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

UTAH

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 152 147 181 175 173 828
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 85 84 43 4 0 216
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 22 21 28 26 15 112
NOVELL, INC. 4 8 20 41 37 110
IOMEGA CORPORATION 8 13 14 34 38 107
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 0 14 28 28 70
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 11 15 23 9 12 70
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 11 9 9 17 15 61
MORTON THIOKOL, INC. 23 14 11 1 1 50
ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC. 7 19 9 4 2 41
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 2 11 10 6 12 41
3COM CORPORATION 0 0 1 8 26 35
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. 6 4 7 7 5 29
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 6 9 6 5 29
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 8 8 4 3 3 26
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. 0 2 10 3 10 25
UNISYS CORPORATION 9 8 5 2 1 25
CERAMATEC, INC. 6 4 4 7 3 24
SARCOS, INC. 2 9 5 5 3 24
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 5 1 3 10 22
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 6 3 4 5 4 22
LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. 5 1 3 3 9 21
CORDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 7 12 20
SARCOS GROUP 3 10 7 0 0 20
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 6 1 5 5 3 20
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 5 7 5 17
THERATECH INC. 2 3 6 4 0 15
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 2 4 2 2 4 14
TEKSOURCE, LC 0 4 3 5 2 14
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 1 2 3 13
SARCOS L.C. 0 0 0 7 6 13
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 2 3 5 13
UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 2 3 4 13
INTEL CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 5 12
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 2 2 4 11
OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 1 0 2 11
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 1 1 4 3 1 10
BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 3 1 2 9
FMC CORPORATION 0 4 5 0 0 9
H. K. COMPOSITES, INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
I-O DISPLAY SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 0 7 2 9
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 0 6 1 2 0 9
DYNO NOBEL, INC. 1 3 0 2 2 8
GULL LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 5 1 0 8
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
COVOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
HEIL CO. 4 0 2 0 1 7
HK SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
MARTIN DOOR MANUFACTURING 2 1 1 1 2 7
MOXTEK, INC. 2 0 0 2 3 7
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 0 3 1 1 2 7
U.S. ROBOTICS MOBILE COMMUNICATION CORP. 0 3 4 0 0 7
ZEVEX, INC. 2 0 4 0 1 7
BLACK DIAMOND EQUIPMENT, LTD. 0 0 3 3 0 6
BROWNING 1 1 1 2 1 6
POWERQUEST CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
QUANTRONIX, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
SERVI-TECH INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
SONIC INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 1 2 0 0 6
VINCA CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 3 1 0 1 5
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ASARCO INCORPORATED 0 1 2 1 1 5
CIRQUE CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
EDO CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
ENVIROTECH PUMPSYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 4 0 5
EVA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
GENEVA STEEL 0 0 1 4 0 5
HARRIS RESEARCH INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
IOMEC, INCORPORATED 1 1 2 0 1 5
JAMES W. BUNGER & ASSOC., INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
KENNECOTT HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
MACROMED, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
MITEK SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
NIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL 0 0 4 1 0 5
PHERIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
PRECISION VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
RADIUS ENGINEERING, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SORENSON CRITICAL CARE, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
WOLFE TORY MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
ZIMMER, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5



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