U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout by Organization
Count of 1996 - 2000 Utility Patent Grants By Calendar Year of Grant


To obtain a list of organizations receiving 5 or more utility patents (*) which
originated from a state or country during the period, click on the region below.

( * for consolidated regions, organizations receiving 100 or more patents are listed)

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)

Code U.S. or Foreign State or Country Notes
ALL ALL COUNTRIES
USA (U.S.) UNITED STATES, ALL REGIONS
FOR (Foreign) ALL FOREIGN REGIONS
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AL (U.S.) ALABAMA
AK (U.S.) ALASKA
AZ (U.S.) ARIZONA
AR (U.S.) ARKANSAS
CA (U.S.) CALIFORNIA
CO (U.S.) COLORADO
CT (U.S.) CONNECTICUT
DE (U.S.) DELAWARE
FL (U.S.) FLORIDA
GA (U.S.) GEORGIA
HI (U.S.) HAWAII
ID (U.S.) IDAHO
IL (U.S.) ILLINOIS
IN (U.S.) INDIANA
IA (U.S.) IOWA
KS (U.S.) KANSAS
KY (U.S.) KENTUCKY
LA (U.S.) LOUISIANA
ME (U.S.) MAINE
MD (U.S.) MARYLAND
MA (U.S.) MASSACHUSETTS
MI (U.S.) MICHIGAN
MN (U.S.) MINNESOTA
MS (U.S.) MISSISSIPPI
MO (U.S.) MISSOURI
MT (U.S.) MONTANA
NE (U.S.) NEBRASKA
NV (U.S.) NEVADA
NH (U.S.) NEW HAMPSHIRE
NJ (U.S.) NEW JERSEY
NM (U.S.) NEW MEXICO
NY (U.S.) NEW YORK
NC (U.S.) NORTH CAROLINA
ND (U.S.) NORTH DAKOTA
OH (U.S.) OHIO
OK (U.S.) OKLAHOMA
OR (U.S.) OREGON
PA (U.S.) PENNSYLVANIA
RI (U.S.) RHODE ISLAND
SC (U.S.) SOUTH CAROLINA
SD (U.S.) SOUTH DAKOTA
TN (U.S.) TENNESSEE
TX (U.S.) TEXAS
UT (U.S.) UTAH
VT (U.S.) VERMONT
VA (U.S.) VIRGINIA
WA (U.S.) WASHINGTON
WV (U.S.) WEST VIRGINIA
WI (U.S.) WISCONSIN
WY (U.S.) WYOMING
CZ (U.S.) CANAL ZONE (no organization entries)
DC (U.S.) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
GU (U.S.) GUAM
PR (U.S.) PUERTO RICO
AS (U.S.) U.S. PACIFIC IS. (no organization entries)
US (U.S.) UNITED STATES
VI (U.S.) VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS
ALX (Foreign) ALBANIA (no organization entries)
DZX (Foreign) ALGERIA (no organization entries)
ADX (Foreign) ANDORRA (no organization entries)
AIX (Foreign) ANGUILLA (no organization entries)
AGX (Foreign) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (no organization entries)
AEX (Foreign) ARAB EMIRATES (no organization entries)
ARX (Foreign) ARGENTINA
AMX (Foreign) ARMENIA (no organization entries)
AWX (Foreign) ARUBA (no organization entries)
AUX (Foreign) AUSTRALIA
ATX (Foreign) AUSTRIA
AZX (Foreign) AZERBAIJAN (no organization entries)
BSX (Foreign) THE BAHAMAS
BHX (Foreign) BAHRAIN (no organization entries)
BDX (Foreign) BANGLADESH (no organization entries)
BBX (Foreign) BARBADOS (no organization entries)
BYX (Foreign) BELARUS
BEX (Foreign) BELGIUM
BZX (Foreign) BELIZE (no organization entries)
BMX (Foreign) BERMUDA (no organization entries)
BOX (Foreign) BOLIVIA (no organization entries)
BWX (Foreign) BOTSWANA (no organization entries)
BRX (Foreign) BRAZIL
BNX (Foreign) BRUNEI (no organization entries)
BGX (Foreign) BULGARIA (no organization entries)
CMX (Foreign) CAMEROON (no organization entries)
CAX (Foreign) CANADA
KYX (Foreign) CAYMAN ISLANDS
TDX (Foreign) CHAD (no organization entries)
CLX (Foreign) CHILE
