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

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout by Technology Class
Count of 1997 - 2001 Utility Patent Grants By Calendar Year of Grant


To obtain a list of technology classes in which utility patents originating from a state or country were granted, click on the region below.

(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 class entries)
DC (U.S.) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
GU (U.S.) GUAM
PR (U.S.) PUERTO RICO
AS (U.S.) U.S. PACIFIC IS.
US (U.S.) UNITED STATES
VI (U.S.) VIRGIN (U.S.) ISLANDS
ALX (Foreign) ALBANIA
DZX (Foreign) ALGERIA
ADX (Foreign) ANDORRA
AIX (Foreign) ANGUILLA
AGX (Foreign) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
AEX (Foreign) ARAB EMIRATES
ARX (Foreign) ARGENTINA
AMX (Foreign) ARMENIA
AWX (Foreign) ARUBA
AUX (Foreign) AUSTRALIA
ATX (Foreign) AUSTRIA
AZX (Foreign) AZERBAIJAN
BSX (Foreign) THE BAHAMAS
BHX (Foreign) BAHRAIN
BDX (Foreign) BANGLADESH (no class entries)
BBX (Foreign) BARBADOS
BYX (Foreign) BELARUS
BEX (Foreign) BELGIUM
BZX (Foreign) BELIZE (no class entries)
BMX (Foreign) BERMUDA
BOX (Foreign) BOLIVIA
BAX (Foreign) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BWX (Foreign) BOTSWANA (no class entries)
BRX (Foreign) BRAZIL
BNX (Foreign) BRUNEI (no class entries)
BGX (Foreign) BULGARIA
CMX (Foreign) CAMEROON (no class entries)
CAX (Foreign) CANADA
KYX (Foreign) CAYMAN ISLANDS
TDX (Foreign) CHAD (no class entries)
CLX (Foreign) CHILE
HKX (Foreign) CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.
CNX (Foreign) CHINA P.REP.
CCX (Foreign) COCOS ISLANDS (no class entries)
COX (Foreign) COLOMBIA
CDX (Foreign) CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
CKX (Foreign) COOK ISLANDS (no class entries)
CRX (Foreign) COSTA RICA
HRX (Foreign) CROATIA
CUX (Foreign) CUBA
CYX (Foreign) CYPRUS
CZX (Foreign) CZECH REPUBLIC
CSX (Foreign) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
DKX (Foreign) DENMARK
DMX (Foreign) DOMINICA
DOX (Foreign) DOMINICAN REPL.
ECX (Foreign) ECUADOR
EGX (Foreign) EGYPT
SVX (Foreign) EL SALVADOR
EEX (Foreign) ESTONIA
ETX (Foreign) ETHIOPIA (no class entries)
FKX (Foreign) FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) (no class entries)
FOX (Foreign) FAROE ISLANDS (no class entries)
FJX (Foreign) FIJI (no class entries)
FIX (Foreign) FINLAND
PFX (Foreign) FR. POLYNESIA
GFX (Foreign) FRENCH GUIANA (no class entries)
FRX (Foreign) FRANCE
GAX (Foreign) GABON (no class entries)
GEX (Foreign) GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)
DEX (Foreign) GERMANY
GHX (Foreign) GHANA
GIX (Foreign) GIBRALTAR
GRX (Foreign) GREECE
GLX (Foreign) GREENLAND (no class entries)
GDX (Foreign) GRENADA (no class entries)
GPX (Foreign) GUADELOUPE (no class entries)
GTX (Foreign) GUATEMALA
GNX (Foreign) GUINEA
GYX (Foreign) GUYANA (no class entries)
HTX (Foreign) HAITI
HNX (Foreign) HONDURAS
HUX (Foreign) HUNGARY
ISX (Foreign) ICELAND
INX (Foreign) INDIA
IDX (Foreign) INDONESIA
IRX (Foreign) IRAN
IQX (Foreign) IRAQ (no class entries)
IEX (Foreign) IRELAND
ILX (Foreign) ISRAEL
ITX (Foreign) ITALY
