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

NEVADA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 100 148 184 179 190 801
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 23 14 10 3 60
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY 3 10 7 5 12 37
BENTLY NEVADA CORPORATION 1 5 2 6 4 18
MIKOHN GAMING CORPORATION 1 1 3 6 7 18
CASINO DATA SYSTEMS 1 4 2 9 1 17
PROGRESSIVE GAMES, INC. 1 4 2 3 2 12
ROCKY RESEARCH 5 2 0 1 4 12
LSP PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. 1 0 3 1 4 9
CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE CORPORATION 0 1 0 5 2 8
SECURITRON-MAGNALOCK CORP. 1 3 1 2 1 8
SIGMA GAME, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
BIOQUEST, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 0 2 7
GREENEARTH CLEANING, LLC 0 0 1 6 0 7
ANCHOR GAMING 0 2 2 2 0 6
BALLY GAMING, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
BHP MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
BET TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA 2 0 1 1 1 5
HAMILTON COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
POLYPHASER CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
STARGUIDE DIGITAL NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5



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