**Instructions for Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76**

*Updated May 12, 2008*

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|     a.  **Applicant Information** |                                  |
|                                   | Enter the appropriate data in    |
|     b.  **Correspondance          | each box or field. To move from  |
|         Information**             | one field to the next, press the |
|                                   | Tab key. You can also use your   |
|     c.  **Application             | cursor to move from field to     |
|         Information**             | field. Place your cursor in the  |
|                                   | field you want to fill in, then  |
|     d.  **Representative          | left-click.                      |
|         Information**             |                                  |
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|     e.  **Domestic                | number of characters you can     |
|         Benefit/National Stage    | enter and may automatically      |
|         Information**             | advance to the next field.       |
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| 5.  [**State/Province             |     the entered data to be       |
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| **Overview**                      |     Supplemental Application     |
|                                   |     Data Sheet (ADS). See 37 CFR |
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| Acrobat products. There is some   |     Supplemental ADS or          |
| validation of the information you |     Supplemental Application     |
| enter but you are still           |     Data Sheet and identify the  |
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| required information              |     changed.                     |
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### Detailed Form Instructions by Field

**Applicant Information:**

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| Secrecy      | Rule 37 C.F.R. 5.2, states that if an invention has   |
| Order        | been determined to be a matter of national security,  |
| Checkbox     | the Director of Patents & Trademarks has the right to |
|              | keep the invention secret. Under the same rule,       |
|              | applicants are obligated to notify the Office of any  |
|              | related cases that the Commissioner has kept secret.  |
|              | Note that documents associated with applications      |
|              | under Secrecy Order may not be filed electronically.  |
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| Applicant    | Select the radio button associated with the type of   |
| Authority    | authority one has to file this patent application     |
|              | from Inventor, Legal Representative under 35 U.S.C    |
|              | 117, and Party of Interest under 35 U.S.C. 118.       |
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| Inventor     | One who contributes to the conception of an           |
|              | invention. The patent law of the United States of     |
|              | America requires that the applicant in a patent       |
|              | application must be the inventor.                     |
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| Legal        | 35 U.S.C. 117 Legal representatives of deceased       |
| Re           | inventors and of those under legal incapacity may     |
| presentative | make application for patent upon compliance with the  |
| under 35     | requirements and on the same terms and conditions     |
| U.S.C. 117   | applicable to the inventor.                           |
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| Party of     | 35 U.S.C. 118 Whenever an inventor refuses to execute |
| Interest     | an application for patent, or cannot be found or      |
| under 35     | reached after diligent effort, a person to whom the   |
| U.S.C. 118   | inventor has assigned or agreed in writing to assign  |
|              | the invention or who otherwise shows sufficient       |
|              | proprietary interest in the matter justifying such    |
|              | action, may make application for patent on behalf of  |
|              | and as agent for the inventor on proof of the         |
|              | pertinent facts and a showing that such action is     |
|              | necessary to preserve the rights of the parties or to |
|              | prevent irreparable damage; and the Director may      |
|              | grant a patent to such inventor upon such notice to   |
|              | him as the Director deems sufficient, and on          |
|              | compliance with such regulations as he prescribes.    |
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| Inventor     | In case of the death of the inventor, the legal       |
| Status Drop  | representative (executor, administrator, etc.) of the |
| Down         | deceased inventor may make the necessary oath or      |
|              | declaration, and apply for and obtain the patent.     |
|              | Where the inventor dies during the time intervening   |
|              | between the filing of the application and the         |
|              | granting of a patent thereon, the letters patent may  |
|              | be issued to the legal representative upon proper     |
|              | intervention.                                         |
|              |                                                       |
|              | When the inventor is insane or legally incapacitated. |
|              | In case an inventor is insane or otherwise legally    |
|              | incapacitated, the legal representative (guardian,    |
|              | conservator, etc.) of such inventor may make the      |
|              | necessary oath or declaration, and apply for and      |
|              | obtain the patent.                                    |
|              |                                                       |
|              | Filing when an inventor refuses to sign or cannot be  |
|              | reached: (a) If a joint inventor refuses to join in   |
|              | an application for patent or cannot be found or       |
|              | reached after diligent effort, the application may be |
|              | made by the other inventor on behalf of himself or    |
|              | herself and the nonsigning inventor.                  |
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| Prefix       | Enter any name prefix of the inventor. (Optional)     |
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| Given Name   | Enter the first or given name of the inventor. If the |
|              | inventor has only one name, enter a period in this    |
|              | field.                                                |
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| Middle name  | Enter any middle name of the inventor. (Optional)     |
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| Family Name  | Enter the last or family name of the inventor.        |
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| Suffix       | Enter any name suffix of the inventor; II., III.,     |
|              | IV., Jr., Sr. (Optional)                              |
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| Residence    | Select the radio button that describes the inventor's |
| Information  | residence from US Residency, Non US Residency and     |
|              | Active US Military Service.                           |
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| City         | Enter the city of the inventor's residence. REQUIRED  |
|              | if the inventor is a U.S. resident or Non-U.S.        |
|              | resident.                                             |
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| State /      | Enter the state of the inventor's residence. REQUIRED |
| Province     | if the inventor is a U.S. resident. See               |
|              | State/Province List for choices.                      |
