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 1997 - 2001 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

ARIZONA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
MOTOROLA, INC. 289 406 358 343 191 1587
~Individually Owned Patent 254 333 323 327 330 1567
INTEL CORPORATION 36 84 105 155 141 521
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 52 48 57 67 89 313
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 26 62 40 33 23 184
TRW INC. 26 14 19 34 46 139
HONEYWELL INC. 17 28 35 22 7 109
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 12 20 22 31 22 107
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 18 13 10 21 22 84
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 11 24 15 20 70
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 14 43 57
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 12 21 13 10 0 56
IMARX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 7 14 11 18 1 51
SPEEDFAM-IPEC CORP. 0 0 13 12 26 51
BURR-BROWN CORPORATION 8 7 11 10 8 44
BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. 10 7 7 9 9 42
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 8 10 18 39
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER CO. 5 14 11 4 5 39
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 1 7 9 17 34
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 4 1 6 10 10 31
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 16 12 28
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 8 7 6 3 3 27
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS 4 5 7 3 7 26
RYOBI NORTH AMERICA, CORP. 7 10 4 4 0 25
DUREL CORPORATION 3 11 1 4 5 24
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 8 1 4 4 6 23
SICOM, INC. 1 4 7 8 2 22
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 0 9 12 21
A G COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 5 7 4 2 19
DONNELLY CORPORATION 1 3 4 2 9 19
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 6 5 8 19
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 2 3 6 4 4 19
MOLTECH CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 13 19
OPTO POWER CORPORATION 1 4 4 3 7 19
UNIVERSAL PROPULSION COMPANY, INC. 1 5 6 4 3 19
IMPRA, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF C.R. BARD, INC. 4 2 2 4 6 18
MOLECULAR IMAGING CORPORATION 5 6 2 4 1 18
SPEEDFAM CORPORATION 1 6 10 1 0 18
U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 3 7 6 18
HENKEL CORPORATION 1 1 6 3 6 17
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 0 2 6 8 17
SIMULA INC. 1 4 3 4 5 17
ZYGO CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 10 17
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 4 3 4 0 5 16
INNOVATIVE LASERS CORPORATION 1 4 4 4 1 14
WYKO CORPORATION 5 5 3 0 1 14
DIAL CORPORATION 0 2 4 5 2 13
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 0 2 3 6 2 13
HUGHES MISSILE SYSTEMS COMPANY 9 3 0 0 0 12
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 5 0 0 3 4 12
ENGINEERING + RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 2 2 4 2 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 4 4 11
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 1 2 2 11
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 3 2 2 10
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 1 1 4 0 10
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 3 6 9
DURASWITCH INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 5 2 9
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 1 2 3 9
PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 1 8 9
TALLEY DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
UNIVERSAL LASER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 5 0 2 9
ENDOLUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 3 2 1 2 8
GORE HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 5 0 0 8
LIPOGENICS, INC. 1 1 2 1 3 8
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 2 2 0 8
SELECTIDE CORPORATION 3 3 0 2 0 8
SIGMA LABORATORIES OF ARIZONA, INC. 0 2 1 4 1 8
TECHNICAL WITTS, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 0 0 2 2 8
ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 0 3 3 7
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 0 3 0 1 3 7
BELL & HOWELL MAIL & MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES CO. 0 0 0 2 5 7
BIOSEPARATIONS, INC. 2 0 3 0 2 7
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 0 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
MATERIALS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CORP. 0 1 2 3 1 7
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 0 1 1 1 4 7
NANOMATERIALS RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 2 7
XEROX CORPORATION 1 0 3 3 0 7
ABTECH INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
ARIZONA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
CITY OF SCOTTSDALE 1 5 0 0 0 6
CTS CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 4 6
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED 0 0 0 5 1 6
ENVIROTEST SYSTEMS CORP. 2 2 0 0 2 6
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CORP. 0 0 2 2 2 6
PLAYMAXX, INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
PROTO-VEST, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
SONY CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 0 6
VIVID SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
WAXING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
XYRON, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
ADVANCED CERAMICS RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
AMKOR ELECTRONICS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
BREAULT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
CALCOMP, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
CARETAKER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
CRAFCO, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 1 5
H.E.R.C. PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 0 5
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
MICROPURE, INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 0 5
MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
OPTOSCINT, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ORTHOSOFT, L.L.C. 0 0 2 0 3 5
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 0 2 1 2 5
PHOTOMETRICS LTD. 1 4 0 0 0 5
PROFESSIONAL CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
RYOBI OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TUCSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 5 5
THREE-FIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
WAVEPHORE, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5



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