U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
~Individually Owned Patent | 309 | 252 | 333 | 349 | 333 | 1576 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 85 | 91 | 183 | 189 | 168 | 716 |
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 34 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 49 | 147 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 7 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 36 | 143 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 72 | 127 |
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. | 12 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 112 |
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | 2 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 108 |
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 5 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 94 |
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. | 12 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 92 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 8 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 30 | 84 |
U.S. WEST INC. | 0 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 81 |
MAXTOR CORPORATION | 17 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 72 |
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 16 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 69 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 67 |
SYMETRIX CORPORATION | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 64 |
RIBOZYME PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 61 |
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 9 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 60 |
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF | 13 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 60 |
HESKA CORPORATION | 2 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 59 |
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION | 3 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 57 |
U S WEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
DISCOVISION ASSOCIATES | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 42 |
EXABYTE CORPORATION | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 42 |
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 42 |
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
OHMEDA INC. | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
AMGEN | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
MICRO MOTION, INC. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
COORS BREWING COMPANY | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
CORTECH, INC. | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
ADAPTEC, INC. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
AT&T CORP. | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
EMC CORPORATION | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
LASER TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
SYMBIOS LOGIC INC. | 0 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
VALLEYLAB INC. | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC. | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
BALL CORPORATION | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
MARATHON OIL COMPANY | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
MOBILE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 21 |
OEA, INC. | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
QUALCOMM, INC. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
INTEGRAL PERIPHERALS, INC. | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
FUJITSU LIMITED | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
SCHULLER INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
UNITED MEMORIES, INC. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
PICOLIGHT INCORPORATED | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR IMMUNOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY MEDICI | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
BOULDER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS AMERICA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
SOMATOGEN, INC. | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
PACESETTER, INC. | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
SAMSONITE CORPORATION | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
ATMEL CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
HACH COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
QUANTUM PERIPHERALS COLORADO, INC. | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
US WEST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
B. F. GOODRICH CO. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
CONNER PERIPHERALS, INC. | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
GATES CORPORATION | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
MEDIAONE GROUP, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
MEDLOGIC GLOBAL CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
NAPRO BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
SCHWINN CYCLING & FITNESS INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
STANLEY AVIATION CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
VIXEL CORPORATION | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
BIOSTAR, INC. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
DISPLAY LABORATORIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
GERRY BABY PRODUCTS COMPANY | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
HAUSER, INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
OMEGA TECH, INC. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
QUALMARK CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
SIERRA APPLIED SCIENCES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
TEXACO INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
CHARVID LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
CHORUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
COLORADO SEMINARY | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
COLORLINK, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
ELTRON RESEARCH, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
JAY MEDICAL, LTD. | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
RENTECH, INC. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
RODIME PLC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
SPYDERCO, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
STURMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
VARI-L COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
AUDIOLOGIC, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
CHRONOPOL, INC. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
CSG SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
ENHANCED MEMORY SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
FISCHER IMAGING CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
GOLDCO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
NVX CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
OUT OF LINE SPORTS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
PALOMAR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
SENETICS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
SIEVERS INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
TELECTRONICS PACING SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., L.P. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
AMERICAN MICRO-SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
BAXTER BIOTECH TECHNOLOGY SARL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
HAZEN RESEARCH, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
IMAGE GUIDED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
MEURER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
MONFORT, INC. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
OPTICAL SECURITY GROUP, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
OPTIMARK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
SONY CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
TIME WARNER CABLE, A DIVISION OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
BAND-IT-IDEX, INC. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
BIO MEDIC DATA SYSTEM, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
BOLDER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
BOUNCE, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
CAREFREE/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
CARGILL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
COLEMAN POWERMATE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
COORS CERAMICS COMPANY | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
CYBEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
J.D. EDWARDS WORLD SOURCE COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
LIGHTNING ELIMINATORS & CONSULTANTS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
RESEARCH ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
ROCKSHOX, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
SIENNA IMAGING, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
SPECTRALINK CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
TETRAD CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
UNIVERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
US WEST MARKETING RESOURCES GROUP, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
WINDSOR INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
ADVANCED CORONARY INTERVENTION, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
AIR METHODS CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
AMF BOWLING, INC. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
AMOCO CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
AVID ENTERPRISES, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BREECE HILL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
COBE CARDIOVASCULAR OPERATING CO., INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
COLORADO MICRODISPLAY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
DIRECT MEASUREMENT CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
EMPAK INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
HIGH VOLTAGE GRAPHICS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
IMMUNEX CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
MATSUSHITA-KOTOBUKI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
OPTIMA BATTERIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
PFIZER INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
PLATTE CHEMICAL CO. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
PREFERRED MACHINING CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
ROCHE COLORADO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
SIMTEK CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
STONEAGE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
SUPERCONDUCTING CORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
TEAM MEDICAL, L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
TOKO, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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