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 | 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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