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| Active US    | Select if the inventor is in Active U.S. Military     |
| Military     | service. REQUIRED if the inventor is in the active    |
| Service      | U.S. military service.                                |
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| Active       | If the Active U.S. military service is selected,      |
| Military     | indicate the region of the world where the inventor   |
| Service in   | is stationed. See Active Military Service Table for   |
|              | options.                                              |
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| Country of   | Enter the country of residence of the inventor. If US |
| Residence    | Residency is selected, the Country of Residence will  |
|              | default to US. REQUIRED. See Country Code Table for   |
|              | complete listing, along with abbreviation.            |
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| Citizenship  | Enter the citizenship of the inventor. See the        |
| under 1.41   | Country Code Table for a complete listing, along with |
| (b)          | abbreviation.                                         |
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| Address-1    | Enter the first line of the inventor's address.       |
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| Address-2    | Enter the second line of the inventor's address.      |
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| City         | Enter the city of the inventor's address.             |
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| State /      | If the inventor's address is in the United States or  |
| Province     | in a U.S. territory, enter the state of the           |
|              | inventor's address. See State/Province List for       |
|              | choices.                                              |
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| Postal Code  | Enter the 5 - 9 digit postal code of the inventor\'s  |
|              | address. Entry of a postal code for foreign countries |
|              | is optional.                                          |
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| Country      | Enter the country of the inventor's address. See      |
|              | Country Code Table for complete listing, along with   |
|              | abbreviation.                                         |
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| Additional   | Joint inventors must apply for a patent jointly and   |
| Inventors    | each must make the required oath or declaration:      |
|              | neither of them alone, nor less than the entire       |
|              | number, can apply for a patent for an invention       |
|              | invented by them jointly, except as provided in §     |
|              | 1.47. (b) Select the Add button to add additional     |
|              | inventor information.                                 |
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| Remove       | Choose this button to remove the adjacent Inventor    |
|              | section.                                              |
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| If the       | Check this box if the inventor's representative is an |
| re           | organization.                                         |
| presentative |                                                       |
| for the      |                                                       |
| inventor is  |                                                       |
| an           |                                                       |
| Organization |                                                       |
| check here.  |                                                       |
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| Organization | Enter the name of the organization or if the          |
| Name         | representative is an individual provide name          |
|              | information for the representative is the Inventor    |
|              | representative's name fields.                         |
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| Prefix       | Enter any name prefix of the inventor\'s              |
|              | representative                                        |
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| Given Name   | Enter the first or given name of the inventor\'s      |
|              | representative. If the representative has only a      |
|              | single name, enter a period in this field.            |
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| Middle name  | Enter any middle name of the inventor\'s              |
|              | representative.                                       |
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| Family Name  | Enter the last or family name of the inventor\'s      |
|              | representative.                                       |
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| Suffix       | Enter any name suffix of the inventor\'s              |
|              | representative.                                       |
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| City         | Enter the city of the representative's residence      |
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| State /      | Enter the state of the representative's residence.    |
| Province     | REQUIRED if the representative is a U.S. resident.    |
|              | See State/Province List for choices.                  |
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| Active US    | Select if the representative is in Active U.S.        |
| Military     | Military service.                                     |
| Service      |                                                       |
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| Region of    | If the Active U.S. military service is selected,      |
| Military     | indicate the region of the world where the inventor   |
| Service      | is stationed. See Active Military Service Table for   |
|              | options.                                              |
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| Country of   | Enter the country of residence of the representative. |
| Residence    | See Country Code Table for complete listing, along    |
|              | with abbreviation.                                    |
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| Citizenship  | Enter the citizenship of the representative. See      |
| under 1.41   | Country Code Table for complete listing, along with   |
| (b)          | abbreviation.                                         |
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| Address-1    | Enter the first line of the representative's address. |
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| Address-2    | Enter the second line of the representative's         |
|              | address.                                              |
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| City         | Enter the city of the representative's address        |
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| State /      | Enter the state of the representative's address if    |
| Province     | the representative's address is in the United States  |
|              | or a U.S. territory. See State/Province List for      |
|              | choices.                                              |
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| Postal Code  | Enter the 5 - 9 digit postal code of the              |
|              | representative's address. Entry of a postal code for  |
|              | foreign countries is optional.                        |
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| Country      | Enter the country of the representative's address.    |
|              | See Country Code Table for complete listing, along    |
|              | with abbreviation.                                    |
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**Correspondence Information:**

