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 1996 - 2000 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

OREGON

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
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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