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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

UTAH

( 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 62 63 84 83 81 98 84 91 76 69 74 87 98 75 52 94 71 68 88 83 114 110 146 120 163 134 135 152 147 181 175 173 173 173 137 159 110 137 137 4357
MORTON THIOKOL, INC. 19 11 3 12 17 7 10 12 10 4 6 1 4 6 8 13 22 14 14 13 14 11 6 6 6 13 27 23 14 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 339
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 12 24 76 85 84 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 338
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 7 1 3 0 5 1 3 2 1 5 10 14 13 22 21 28 26 15 35 18 12 17 11 16 22 318
UNISYS CORPORATION 4 5 1 5 5 3 0 4 16 7 8 7 3 6 9 5 5 4 21 14 19 18 15 11 5 10 5 9 8 5 2 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 4 251
IOMEGA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 2 2 3 5 1 2 0 0 5 8 1 8 13 14 34 38 35 16 16 16 7 6 4 247
NOVELL, 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 1 3 4 8 20 41 37 13 17 22 20 11 19 21 238
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 2 3 9 5 2 1 5 7 6 8 12 12 7 7 8 7 8 6 7 7 8 10 4 7 10 6 4 8 8 4 3 3 5 5 5 3 1 0 1 224
AUTOLIV ASP, 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 14 29 28 19 7 16 21 34 16 21 205
3COM 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 8 26 38 48 35 26 6 1 1 190
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 7 6 5 11 10 10 9 11 15 23 9 12 8 3 6 5 6 1 1 180
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 8 5 2 11 10 6 12 18 18 15 12 11 21 19 179
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 5 13 13 12 8 11 9 9 17 15 14 10 5 1 1 0 1 155
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 6 2 1 7 9 4 9 13 3 3 2 4 2 2 4 1 5 2 7 3 10 10 122
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 3 2 5 1 3 3 9 1 9 7 6 16 19 8 100
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS 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 1 1 0 3 2 18 13 18 14 15 7 92
ENVIROTECH CORPORATION 3 2 3 3 6 6 2 3 3 4 9 5 10 4 2 4 3 4 3 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 2 2 6 4 7 7 5 2 6 4 8 5 10 4 90
KENNECOTT CORPORATION 5 4 9 12 5 13 8 4 5 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS 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 5 7 5 3 6 4 6 7 16 17 76
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 9 3 6 9 6 5 5 2 5 3 1 1 2 70
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 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 4 7 7 14 9 11 4 69
CERAMATEC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 1 0 8 6 6 4 4 7 5 3 2 0 2 1 1 3 67
HERCULES INCORPORATED 1 2 2 5 2 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 5 1 1 5 0 6 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
MYRIAD GENETICS, 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 10 3 10 8 5 3 4 6 4 4 59
BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 4 4 4 7 4 1 0 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 57
INTELLISERV, 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 3 5 23 24 55
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 3 5 6 4 5 1 5 1 2 51
VARIAN MEDICAL 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 2 6 4 13 8 11 1 4 1 50
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 6 6 10 10 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, 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 19 9 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 47
NPS 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 5 1 3 10 4 4 5 4 0 3 5 47
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2 2 4 1 3 1 1 4 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 44
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
CORDANT 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 1 7 12 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 38
SARCOS GROUP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 4 3 0 1 3 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
SARCOS L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 6 8 6 4 1 3 1 0 36
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 36
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 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 0 3 5 3 2 1 4 1 5 2 5 36
SPECIALIZED HEALTH 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 1 6 3 4 5 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 35
CAO 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 1 1 0 6 13 8 4 33
E-SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 5 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
PROFORM FITNESS PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 4 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
SARCOS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 11 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 6 5 6 7 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 30
ZEVEX, 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 2 0 4 0 1 3 0 8 3 5 3 0 30
IOMEC, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 29
SONIC INNOVATIONS, 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 2 4 6 10 3 3 0 1 0 29
THERATECH INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 2 3 2 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
IRECO CHEMICALS 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 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 1 1 11 3 3 5 2 26
SORENSON RESEARCH CO., INC. 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 4 3 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
EATON-KENWAY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
MEDICINELODGE, 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 6 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 6 4 2 25
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
EASTMAN CHRISTENSEN CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
EDO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 24
ICON IP, 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 7 3 8 3 24
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, 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 5 4 3 5 24
BROWNING ARMS COMPANY 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 23
FAIRCHILD 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 4 7 2 1 0 23
GARBALIZER CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 2 3 3 5 1 3 1 2 1 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 23
ALBION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 3 1 3 0 2 0 22
BROWNING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
CHRISTENSEN DIAMOND PRODUCTS COMPANY 4 0 8 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
CHRISTENSEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 6 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
MOXTEK, 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 2 0 0 2 3 4 3 2 2 0 1 2 22
NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
NORTON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
MEGADYNE MEDICAL 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 1 0 0 4 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 21
BLACK DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, LTD. 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 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 8 20
DYNO NOBEL, 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 2 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 20
IBC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 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 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 1 20
LE VOY S INC. 5 1 5 5 2 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 0 20
NORTON CHRISTENSEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
BILLINGS ENERGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 5 4 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 19
DIAMICRON, 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 1 0 0 1 1 6 5 4 0 1 0 19
ENVIROTECH PUMPSYSTEMS, 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 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 19
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
POWERQUEST 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 1 1 3 6 2 1 2 0 1 1 19
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19
WESCOR, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 19
CIRQUE 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 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 2 18
MCGRAW-EDISON COMPANY 3 3 3 4 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
ZARS, 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 5 4 3 3 1 1 0 18
ACTION TARGET, 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 1 2 1 1 1 3 8 17
BSD MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17
C. R. BARD, INC. 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 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 17
MARTIN DOOR MANUFACTURING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 17
TERRA TEK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0