HKX (Foreign) CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.
CNX (Foreign) CHINA P.REP.
CCX (Foreign) COCOS ISLANDS (no organization entries)
COX (Foreign) COLOMBIA
CDX (Foreign) CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (no organization entries)
CKX (Foreign) COOK ISLANDS (no organization entries)
CRX (Foreign) COSTA RICA
HRX (Foreign) CROATIA
CUX (Foreign) CUBA
CYX (Foreign) CYPRUS (no organization entries)
CZX (Foreign) CZECH REPUBLIC
CSX (Foreign) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
DKX (Foreign) DENMARK
DMX (Foreign) DOMINICA (no organization entries)
DOX (Foreign) DOMINICAN REPL. (no organization entries)
ECX (Foreign) ECUADOR (no organization entries)
EGX (Foreign) EGYPT (no organization entries)
SVX (Foreign) EL SALVADOR (no organization entries)
EEX (Foreign) ESTONIA (no organization entries)
ETX (Foreign) ETHIOPIA (no organization entries)
FKX (Foreign) FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) (no organization entries)
FOX (Foreign) FAROE ISLANDS (no organization entries)
FJX (Foreign) FIJI (no organization entries)
FIX (Foreign) FINLAND
PFX (Foreign) FR. POLYNESIA (no organization entries)
GFX (Foreign) FRENCH GUIANA (no organization entries)
FRX (Foreign) FRANCE
GAX (Foreign) GABON (no organization entries)
GEX (Foreign) GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) (no organization entries)
DEX (Foreign) GERMANY
GHX (Foreign) GHANA (no organization entries)
GIX (Foreign) GIBRALTAR (no organization entries)
GRX (Foreign) GREECE
GLX (Foreign) GREENLAND (no organization entries)
GDX (Foreign) GRENADA (no organization entries)
GPX (Foreign) GUADELOUPE (no organization entries)
GTX (Foreign) GUATEMALA
GNX (Foreign) GUINEA (no organization entries)
GYX (Foreign) GUYANA (no organization entries)
HTX (Foreign) HAITI (no organization entries)
HNX (Foreign) HONDURAS
HUX (Foreign) HUNGARY
ISX (Foreign) ICELAND
INX (Foreign) INDIA
IDX (Foreign) INDONESIA (no organization entries)
IRX (Foreign) IRAN (no organization entries)
IQX (Foreign) IRAQ (no organization entries)
IEX (Foreign) IRELAND
ILX (Foreign) ISRAEL
ITX (Foreign) ITALY
CIX (Foreign) IVORY COAST (no organization entries)
JMX (Foreign) JAMAICA (no organization entries)
JPX (Foreign) JAPAN
JOX (Foreign) JORDAN (no organization entries)
KZX (Foreign) KAZAKHSTAN (no organization entries)
KEX (Foreign) KENYA (no organization entries)
KWX (Foreign) KUWAIT
KGX (Foreign) KYRGYZSTAN (no organization entries)
LAX (Foreign) LAOS (no organization entries)
LVX (Foreign) LATVIA (no organization entries)
LBX (Foreign) LEBANON (no organization entries)
LRX (Foreign) LIBERIA (no organization entries)
LYX (Foreign) LIBYA (no organization entries)
LIX (Foreign) LIECHTENSTEIN
LTX (Foreign) LITHUANIA (no organization entries)
LUX (Foreign) LUXEMBOURG
MOX (Foreign) MACAU (no organization entries)
MGX (Foreign) MADAGASCAR (no organization entries)
MWX (Foreign) MALAWI (no organization entries)
MYX (Foreign) MALAYSIA
MLX (Foreign) MALI (no organization entries)
MTX (Foreign) MALTA (no organization entries)
MHX (Foreign) MARSHALL ISLANDS (no organization entries)
MQX (Foreign) MARTINIQUE (no organization entries)
