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 | 89 | 109 | 138 | 144 | 121 | 601 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 14 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 118 |
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. | 16 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 23 | 117 |
INTEL CORPORATION | 13 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 102 |
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM | 12 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 102 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 13 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 74 |
RAMOT UNIVERSITY AUTHORITY FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND INDUSTRI | 11 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 55 |
STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, RAFAEL-ARMAMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 53 |
ISCAR LTD. | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 50 |
SCI TEX CORPORATION LTD. | 13 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 50 |
ORMAT INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 36 |
BIO-TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORP. | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
INDIGO N.V. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
MEDINOL LTD. | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
APPLIED SPECTRAL IMAGING LTD. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
LASER INDUSTRIES LTD. | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, LTD. | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
PHARMOS CORP. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
BIOSENSE, INC. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
BROMINE COMPOUNDS LTD. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
ELECTRIC FUEL LIMITED | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
QUALCOMM, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
HADASIT MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
ZAG LTD. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
ELSCINT LTD. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
D.S.P.C. TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, LTD. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
WAFERSCALE INTEGRATION INC. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
KULICKE AND SOFFA INVESTMENTS, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
SMARTLIGHT LTD. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
CHIP EXPRESS (ISRAEL) LTD. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
NANOMOTION LTD. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
NEWS DATACOM LTD. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
ZEN RESEARCH N.V. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
3COM CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
GALILEO TECHNOLOGY LTD. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES LTD. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
NEXUS 1994 LIMITED | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
ORBOT INSTRUMENTS LTD. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
ORBOTECH LTD. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
VISONIC LTD. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGY, LTD. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
DEAD SEA WORKS LIMITED | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
PERIO PRODUCTS LTD. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
PLASSON MAAGAN MICHAEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
TADIRAN LTD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
WIRELESS ONLINE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. AT THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
ADVANCED RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
AGROGENE LTD. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
CALLMANAGE LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
CARGILL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
DSPC ISRAEL LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
E.C.R.-ELECTRO-CHEMICAL RESEARCH LTD. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
ELOP ELECTROOPTICS INDUSTRIES LTD. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
EMC CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
FUSELAGE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
INFLUENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES (LASERS) LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
LIFE MEDICAL SCIENCES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
MALCAM LTD. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
MIGADA, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
ORMAT TURBINES (1965) LTD. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
PEPTOR LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
SHELLCASE LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
TARO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
TEDEA-HUNTLEIGH INTERNATIONAL LTD. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
THE STATE OF ISRAEL, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
UNIC VIEW LTD. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
VISIONCARE LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
ZAG INDUSTRIES LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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