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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

NEVADA

( 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 29 33 40 23 23 44 49 50 51 67 49 57 51 58 69 55 40 44 56 53 80 69 106 94 86 93 95 111 100 148 184 178 190 156 178 143 141 149 110 3352
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 10 7 5 14 32 61 89 86 69 80 480
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1 3 6 6 8 8 9 5 4 0 3 6 10 1 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, 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 10 23 14 10 3 4 2 1 2 2 0 72
MIKOHN GAMING 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 3 1 1 3 6 7 6 11 6 9 6 0 59
BENTLY NEVADA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 6 4 2 3 13 11 1 0 56
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP 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 0 3 12 12 14 8 4 55
ROCKY RESEARCH 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 8 6 2 5 2 0 1 4 3 2 6 1 0 3 51
SHUFFLE MASTER, 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 1 6 9 2 3 7 13 44
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 9 30
CASINO DATA SYSTEMS 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 4 2 9 1 1 4 3 2 0 0 27
PARISE AND SONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 3 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
BRUCE INDUSTRIES, 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 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 4 1 18
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 17
RESONANT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
PROGRESSIVE GAMES, 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 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 15
BET TECHNOLOGY 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 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA 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 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 0 2 1 14
CARSONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, A DIVISION OF AMETEK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
RICHDEL, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
BALLY GAMING, 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 3 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 13
BHP MINERALS 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 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 13
CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE 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 1 2 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13
HAMILTON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13
MICROMANIPULATOR CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 13
SIGMA GAME, 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 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 13
ANCHOR GAMING 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 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 12
BALLY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
HEETRONIX 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 2 2 1 4 3 12
LSP PRODUCTS GROUP, 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 1 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 12
ACRES GAMING, 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 1 1 2 3 4 0 11
LYNCH COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11
VELO-BIND, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BALLY GAMING 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 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
COLEPAT, 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 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 1 10
D.D. STUD, 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 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
FCI-FIBERCHEM, 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 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
INDIGO ENERGY, 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 5 5 0 0 0 10
LEAR MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 3 3 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 0 0 0 10
SECURITRON-MAGNALOCK 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 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
FIBERCHEM INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
FLUIDTECH CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 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 0 0 0 0 9
KENNAMETAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
LAM RESEARCH 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 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 9
SERVER TECHNOLOGY, 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 0 1 0 2 6 9
ALTAIR NANOMATERIALS 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 2 1 1 3 1 0 8
BIGELOW AEROSPACE DIVISION, 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 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 8
BIOQUEST, INCORPORATED 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 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
GURRIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 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 8
LINEAR INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
POLYPHASER 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 0 0 1 1 1 0 8
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 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
TITANIUM METALS 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8
ARISTOCRAT 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 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 7
EMHISER RESEARCH, 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 1 3 2 0 1 7
GREENEARTH CLEANING, 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 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
JCM AMERICAN 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 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 7
MICROFLEX 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 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 7
NL INDUSTRIES INC. 2 3 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
OPTICOMP CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7
TRW 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 7
ALLEN TELECOM GROUP, 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BARRIER SYSTEMS, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 6
CORE-VENT 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 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
D&D GAMING PATENTS, 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 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DATA FLOW 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6
LEAR AVIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 6
MALLORY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, LIMITED 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 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SOLID STATE FARMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
STARGUIDE DIGITAL NETWORKS, 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 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
SULPHCO, 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 1 1 1 1 0 2 6
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 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 1 5 0 0 0 6
BASIC INCORPORATED 0 0 1 1 2 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CLARKSON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
COLE INDUSTRIES, 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 0 0 1 2 2 5
COSMED GROUP, 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 2 0 1 1 1 0 5
COSTNER INDUSTRIES NEVADA, 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 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
ETREPPID TECHNOLOGIES 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5
GARDENAMERICA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
JS PRODUCTS, 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
M.E.P. CAD, 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 0 0 2 1 2 5
MGM GRAND, 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 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5
MIRAGE RESORTS INCORPORATED 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 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0