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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 67 87 65 101 110 430
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 17 18 24 20 94
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 13 10 21 14 66
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 16 9 6 14 13 58
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 16 9 10 12 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 10 9 11 11 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 11 4 11 9 49
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 6 4 6 6 35
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 7 4 5 9 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 5 1 4 9 26
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 1 5 4 9 26
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 3 9 6 25
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 7 0 4 6 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 1 3 7 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 1 3 6 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 2 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 2 4 3 4 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 5 2 3 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 0 2 5 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 1 5 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 219 221 166 257 287 1150
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 72 93 83 84 96 428
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 12 26 16 35 103
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 7 10 27 31 82
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 10 13 16 28 76
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 8 7 16 21 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 8 17 9 13 53
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 8 10 11 7 37
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 9 4 10 11 36
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 8 4 9 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 6 7 1 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 7 5 4 6 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 4 3 3 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 2 4 4 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 4 6 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 3 3 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 3 2 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 148 189 206 230 295 1068
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 367 410 372 487 582 2218


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