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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 the 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 by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 33 17 33 32 26 141
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 11 9 8 8 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 7 11 13 3 45
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 1 6 10 5 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 9 6 7 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 8 6 2 0 29
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 8 4 6 3 28
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 9 4 3 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 5 8 6 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 6 6 3 2 21
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 2 3 6 3 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 4 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 2 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 0 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 0 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 140 91 122 126 83 562
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 42 32 54 44 42 214
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 9 13 7 7 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 8 11 5 6 36
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 3 4 3 5 24
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 3 4 4 3 22
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 9 5 4 2 1 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 1 3 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 93 67 108 78 84 430
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 233 158 230 204 167 992


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