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| An Address   | Select this checkbox to have correspondence in this   |
| is being     | application sent to an address that is not associated |
| provided for | with a specific customer number.                      |
| the          |                                                       |
| co           | []{.mark}                                             |
| rrespondence |                                                       |
| Information  | When filing an application, a correspondence address  |
| of this      | must be set forth in either an application data sheet |
| application. | (§ 1.76), or elsewhere, in a clearly identifiable     |
|              | manner, in any paper submitted with an application    |
|              | filing. If no correspondence address is specified,    |
|              | the Office may treat the mailing address of the first |
|              | named inventor (if provided, see §§ 1.76(b)(1) and    |
|              | 1.63(c)(2)) as the correspondence address. The Office |
|              | will direct all notices, official letters, and other  |
|              | communications relating to the application to the     |
|              | correspondence address. The Office will not engage in |
|              | double correspondence with an applicant and a         |
|              | registered attorney or agent, or with more than one   |
|              | registered attorney or agent except as deemed         |
|              | necessary by the Director. If more than one           |
|              | correspondence address is specified, the Office will  |
|              | establish one as the correspondence address. For the  |
|              | party to whom correspondence is to be addressed, a    |
|              | daytime telephone number should be supplied in a      |
|              | clearly identifiable manner and may be changed by any |
|              | party who may change the correspondence address.      |
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| Customer     | Enter the customer number associated with the address |
| Number       | where correspondence in this application should be    |
|              | sent.                                                 |
|              |                                                       |
|              | A number assigned by the Office that is used to       |
|              | simplify the submission of an address change, to      |
|              | appoint a practitioner, or to designate the fee       |
|              | address for a patent. *Customer numbers* are          |
|              | primarily used by attorneys and law firms, and must   |
|              | be requested using the [***\"Request for Customer     |
|              | Number\" form                                         |
|              | (PTO/SB                                               |
|              | /125***)](http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms/index.html). |
|              | (Previously referred to as \"*payor number*\") -      |
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| Provide a    | If a customer number is not entered, the customer     |
| customer     | correspondence address must be provided.              |
| address      |                                                       |
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| Name - 1     | Enter the name for the correspondence address.        |
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| Name -2      | Enter any additional name information for the         |
|              | address.                                              |
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| Address-1    | Enter the first line of the correspondence address.   |
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| Address-2    | Enter the second line of the correspondence address.  |
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| City         | Enter the city for the correspondence address.        |
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| State /      | If the correspondence address is located in the       |
| Province     | United States or in a U.S. territory, enter the state |
|              | for the correspondence address. REQUIRED for a        |
|              | correspondence address that is in the United States   |
|              | or U.S. territories. See State/Province List for      |
|              | choices.                                              |
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| Country      | Enter the country of the correspondence address. See  |
|              | Country Code Table for complete listing, along with   |
|              | abbreviation.                                         |
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| Postal Code  | Enter the 5 - 9 digit postal code for the             |
|              | correspondence address. Entry of a postal code for    |
|              | foreign countries is optional.                        |
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| Phone number | Enter the telephone number for the correspondence     |
|              | address.                                              |
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| Fax number   | Enter the fax number for the correspondence address.  |
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| Email        | Enter the e-mail address for the correspondence       |
| address      | address.                                              |
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| Add Email    | Select the Add Email button to add an additional      |
|              | email address. You may enter up to 3 email addresses. |
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| Remove Email | Select the Remove Email button to remove the email    |
|              | address associated with the button.                   |
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Application Information:

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| Title of the  | The title of the invention may have up to 500        |
| Invention     | characters and it must be as short and specific as   |
|               | possible. The approved characters include:           |
|               | A-Z,0-9,standard keyboard characters plus            |
|               | ƒ,...,Œ,™,œ,Ÿ,¡,¢,£,¤,¥,§,©,ª,«,¬,®,°,±,²,³,µ,¹,º,   |
|               | »,¼,½,¾,¿,                                           |
|               | À,Á,Â                                                |
|               | ,Ã,Ä,Å,Æ,Ç,È,É,Ê,Ë,Ì,Í,Î,Ï,Ñ,Ò,Ó,Ô,Õ,Ö,Ø,Ù,Ú,Û,Ü,Ý,\ |
|               | ß,à,á,â,ã,                                           |
|               | ä,å,æ,ç,è,é,ê,ë,ì,í,î,ï,ñ,ò,ó,ô,õ,ö,÷,ø,ù,ú,û,ü,ý,ÿ, |
|               |                                                      |
|               | NOTE: Please see the EFS-Web FAQ's regarding using   |
|               | special characters in Title of Invention and in all  |
|               | the Named fields for Inventors I                     |
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| Attorney      | This field is optional. It may be used to enter an   |
| Docket Number | internal reference number associated with this       |
|               | submission. This field is limited to 25 characters.  |
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| Entity Status | For purposes of small entity determination per       |
| Small         | [*MPEP                                               |
|               | 509.02*](http://www.uspto.gov/web/of                 |
|               | fices/pac/mpep/documents/0500_509_02.htm#sect509.02) |
|               | -- small entity means an independent inventor, a     |
|               | small business concern, or a nonprofit organization  |
|               | eligible for reduced patent fees.                    |
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| Application   | An application may be either provisional,            |
| Type          | non-provisional, or a reissue. At this time EFS-Web  |
|               | does not accept reissue applications. Select the     |
|               | application type from the drop-down list.            |
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| Subject       | An application may be either a utility application,  |
| Matter        | a design application, or a plant application. At     |
|               | this time EFS-Web does not accept plant              |
|               | applications. Select the subject matter of the       |
|               | application from the drop-down list.                 |
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| Suggested     | Enter a suggested classification for the             |
| C             | application. Optional.                               |
| lassification |                                                      |
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| Sub Class     | Enter a suggested subclass for the application.      |
|               | Optional.                                            |
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| Suggested     | Enter a suggested technology center for the          |
| Technology    | application. Optional.                               |
| Center        |                                                      |
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| Total Number  | Enter the total number of drawing sheets in the      |
| of Drawing    | application. Optional.                               |
| Sheets        |                                                      |
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| Suggested     | Enter a suggested figure for publication. Optional.  |
| Figure for    |                                                      |
| Publication   |                                                      |
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| Latin Name    | Enter the Latin Name of the plant described in the   |
|               | submission as required by UPOV.                      |
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| Variety       | Enter the Variety denomination of the plant          |
| Denomination  | described in the submission as required by UPOV.     |
| Name          |                                                      |
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| Request Early | Request for early publication -- Select if this      |
| Publication   | application should be published as soon as possible. |
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| Request Not   | Check this box if a request for non-publication      |
| to Publish    | under 35 U.S.C. 122(b) and 37 CFR 1.213 is being     |
|               | made.                                                |
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Representative Information:

