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

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 19 46 39 45 47 196
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 5 8 13 2 1 29
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 10 9 23
OTKRYTOE AKTSIONERNOE OBSCHESTVO "NAUCHNO-PROIZVODSTVENNOE OBIEDINENIE "ENERGOMASH" IMONI AKADEMIKA KAKSOLMIKA V.P. GLUSHKO" 0 0 0 2 16 18
R-AMTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 6 4 7 18
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 0 4 5 2 1 12
CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 3 2 2 0 11
ELBRUS INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 1 4 0 6 11
RENAL TECH INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 0 8 1 9
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 2 1 0 3 2 8
ADVANCED ION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
ALARIS INC. 2 3 0 0 2 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 1 4 0 7
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE 4 3 0 0 0 7
CYTRAN, INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
ALM DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 0 1 1 3 0 5
QUANTA VISION, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
SAWTEK, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
STAAR SURGICAL, AG 0 1 2 2 0 5
TCI INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5



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