CIX (Foreign) IVORY COAST (no class entries)
JMX (Foreign) JAMAICA
JPX (Foreign) JAPAN
JOX (Foreign) JORDAN
KZX (Foreign) KAZAKHSTAN
KEX (Foreign) KENYA
KWX (Foreign) KUWAIT
KGX (Foreign) KYRGYZSTAN
LAX (Foreign) LAOS (no class entries)
LVX (Foreign) LATVIA
LBX (Foreign) LEBANON
LRX (Foreign) LIBERIA (no class entries)
LYX (Foreign) LIBYA (no class entries)
LIX (Foreign) LIECHTENSTEIN
LTX (Foreign) LITHUANIA
LUX (Foreign) LUXEMBOURG
MOX (Foreign) MACAU (no class entries)
MGX (Foreign) MADAGASCAR
MWX (Foreign) MALAWI (no class entries)
MYX (Foreign) MALAYSIA
MLX (Foreign) MALI (no class entries)
MTX (Foreign) MALTA
MHX (Foreign) MARSHALL ISLANDS
MQX (Foreign) MARTINIQUE (no class entries)
MRX (Foreign) MAURITANIA (no class entries)
MUX (Foreign) MAURITIUS
MXX (Foreign) MEXICO
MDX (Foreign) MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF (no class entries)
MCX (Foreign) MONACO
MAX (Foreign) MOROCCO
MMX (Foreign) MYANMAR
NAX (Foreign) NAMIBIA (no class entries)
NPX (Foreign) NEPAL (no class entries)
ANX (Foreign) NETH. ANTILLES
NLX (Foreign) NETHERLANDS
NCX (Foreign) NEW CALEDONIA (no class entries)
PGX (Foreign) NEW GUINEA (no class entries)
NZX (Foreign) NEW ZEALAND
NIX (Foreign) NICARAGUA
NEX (Foreign) NIGER (no class entries)
NGX (Foreign) NIGERIA
NFX (Foreign) NORFOLK ISLAND
KPX (Foreign) NORTH KOREA (no class entries)
NOX (Foreign) NORWAY
OMX (Foreign) OMAN (no class entries)
PKX (Foreign) PAKISTAN
PAX (Foreign) PANAMA
PYX (Foreign) PARAGUAY
PEX (Foreign) PERU
PHX (Foreign) PHILIPPINES
PLX (Foreign) POLAND
PTX (Foreign) PORTUGAL
PWX (Foreign) PALAU (no class entries)
QAX (Foreign) QATAR
ROX (Foreign) ROMANIA
RUX (Foreign) RUSSIAN FEDERATION
KNX (Foreign) SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SMX (Foreign) SAN MARINO
SAX (Foreign) SAUDI ARABIA
SNX (Foreign) SENEGAL (no class entries)
SLX (Foreign) SIERRA LEONE (no class entries)
SGX (Foreign) SINGAPORE
SKX (Foreign) SLOVAKIA
SIX (Foreign) SLOVENIA
SBX (Foreign) SOLOMON ISLANDS (no class entries)
ZAX (Foreign) SOUTH AFRICA
KRX (Foreign) SOUTH KOREA
ESX (Foreign) SPAIN
LKX (Foreign) SRI LANKA
LCX (Foreign) ST. LUCIA (no class entries)
VCX (Foreign) ST. VINCENT/GRENADINES (no class entries)
SDX (Foreign) SUDAN (no class entries)
SRX (Foreign) SURINAME
SZX (Foreign) SWAZILAND (no class entries)
SEX (Foreign) SWEDEN
CHX (Foreign) SWITZERLAND
SYX (Foreign) SYRIA
TWX (Foreign) TAIWAN
TZX (Foreign) TANZANIA
THX (Foreign) THAILAND
TTX (Foreign) TRINIDAD/TOBAGO
TNX (Foreign) TUNISIA
TRX (Foreign) TURKEY
TCX (Foreign) TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
SUX (Foreign) U.S.S.R.
UGX (Foreign) UGANDA
UAX (Foreign) UKRAINE
GBX (Foreign) UNITED KINGDOM
UYX (Foreign) URUGUAY
UZX (Foreign) UZBEKISTAN
VUX (Foreign) VANUATU (NEW HEBRIDES) (no class entries)
VEX (Foreign) VENEZUELA
VNX (Foreign) VIET NAM
VGX (Foreign) VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS
YEX (Foreign) YEMEN (no class entries)
YUX (Foreign) YUGOSLAVIA
ZMX (Foreign) ZAMBIA (no class entries)
ZWX (Foreign) ZIMBABWE




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Last Modified: April 9, 2002