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

COLORADO

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 252 333 349 333 311 1578
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 91 183 189 168 187 818
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 55 72 83 210
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 17 18 29 49 53 166
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 18 35 47 36 10 146
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 10 35 35 26 18 124
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 19 14 30 39 115
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 16 34 30 20 12 112
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 31 80 111
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 19 37 18 15 8 97
U.S. WEST INC. 2 27 31 21 1 82
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. 33 21 19 7 0 80
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 5 32 18 12 10 77
HESKA CORPORATION 6 16 10 25 16 73
MAXTOR CORPORATION 9 11 17 18 18 73
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 7 24 13 9 20 73
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 11 20 14 11 14 70
RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 12 25 9 17 68
RIBOZYME PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 17 15 14 12 8 66
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION 14 17 11 12 5 59
UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 9 16 15 15 57
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 16 14 12 13 55
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 4 11 21 16 54
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 21 16 8 2 3 50
EXABYTE CORPORATION 6 10 17 6 10 49
DISCOVISION ASSOCIATES 10 14 5 10 8 47
MICRO MOTION, INC. 6 8 9 4 17 44
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 12 8 6 7 8 41
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 4 2 7 16 10 39
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 5 34 39
ADAPTEC, INC. 5 3 6 12 10 36
AMGEN 6 3 9 11 7 36
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 5 31 36
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 2 32 34
U S WEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 18 12 1 0 0 31
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY 20 8 2 0 0 30
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 4 10 13 3 0 30
CORTECH, INC. 7 6 9 6 1 29
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 10 8 7 29
OHMEDA INC. 7 15 6 0 0 28
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 5 7 5 11 0 28
COORS BREWING COMPANY 3 7 4 7 5 26
LASER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 6 7 3 26
SYMBIOS LOGIC INC. 5 19 2 0 0 26
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4 4 8 5 5 26
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 0 0 0 9 16 25
ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC. 4 11 4 3 2 24
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS AMERICA 0 0 7 8 9 24
MOBILE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 12 8 3 24
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 8 5 4 4 23
MARATHON OIL COMPANY 4 9 3 3 4 23
QUALCOMM, INC. 4 5 5 4 5 23
BALL CORPORATION 8 4 3 4 3 22
EMC CORPORATION 6 8 3 2 3 22
UNITED MEMORIES, INC. 5 3 4 2 8 22
BOULDER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY 2 3 3 6 7 21
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 2 3 3 10 3 21
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 6 8 4 3 21
PICOLIGHT INCORPORATED 1 7 9 1 3 21
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 10 9 19
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 9 5 1 3 1 19
VALLEYLAB INC. 8 7 1 3 0 19
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 3 4 3 8 18
MEDIAONE GROUP, INC. 0 1 7 4 6 18
NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR IMMUNOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY MEDICI 3 7 4 1 3 18
OEA, INC. 8 4 2 4 0 18
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 2 9 6 17
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 0 1 2 1 13 17
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 0 3 7 4 2 16
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 1 3 3 3 6 16
ATMEL CORPORATION 3 0 5 3 4 15
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 0 4 0 3 8 15
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 5 5 4 1 0 15
SOMATOGEN, INC. 3 9 0 1 2 15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 2 9 15
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 4 2 6 14
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED 3 4 2 2 3 14
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 3 3 2 0 14
GAMBRO, INC. 0 0 0 1 13 14
GATES CORPORATION 5 2 4 1 2 14
HACH COMPANY 2 6 3 0 3 14
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 4 4 5 14
PACESETTER, INC. 5 6 3 0 0 14
STANLEY AVIATION CORPORATION 2 4 3 2 3 14
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 4 4 2 2 2 14
COLORLINK, INC. 0 1 5 3 4 13
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 0 0 8 4 1 13
ELTRON RESEARCH, INC. 2 2 1 4 4 13
GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION 3 5 4 0 1 13
INTEGRAL PERIPHERALS, INC. 4 8 1 0 0 13
ENHANCED MEMORY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 4 4 12
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 0 1 6 4 1 12
HAUSER, INC. 4 1 3 2 2 12
MEDLOGIC GLOBAL CORPORATION 1 4 4 1 2 12
NAPRO BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 1 3 5 2 12
NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER 0 0 5 4 3 12
SCHWINN CYCLING & FITNESS INC. 0 3 6 1 2 12
CHORUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 4 5 2 11
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 2 4 1 2 11
OMEGA TECH, INC. 3 0 3 2 3 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4 1 3 2 1 11
AUDIOLOGIC, INC. 1 3 0 4 2 10
CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. 0 5 4 0 1 10
CHARVID LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1 1 3 4 1 10
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 0 2 0 5 10
DISPLAY LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 2 3 2 10
QUANTUM PERIPHERALS COLORADO, INC. 6 2 2 0 0 10
SAMSONITE CORPORATION 2 4 3 0 1 10
SIERRA APPLIED SCIENCES, INC. 1 1 7 1 0 10