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  Customer Number   Check this box if you want to assign a Customer Number
  Selection         for patent practitioners associated with this
                    application.

  Customer Number   If Customer number is selected enter the customer
  Entry             number associated with patent practitioner information
                    for this application.

  Patent            Check this box if you want to input a US Patent
  Practitioner      Practitioner name.

  Prefix            Enter any name prefix of the patent practitioner.
                    Choose the desired prefix from the drop-down menu.

  Given Name        Enter the first or given name of the patent
                    practitioner.

  Middle Name       Enter any middle name of the patent practitioner.

  Family Name       Enter the last or family name of the patent
                    practitioner. REQUIRED.

  Suffix            Enter any name suffix of the patent practitioner.

  Registration      Enter the USPTO registration number of the patent
  number            practitioner.

  Add Additional    If patent practitioner is selected, enter the name and
  Representatives   registration information for each patent practitioner
                    and select the Add button when the information is
                    complete. Repeat for each patent practitioner. A
                    maximum of 10 patent practitioners can be added.

  Remove            If you want to delete a patent practitioner select the
                    Remove button next to the patent practitioner you wish
                    to remove.

  Limited           Check this box if you want to input a name under
  Recognition       Limited Recognition (37 CFR 11.9).

  Prefix            Enter any name prefix of the patent practitioner.
                    Choose the desired prefix from the drop-down menu.

  Given Name        Enter the first or given name of the patent
                    practitioner.

  Middle Name       Enter any middle name of the patent practitioner.

  Family Name       Enter the last or family name of the patent
                    practitioner. REQUIRED.

  Suffix            Enter any name suffix of the patent practitioner.

  Registration      Enter the USPTO registration number of the patent
  number            practitioner.

  Add Additional    If patent practitioner is selected, enter the name and
  Representatives   registration information for each patent practitioner
                    and select the Add button when the information is
                    complete. Repeat for each patent practitioner. A
                    maximum of 10 patent practitioners can be added.

  Remove            If you want to delete a patent practitioner select the
                    Remove button next to the patent practitioner you wish
                    to remove.

                    
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**Domestic Benefit/National Stage** Information:

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  Application      If this field is left blank, it will signify \"This
  Number           Application is a\" to refer to the application being
                   submitted. You may also enter any application number
                   that is already referred to in the Prior Application
                   Number fields on the current form.

  Continuity Type  Select the relationship between patent applications by
                   selecting one of seven available relationship buttons.
                   The relationships are continuation, division,
                   continuation-in-part, 371 of international,
                   substitution, reissue and non-provisional.

  Prior            Provide the application serial number for the related
  Application      application.
  Number           

  Filing Date      Select the filing date of the prior related
                   application from the drop-down menu, which converts
                   into a calendar. The date should be in the format
                   YYYY-MM-DD.

  Application      Select the status of the related application from
  Status           Issued, Pending, Abandoned, or Expired.

  Add Domestic     Add the information to the continuity information list
  Priority Data    by selecting the Add button.

  Remove Domestic  Delete the information to the continuity information
  Priority Data    list by selecting the Remove button.
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**Foreign Priority Information:**

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  Application      Enter the Foreign Document Number of an associated
  Number           foreign-filed application in the Application Number
                   field. PCT number format: PCT/aaYY/xxxxx or
                   PCT/aaYYYY/xxxxx where aa is valid foreign receiving
                   office/country code YY or YYYY is year and xxxxx is
                   the five-digit number.

  Country          Enter the country where the application was filed. See
                   WIPO ST. 3 Table for complete listing, along with
                   abbreviation.

  Parent Filing    Enter the foreign filing date in the Date field. The
  Date             date should be in the format YYYY-MM-DD

  Priority Claimed Indicate whether or not foreign priority is claimed by
  Yes/No           selecting the appropriate radio button.

