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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

OREGON

( 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 163 135 212 165 213 199 165 147 159 173 125 158 181 126 103 162 143 177 198 157 216 207 197 180 189 182 184 187 180 239 225 206 216 197 196 181 153 186 175 6957
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 9 8 7 6 8 8 17 10 15 14 27 48 107 192 194 339 282 299 299 430 593 608 556 702 634 5420
TEKTRONIX INC. 26 19 45 34 38 26 28 22 14 31 26 31 39 22 21 31 83 88 135 166 130 85 75 63 55 37 56 56 41 55 64 54 45 52 51 56 42 31 39 2012
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 0 123 213 227 282 222 1067
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 8 4 3 10 11 21 18 37 36 22 21 43 44 57 95 81 111 133 160 53 0 1 0 0 979
MICRON 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 4 7 14 36 38 55 42 58 64 73 91 482
DIGIMARC 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 1 10 1 5 13 24 43 48 27 59 46 277
NIKE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 5 9 10 1 7 11 12 12 4 16 14 16 34 50 34 244
XEROX 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 15 24 16 18 34 23 51 26 207
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 1 9 4 7 15 26 30 44 36 25 197
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 6 4 4 4 10 11 8 9 11 18 10 13 8 9 6 7 9 156
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 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 2 1 2 1 11 10 15 21 24 26 12 126
ESCO CORPORATION 1 2 1 6 2 1 1 2 6 4 0 1 3 6 4 4 5 6 5 8 2 4 8 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 5 5 116
INFOCUS 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 1 3 10 16 11 16 34 24 115
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, 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 1 5 8 7 15 16 10 27 23 112
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 8 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 5 2 6 7 7 11 10 8 21 107
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 5 7 5 9 5 3 6 7 3 2 7 6 4 8 6 7 5 106
OMARK INDUSTRIES, INC. 13 13 7 9 10 1 3 4 6 2 1 1 1 5 3 1 7 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
CASCADE CORPORATION 9 5 4 5 3 4 3 1 4 1 3 8 5 1 1 4 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 80
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 5 0 3 2 3 3 8 7 12 12 78
PSC SCANNING, 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 1 13 17 8 14 6 7 4 7 77
FREIGHTLINER LLC 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 15 10 8 11 5 4 1 2 4 2 74
MOLECULAR PROBES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 7 12 7 7 8 6 3 3 1 3 0 5 2 0 74
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 4 4 1 3 3 1 0 3 2 5 6 12 9 8 3 72
NOVELLUS 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 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 4 11 11 8 7 10 69
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 5 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 3 8 9 3 2 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
BEND RESEARCH INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 3 5 6 4 5 8 2 2 5 3 6 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 68
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTORS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 5 3 11 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 2 3 3 4 5 67
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 2 4 8 2 6 3 3 4 4 7 65
BLOUNT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 5 3 12 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 5 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 64
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2 1 0 0 3 3 7 4 7 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 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 1 0 1 1 4 7 11 13 9 1 3 1 5 4 62
WARN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 4 2 3 5 2 3 3 3 1 5 3 1 1 3 3 61
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. 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 0 0 0 0 3 6 4 6 4 5 7 4 7 6 54
IDATECH 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 1 3 9 7 9 7 8 6 50
PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 4 0 1 0 3 1 4 3 3 0 3 4 3 1 1 5 2 50
SPECTRA-PHYSICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 11 9 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
A-DEC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 8 7 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 46
MAXIM INTEGRATED 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 4 6 6 4 4 6 5 6 4 1 0 46
IN FOCUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 4 4 7 4 8 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 43
METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 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 2 4 2 1 5 2 9 8 8 2 43
SYNOPSYS 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 3 0 2 0 3 3 1 3 3 24 42
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 0 5 7 5 0 1 1 5 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 38
SPECTRA-PHYSICS SCANNING 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 3 8 8 4 3 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 0 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 37
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 8 4 5 6 4 5 1 0 33
HYSTER COMPANY 2 3 1 4 6 0 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
FEI 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 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 7 8 3 1 31
APPLIED MATERIALS, 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 1 0 2 3 4 10 3 6 1 30
MCAFEE, 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 3 17 10 30
SENTROL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
G & G INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 7 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 29
GUNDERSON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 1 0 29
SUPRA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 7 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
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 2 5 2 2 6 5 2 3 1 0 0 28
SD3, 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 2 7 9 9 27
TOWMOTOR CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
BELOIT 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 2 2 7 4 0 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
EPITOPE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 4 1 2 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
INTEGRATED DEVICE 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 2 2 3 5 4 7 3 26
LIGHTSMYTH 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 11 11 26
SEH AMERICA, 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 0 3 2 5 9 4 1 0 0 0 26
SEIKO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 25
OREGON GRADUATE CENTER FOR STUDY AND RESEARCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
R. M. WADE CO. 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 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 25
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN 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 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 6 3 1 1 1 0 24
LAMB-WESTON, INC. 2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
LEUPOLD STEVENS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 3 24
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 24
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, 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 3 10 8 2 0 24
SPACELABS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
WHITAKER 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 2 4 0 1 7 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
ACUMED, 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 0 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 4 3 23
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION 5 1 4 0 0 4 4 1 3 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 23
COE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
ENDOVASCULAR INSTRUMENTS, INC. 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 0 2 5 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
NEC AMERICA, 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 6 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 23
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 8 4 22
VERIS INDUSTRIES, 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 3 1 4 3 0 11 22
BELOIT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
SIMCO-RAMIC CORP. 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 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
NEPTUNE MICROFLOC, INC. 3 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
ROSEN PRODUCTS 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 2 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 20
STATE OF OREGON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 20
VERSA 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 1 9 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
ADVANCED POWER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 19
LECROY 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 1 4 3 2 4 5 19
SYNEKTRON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 19
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0