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

WASHINGTON

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 294 285 355 314 351 1599
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 93 182 305 318 313 1211
BOEING COMPANY 85 106 129 126 99 545
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 24 36 41 45 54 200
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 27 31 37 38 53 186
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 14 22 30 29 30 125
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 20 21 27 32 21 121
INTERMEC CORPORATION 24 21 32 5 3 85
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 16 12 20 17 18 83
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 23 19 12 13 7 74
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 12 8 9 13 21 63
INTERMEC IP CORP. 0 0 1 23 38 62
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 15 17 9 12 9 62
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 10 23 11 10 58
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 7 9 18 17 5 56
SEH AMERICA, INC. 0 7 8 20 20 55
  0 0 7 34 14 55
HEARTSTREAM, INC. 2 13 12 16 9 52
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 3 8 19 16 6 52
NEOPATH, INC. 4 12 16 16 2 50
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 19 29 50
SHARP MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 8 22 11 0 46
NEORX CORPORATION 6 15 6 10 4 41
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 20 5 4 4 4 37
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 3 7 13 7 6 36
WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 10 5 6 10 33
SIEMENS POWER CORPORATION 8 5 9 5 5 32
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. 8 7 9 3 2 29
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 7 3 6 8 4 28
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 3 4 9 11 28
INTEL CORPORATION 1 2 4 4 16 27
PACCAR INC. 8 9 2 5 3 27
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC. 0 0 1 11 14 26
INCONTROL, INC. 9 10 5 1 1 26
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 2 4 15 4 25
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1 1 3 10 9 24
K-2 CORPORATION 2 1 6 7 7 23
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED 0 1 3 10 8 22
QUINTON INSTRUMENT CO. 6 5 4 4 2 21
LIGHT SCIENCES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 1 7 7 4 20
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 1 2 5 8 19
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 1 1 2 10 5 19
CORIXA CORPORATION 1 0 5 7 4 17
MEDISYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 7 5 1 16
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 5 6 14
ASPECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 8 14
CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 8 2 14
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 2 5 3 4 14
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 3 4 5 2 0 14
PROLINX, INC. 0 0 6 4 4 14
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 0 4 3 3 4 14
COLUMBIA MACHINE, INC. 7 1 2 3 0 13
EPOCH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 2 4 2 5 13
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 2 4 2 13
PRIMEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 3 5 13
WALL DATA INCORPORATED 1 2 6 1 3 13
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 3 6 1 0 12
COINSTAR, INC. 0 1 3 4 4 12
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 2 3 4 12
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 1 7 2 0 2 12
MAGNA FORCE, INC. 0 2 4 4 2 12
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 2 3 2 2 12
OLIN CORPORATION 8 4 0 0 0 12
SPACELABS MEDICAL, INC. 6 4 2 0 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 2 2 4 3 12
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 2 11
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 3 3 2 1 2 11
WINSOR CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 5 11
ELDEC CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 2 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 3 10
MICROPUMP, INC. 0 2 3 3 2 10
RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 5 2 0 2 10
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 7 10
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 0 3 6 0 10
BIOMEMBRANE INSTITUTE 3 1 2 1 2 9
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 2 3 4 0 0 9
ITRONIX CORPORATION 1 2 5 1 0 9
JX CRYSTALS, INC. 2 2 0 2 3 9
KLEIN BICYCLE CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 1 9
MODEL & INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 1 9
PARVIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 3 9
STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 2 1 3 2 9
U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 0 5 0 2 2 9
VIRTUAL VISION, INC. 3 0 2 2 2 9
ACCELERATION SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 3 8
ACTIVE VOICE CORPORATION 4 2 0 1 1 8
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 5 0 8
JOHNSON MATTHEY ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 1 3 1 1 8
MOLECUMETICS, LTD. 0 1 2 2 3 8
OMEROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 3 8
OPTIVA CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 2 8
PATHOGENESIS CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 2 8
PRECOR, INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 3 8
ADROIT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 5 1 7
ALLSOP AUTOMATIC, INC. 0 2 4 0 1 7
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
AMAZON.COM, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY 2 1 1 1 2 7
DESIGN INTELLIGENCE, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 2 4 1 0 7
MARTIN ARCHERY, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
OAKLEY, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
STANFORD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 4 2 1 0 7
TELECT, INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
ACCESSLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
APPLIED PRECISION, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
ASYMETRIX CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
BSC NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
CELLPRO, INC. 0 4 0 2 0 6
COACH MASTER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 5 1 0 6
CRUISING EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
EARTH AND OCEAN SPORTS, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 5 0 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 1 0 1 6
HEXCEL CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
IRWIN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
ONCOGEN 2 2 2 0 0 6
OUTPUT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
R.P.C. INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
RANPAK CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
SUPREME CORQ, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
SYNRAD, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
TELEDESIC LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
AMERICAN ELECTRONIC SIGN COMPANY 1 0 1 0 3 5
AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
AT&T CORP. 0 4 0 1 0 5
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
AVISTA ADVANTAGE, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CHEMITHON CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
CYTRAN, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
GT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
JETEC COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
KISTLER AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 4 5
KISTLER-MORSE CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 0 5
KORRY ELECTRONICS COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
LAMB-GRAYS HARBOR CO., INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
MOUNTAIN SAFETY RESEARCH (MSR) 3 1 0 1 0 5
NIKON CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
NORTHWEST PODIATRIC LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ONCOMEMBRANE, INC. 0 4 0 0 1 5
PARAMAGNETIC LOGGING, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SOG SPECIALTY KNIVES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
STARWAVE CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
STI OPTRONICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
TAMER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5
TRIPATH IMAGING, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 1 3 0 5
WACOM CO., LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
WAGSTAFF INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5



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