  Add              Add additional information to the Foreign Priority
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###   {#section-2 .unnumbered}

### Country Code Table 

  ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  COUNTRY                                                     CODE

  AFGHANISTAN                                                 AF

  ALBANIA                                                     AL

  ALGERIA                                                     DZ

  ANDORRA                                                     AD

  ANGOLA                                                      AO

  ANGUILLA                                                    AI

  ANTARCTICA                                                  AQ

  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA                                         AG

  ARGENTINA                                                   AR

  ARMENIA                                                     AM

  ARUBA                                                       AW

  AUSTRALIA                                                   AU

  AUSTRIA                                                     AT

  AZERBAIJAN                                                  AZ

  BAHAMAS                                                     BS

  BAHRAIN                                                     BH

  BANGLADESH                                                  BD

  BARBADOS                                                    BB

  BELARUS                                                     BY

  BELGIUM                                                     BE

  BELIZE                                                      BZ

  BENIN                                                       BJ

  BERMUDA                                                     BM

  BHUTAN                                                      BT

  BOLIVIA                                                     BO

  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA                                      BA

  BOTSWANA                                                    BW

  BOUVET ISLAND                                               BV

  BRAZIL                                                      BR

  BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY                              IO

  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM                                           BN

  BULGARIA                                                    BG

  BURKINA FASO                                                BF

  BURUNDI                                                     BI

  CAMBODIA                                                    KH

  CAMEROON                                                    CM

  CANADA                                                      CA

  CANTON AND ENDERBURY ISLANDS                                CT

  CAPE VERDE                                                  CV

  CAYMAN ISLANDS                                              KY

  CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC                                    CF

  CHAD                                                        TD

  CHILE                                                       CL

  CHINA                                                       CN

  CHRISTMAS ISLAND                                            CX

  COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS                                     CC

  COLOMBIA                                                    CO

  COMOROS                                                     KM

  CONGO                                                       CG

  CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE                       CD

  COOK ISLANDS                                                CK

  COSTA RICA                                                  CR

  COTE D\'IVOIRE                                              CI

  CROATIA                                                     HR

  CUBA                                                        CU

  CYPRUS                                                      CY

  CZECH REPUBLIC                                              CZ

  CZECHOSLOVAKIA                                              CS

  DENMARK                                                     DK

  DJIBOUTI                                                    DJ

  DOMINICA                                                    DM

  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                                          DO

  DRONNING MAUD LAND                                          NQ

  EAST TIMOR                                                  TP

  ECUADOR                                                     EC

  EGYPT                                                       EG

  EL SALVADOR                                                 SV

  EQUATORIAL GUINEA                                           GQ

  ERITREA                                                     ER

  ESTONIA                                                     EE

  ETHIOPIA                                                    ET

  FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)                                 FK

  FAROE ISLANDS                                               FO

  FIJI                                                        FJ

  FINLAND                                                     FI

  FRANCE                                                      FR

  FRENCH GUIANA                                               GF

  FRENCH POLYNESIA                                            PF

  FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES                   FQ

  FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES                                 TF

  GABON                                                       GA

  GAMBIA                                                      GM

  GEORGIA                                                     GE

  GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC                                  DD

  GERMANY                                                     DE

  GHANA                                                       GH

  GIBRALTAR                                                   GI

  GREECE                                                      GR

  GREENLAND                                                   GL

  GRENADA                                                     GD

  GUADELOUPE                                                  GP

  GUATEMALA                                                   GT

  GUINEA                                                      GN

  GUINEA-BISSAU                                               GW

  GUYANA                                                      GY

  HAITI                                                       HT

  HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS                           HM

  HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)                               VA

  HONDURAS                                                    HN

  HONG KONG                                                   HK

  HUNGARY                                                     HU

  ICELAND                                                     IS

  INDIA                                                       IN

  INDONESIA                                                   ID

  IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF                                   IR

  IRAQ                                                        IQ

  IRELAND                                                     IE

  ISRAEL                                                      IL

  ITALY                                                       IT

  JAMAICA                                                     JM

  JAPAN                                                       JP

  JORDAN                                                      JO

  KAZAKSTAN                                                   KZ

  KENYA                                                       KE

  KIRIBATI                                                    KI

  KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE\'S REPUBLIC OF                     KP

  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF                                          KR

  KUWAIT                                                      KW

  KYRGYZSTAN                                                  KG

  LAO PEOPLE\'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC                           LA

  LATVIA                                                      LV

  LEBANON                                                     LB

  LESOTHO                                                     LS

  LIBERIA                                                     LR

  LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA                                      LY

  LIECHTENSTEIN                                               LI

  LITHUANIA                                                   LT

  LUXEMBOURG                                                  LU

  MACAU                                                       MO

  MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF                  MK

  MADAGASCAR                                                  MG

  MALAWI                                                      MW

  MALAYSIA                                                    MY

  MALDIVES                                                    MV

  MALI                                                        ML

  MALTA                                                       MT

  MARSHALL ISLANDS                                            MH

  MARTINIQUE                                                  MQ

  MAURITANIA                                                  MR

  MAURITIUS                                                   MU

  MAYOTTE                                                     YT

  MEXICO                                                      MX

  MIRCRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF                            FM

  MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF                                        MD

  MONACO                                                      MC

  MONGOLIA                                                    MN

  MONTSERRAT                                                  MS

  MOROCCO                                                     MA

  MOZAMBIQUE                                                  MZ

  MYANMAR                                                     MM

  NAMIBIA                                                     NA

  NAURU                                                       NR

  NEPAL                                                       NP

  NETHERLANDS                                                 NL

  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES                                        AN

