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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

WASHINGTON

( 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 226 197 248 189 251 209 208 180 193 194 152 200 198 176 166 151 228 230 254 253 314 311 333 268 282 309 294 294 285 355 314 351 329 324 321 272 233 296 265 9853
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 7 13 22 44 93 182 305 318 313 362 439 416 529 607 1185 1364 6208
BOEING COMPANY 36 35 52 28 39 53 64 81 76 81 60 83 100 93 98 125 96 111 149 131 173 160 159 151 91 64 82 85 106 129 126 99 82 83 108 170 154 205 198 4016
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 2 19 29 50 64 93 81 85 127 134 684
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 20 12 17 15 10 14 9 10 9 13 6 20 15 14 11 4 8 9 14 7 16 18 20 12 15 17 10 15 17 9 12 9 20 24 39 32 18 24 24 588
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 6 5 21 8 20 33 16 31 29 27 31 37 38 53 83 87 29 0 0 0 0 569
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 6 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 5 12 15 16 20 16 8 18 14 22 30 29 30 32 37 53 51 41 52 27 555
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 3 1 2 1 5 3 7 7 11 11 13 15 24 36 41 45 55 42 39 35 30 30 34 37 546
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 1 2 4 4 16 26 41 54 47 43 61 93 392
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 4 2 5 7 6 12 20 21 27 32 21 32 36 26 26 23 32 31 372
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 66 81 86 82 48 363
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 1 7 4 5 6 13 10 14 16 12 20 17 18 21 22 37 15 19 26 36 328
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 14 11 19 18 11 15 13 22 14 14 12 13 8 17 9 13 23 14 12 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 286
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 5 7 2 3 9 8 10 2 16 16 13 8 9 5 13 20 5 4 4 4 8 3 5 0 0 2 2 194
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 0 2 4 15 4 12 13 28 30 28 37 18 192
HONEYWELL 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 0 8 33 26 44 31 35 14 191
SUNDSTRAND DATA CONTROL INC. 0 0 3 5 2 4 4 14 3 5 5 4 2 1 7 9 13 10 19 13 17 21 13 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES 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 7 34 15 18 31 27 28 7 5 0 172
CORIXA 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 1 0 5 7 4 16 28 38 19 16 14 10 158
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 4 1 4 6 3 4 10 10 3 7 3 6 8 4 13 5 4 8 13 2 8 142
NEORX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 14 24 9 3 4 6 15 6 10 4 9 6 6 2 1 5 0 138
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 31 49 27 14 12 3 137
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 7 8 20 20 25 16 19 11 3 2 2 133
PACCAR INC. 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 5 2 2 1 2 3 4 6 2 4 1 4 6 1 3 7 6 3 8 9 2 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 126
INTERMEC IP 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 1 23 38 24 13 8 1 4 5 7 124
INTERMEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 4 5 13 24 21 32 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 119
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 5 5 2 4 7 14 4 6 9 6 12 3 2 3 6 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 114
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 16 12 8 9 13 22 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 113
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 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 8 19 16 6 9 15 7 8 2 5 2 102
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 4 8 8 13 6 6 5 6 4 3 101
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 10 5 6 7 9 5 8 22 9 94
CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION 3 3 4 5 11 7 7 5 10 3 4 1 4 7 5 5 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93
SIEMENS 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 10 23 19 12 13 7 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 90
CELL THERAPEUTICS, 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 4 10 23 11 10 4 1 4 3 2 6 5 89
WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 4 4 5 3 5 1 6 5 2 10 5 6 10 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 87
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 7 9 18 17 5 1 5 2 2 1 2 2 83
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 5 4 2 1 3 0 2 4 7 5 10 8 7 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 10 3 3 3 7 13 7 6 2 5 1 1 1 2 6 82
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 8 15 11 4 9 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 5 1 77
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, 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 11 34 29 74
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 6 5 4 1 9 5 72
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 3 22 4 7 7 7 11 8 69
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 5 4 4 7 2 5 2 6 7 3 2 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 69
HONEYWELL INC. 12 3 8 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 3 10 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 68
K-2 CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 7 7 4 4 6 4 10 3 7 67
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 3 3 0 4 3 3 4 2 3 6 3 7 5 11 66
ADOBE 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 1 2 5 6 3 4 7 5 8 12 12 65
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 0 1 1 6 15 10 13 11 5 62
AMAZON.COM, 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 2 3 5 4 11 4 9 11 8 59
INCONTROL, 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 12 14 9 10 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
SCI-MED LIFE 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 1 2 7 8 12 19 6 1 1 0 57
SHARP MICROELECTRONIC 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 4 7 5 8 22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
SIEMENS POWER 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 11 6 6 8 5 9 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 57
ATL ULTRASOUND, 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 11 14 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 56
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, 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 11 9 15 7 10 4 56
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 5 8 4 4 1 6 5 2 1 55
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 7 10 9 6 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
HEARTSTREAM, 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 13 12 16 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
MERLIN 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 5 8 15 13 12 53
NEOPATH, 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 2 0 4 12 16 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
ALLSOP AUTOMATIC, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 2 3 5 0 1 2 2 0 3 4 6 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 52
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 6 4 3 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
MICROVISION, 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 5 5 10 7 4 7 11 51
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE 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 8 7 1 7 15 7 5 50
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 3 5 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 4 5 1 0 1 3 3 50
DIGEO, 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 3 4 6 19 15 49
ONCOGEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 4 5 9 11 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
TERABEAM 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 1 10 9 13 9 3 2 47
CRAY 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 7 11 12 2 4 5 5 46
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 3 1 5 3 7 8 5 7 2 2 1 1 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 46
METAWAVE 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 1 1 3 10 9 13 6 3 0 0 0 0 46
BATTELLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 1 3 8 3 8 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
DIGITAL CONTROL 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 0 1 3 10 8 5 9 6 0 0 0 0 43
ITT CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 0 4 1 7 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
ELDEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 42
QUINTON INSTRUMENT CO. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 7 6 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
IMPINJ, 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 0 7 14 19 41
PRECOR, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 5 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 41
COLUMBIA MACHINE, INC. 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 40
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 5 7 3 2 1 3 40
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
ROCKET RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 1 1 4 9 4 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
COINSTAR, 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 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 2 38
EXXON NUCLEAR COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 7 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
ROBBINS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
BIOMEMBRANE INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 9 4 6 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 7 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
TELECT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 6 1 0 5 35
BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
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 0 1 1 2 3 2 5 1 4 9 6 34
REALNETWORKS, 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 1 1 1 4 8 5 6 7 34
SPACELABS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0