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

WASHINGTON

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 285 355 314 351 330 1635
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 182 305 318 313 362 1480
BOEING COMPANY 106 129 126 99 82 542
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 31 37 38 53 83 242
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 36 41 45 55 42 219
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 22 30 29 30 32 143
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 21 27 32 21 32 133
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 2 19 29 49 99
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 12 20 17 18 21 88
INTERMEC IP CORP. 0 1 23 38 24 86
SEH AMERICA, INC. 7 8 20 20 25 80
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 0 7 34 14 18 73
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 17 9 12 9 20 67
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 8 9 13 21 15 66
INTERMEC CORPORATION 21 32 5 3 2 63
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 10 23 11 10 4 58
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 8 19 16 6 9 58
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 19 12 13 7 4 55
INTEL CORPORATION 2 4 4 16 26 52
HEARTSTREAM, INC. 13 12 16 9 1 51
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 9 18 17 5 1 50
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC. 0 1 11 14 21 47
NEOPATH, INC. 12 16 16 2 1 47
NEORX CORPORATION 15 6 10 4 9 44
SHARP MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 22 11 0 0 41
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 4 9 11 13 40
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 2 4 15 4 12 37
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1 3 10 9 13 36
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 7 13 7 6 2 35
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 3 6 8 4 13 34
WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION 10 5 6 10 3 34
CORIXA CORPORATION 0 5 7 4 16 32
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED 1 3 10 8 5 27
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 22 25
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 5 4 4 4 8 25
K-2 CORPORATION 1 6 7 7 4 25
SIEMENS POWER CORPORATION 5 9 5 5 1 25
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 1 2 10 5 6 24
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. 7 9 3 2 0 21
PACCAR INC. 9 2 5 3 2 21
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 2 5 8 4 20
LIGHT SCIENCES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 7 7 4 0 19
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 7 8 18
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 5 6 3 17
ASPECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 4 2 8 3 17
INCONTROL, INC. 10 5 1 1 0 17
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 4 3 3 4 2 16
COINSTAR, INC. 1 3 4 4 3 15
EPOCH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2 4 2 5 2 15
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 3 4 3 15
MEDISYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 7 5 1 0 15
QUINTON INSTRUMENT CO. 5 4 4 2 0 15
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 2 5 3 4 0 14
PRIMEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 3 5 1 14
PROLINX, INC. 0 6 4 4 0 14
CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 1 2 8 2 0 13
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 4 2 2 13
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 4 13
JX CRYSTALS, INC. 2 0 2 3 6 13
MAGNA FORCE, INC. 2 4 4 2 1 13
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 2 3 3 2 3 13
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 0 0 0 1 12 13
U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 5 0 2 2 4 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 2 4 3 2 13
AMAZON.COM, INC. 0 2 2 3 5 12
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 7 2 0 2 1 12
OMEROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 2 3 4 12
WALL DATA INCORPORATED 2 6 1 3 0 12
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 4 5 2 0 0 11
MOLECUMETICS, LTD. 1 2 2 3 3 11
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 3 2 2 2 11
OPTIVA CORPORATION 0 3 2 2 4 11
RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 2 0 2 2 11
ACCELERATION SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 4 3 2 10
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 6 1 0 0 10
MICROPUMP, INC. 2 3 3 2 0 10
R.P.C. INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
TELEDESIC LLC 0 0 3 3 4 10
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 0 0 0 6 3 9
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 0 3 5 1 9
DSU MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 6 9
GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM COMPANY 0 1 1 1 6 9
PARVIA CORPORATION 0 0 6 3 0 9
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
SYNRAD, INC. 2 2 2 0 3 9
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 3 6 0 0 9
VIRTUAL VISION, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
WINSOR CORPORATION 0 2 2 5 0 9
ALLSOP AUTOMATIC, INC. 2 4 0 1 1 8
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 8 8
EARTH AND OCEAN SPORTS, INC. 0 0 5 1 2 8
ELDEC CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 2 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
ITRONIX CORPORATION 2 5 1 0 0 8
KISTLER AEROSPACE CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 3 8
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 2 4 1 0 1 8
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
PATHOGENESIS CORPORATION 3 3 0 2 0 8
STANFORD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 2 1 0 1 8
STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 1 3 2 0 8
AT&T CORP. 4 0 1 0 2 7
BIOMEMBRANE INSTITUTE 1 2 1 2 1 7
COACH MASTER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 1 7
COLUMBIA MACHINE, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
CRAY INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
DESIGN INTELLIGENCE, INC. 0 2 4 1 0 7
DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 5 0 0 7
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
HEXCEL CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 2 7
JOHNSON MATTHEY ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 0 4 7
MICROVISION, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
OAKLEY, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
PRECOR, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 3 0 7
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 0 3 0 4 7
TRIPATH IMAGING, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 0 7
ADROIT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 5 1 0 6
BARD ASDI INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
BSC NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
CELLPRO, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 5 0 0 0 6
EVERGREEN INNOVATIONS, L.L.C. 0 1 1 1 3 6
FREIGHTLINER LLC 0 2 1 1 2 6
IRWIN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
JETEC COMPANY 0 2 2 0 2 6
KORRY ELECTRONICS COMPANY 0 0 2 3 1 6
LIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
LUCENT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
MESOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 1 6
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
NITINOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
OUTPUT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
SOG SPECIALTY KNIVES, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
SPACELABS MEDICAL, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
TAMER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 0 1 0 4 1 6
TEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 0 1 2 3 6
ACCESSLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
APPLIED PRECISION, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
ATTACHMATE CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
AVISTA ADVANTAGE, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
CRUISING EQUIPMENT, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
CYTRAN, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 0 1 1 5
H.SUB.2 O TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
KLEIN BICYCLE CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
MANTEC SERVICES COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
MARTIN ARCHERY, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
METANETICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
MODEL & INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
MOEN INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 4 5
NIKON CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
NORTHWEST PODIATRIC LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
ONCOGEN 2 2 0 0 1 5
ONCOMEMBRANE, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
ORCHARD-RITE LTD., INC. 2 0 0 0 3 5
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TOOL & SHEAR, LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
PATH 1 2 1 0 1 5
RANPAK CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
STARWAVE CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
TELECT, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
WACOM CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 1 5



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