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

OREGON

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
INTEL CORPORATION 194 339 282 299 299 1413
~Individually Owned Patent 180 239 225 206 216 1066
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 57 95 81 111 133 477
TEKTRONIX INC. 41 55 64 54 45 259
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 7 14 36 38 99
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY 8 9 11 18 10 56
FREIGHTLINER LLC 4 15 10 8 11 48
NIKE, INC. 7 11 12 12 4 46
XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 0 15 24 39
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 4 7 11 13 36
PSC SCANNING, INC. 0 0 1 13 17 31
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 1 10 1 5 13 30
MOLECULAR PROBES, INC. 7 8 6 3 3 27
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 6 7 3 2 7 25
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 4 6 6 4 4 24
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 1 9 4 7 21
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 3 4 8 2 20
IN FOCUS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 8 5 2 0 19
LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. 0 3 6 4 6 19
WHITAKER CORPORATION 1 7 4 6 0 18
ACRES GAMING, INC. 2 5 2 2 6 17
BLOUNT, INC. 3 2 4 5 3 17
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. 3 1 5 2 6 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 11 17
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 9 8 17
BEND RESEARCH INC. 3 6 2 4 1 16
ENDOVASCULAR INSTRUMENTS, INC. 5 6 4 1 0 16
SPECTRA-PHYSICS SCANNING SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 4 3 0 15
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 2 6 6 14
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 1 4 4 3 2 14
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 5 8 14
ACUMED, INC. 0 0 2 6 5 13
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 5 0 3 2 13
PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 3 0 3 13
ROSEN PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 2 6 5 13
SEIKO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 2 2 1 13
SEQUENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. 2 4 4 3 0 13
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 8 4 12
SEH AMERICA, INC. 2 0 3 2 5 12
WARN INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 3 3 1 12
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 8 1 0 11
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERATE GMBH & CO., INGENIERBURO BERLIN 0 3 3 3 2 11
STATE OF OREGON 1 7 2 1 0 11
BOREALIS TECHNICAL INCORPORATED LIMITED 0 2 3 2 3 10
EPITOPE, INC. 0 6 4 0 0 10
GUNDERSON, INC. 2 3 1 1 3 10
SLC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 5 0 10
TFR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 2 3 10
ETEC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 1 1 3 9
KEY KNIFE, INC. 1 3 1 1 3 9
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 1 0 3 2 9
LIGHTWARE, INC. 3 3 2 1 0 9
METRO ONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
ESCO CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 0 8
GENENTECH, INC. 2 5 0 1 0 8
MET ONE, INC. 4 0 4 0 0 8
PSC, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 1 1 4 2 0 8
THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 0 4 2 1 1 8
VERSA CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 0 8
A-DEC, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2 1 1 1 2 7
AGRITOPE, INC. 0 3 1 3 0 7
AMTEK RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL LLC 2 1 3 1 0 7
G & G INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
KREATIV, INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
METRA BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
SEIKO COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING NV 4 3 0 0 0 7
SRC VISION, INC. 1 2 4 0 0 7
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
THRUSTMASTER, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTORS, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
VERIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
ZIBA DESIGN, INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
AEROFOAM CHEMICALS, DIVISION OF BORDER CHEMICAL COMPANY 3 0 1 2 0 6
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
CEDARAPIDS, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
COGNEX CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 2 6
DIAMOND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
KADEE QUALITY PRODUCTS CO. 1 5 0 0 0 6
OPTIMIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
OREGON GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 3 0 2 1 0 6
PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS COMPANY 0 0 1 5 0 6
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. 0 3 2 1 0 6
TRANSLOGIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
A. FEM MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
ADIDAS INTERNATIONAL, BV 0 1 0 2 2 5
BOYDSTUN METAL WORKS INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
CANDESCENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
CLIMAX PORTABLE MACHINE TOOLS, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO., INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
DEMARINI SPORTS, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
EFUSION, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
EXPERT SYSTEMS PUBLISHING CO. 0 1 4 0 0 5
INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
NEC AMERICA, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SCHMITT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
SCHRADER DANE CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
SHARP MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SUPRA PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SYNOPSYS INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 0 5



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