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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 333 349 333 311 325 1651
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 183 189 168 187 217 944
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 55 72 83 66 276
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 18 29 49 53 58 207
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 31 80 66 177
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 19 14 30 39 36 138
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 35 47 36 10 3 131
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 35 35 26 18 14 128
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 34 30 20 12 15 111
HESKA CORPORATION 16 10 25 16 23 90
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 32 18 12 10 16 88
MAXTOR CORPORATION 11 17 18 18 18 82
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 5 31 45 81
U.S. WEST INC. 27 31 21 1 1 81
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 24 13 9 20 12 78
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 37 18 15 8 0 78
RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 12 25 9 17 11 74
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 5 34 34 73
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 20 14 11 14 14 73
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 16 14 12 13 17 72
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 11 21 16 20 72
UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 9 16 15 15 12 67
RIBOZYME PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 15 14 12 8 17 66
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 2 32 27 61
MICRO MOTION, INC. 8 9 4 17 20 58
EXABYTE CORPORATION 10 17 6 10 12 55
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. 21 19 7 0 0 47
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION 17 11 11 5 1 45
DISCOVISION ASSOCIATES 14 5 10 8 4 41
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 7 16 10 3 38
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 10 8 7 10 37
AMGEN 3 9 11 7 6 36
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 8 6 7 8 7 36
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 0 0 9 16 11 36
ADAPTEC, INC. 3 6 12 10 4 35
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 8 5 4 4 11 32
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 16 8 2 3 3 32
QUALCOMM, INC. 5 5 4 5 10 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4 8 5 5 7 29
BOULDER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY 3 3 6 7 9 28
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 10 13 3 0 0 26
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 6 8 4 3 5 26
COORS BREWING COMPANY 7 4 7 5 2 25
MOBILE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INC. 1 12 8 3 1 25
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION 0 0 10 9 5 24
ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC. 11 4 3 2 4 24
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 3 4 3 8 6 24
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 0 8 4 1 11 24
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS AMERICA 0 7 8 9 0 24
PICOLIGHT INCORPORATED 7 9 1 3 4 24
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 0 2 9 6 7 24
UNITED MEMORIES, INC. 3 4 2 8 7 24
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 3 3 10 3 4 23
LASER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 6 7 3 2 23
MEDIAONE GROUP, INC. 1 7 4 6 5 23
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 7 5 11 0 0 23
CORTECH, INC. 6 9 6 1 0 22
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 5 3 4 9 21
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 9 12 21
OHMEDA INC. 15 6 0 0 0 21
SYMBIOS LOGIC INC. 19 2 0 0 0 21
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 4 0 3 8 5 20
GAMBRO, INC. 0 0 1 13 6 20
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 4 5 6 20
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 1 2 1 13 3 20
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 4 2 6 5 19
MARATHON OIL COMPANY 9 3 3 4 0 19
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 3 3 3 6 4 19
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 1 2 9 5 19
BALL CORPORATION 4 3 4 3 4 18
ELTRON RESEARCH, INC. 2 1 4 4 7 18
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 3 7 4 2 2 18
ACCENTURE LLP 0 0 0 2 15 17
COLORLINK, INC. 1 5 3 4 3 16
EMC CORPORATION 8 3 2 3 0 16
NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR IMMUNOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY MEDICI 7 4 1 3 1 16
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED 4 2 2 3 3 14
ENHANCED MEMORY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 4 4 2 14
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. 0 4 1 1 8 14
NAPRO BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 3 5 2 3 14
NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER 0 5 4 3 2 14
GATES CORPORATION 2 4 1 2 4 13
HACH COMPANY 6 3 0 3 1 13
U S WEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 1 0 0 0 13
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 4 2 2 2 3 13
XIRCOM WIRELESS, INC. 0 0 0 3 10 13
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. 1 6 4 1 0 12
GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION 5 4 0 1 2 12
MEDLOGIC GLOBAL CORPORATION 4 4 1 2 1 12
SCHWINN CYCLING & FITNESS INC. 3 6 1 2 0 12
SOMATOGEN, INC. 9 0 1 2 0 12
STANLEY AVIATION CORPORATION 4 3 2 3 0 12
STURMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 3 1 3 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1 3 2 1 5 12
CHORUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 4 5 2 0 11
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 4 1 2 2 11
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 6 11
VALLEYLAB INC. 7 1 3 0 0 11
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 2 0 3 2 4 11
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY 8 2 0 0 0 10
CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. 5 4 0 1 0 10
CARGILL, INC. 2 2 2 1 3 10
CSG SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 3 1 1 10
DISPLAY LABORATORIES, INC. 2 2 3 2 1 10
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 5 4 1 0 0 10
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 0 0 1 1 8 10
OEA, INC. 4 2 4 0 0 10
OMEGA TECH, INC. 0 3 2 3 2 10
PACESETTER, INC. 6 3 0 0 1 10
SALOMON S.A. 0 0 1 3 6 10
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 5 1 3 1 0 10
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 3 10
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 7 10
TEXACO INC. 1 2 6 1 0 10
UNIVERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 2 3 3 1 10
AUDIOLOGIC, INC. 3 0 4 2 0 9
CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION 1 4 2 1 1 9
CHARVID LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1 3 4 1 0 9
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 0 5 2 9
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 3 2 0 1 9
HAUSER, INC. 1 3 2 2 1 9
INTEGRAL PERIPHERALS, INC. 8 1 0 0 0 9
J.D. EDWARDS WORLD SOURCE COMPANY 2 4 0 2 1 9
MEURER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 5 1 1 9
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 3 1 2 9
SIERRA APPLIED SCIENCES, INC. 1 7 1 0 0 9
SIEVERS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 4 2 0 3 0 9
SPYDERCO, INC. 2 3 3 1 0 9
AT&T CORP. 3 0 3 2 0 8
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
BAXTER BIOTECH TECHNOLOGY SARL 0 3 4 1 0 8
COLEMAN POWERMATE, INC. 0 3 3 0 2 8
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 0 0 3 5 8
INTEL CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
MCDATA CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 2 8
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 3 0 3 2 0 8
SAMSONITE CORPORATION 4 3 0 1 0 8
STURMAN BG, LLC 0 1 3 3 1 8
TDA RESEARCH, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
TEAM MEDICAL, L.L.C. 3 1 1 3 0 8
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., TELEDYNE WATER PIK 0 0 2 2 4 8
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., L.P. 6 1 0 0 1 8
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 0 3 0 0 4 7
AVID, L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 5 7
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 3 1 3 0 0 7
BESTOP, INC. 2 1 0 3 1 7
BOUNCE, INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
BROCK USA, LLC 0 1 3 1 2 7
CASE LOGIC, INC. 2 0 0 4 1 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
CELIS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 0 7
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 3 2 7
FISCHER IMAGING CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 1 7
GOLDCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 0 1 3 7
ILIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
IMAGE GUIDED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 0 2 7
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 3 2 0 7
NUCLEAR FILTER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 0 0 3 7
PFIZER INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
POWER CIRCUIT INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
QUALMARK CORPORATION 3 0 3 0 1 7
RESEARCH ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
ROCKTEK LIMITED 0 0 3 0 4 7
SIENNA IMAGING, INC. 1 1 4 0 1 7
SRC COMPUTERS, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
TIME WARNER CABLE, A DIVISION OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 2 2 0 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 1 0 3 2 7
VARI-L COMPANY, INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
CELL PATHWAYS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
COLORADO MICRODISPLAY, INC. 0 1 4 1 0 6
COORSTEK, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 0 0 0 0 6
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
FIRST DATA CORPORATION INC. 1 0 2 0 3 6
FUSION MICROMEDIA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
GN RESOUND AS 0 0 0 3 3 6
HAZEN RESEARCH, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 0 6
MATSUSHITA-KOTOBUKI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 4 0 2 6
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 0 2 2 6
MONFORT, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
OPTICAL SECURITY GROUP, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
OPTIMARK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 4 0 0 6
PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
PENFORD CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
PLASMON LMS, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
PUMPKIN, LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 3 3 0 6
ROCHE COLORADO CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
SENETICS, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
SOMALOGIC, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ULTIMATE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
VAPOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
AEROFLEX UTMC MICROELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AIR METHODS CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL 4 0 1 0 0 5
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ASTARTE FIBER NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
BAND-IT-IDEX, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
BENCHMARK STORAGE INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BIOSTAR, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
BOLDER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 3 1 0 0 5
CADIS, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
CAREFREE/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 0 4 0 0 1 5
CIELO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
COBE CARDIOVASCULAR OPERATING CO., INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
COLORCOM, LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
D.D.I. LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ECRIX CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
ENGINEERING MEASURMENTS COMPANY 0 0 2 3 0 5
EUPHONICS, INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 0 5
HW PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
IAP INTERMODAL, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
IOMEGA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
IRON CARBIDE HOLDINGS, LIMITED 2 1 0 1 1 5
LASER TECHNOLOGY WEST LIMITED 0 2 2 1 0 5
MT SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
NEO-CORE, LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
OPTIMA BATTERIES, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
PREFERRED MACHINING CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
QUOIN INDUSTRIAL INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
ROCKSHOX, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
STONEAGE, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
TOKO, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 1 2 1 1 5
US WEST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
UTMC MICROELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
WINDSOR INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
WORLDCOM, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
XIRCOM, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
ZOLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5


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