  NEUTRAL ZONE                                                NT

  NEW CALEDONIA                                               NC

  NEW ZEALAND                                                 NZ

  NICARAGUA                                                   NI

  NIGER                                                       NE

  NIGERIA                                                     NG

  NIUE                                                        NU

  NORFOLK ISLAND                                              NF

  NORWAY                                                      NO

  NOT PROVIDED                                                XP

  OMAN                                                        OM

  PACIFIC ISLANDS (TRUST TERRITORY)                           PC

  PAKISTAN                                                    PK

  PALAU                                                       PW

  PANAMA                                                      PA

  PANAMA CANAL ZONE                                           PZ

  PAPUA NEW GUINEA                                            PG

  PARACEL ISLANDS                                             QP

  PARAGUAY                                                    PY

  PERU                                                        PE

  PHILIPPINES                                                 PH

  PITCAIRN                                                    PN

  POLAND                                                      PL

  PORTUGAL                                                    PT

  QATAR                                                       QA

  REUNION                                                     RE

  ROMANIA                                                     RO

  RUSSIAN FEDERATION                                          RU

  RWANDA                                                      RW

  SAINT HELENA                                                SH

  SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS                                       KN

  SAINT LUCIA                                                 LC

  SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON                                   PM

  SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES                            VC

  SAMOA                                                       WS

  SAN MARINO                                                  SM

  SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE                                       ST

  SAUDI ARABIA                                                SA

  SENEGAL                                                     SN

  SEYCHELLES                                                  SC

  SIERRA LEONE                                                SL

  SINGAPORE                                                   SG

  SLOVAKIA                                                    SK

  SLOVENIA                                                    SI

  SOLOMON ISLANDS                                             SB

  SOMALIA                                                     SO

  SOUTH AFRICA                                                ZA

  SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS                GS

  SPAIN                                                       ES

  SRI LANKA                                                   LK

  STATELESS                                                   ZZ

  SUDAN                                                       SD

  SURINAME                                                    SR

  SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN                                      SJ

  SWAZILAND                                                   SZ

  SWEDEN                                                      SE

  SWITZERLAND                                                 CH

  SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC                                        SY

  TAIWAN                                                      TW

  TAJIKISTAN                                                  TJ

  TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF                                TZ

  THAILAND                                                    TH

  TOGO                                                        TG

  TOKELAU                                                     TK

  TONGA                                                       TO

  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO                                         TT

  TUNISIA                                                     TN

  TURKEY                                                      TR

  TURKMENISTAN                                                TM

  TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS                                    TC

  TUVALU                                                      TV

  UGANDA                                                      UG

  UKRAINE                                                     UA

  UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS                         SU

  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                                        AE

  UNITED KINGDOM                                              GB

  UNITED STATES                                               US

  URUGUAY                                                     UY

  UZBEKISTAN                                                  UZ

  VANUATU                                                     VU

  VENEZUELA                                                   VE

  VIET NAM                                                    VN

  VIET-NAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF                            VD

  VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH                                     VG

  WALLIS AND FUTUNA                                           WF

  WESTERN SAHARA                                              EH

  YEMEN                                                       YE

  YEMEN, DEMOCRATIC                                           YD

  YUGOSLAVIA                                                  YU

  ZAMBIA                                                      ZM

  ZIMBABWE                                                    ZW
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###   {#section-3 .unnumbered}

### WIPO ST.3 Table

LIST OF STATES, OTHER ENTITIES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, IN
ALPHABETIC SEQUENCE OF THEIR SHORT NAMES, AND THEIR CORRESPONDING CODES
(as of March 22, 2007)

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  AFGHANISTAN                                             AF

  AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (OAPI)^(1)^  OA

  AFRICAN REGIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION     AP
  (ARIPO)^(1)^                                            

  ALBANIA                                                 AL

  ALGERIA                                                 DZ

  ANDORRA                                                 AD

  ANGOLA                                                  AO

  ANGUILLA                                                AI

  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA                                     AG

  ARGENTINA                                               AR

  ARMENIA                                                 AM

  ARUBA                                                   AW

  AUSTRALIA                                               AU

  AUSTRIA                                                 AT

  AZERBAIJAN                                              AZ

  BAHAMAS                                                 BS

  BAHRAIN                                                 BH

  BANGLADESH                                              BD

  BARBADOS                                                BB

  BELARUS                                                 BY

  BELGIUM                                                 BE

  BELIZE                                                  BZ

  BENELUX OFFICE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (BOIP) ^(2)^   BX

  BENIN                                                   BJ

  BERMUDA                                                 BM

  BHUTAN                                                  BT

  BOLIVIA                                                 BO

  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA                                  BA

  BOTSWANA                                                BW

  BOUVET ISLAND                                           BV

  BRAZIL                                                  BR

  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM                                       BN

  BULGARIA                                                BG

  BURKINA FASO                                            BF

  BURUNDI                                                 BI

  CAMBODIA                                                KH

  CAMEROON                                                CM

  CANADA                                                  CA

  CAPE VERDE \...                                         CV

  CAYMAN ISLANDS                                          KY

  CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC                                CF

  CHAD                                                    TD

  CHILE                                                   CL

  CHINA                                                   CN

  COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY OFFICE (EUROPEAN COMMUNITY)     QZ
  (CPVO)                                                  

  COLOMBIA                                                CO

  COMOROS                                                 KM

  CONGO (see Congo, below; Democratic Republic of the     
  Congo)                                                  

