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

ARIZONA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
MOTOROLA, INC. 280 289 406 358 343 1676
~Individually Owned Patent 266 254 333 323 327 1503
INTEL CORPORATION 41 36 84 105 155 421
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 66 52 48 57 67 290
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 22 26 62 40 33 183
HONEYWELL INC. 22 17 28 35 22 124
TRW INC. 22 26 14 19 34 115
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 8 12 20 22 31 93
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 18 18 13 10 21 80
IMARX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 9 7 14 11 18 59
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 3 12 21 13 10 59
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 11 24 15 50
BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. 10 10 7 7 9 43
BURR-BROWN CORPORATION 2 8 7 11 10 38
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER CO. 4 5 14 11 4 38
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 14 8 1 4 4 31
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 4 8 7 6 3 28
RYOBI NORTH AMERICA, CORP. 1 7 10 4 4 26
DUREL CORPORATION 6 3 11 1 4 25
SPEEDFAM-IPEC CORP. 0 0 0 13 12 25
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 4 1 6 10 24
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS 4 4 5 7 3 23
MOLECULAR IMAGING CORPORATION 5 5 6 2 4 22
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 3 8 10 21
HUGHES MISSILE SYSTEMS COMPANY 9 9 3 0 0 21
SICOM, INC. 1 1 4 7 8 21
SPEEDFAM CORPORATION 3 1 6 10 1 21
A G COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 1 5 7 4 19
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 11 5 0 0 3 19
UNIVERSAL PROPULSION COMPANY, INC. 3 1 5 6 4 19
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 2 2 3 6 4 17
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 0 1 7 9 17
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 16 16
WYKO CORPORATION 3 5 5 3 0 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 14 14
IMPRA, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF C.R. BARD, INC. 2 4 2 2 4 14
SIMULA INC. 2 1 4 3 4 14
U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 3 7 14
INNOVATIVE LASERS CORPORATION 0 1 4 4 4 13
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 4 3 4 0 13
DIAL CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 5 12
DONNELLY CORPORATION 2 1 3 4 2 12
HENKEL CORPORATION 1 1 1 6 3 12
OPTO POWER CORPORATION 0 1 4 4 3 12
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 6 5 11
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 4 1 1 4 11
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 2 3 6 11
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 4 2 1 2 11
AMKOR ELECTRONICS, INC. 5 4 1 0 0 10
ENGINEERING + RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 1 2 2 4 10
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 1 0 2 6 10
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 3 2 2 10
SONY CORPORATION 4 4 1 0 1 10
VIVID SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 4 1 3 0 2 10
RYOBI OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, INC. 4 2 1 1 1 9
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 9 9
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 0 0 2 9
WAVEPHORE, INC. 4 2 3 0 0 9
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES, INC. 3 4 0 1 0 8
GORE HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 5 0 8
H.E.R.C. PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 3 1 1 2 1 8
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 1 3 2 8
SELECTIDE CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 2 8
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. 3 1 4 0 0 8
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
DURASWITCH INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
ENDOLUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
OPTOSCINT, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
PHOTOMETRICS LTD. 2 1 4 0 0 7
SIGMA LABORATORIES OF ARIZONA, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
UNIVERSAL LASER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 5 0 7
XEROX CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 3 7
ZYGO CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
ARIZONA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
CALCOMP, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
CITY OF SCOTTSDALE 0 1 5 0 0 6
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 2 0 4 0 0 6
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
MATERIALS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CORP. 0 0 1 2 3 6
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
MOLTECH CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 1 6
PLAYMAXX, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
TALLEY DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 0 1 2 1 6
WAXING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC. 0 5 1 0 0 6
ABTECH INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
BIOSEPARATIONS, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
BREAULT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
CRAFCO, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 5 5
LIPOGENICS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
MICROPURE, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 2 1 5
MICROTEST, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
NANOMATERIALS RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
PROTO-VEST, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ROCKFORD CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5



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