MRX (Foreign) MAURITANIA (no organization entries)
MUX (Foreign) MAURITIUS (no organization entries)
MXX (Foreign) MEXICO
MDX (Foreign) MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF (no organization entries)
MCX (Foreign) MONACO
MAX (Foreign) MOROCCO (no organization entries)
MMX (Foreign) MYANMAR (no organization entries)
NAX (Foreign) NAMIBIA (no organization entries)
NPX (Foreign) NEPAL (no organization entries)
ANX (Foreign) NETH. ANTILLES (no organization entries)
NLX (Foreign) NETHERLANDS
NCX (Foreign) NEW CALEDONIA (no organization entries)
PGX (Foreign) NEW GUINEA (no organization entries)
NZX (Foreign) NEW ZEALAND
NIX (Foreign) NICARAGUA (no organization entries)
NEX (Foreign) NIGER (no organization entries)
NGX (Foreign) NIGERIA (no organization entries)
NFX (Foreign) NORFOLK ISLAND (no organization entries)
KPX (Foreign) NORTH KOREA (no organization entries)
NOX (Foreign) NORWAY
OMX (Foreign) OMAN (no organization entries)
PKX (Foreign) PAKISTAN (no organization entries)
PAX (Foreign) PANAMA (no organization entries)
PYX (Foreign) PARAGUAY (no organization entries)
PEX (Foreign) PERU
PHX (Foreign) PHILIPPINES
PLX (Foreign) POLAND
PTX (Foreign) PORTUGAL
PWX (Foreign) PALAU (no organization entries)
QAX (Foreign) QATAR (no organization entries)
ROX (Foreign) ROMANIA
RUX (Foreign) RUSSIAN FEDERATION
KNX (Foreign) SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS (no organization entries)
SMX (Foreign) SAN MARINO (no organization entries)
SAX (Foreign) SAUDI ARABIA
SNX (Foreign) SENEGAL (no organization entries)
SLX (Foreign) SIERRA LEONE (no organization entries)
SGX (Foreign) SINGAPORE
SKX (Foreign) SLOVAKIA
SIX (Foreign) SLOVENIA
SBX (Foreign) SOLOMON ISLANDS (no organization entries)
ZAX (Foreign) SOUTH AFRICA
KRX (Foreign) SOUTH KOREA
ESX (Foreign) SPAIN
LKX (Foreign) SRI LANKA (no organization entries)
LCX (Foreign) ST. LUCIA (no organization entries)
VCX (Foreign) ST. VINCENT/GRENADINES (no organization entries)
SDX (Foreign) SUDAN (no organization entries)
SRX (Foreign) SURINAME (no organization entries)
SZX (Foreign) SWAZILAND (no organization entries)
SEX (Foreign) SWEDEN
CHX (Foreign) SWITZERLAND
SYX (Foreign) SYRIA (no organization entries)
TWX (Foreign) TAIWAN
TZX (Foreign) TANZANIA (no organization entries)
THX (Foreign) THAILAND
TTX (Foreign) TRINIDAD/TOBAGO (no organization entries)
TNX (Foreign) TUNISIA (no organization entries)
TRX (Foreign) TURKEY
TCX (Foreign) TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (no organization entries)
SUX (Foreign) U.S.S.R.
UGX (Foreign) UGANDA (no organization entries)
UAX (Foreign) UKRAINE
GBX (Foreign) UNITED KINGDOM
UYX (Foreign) URUGUAY
UZX (Foreign) UZBEKISTAN (no organization entries)
VUX (Foreign) VANUATU (NEW HEBRIDES) (no organization entries)
VEX (Foreign) VENEZUELA
VNX (Foreign) VIET NAM (no organization entries)
VGX (Foreign) VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS (no organization entries)
YEX (Foreign) YEMEN (no organization entries)
YUX (Foreign) YUGOSLAVIA
ZMX (Foreign) ZAMBIA (no organization entries)
ZWX (Foreign) ZIMBABWE (no organization entries)




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