  CONGO                                                   CG

  COOK ISLANDS.                                           CK

  COSTA RICA                                              CR

  CÔTE D'IVOIRE                                           CI

  CROATIA                                                 HR

  CUBA                                                    CU

  CYPRUS                                                  CY

  CZECH REPUBLIC                                          CZ

  DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA                   KP

  DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO                        CD

  DENMARK                                                 DK

  DJIBOUTI                                                DJ

  DOMINICA \...                                           DM

  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                                      DO

  ECUADOR                                                 EC

  EGYPT                                                   EG

  EL SALVADOR                                             SV

  EQUATORIAL GUINEA                                       GQ

  ERITREA                                                 ER

  ESTONIA                                                 EE

  ETHIOPIA                                                ET

  EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION (EAPO)^(1)^                EA

  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TRADE MARK OFFICE (See Office for    
  Harmonization in the Internal Market)                   

  EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)^(1)^                       EP

  FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)                             FK

  FAROE ISLANDS                                           FO

  FIJI                                                    FJ

  FINLAND                                                 FI

  FRANCE                                                  FR

  GABON                                                   GA

  GAMBIA                                                  GM

  GEORGIA                                                 GE

  GERMANY^(3)^                                            DE

  GHANA                                                   GH

  GIBRALTAR                                               GI

  GREECE                                                  GR

  GREENLAND \...                                          GL

  GRENADA \...                                            GD

  GUATEMALA \...                                          GT

  GUERNSEY.                                               GG

  GUINEA                                                  GN

  GUINEA--BISSAU                                          GW

  GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (see Patent Office of the      
  Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf)    

  GUYANA                                                  GY

  HAITI                                                   HT

  HOLY SEE \...                                           VA

  HONDURAS                                                HN

  HONG KONG (See The Hong Kong Special Administrative     
  Region of the People's Republic of China)               

  HUNGARY                                                 HU

  ICELAND                                                 IS

  INDIA                                                   IN

  INDONESIA                                               ID

  INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IB, WO
  ORGANIZATION (WIPO)^(4)^                                

  IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF                               IR

  IRAQ                                                    IQ

  IRELAND                                                 IE

  ISLE OF MAN                                             IM

  ISRAEL                                                  IL

  ITALY                                                   IT

  JAMAICA                                                 JM

  JAPAN                                                   JP

  JERSEY                                                  JE

  JORDAN                                                  JO

  KAZAKHSTAN                                              KZ

  KENYA                                                   KE

  KIRIBATI                                                KI

  KOREA (see Democratic People's Republic of Korea;       
  Republic of Korea)                                      

  KUWAIT                                                  KW

  KYRGYZSTAN                                              KG

  LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC                        LA

  LATVIA                                                  LV

  LEBANON                                                 LB

  LESOTHO                                                 LS

  LIBERIA                                                 LR

  LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA                                  LY

  LIECHTENSTEIN                                           LI

  LITHUANIA                                               LT

  LUXEMBOURG                                              LU

  MACAO                                                   MO

  MACEDONIA (see The former Yugoslav Republic of          
  Macedonia)                                              

  MADAGASCAR                                              MG

  MALAWI                                                  MW

  MALAYSIA \...                                           MY

  MALDIVES \...                                           MV

  MALI                                                    ML

  MALTA                                                   MT

  MAURITANIA                                              MR

  MAURITIUS                                               MU

  MEXICO                                                  MX

  MOLDOVA (see Republic of Moldova)                       

  MONACO                                                  MC

  MONGOLIA                                                MN

  MONTENEGRO.                                             ME

  MONTSERRAT                                              MS

  MOROCCO                                                 MA

  MOZAMBIQUE                                              MZ

  MYANMAR                                                 MM

  NAMIBIA                                                 NA

  NAURU                                                   NR

  NEPAL                                                   NP

  NETHERLANDS.                                            NL

  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES                                    AN

  NEW ZEALAND                                             NZ

  NICARAGUA                                               NI

  NIGER                                                   NE

  NIGERIA                                                 NG

  NORDIC PATENT INSTITUTE (NPI)                           XN

  NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS                                MP

  NORWAY                                                  NO

  OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET (TRADE  EM
  MARKS AND DESIGNS) (OHIM)                               

  OMAN                                                    OM

  PAKISTAN \...                                           PK

  PALAU                                                   PW

  PANAMA                                                  PA

  PAPUA NEW GUINEA                                        PG

  PARAGUAY                                                PY

  PATENT OFFICE OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB   GC
  STATES OF THE GULF (GCC)                                

  PERU                                                    PE

  PHILIPPINES \...                                        PH

  POLAND                                                  PL

  PORTUGAL                                                PT

  QATAR                                                   QA

  REPUBLIC OF KOREA                                       KR

  REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA                                     MD

  ROMANIA                                                 RO

  RUSSIAN FEDERATION                                      RU

  RWANDA                                                  RW

  SAINT HELENA                                            SH

  SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS \...                              KN

  SAINT LUCIA \...                                        LC

  SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES                        VC

  SAMOA                                                   WS

  SAN MARINO                                              SM

  SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE                                   ST

