U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1997 - 2001 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)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 147 181 175 173 173 849
IOMEGA CORPORATION 13 14 34 38 35 134
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 84 43 4 0 0 131
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 21 28 26 15 35 125
NOVELL, INC. 8 20 41 37 13 119
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 14 28 28 19 89
3COM CORPORATION 0 1 8 26 38 73
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 15 23 9 12 8 67
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 9 9 17 15 14 64
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 11 10 6 12 18 57
ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC. 19 9 4 2 3 37
CORDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 7 12 15 35
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. 2 10 3 10 8 33
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 6 9 6 5 5 31
MORTON THIOKOL, INC. 14 11 1 1 0 27
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. 4 7 7 5 2 25
SARCOS, INC. 9 5 5 3 2 24
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 5 1 3 10 4 23
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 8 4 3 3 5 23
CERAMATEC, INC. 4 4 7 3 3 21
SARCOS L.C. 0 0 7 6 8 21
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 5 7 5 3 20
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 2 3 5 6 19
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 3 4 5 4 3 19
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 3 9 1 17
SARCOS GROUP 10 7 0 0 0 17
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 5 5 4 16
UNISYS CORPORATION 8 5 2 1 0 16
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 1 5 5 3 2 16
TEKSOURCE, LC 4 3 5 2 0 14
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 4 2 2 4 1 13
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 2 2 4 2 13
THERATECH INC. 3 6 4 0 0 13
FMC CORPORATION 4 5 0 0 3 12
POWERQUEST CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 6 12
SONIC INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 4 6 12
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 6 4 12
BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 3 3 1 2 2 11
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 1 4 3 1 2 11
UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 3 4 0 11
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 6 1 2 0 1 10
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 3 1 1 2 3 10
OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 1 0 2 2 10
I-O DISPLAY SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 7 2 0 9
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 2 3 0 9
MOXTEK, INC. 0 0 2 3 4 9
DYNO NOBEL, INC. 3 0 2 2 1 8
EVA CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 3 8
H. K. COMPOSITES, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
PRECISION VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
ZEVEX, INC. 0 4 0 1 3 8
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 1 1 0 3 2 7
BOURNS, INC 1 0 2 1 3 7
GULL LABORATORIES, INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
QUANTRONIX, INC. 2 2 0 2 1 7
U.S. ROBOTICS MOBILE COMMUNICATION CORP. 3 4 0 0 0 7
ALBION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
BLACK DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, LTD. 0 3 3 0 0 6
C. R. BARD, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
CIRQUE CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 2 6
HK SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 0 1 3 6
IOMEC, INCORPORATED 1 2 0 1 2 6
MACROMED, INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
MARTIN DOOR MANUFACTURING 1 1 1 2 1 6
PHONEX CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
U.S. SYNTHETIC CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
VINCA CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
ZARS, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3 1 0 1 0 5
ASARCO INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 0 5
BROWNING 1 1 2 1 0 5
COVOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ENVIROTECH PUMPSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
FRANKLIN COVEY CO. 0 1 1 1 2 5
GENEVA STEEL 0 1 4 0 0 5
HARRIS RESEARCH INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
IBC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
IN-LINE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
JAMES W. BUNGER & ASSOC., INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
KENNECOTT HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
NIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL 0 4 1 0 0 5
PHERIN CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
RADIUS ENGINEERING, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 2 0 0 2 5
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ZIMMER, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5



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