Granular Data Encryption & Access Control

Systems and methods for encrypting data at a fine-grained level (e.g., per data unit or based on sensitivity) and controlling access to it, often involving delegated authorization, contextual policies, or secure data sharing.

19,923 US filings from 3,061 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,751 · 2024: 5,765 · 2025: 5,788 · 2026 YTD: 2,619

Cryptographic Mechanisms

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	DELL PRODUCTS L.P.	782	111	248	308	115	+24.2%
2	Bank of America Corporation	658	179	185	180	114	-2.7%
3	Capital One Services, LLC	635	136	205	209	85	+2.0%
4	International Business Machines Corporation	613	214	173	156	70	-9.8%
5	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	456	123	139	131	63	-5.8%
6	GOOGLE LLC	368	108	102	117	41	+14.7%
7	SAP SE	281	86	91	71	33	-22.0%
8	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	263	47	82	91	43	+11.0%
9	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	259	72	61	79	47	+29.5%
10	Snowflake Inc.	258	81	89	69	19	-22.5%
11	Visa International Service Association	240	84	71	64	21	-9.9%
12	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	220	81	59	58	22	-1.7%
13	Cisco Technology, Inc.	185	39	54	58	34	+7.4%
14	INTEL CORPORATION	185	68	56	50	11	-10.7%
15	Oracle International Corporation	180	47	41	55	37	+34.1%
16	Pure Storage, Inc.	172	53	70	37	12	-47.1%
17	Salesforce, Inc.	162	46	60	38	18	-36.7%
18	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	153	39	47	44	23	-6.4%
19	EMC IP Holding Company LLC	152	85	51	14	2	-72.5%
20	Apple Inc.	149	33	38	50	28	+31.6%
21	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.	147	45	30	42	30	+40.0%
22	UAB 360 IT	133	70	38	21	4	-44.7%
23	Palantir Technologies Inc.	132	39	43	36	14	-16.3%
24	Micron Technology, Inc.	127	43	36	32	16	-11.1%
25	The Toronto-Dominion Bank	124	36	38	34	16	-10.5%