U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 280 | 289 | 406 | 358 | 343 | 1676 |
~Individually Owned Patent | 266 | 254 | 333 | 323 | 327 | 1503 |
INTEL CORPORATION | 41 | 36 | 84 | 105 | 155 | 421 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 66 | 52 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 290 |
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 22 | 26 | 62 | 40 | 33 | 183 |
HONEYWELL INC. | 22 | 17 | 28 | 35 | 22 | 124 |
TRW INC. | 22 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 115 |
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 93 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 80 |
IMARX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. | 9 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 59 |
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. | 3 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 59 |
RAYTHEON COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 50 |
BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
BURR-BROWN CORPORATION | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER CO. | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
RYOBI NORTH AMERICA, CORP. | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
DUREL CORPORATION | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
SPEEDFAM-IPEC CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
MOLECULAR IMAGING CORPORATION | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
HUGHES MISSILE SYSTEMS COMPANY | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
SICOM, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
SPEEDFAM CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
A G COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
UNIVERSAL PROPULSION COMPANY, INC. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
ASM AMERICA, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
WYKO CORPORATION | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
IMPRA, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF C.R. BARD, INC. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
SIMULA INC. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
INNOVATIVE LASERS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
DIAL CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
DONNELLY CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
HENKEL CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
OPTO POWER CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
AMKOR ELECTRONICS, INC. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
ENGINEERING + RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
SONY CORPORATION | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
VIVID SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
RYOBI OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, INC. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
WAVEPHORE, INC. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES, INC. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
GORE HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
H.E.R.C. PRODUCTS INCORPORATED | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
SELECTIDE CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
DURASWITCH INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
ENDOLUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
OPTOSCINT, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
PHOTOMETRICS LTD. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SIGMA LABORATORIES OF ARIZONA, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
UNIVERSAL LASER SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
ZYGO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
ARIZONA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CALCOMP, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
CITY OF SCOTTSDALE | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
MATERIALS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CORP. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
MOLTECH CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
PLAYMAXX, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
TALLEY DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
WAXING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ABTECH INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BIOSEPARATIONS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
BREAULT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
CRAFCO, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
LIPOGENICS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
MICROPURE, INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
MICROTEST, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
NANOMATERIALS RESEARCH CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
PROTO-VEST, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
ROCKFORD CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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