  SAUDI ARABIA                                            SA

  SENEGAL                                                 SN

  SERBIA                                                  RS

  SEYCHELLES                                              SC

  SIERRA LEONE                                            SL

  SINGAPORE                                               SG

  SLOVAKIA \...                                           SK

  SLOVENIA \...                                           SI

  SOLOMON ISLANDS                                         SB

  SOMALIA                                                 SO

  SOUTH AFRICA                                            ZA

  SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS            GS

  SPAIN                                                   ES

  SRI LANKA                                               LK

  SUDAN                                                   SD

  SURINAME                                                SR

  SWAZILAND                                               SZ

  SWEDEN                                                  SE

  SWITZERLAND                                             CH

  SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC                                    SY

  TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA                               TW

  TAJIKISTAN                                              TJ

  TANZANIA (see United Republic of Tanzania)              

  THAILAND \...                                           TH

  THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA               MK

  THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE      HK
  PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA                              

  TIMOR--LESTE                                            TL

  TOGO.                                                   TG

  TONGA                                                   TO

  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO                                     TT

  TUNISIA                                                 TN

  TURKEY                                                  TR

  TURKMENISTAN                                            TM

  TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS                                TC

  TUVALU                                                  TV

  UGANDA                                                  UG

  UKRAINE                                                 UA

  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                                    AE

  UNITED KINGDOM                                          GB

  UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA                             TZ

  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                                US

  URUGUAY \...                                            UY

  UZBEKISTAN \...                                         UZ

  VANUATU \...                                            VU

  VATICAN CITY STATE (See Holy See)                       

  VENEZUELA                                               VE

  VIET NAM                                                VN

  VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH                                 VG

  WESTERN SAHARA^(5)^                                     EH

  WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO)         WO, IB
  (INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF)^(4)^                          

  YEMEN                                                   YE

  ZAMBIA                                                  ZM

  ZIMBABWE                                                ZW
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### 

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### 

###  

### State/Province List 

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  U.S. State / U.S. territories / Canadian Provinces             Code

  ALABAMA                                                        AL

  ALASKA                                                         AK

  ALBERTA                                                        AB

  AMERICAN SAMOA                                                 AS

  ARIZONA                                                        AZ

  ARKANSAS                                                       AR

  Armed Forces in Americas excluding Canada                      AA

  Armed Forces in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada    AE

  Armed Forces in the Pacific                                    AP

  BAKER ISLAND                                                   81

  BRITISH COLUMBIA                                               BC

  CALIFORNIA                                                     CA

  CHANNEL ISLANDS                                                CHA

  COLORADO                                                       CO

  CONNECTICUT                                                    CT

  DELAWARE                                                       DE

  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                                           DC

  FLORIDA                                                        FL

  GEORGIA                                                        GA

  GUAM                                                           GU

  HAWAII                                                         HI

  HOWLAND ISLAND                                                 84

  IDAHO                                                          ID

  ILLINOIS                                                       IL

  INDIANA                                                        IN

  IOWA                                                           IA

  JARVIS ISLAND                                                  86

  JOHNSTON ATOLL                                                 67

  KANSAS                                                         KS

  KENTUCKY                                                       KY

  KINGMAN REEF                                                   89

  LOUISIANA                                                      LA

  MAINE                                                          ME

  MANITOBA                                                       MB

  MARYLAND                                                       MD

  MASSACHUSETTS                                                  MA

  MICHIGAN                                                       MI

  MIDWAY ISLANDS                                                 71

  MINNESOTA                                                      MN

  MISSISSIPPI                                                    MS

  MISSOURI                                                       MO

  MONTANA                                                        MT

  NAVASSA ISLAND                                                 76

  NEBRASKA                                                       NE

  NEVADA                                                         NV

  NEW BRUNSWICK                                                  NB

  NEW HAMPSHIRE                                                  NH

  NEW JERSEY                                                     NJ

  NEW MEXICO                                                     NM

  NEW YORK                                                       NY

  NEWFOUNDLAND                                                   NF

  NORTH CAROLINA                                                 NC

  NORTH DAKOTA                                                   ND

  NORTHWEST TERRITORIES                                          NT

  NOVA SCOTIA                                                    NS

  NUNAVUT                                                        NU

  OHIO                                                           OH

  OKLAHOMA                                                       OK

  ONTARIO                                                        ON

  OREGON                                                         OR

  PALMYRA ATOLL                                                  95

  PENNSYLVANIA                                                   PA

  PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND                                           PE

  PUERTO RICO                                                    PR

  QUEBEC                                                         QC

  RHODE ISLAND                                                   RI

  SASKATCHEWAN                                                   SK

  SOUTH CAROLINA                                                 SC

  SOUTH DAKOTA                                                   SD

  TENNESSEE                                                      TN

  TEXAS                                                          TX

  UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS                           UM

  UTAH                                                           UT

  VERMONT                                                        VT

  VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.                                           VI

  VIRGINIA                                                       VA

  WAKE ISLAND                                                    79

  WASHINGTON                                                     WA

  WEST VIRGINIA                                                  WV

  WISCONSIN                                                      WI

  WYOMING                                                        WY

  YUKON TERRITORY                                                YT
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### Active Military Descriptions List 

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  AE      The inventor is serving in Europe or Africa

  AP      The inventor is serving in the Pacific

  AA      The inventor is serving in the Americas excluding Canada
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