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

IDAHO

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 121 310 549 840 1146 2966
~Individually Owned Patent 67 78 74 105 102 426
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 71 45 66 68 92 342
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 4 5 18 63 94 184
MICRON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 11 18 22 26 12 89
MICRON DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 29 34 13 3 86
LOCKHEED MARTIN IDAHO TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 5 14 21 3 43
LOCKHEED IDAHO TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 15 12 11 0 1 39
MCMS, INC. 0 0 0 13 13 26
IDAHO RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 6 6 5 2 5 24
BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO, LLC 0 0 0 0 21 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 7 2 4 1 17
BEACON LIGHT PRODUCTS, INC. 5 2 5 3 0 15
J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY 0 3 2 5 2 12
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 9 2 1 0 0 12
EXTENDED SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
SCP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, A DIVISION OF PRECO, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
ZILOG, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
ADVANCED HARDWARE ARCHITECTURES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
CANNONDALE CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 1 1 1 5



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