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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 362 439 416 529 607 2353
~Individually Owned Patent 329 324 321 272 233 1479
BOEING COMPANY 82 83 108 170 154 597
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 49 64 92 81 85 371
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 66 81 86 233
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 32 37 53 51 41 214
INTEL CORPORATION 26 41 54 47 43 211
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 83 87 29 0 0 199
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 42 39 35 30 30 176
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 32 36 26 26 23 143
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 33 26 44 31 142
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 20 24 39 32 18 133
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 31 49 27 14 122
CORIXA CORPORATION 16 28 38 19 16 117
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 21 22 37 15 19 114
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 18 31 27 28 7 111
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 12 13 28 30 28 111
SEH AMERICA, INC. 25 16 19 11 3 74
INTERMEC IP CORP. 24 13 8 1 4 50
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 22 4 7 7 7 47
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 8 12 19 6 1 46
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 6 15 10 13 45
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 13 5 4 8 13 43
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 11 9 15 7 42
TERABEAM CORPORATION 1 10 9 13 9 42
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 9 15 7 8 2 41
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 8 7 1 7 15 38
CRAY INC. 7 11 12 2 4 36
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 13 6 6 5 6 36
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 6 7 9 5 8 35
AMAZON.COM, INC. 5 4 11 4 9 33
MICROVISION, INC. 5 5 10 7 4 31
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC. 21 4 5 0 0 30
K-2 CORPORATION 4 4 6 4 10 28
MERLIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 5 8 15 28
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 7 5 8 27
NEORX CORPORATION 9 6 6 2 1 24
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 13 6 3 0 0 22
AMNIS CORPORATION 2 1 9 3 6 21
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 5 7 3 2 21
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 2 3 6 3 7 21
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED 5 9 6 0 0 20
DSU MEDICAL CORPORATION 6 5 7 2 0 20
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 4 4 1 6 5 20
SONY CORPORATION 2 2 0 14 2 20
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 15 4 0 0 0 19
COINSTAR, INC. 3 5 4 3 4 19
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 3 6 5 4 1 19
REALNETWORKS, INC. 1 1 4 8 5 19
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 12 2 0 2 3 19
XSIDES CORPORATION 2 4 5 6 2 19
DATA I/O CORPORATION 2 5 7 4 0 18
MINDPLAY LLC 0 1 14 3 0 18
SPIRATION, INC. 3 4 4 3 4 18
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 8 3 5 0 0 16
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 1 3 3 6 3 16
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 3 3 5 1 3 15
DIGEO, INC. 0 2 3 4 6 15
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 3 2 5 1 4 15
EPOCH BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0 5 3 3 4 15
LIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 6 3 5 0 1 15
PACCAR INC. 2 2 2 4 5 15
AVISTA LABORATORIES, INC. 1 6 4 3 0 14
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 1 4 3 2 14
WILDSEED, LIMITED 1 2 1 2 8 14
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 1 3 2 5 2 13
TELECT, INC. 1 1 4 6 1 13
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 3 2 4 3 0 12
NITINOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 3 1 1 12
SONOSITE, INC. 1 6 4 0 1 12
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 4 4 12
UTILX CORPORATION 1 5 4 1 1 12
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 0 0 2 4 5 11
AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 3 3 3 2 11
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 1 5 2 2 1 11
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 0 0 0 5 6 11
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 1 1 3 1 5 11
CHEF'N CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 4 11
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC 0 0 0 0 11 11
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 3 3 3 1 1 11
FRAMATOME ANP INC. 1 6 3 0 1 11
HARRIS BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS, INC. 0 4 3 4 0 11
IMAGEX, INC. 0 7 2 1 1 11
JX CRYSTALS, INC. 6 4 1 0 0 11
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 7 0 1 3 0 11
TANGIS CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 4 11
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION 1 1 6 0 3 11
TEKTRONIX INC. 4 5 1 0 1 11
TESSERA, INC. 0 0 3 2 6 11
VERTIS NEUROSCIENCE, INC. 0 1 10 0 0 11
WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 1 4 0 3 11
ALCATEL INTERNETWORKING (PE), INC. 2 2 4 0 2 10
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. 1 2 2 2 3 10
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 2 5 1 1 1 10
MESOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 1 3 1 10
PALM, INC. 1 3 1 0 5 10
ROY-G-BIV CORPORATION 1 1 4 0 4 10
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 5 2 1 0 10
ANORMED INC. 0 2 2 4 1 9
DARWIN DISCOVERY LIMITED 0 3 1 4 1 9
EATON CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 2 9
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 0 1 4 9
INFOSPACE, INC. 3 3 2 0 1 9
KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 1 0 3 9
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 1 3 3 2 0 9
LILLY ICOS L.L.C. 0 0 0 1 8 9
NLIGHT PHOTONICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 3 9
PRECOR, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 2 5 9
R.P.C. INC. 4 5 0 0 0 9
RAMGEN POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 1 1 0 9
RELION, INC. 0 0 0 7 2 9
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 5 2 2 0 0 9
WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. 1 1 4 2 1 9
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 0 3 1 0 8
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
CEPTYR, INC. 0 1 3 1 3 8
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
EKOS CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 3 8
IMPINJ, INC. 0 0 1 0 7 8
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 0 0 0 0 8 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 0 3 3 1 8
LUMERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 5 8
MOLECUMETICS, LTD. 3 3 2 0 0 8
NORTHWEST ALUMINUM TECHNOLOGIES 0 4 1 2 1 8
QIAGEN GENOMICS, INC. 2 3 2 1 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 2 2 1 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 1 1 2 1 8
WILDTANGENT, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
XOUCIN, INC. 0 2 5 1 0 8
AIRBIQUITY INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
ATTACHMATE CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 1 7
CHRONORX LLC 1 3 2 1 0 7
GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (AEROSPACE), INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM COMPANY 6 1 0 0 0 7
MICRONICS, INC. 0 2 2 3 0 7
MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 1 2 3 1 0 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 2 0 2 1 7
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 3 7
NEOSEED TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 4 1 1 1 7
OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 4 0 2 7
PALMSOURCE INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 6 1 0 7
SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
APPLIED PRECISION, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
BARD ASDI INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 3 1 1 6
INTELLISIST, LLC 0 0 1 4 1 6
INTERLAND, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
INTERNATIONAL POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 0 0 0 2 4 6
KISTLER AEROSPACE CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 1 6
METRON SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
PACIFIC COAST FEATHER COMPANY 1 0 0 2 3 6
PYROTEK, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
TELEDESIC LLC 4 2 0 0 0 6
WACOM CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
ZETEC, INC. 1 0 0 4 1 6
ACCELERATION SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
ADAPTIX, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ADVANTEST CORP. 1 0 1 3 0 5
AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
APEX INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
AT&T CORP. 2 2 0 0 1 5
CALYPSO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CHEMITHON CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
CHIRON CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 1 5
ELDEC CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
ENERGYLINE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
EPOCH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
FIBERON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
FREIGHTLINER LLC 2 3 0 0 0 5
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
GLOBAL FIA, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BIOPRODUCTS INCORPORATED 2 2 1 0 0 5
KRONOS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 0 5
LOUDEYE CORP. 0 0 0 1 4 5
MEAGAN MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MEDIUS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
MOEN INCORPORATED 4 1 0 0 0 5
NEAH POWER SYSTEMS INC 0 0 1 3 1 5
OMEROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
PALMONE, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 2 0 1 5
SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SONOTECH, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
SPENTECH, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
STRESSWAVE, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SYNRAD, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
VISIONGATE, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
WAFERTECH, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5


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