U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
INTEL CORPORATION | 192 | 194 | 339 | 282 | 299 | 1306 |
~Individually Owned Patent | 187 | 180 | 239 | 225 | 206 | 1037 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 44 | 57 | 95 | 81 | 111 | 388 |
TEKTRONIX INC. | 56 | 41 | 55 | 64 | 54 | 270 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 61 |
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 57 |
NIKE, INC. | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 38 |
MOLECULAR PROBES, INC. | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
IN FOCUS SYSTEMS, INC. | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
BEND RESEARCH INC. | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
SPECTRA-PHYSICS SCANNING SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
ENDOVASCULAR INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
WHITAKER CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
DIGIMARC CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
WARN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
SEIKO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
BLOUNT, INC. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
PSC SCANNING, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
SEQUENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
EPITOPE, INC. | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
SEIKO COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING NV | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
ACRES GAMING, INC. | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
STATE OF OREGON | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
G & G INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
SLC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
ACUMED, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERATE GMBH & CO., INGENIERBURO BERLIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
GENENTECH, INC. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
LIGHTWARE, INC. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
MET ONE, INC. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
VERSA CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
AGRITOPE, INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
ESCO CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
GUNDERSON, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
INCONTROL SOLUTIONS, INC. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
ROSEN PRODUCTS LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
SENTROL, INC. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
SYMANTEC CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
THRUSTMASTER, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
ZIBA DESIGN, INC. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
A-DEC, INC. | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
AMTEK RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL LLC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
BOREALIS TECHNICAL INCORPORATED LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
ETEC SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
KEY KNIFE, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
NEC AMERICA, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
OPTIMIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
OREGON GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
SEH AMERICA, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
SRC VISION, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
TFR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
AEROFOAM CHEMICALS, DIVISION OF BORDER CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
BULK HANDLING SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
CADDOCK ELECTRONICS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CEDARAPIDS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
KADEE QUALITY PRODUCTS CO. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
KREATIV, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
METRA BIOSYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
NORTHWEST ALUMINUM COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
SUPRA PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
CARRUTHERS EQUIPMENT CO. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO., INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
DEMARINI SPORTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
EXPERT SYSTEMS PUBLISHING CO. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
PI (MEDICAL) CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SCHMITT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
SHARP MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE IN OREGON | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
SYNEKTRON CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SYNOPSYS INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
TRANSLOGIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
VERIS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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