 16 44
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 8 17 9 44
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 8 10 11 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 9 4 10 26
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 5 6 6 7 24
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 5 8 4 23
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 7 5 4 20
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 2 4 3 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 2 1 0 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 82 148 189 206 230 855
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 221 367 409 372 487 1856


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