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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

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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 305 318 313 362 439 1737
~Individually Owned Patent 355 314 351 330 324 1674
BOEING COMPANY 129 126 99 82 83 519
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 37 38 53 83 87 298
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 41 45 55 42 39 222
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 2 19 29 49 64 163
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 30 29 30 32 37 158
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 27 32 21 32 36 148
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 7 34 14 18 31 104
INTERMEC IP CORP. 1 23 38 24 13 99
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 20 17 18 21 22 98
INTEL CORPORATION 4 4 16 26 41 91
SEH AMERICA, INC. 8 20 20 25 16 89
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 9 12 9 20 24 74
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 19 16 6 9 15 65
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 9 13 22 15 4 63
CORIXA CORPORATION 5 7 4 16 28 60
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC. 1 11 14 21 4 51
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 23 11 10 4 1 49
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 4 15 4 12 13 48
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 18 17 5 1 5 46
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 4 9 11 13 6 43
INTERMEC CORPORATION 32 5 3 2 0 42
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 8 33 41
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 3 10 9 13 6 41
HEARTSTREAM, INC. 12 16 9 1 0 38
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 12 13 7 4 1 37
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 6 8 4 13 5 36
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED 3 10 8 5 9 35
NEOPATH, INC. 16 16 2 1 0 35
NEORX CORPORATION 6 10 4 9 6 35
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 13 7 6 2 5 33
SHARP MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 22 11 0 0 0 33
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 1 31 32
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 2 10 5 6 7 30
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 7 8 12 30
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 22 4 29
K-2 CORPORATION 6 7 7 4 4 28
WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5 6 10 3 1 25
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 5 8 4 4 23
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 4 4 4 8 3 23
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 5 6 3 4 20
SIEMENS POWER CORPORATION 9 5 5 1 0 20
COINSTAR, INC. 3 4 4 3 5 19
ASPECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 4 2 8 3 1 18
CRAY INC. 0 0 0 7 11 18
LIGHT SCIENCES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 7 7 4 0 0 18
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 3 3 2 3 6 17
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2 2 3 5 4 16
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 3 4 5 16
PROLINX, INC. 6 4 4 0 2 16
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 0 0 0 8 7 15
JX CRYSTALS, INC. 0 2 3 6 4 15
R.P.C. INC. 0 1 5 4 5 15
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 0 0 1 12 2 15
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 3 3 4 2 3 15
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. 9 3 2 0 0 14
EPOCH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4 2 5 2 1 14
PACCAR INC. 2 5 3 2 2 14
  0 2 1 6 5 14
ACCELERATION SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 4 3 2 3 13
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 4 3 1 13
MEDISYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 7 5 1 0 0 13
MOLECUMETICS, LTD. 2 2 3 3 3 13
OMEROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 3 4 1 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 4 3 2 2 13
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 0 0 6 3 3 12
CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 2 8 2 0 0 12
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 5 3 4 0 0 12
MAGNA FORCE, INC. 4 4 2 1 1 12
MICROVISION, INC. 0 0 2 5 5 12
PRIMEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 5 1 0 12
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 3 0 4 5 12
TELEDESIC LLC 0 3 3 4 2 12
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 4 2 2 1 11
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 2 2 2 2 11
OPTIVA CORPORATION 3 2 2 4 0 11
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 11 11
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 0 1 3 5 2 11
TERABEAM CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 10 11
WALL DATA INCORPORATED 6 1 3 0 1 11
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 3 5 1 1 10
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 3 10
GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM COMPANY 1 1 1 6 1 10
NITINOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 3 4 10
QUINTON INSTRUMENT CO. 4 4 2 0 0 10
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 2 9
FREIGHTLINER LLC 2 1 1 2 3 9
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 4 1 0 1 3 9
LIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 3 9
MESOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 2 3 9
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 2 3 1 3 9
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 0 1 4 1 3 9
PARVIA CORPORATION 0 6 3 0 0 9
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 6 0 0 0 9
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 2 5 9
VIRTUAL VISION, INC. 2 2 2 3 0 9
WINSOR CORPORATION 2 2 5 0 0 9
DATA I/O CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 5 8
EARTH AND OCEAN SPORTS, INC. 0 5 1 2 0 8
ELDEC CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 0 2 2 1 8
KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 4 1 8
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 6 8
MICROPUMP, INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
SONOSITE, INC. 0 0 1 1 6 8
TRIPATH IMAGING, INC. 0 0 5 2 1 8
U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 0 2 2 4 0 8
UTILX CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 5 8
AVISTA LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 6 1 0 0 0 7
COACH MASTER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 1 0 1 0 7
COLUMBIA MACHINE, INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
DESIGN INTELLIGENCE, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 5 2 0 0 0 7
FRAMATOME ANP INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
H.SUB.2 O TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
IMAGEX, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
INCONTROL, INC. 5 1 1 0 0 7
INFOSPACE, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
JETEC COMPANY 2 2 0 2 1 7
KISTLER AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 0 7
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 0 7
RAMGEN POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
SOG SPECIALTY KNIVES, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
SPIRATION, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
SYNRAD, INC. 2 2 0 3 0 7
TAMER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 1 0 4 1 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 1 2 3 1 7
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
ADROIT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 5 1 0 0 6
ALLSOP AUTOMATIC, INC. 4 0 1 1 0 6
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
ATTACHMATE CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 1 6
BARD ASDI INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
BIOMEMBRANE INSTITUTE 2 1 2 1 0 6
CYTRAN, INC. 0 1 4 0 1 6
ENERGYLINE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
EVERGREEN INNOVATIONS, L.L.C. 1 1 1 3 0 6
HEXCEL CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
IRWIN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ITRONIX CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
JOHNSON MATTHEY ELECTRONICS, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
KORRY ELECTRONICS COMPANY 0 2 3 1 0 6
LUCENT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
METANETICS CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
MOEN INCORPORATED 0 0 1 4 1 6
NORTHWEST PODIATRIC LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
OAKLEY, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TOOL & SHEAR, LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
PRECOR, INCORPORATED 2 1 3 0 0 6
QIAGEN GENOMICS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
STARWAVE CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 3 2 0 0 6
TEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
WACOM CO., LTD. 1 0 3 1 1 6
XSIDES CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
ALCATEL INTERNETWORKING (PE), INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
APPLIED PRECISION, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
AT&T CORP. 0 1 0 2 2 5
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
AVISTA ADVANTAGE, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
BSC NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
CHEF'N CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
CYTOSCAN SCIENCES LLC 0 2 1 1 1 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
EPOCH BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 2 0 2 1 0 5
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
LIFESPAN BIOSCIENCES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
MANTEC SERVICES COMPANY 1 1 2 1 0 5
MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 0 1 1 1 2 5
OUTPUT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
PATHOGENESIS CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5


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