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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 19 43 67 87 65 281
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 8 15 17 18 60
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 12 10 16 9 50
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 9 15 10 9 49
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 10 14 11 4 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 8 16 9 6 45
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 6 8 13 10 42
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 8 13 6 4 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 8 8 7 0 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 6 7 7 4 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 3 7 5 1 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 7 1 5 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 5 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 4 2 4 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 4 5 1 1 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 2 1 5 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 5 2 1 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 2 4 3 10
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 0 0 2 4 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 3 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 78 139 219 220 166 822
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 37 41 72 93 83 326
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 3 14 12 26 60
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 6 9 10 13 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 6 8 17 41
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 4 9 8 7 35
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 7 7 10 29
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 1 8 10 28
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 3 5 8 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 9 4 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 5 6 6 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 3 1 7 5 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 1 4 3 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 2 4 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 88 82 148 189 206 713
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 166 221 367 409 372 1535


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