UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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September 21, 2006


Subject:  Compressed Drill-Down Reports



The compressed ".zip" files in this FTP directory, 

ftp://ftp.uspto.gov/pub/taf/misc/drill_dn/1999_MSA

contain drill down report sets in archive compressed
files. Each full set of reports is contained in 
a single compressed ".zip" file as described, below.
The files contained in a single compressed ".zip" file 
can be copied to an empty directory on a PC. The files
then can be accessed by using a web browser to open the file
named "mregions.htm" within the directory.


A free program for extracting the report files from the 
archive compressed ".zip" files is available by following
the links at the following USPTO Internet page:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/plugins/zip.htm


Please note that these reports may be viewed at the USPTO
Web Site: 
http://www.uspto.gov.
Links to these reports are contained on the web page:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/reports.htm


masgstc.zip :
  Patenting in Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan Areas of the United States- Breakout By Organization -
  Count of Utility Patent Grants, By Calendar Year of Grant, for the period 1995 to 1999.
  
mclsstc.zip :
  Patenting in Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan Areas of the United States- Breakout By Technology Class -
  Count of Utility Patent Grants, By Calendar Year of Grant, for the period 1995 to 1999.
  



For further information regarding the contents of these
compressed files, please contact:

U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PRODUCTS DIVISION
  Patent Technology Monitoring Branch
MDW 4C18; P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Vox:     571-272-5600
Fax:     571-273-0110
e-mail:  oeip@uspto.gov