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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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 )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 313 362 439 416 529 2059
~Individually Owned Patent 351 329 324 321 272 1597
BOEING COMPANY 99 82 83 108 170 542
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 29 49 64 92 81 315
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 53 83 87 29 0 252
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 30 32 37 51 51 201
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 55 42 39 35 30 201
INTEL CORPORATION 16 26 41 54 47 184
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 66 81 147
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 21 32 36 26 26 141
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 9 20 24 39 32 124
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 15 18 31 27 28 119
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 18 21 22 37 15 113
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 8 33 26 44 111
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 31 49 27 108
CORIXA CORPORATION 4 16 28 38 19 105
SEH AMERICA, INC. 20 25 16 19 11 91
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 4 12 13 28 30 87
INTERMEC IP CORP. 38 24 13 8 1 84
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 7 8 12 19 6 52
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 6 9 15 7 8 45
ATL ULTRASOUND, INC. 14 21 4 5 0 44
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 22 4 7 7 43
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 22 15 4 0 0 41
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 11 13 6 6 5 41
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 0 11 9 15 35
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 4 13 5 4 8 34
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 1 6 15 10 33
TERABEAM CORPORATION 0 1 10 9 13 33
CRAY INC. 0 7 11 12 2 32
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 5 6 7 9 5 32
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 9 13 6 3 0 31
MICROVISION, INC. 2 5 5 10 7 29
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED 8 5 9 6 0 28
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3 5 4 11 4 27
NEORX CORPORATION 4 9 6 6 2 27
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 6 3 4 7 5 25
K-2 CORPORATION 7 4 4 6 4 25
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 0 8 7 1 7 23
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 8 4 4 1 6 23
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 10 4 1 4 3 22
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 4 5 7 3 22
  1 6 5 7 2 21
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 4 8 3 5 0 20
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 2 3 6 5 4 20
COINSTAR, INC. 4 3 5 4 3 19
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 6 3 3 5 1 18
DATA I/O CORPORATION 0 2 5 7 4 18
MINDPLAY LLC 0 0 1 14 3 18
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 4 2 3 6 3 18
SONY CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 14 18
WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION 10 3 1 4 0 18
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 1 12 2 0 2 17
XSIDES CORPORATION 0 2 4 5 6 17
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 3 1 3 3 6 16
AMNIS CORPORATION 0 2 1 9 3 15
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 5 1 5 2 2 15
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 6 2 5 1 1 15
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 4 1 3 2 5 15
REALNETWORKS, INC. 1 1 1 4 8 15
AVISTA LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 6 4 3 14
JX CRYSTALS, INC. 3 6 4 1 0 14
LIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 0 6 3 5 0 14
R.P.C. INC. 5 4 5 0 0 14
SPIRATION, INC. 0 3 4 4 3 14
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 2 3 2 5 1 13
MERLIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 5 8 13
PACCAR INC. 3 2 2 2 4 13
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 7 4 1 0 1 13
TELECT, INC. 1 1 1 4 6 13
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 0 3 2 4 3 12
ASPECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 8 3 1 0 0 12
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 2 3 3 3 1 12
MESOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 3 1 3 12
NITINOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 4 3 1 12
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 3 5 2 2 0 12
SONOSITE, INC. 1 1 6 4 0 12
UTILX CORPORATION 1 1 5 4 1 12
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 5 2 1 12
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 5 1 1 3 1 11
EPOCH BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0 0 5 3 3 11
HARRIS BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS, INC. 0 0 4 3 4 11
MOLECUMETICS, LTD. 3 3 3 2 0 11
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 0 7 0 1 3 11
VERTIS NEUROSCIENCE, INC. 0 0 1 10 0 11
AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 0 3 3 3 10
FRAMATOME ANP INC. 0 1 6 3 0 10
HEARTSTREAM, INC. 9 1 0 0 0 10
IMAGEX, INC. 0 0 7 2 1 10
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 2 4 10
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 4 5 1 0 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 2 2 2 1 10
ALCATEL INTERNETWORKING (PE), INC. 1 2 2 4 0 9
DIGEO, INC. 0 0 2 3 4 9
EPOCH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 5 2 1 0 1 9
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 1 0 1 9
INFOSPACE, INC. 1 3 3 2 0 9
KISTLER AEROSPACE CORPORATION 4 3 0 1 1 9
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 1 3 3 2 9
QIAGEN GENOMICS, INC. 1 2 3 2 1 9
RAMGEN POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 4 1 1 9
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION 1 1 1 6 0 9
TELEDESIC LLC 3 4 2 0 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 3 1 1 2 9
ACCELERATION SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 2 3 0 0 8
ANORMED INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 4 0 3 1 8
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
DARWIN DISCOVERY LIMITED 0 0 3 1 4 8
EATON CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM COMPANY 1 6 1 0 0 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 1 0 3 3 8
MICRONICS, INC. 1 0 2 2 3 8
MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 1 1 2 3 1 8
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 2 2 0 2 8
OMEROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 1 0 0 8
PROLINX, INC. 4 0 2 1 1 8
TRIPATH IMAGING, INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
WACOM CO., LTD. 3 1 1 2 1 8
WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
XOUCIN, INC. 0 0 2 5 1 8
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
CHEF'N CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 1 7
CHRONORX LLC 0 1 3 2 1 7
ELDEC CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 1 7
ENERGYLINE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 0 1 7
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 1 7
NORTHWEST ALUMINUM TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 4 1 2 7
PRECOR, INCORPORATED 3 0 0 2 2 7
RELION, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
SIEMENS POWER CORPORATION 5 1 0 1 0 7
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 6 1 7
TAMER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 4 1 1 1 0 7
TANGIS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 2 4 0 1 0 7
WILDSEED, LIMITED 1 1 2 1 2 7
AIRBIQUITY INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ATTACHMATE CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 2 6
BARD ASDI INC. 0 6 0 0 0 6
FIBERON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
FREIGHTLINER LLC 1 2 3 0 0 6
GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (AEROSPACE), INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 0 1 3 1 6
KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
MARTIN ARCHERY, INC. 2 0 0 3 1 6
MOEN INCORPORATED 1 4 1 0 0 6
NEOSEED TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 4 1 1 6
NLIGHT PHOTONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
OPTIVA CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 0 6
PRIMEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ROY-G-BIV CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 0 6
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
WILDTANGENT, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
WINSOR CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 1 6
ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ADVANTEST CORP. 0 1 0 1 3 5
AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
APEX INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
APPLIED PRECISION, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
CEPTYR, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
CYTRAN, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
EKOS CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
H2O TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
INTELLISIST, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
INTERMEC CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BIOPRODUCTS INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 0 5
KORRY ELECTRONICS COMPANY 3 1 0 0 1 5
MAGNA FORCE, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
MEDIUS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
NORTHWEST PODIATRIC LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TOOL & SHEAR, LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
PALM, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SPENTECH, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
STRESSWAVE, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SYNRAD, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
TESSERA, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
VIRTUAL VISION, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
VISIONGATE, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
WAFERTECH, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
WALL DATA INCORPORATED 3 0 1 1 0 5
ZETEC, INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5


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