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 | 32 | 19 | 46 | 39 | 45 | 181 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
R-AMTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
RENAL TECH INTERNATIONAL LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
CYTRAN, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
AKTSIONERNOE OBSCHESTVO ZAKRYTOGO TIPA "BIOTEKHINVEST" | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
ALARIS INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
ELBRUS INTERNATIONAL LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
SAWTEK, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
STAAR SURGICAL, AG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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