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

NEW MEXICO

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 79 76 78 96 74 403
SANDIA CORPORATION 23 33 70 74 64 264
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 26 27 45 37 38 173
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 8 13 12 14 22 69
MOTOROLA, INC. 9 4 16 14 2 45
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 5 10 6 5 12 38
HONEYWELL INC. 12 6 4 8 2 32
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 7 12 5 4 3 31
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 4 5 5 4 7 25
SOLV-EX CORPORATION 3 1 7 3 1 15
RADIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 3 4 4 14
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CORPORATION 1 3 2 4 3 13
RHOMED, INCORPORATED 2 4 4 1 1 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 4 1 4 10
IKON CORPORATION 1 5 1 0 0 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 0 1 4 0 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
RIO GRANDE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 0 1 5 0 0 6
ADVANCED SAFETY CONCEPTS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
AMTECH CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
CTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
SUPERIOR MICROPOWDERS, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 2 0 0 5



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