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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 1999 - 2003 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 17 33 32 26 15 123
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 9 8 8 4 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 11 13 3 1 35
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 9 4 3 5 26
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 9 6 7 1 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 4 6 3 4 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 6 10 5 1 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 8 6 3 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 6 3 2 3 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 6 2 0 2 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 6 3 0 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 4 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 91 122 126 83 53 475
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 32 54 44 42 22 194
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 13 7 7 4 40
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 11 5 6 2 32
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 4 3 5 1 16
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 4 4 3 1 15
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 5 4 2 1 2 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 3 3 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 3 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 67 108 78 84 40 377
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 158 230 204 167 93 852

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