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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

COLORADO

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

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 135 124 186 139 179 195 164 154 161 170 143 163 170 147 108 139 151 158 186 196 258 266 260 287 277 286 278 309 252 333 349 333 311 325 280 264 204 247 210 8497
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 9 4 11 7 8 2 7 12 17 13 27 6 8 18 8 14 8 10 19 24 36 35 51 59 97 101 89 85 91 183 189 168 187 217 51 0 3 1 0 1875
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240 274 277 341 194 1326
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 10 26 48 46 45 46 38 32 42 49 45 38 56 46 50 40 19 17 18 12 15 13 3 4 2 7 7 8 13 19 14 30 39 36 40 43 44 46 38 1144
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 2 6 5 5 1 5 3 0 3 4 4 8 7 14 16 9 7 2 11 11 11 16 30 42 41 34 17 18 29 49 53 58 49 65 54 57 44 790
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 80 66 99 188 158 106 59 787
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 72 83 66 75 66 78 70 54 619
MARATHON OIL COMPANY 37 45 37 45 41 37 23 15 14 3 7 4 7 8 16 14 23 17 18 16 13 10 16 9 3 15 7 2 4 9 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 527
AT&T CORP. 0 1 3 27 25 23 17 24 20 8 8 5 9 3 12 21 12 14 22 13 5 16 16 7 20 27 38 21 0 3 0 3 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 431
HONEYWELL INC. 13 17 18 19 26 19 17 20 15 24 13 15 16 18 17 8 4 6 6 8 10 6 5 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 331
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 31 45 62 52 46 25 24 290
GATES RUBBER COMPANY 1 2 9 5 29 27 34 23 16 12 10 11 13 13 5 5 7 8 10 3 8 4 3 3 8 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 277
MAXTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 15 17 9 11 17 18 18 18 19 12 17 29 19 237
BALL CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 4 2 7 6 6 2 11 12 9 11 8 17 7 8 24 14 16 12 3 8 4 3 4 3 4 1 0 3 4 2 227
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 34 35 33 32 22 34 28 223
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 5 4 21 28 16 7 24 13 9 20 12 8 10 7 9 13 214
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 32 18 12 10 16 15 14 34 36 21 213
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 10 2 0 4 4 1 2 9 7 11 7 4 3 4 10 11 12 33 21 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 12 16 34 30 20 12 15 14 8 1 4 2 184
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 27 36 29 16 23 18 183
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 18 35 47 36 10 3 3 3 2 3 0 167
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 3 3 4 8 3 6 4 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 18 8 13 17 6 6 9 6 7 12 5 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 165
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 35 35 26 18 14 9 6 0 2 0 157
MICRO MOTION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 6 5 3 0 3 10 3 2 6 8 9 4 17 20 17 15 1 1 7 146
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 13 20 15 7 2 3 3 13 13 9 20 10 143
ADOLPH COORS COMPANY 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 6 14 17 13 25 19 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION 15 10 3 7 12 7 7 6 5 7 4 3 3 5 5 4 5 4 2 3 2 3 3 4 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 2 11 7 5 23 14 9 7 9 4 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134
HESKA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 16 10 25 16 23 10 4 4 4 9 129
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4 0 7 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 2 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 2 4 2 10 9 5 4 8 4 4 8 5 5 8 4 3 2 1 0 127
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 21 16 20 24 9 7 7 4 125
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 8 11 20 14 11 14 14 9 7 2 5 2 124
RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 9 5 12 25 9 17 11 8 3 3 3 3 121
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 6 3 4 6 5 11 4 10 8 12 8 8 22 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 118
JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 18 12 9 15 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117
XILINX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 9 12 16 37 35 116
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 12 13 17 11 16 10 0 1 110
AMAX INC. 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 10 6 10 0 13 4 11 2 7 11 7 1 7 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 2 5 1 5 8 4 12 8 6 7 8 7 1 5 3 9 7 107
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 11 7 8 3 22 30 106
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 19 37 18 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 105
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 8 1 3 5 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 0 4 1 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 4 1 3 2 1 5 3 3 4 0 3 102
OCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 14 7 15 11 12 18 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 0 5 3 4 9 6 6 9 16 21 96
EXABYTE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 3 2 2 2 3 6 10 17 6 10 12 4 3 1 2 0 95
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 1 3 3 3 6 4 11 15 8 11 17 95
RIBOZYME PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 15 14 12 8 17 9 0 0 0 0 95
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 8 5 3 11 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 19 91
DPHI ACQUISITIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 21 38 18 5 89
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 2 6 6 6 8 2 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 1 2 6 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
UNITED MEMORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 5 5 3 4 2 8 7 17 7 1 7 4 87
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 4 3 5 16 7 13 12 10 86
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 2 4 1 4 0 1 5 2 8 5 4 4 11 4 4 2 3 4 84
U.S. WEST INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27 31 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 84
COORS BREWING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 5 3 5 8 3 7 4 7 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 79
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 30 20 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 1 5 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 10 1 1 3 0 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 9 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 76
UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 16 15 15 12 2 1 1 1 0 74
FIRST DATA CORPORATION INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 9 14 31 12 73
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 6 17 7 12 10 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 73
AMGEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 6 3 9 11 7 6 5 3 3 1 3 72
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 3 14 17 11 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 72
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 4 2 6 5 8 13 11 6 6 70
VALLEYLAB INC. 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 7 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 4 5 6 8 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
SAMSONITE CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 1 1 5 2 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 68
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 7 16 11 3 6 10 3 3 0 66
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 5 4 5 10 6 5 3 9 6 66
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 4 2 2 5 14 22 3 0 62
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 10 11 4 14 14 61
UNIVERSITY PATENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 3 8 4 1 10 5 5 3 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 3 6 7 3 6 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 2 5 7 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 0 3 2 57
DISCOVISION ASSOCIATES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 14 5 10 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 56
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 2 2 10 8 7 10 3 2 1 1 3 56
COORS PORCELAIN COMPANY 5 4 8 6 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 10 3 4 11 5 0 4 8 55
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 5 5 3 4 2 2 3 3 6 5 2 4 3 55
GAMBRO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 6 5 7 6 11 5 54
MANVILLE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 5 12 6 6 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
ADAPTEC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 6 12 10 4 4 4 0 3 0 52
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 4 4 6 4 11 1 52
BALL BROTHERS RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 5 5 1 10 6 7 6 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 2 2 13 9 9 2 3 51
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 9 7 5 4 3 49
CONNER PERIPHERALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 7 4 12 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
HAZEN RESEARCH, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 1 5 2 4 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 48
INTEGRAL PERIPHERALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 15 7 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 11 8 8 2 4 1 47
STANLEY AVIATION CORPORATION 4 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 47
ACCENTURE LLP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 20 5 2 1 1 46
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 8 6 5 7 1 6 3 46
GATES CORPORATION 0 0