SIEVERS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 4 2 0 3 10
SPYDERCO, INC. 1 2 3 3 1 10
STURMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 1 3 1 10
TEXACO INC. 0 1 2 6 1 10
CSG SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 2 3 1 9
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 0 9 9
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 1 3 0 3 2 9
RODIME PLC 7 0 2 0 0 9
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 2 3 1 9
UNIVERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 2 3 3 9
VARI-L COMPANY, INC. 2 1 5 1 0 9
AT&T CORP. 0 3 0 3 2 8
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 1 3 1 3 0 8
BAXTER BIOTECH TECHNOLOGY SARL 0 0 3 4 1 8
CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION 0 1 4 2 1 8
CHRONOPOL, INC. 4 2 2 0 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 6 0 0 0 8
J.D. EDWARDS WORLD SOURCE COMPANY 0 2 4 0 2 8
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 1 1 5 1 0 8
MEURER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 5 1 8
SCHULLER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 1 0 0 0 8
SENETICS, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
TEAM MEDICAL, L.L.C. 0 3 1 1 3 8
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., L.P. 1 6 1 0 0 8
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 0 2 2 8
BESTOP, INC. 1 2 1 0 3 7
BIOSTAR, INC. 2 0 2 1 2 7
CARGILL, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
CASE LOGIC, INC. 1 2 0 0 4 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
CELIS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
COLORADO SEMINARY 3 1 2 1 0 7
COORS CERAMICS COMPANY 4 2 0 0 1 7
IMAGE GUIDED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 3 2 0 7
MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 3 2 7
OPTICAL SECURITY GROUP, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
OPTIMARK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 4 0 7
OUT OF LINE SPORTS, INC. 3 3 0 1 0 7
PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
QUALMARK CORPORATION 1 3 0 3 0 7
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
STURMAN BG, LLC 0 0 1 3 3 7
TIME WARNER CABLE, A DIVISION OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 3 2 2 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 1 1 0 3 7
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 1 1 0 0 7
US WEST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 0 2 0 3 2 7
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
BOLDER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 1 3 1 0 6
BOUNCE, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
COLEMAN POWERMATE, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
COLORADO MICRODISPLAY, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
CYBEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 4 0 1 0 6
FISCHER IMAGING CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 0 6
HAZEN RESEARCH, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
JAY MEDICAL, LTD. 5 0 1 0 0 6
MCDATA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
MONFORT, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
NVX CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
PFIZER INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
POWER CIRCUIT INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 3 3 6
RENTECH, INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
RESEARCH ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
SIENNA IMAGING, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
TDA RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
ADVANCED CORONARY INTERVENTION, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
AIR METHODS CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL 0 4 0 1 0 5
ASTARTE FIBER NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
BREECE HILL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
BROCK USA, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
CADIS, INC. 0 4 0 0 1 5
CAREFREE/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 1 0 4 0 0 5
COBE CARDIOVASCULAR OPERATING CO., INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
CONNER PERIPHERALS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
D.D.I. LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ENGINEERING MEASURMENTS COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
EUPHONICS, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 2 1 5
FUSION MICROMEDIA CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
GERRY BABY PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 1 1 0 0 5
GOLDCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
HIGH VOLTAGE GRAPHICS, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
IOMEGA CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
LASER PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
LASER TECHNOLOGY WEST LIMITED 0 0 2 2 1 5
MASIMO CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
MT SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
OPTIMA BATTERIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
PENFORD CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
PLATTE CHEMICAL CO. 2 2 0 1 0 5
PREFERRED MACHINING CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
PUMPKIN, LTD. 1 0 0 2 2 5
QUOIN INDUSTRIAL INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
RESPIRONICS, INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
ROCHE COLORADO CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
ROCKSHOX, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
SPECTRALINK CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
STONEAGE, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SUPERCONDUCTING CORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
TELECTRONICS PACING SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
TETRAD CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
TOKO, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 1 2 1 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
US WEST MARKETING RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
WINDSOR INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
XIRCOM, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5



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