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 | 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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