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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1185 1364 1685 2337 2504 9075
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 296 265 240 257 336 1394
BOEING COMPANY 205 198 198 278 340 1219
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 127 134 113 74 108 556
INTEL CORPORATION 61 93 79 51 78 362
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 82 48 60 51 62 303
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 34 37 38 46 71 226
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 32 31 26 70 47 206
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 52 27 33 31 47 190
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 13 41 98 159
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 35 14 34 28 30 141
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 26 36 18 12 26 118
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 5 31 38 42 116
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 37 18 12 10 19 96
MICROVISION, INC. 7 11 13 25 22 78
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 22 9 16 16 13 76
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC 34 29 3 3 5 74
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 12 12 12 12 22 70
IMPINJ, INC. 14 19 20 8 9 70
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 24 24 20 2 0 70
SEARETE LLC 1 3 16 15 22 57
MERLIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 13 12 11 9 9 54
AMAZON.COM, INC. 11 8 13 8 12 52
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 5 11 13 11 10 50
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 10 4 9 14 11 48
WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY 0 0 0 23 24 47
ISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH, INC 13 9 9 9 5 45
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 8 12 9 4 44
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 12 3 3 9 17 44
REALNETWORKS, INC. 6 7 6 9 16 44
DIGEO, INC. 19 15 6 1 0 41
CORIXA CORPORATION 14 10 8 5 2 39
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 9 6 9 7 8 39
EMC CORPORATION 4 1 3 17 13 38
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 0 38 38
INTERMEC IP CORP. 5 7 9 7 8 36
F5 NETWORKS, INC., 5 4 10 4 12 35
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 7 8 13 32
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 5 4 6 5 12 32
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 3 8 7 4 9 31
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 11 7 5 2 5 30
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 2 9 10 29
CRAY INC. 5 5 8 6 3 27
ADAPTIX, INC. 3 3 8 5 7 26
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 2 2 6 2 14 26
PACCAR INC. 4 4 1 6 10 25
PALM, INC. 3 6 3 8 5 25
TEAMON SYSTEMS, INC. 4 5 2 3 11 25
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 6 3 6 3 7 25
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 8 11 24
LUMERA CORPORATION 11 9 4 0 0 24
ITRON, INC. 5 5 6 4 3 23
NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION 9 5 2 4 3 23
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 3 8 1 7 23
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 1 4 4 4 9 22
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 2 8 12 22
OAKLEY, INC. 3 7 5 3 4 22
SONY CORPORATION 6 3 2 7 4 22
SEATTLE GENETICS, INC. 3 1 1 5 11 21
A9.COM, INC. 1 2 5 5 7 20
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 11 1 6 2 0 20
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 2 6 2 5 4 19
ISILON SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 5 11 19
NIKE, INC. 4 0 2 6 6 18
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1 0 6 8 3 18
WILDSEED, LIMITED 9 8 1 0 0 18
PALMSOURCE INC. 2 2 5 3 5 17
TEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 3 2 5 7 17
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 1 4 11 0 0 16
AIRBIQUITY INC. 1 8 2 2 3 16
AMNIS CORPORATION 5 3 2 5 1 16
ATTENEX CORPORATION 2 4 5 5 0 16
SONOSITE, INC. 0 1 1 5 9 16
TANGIS CORPORATION 12 3 0 1 0 16
TELECT, INC. 0 5 5 5 1 16
AOL LLC 4 3 2 1 5 15
APPLIED PRECISION, INC. 4 5 2 1 3 15
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 6 5 2 2 0 15
COINSTAR, INC. 5 2 3 2 3 15
INTELLISIST, INC. 1 3 5 3 3 15
K-2 CORPORATION 3 7 3 2 0 15
PRECOR, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 3 8 15
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4 4 5 1 1 15
VIRAGE LOGIC CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 10 15
VULCAN PORTALS, INC. 1 6 3 4 1 15
WORLD WIDE PACKETS, INC. 0 5 0 0 10 15
CALYPSO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 1 1 7 14
EXBIBLIO B.V. 0 0 2 5 7 14
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 5 1 2 6 0 14
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 4 2 3 2 3 14
VALVE CORPORATION 2 3 4 2 3 14
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 4 5 1 2 1 13
EKOS CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 6 13
EPOCH BIOSCIENCES, INC. 2 3 3 5 0 13
SPINECORE, INC 8 3 0 1 1 13
SPIRATION, INC. 1 3 1 3 5 13
STAMPS.COM INC. 1 2 3 0 7 13
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 0 1 1 6 5 13
THE INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 1 2 3 4 3 13
AMGEN, INC. 0 3 2 3 4 12
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 7 5 0 0 0 12
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 4 4 2 2 0 12
THE INSITU GROUP, INC. 8 4 0 0 0 12
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 7 3 1 0 1 12
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 0 1 5 4 1 11
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 2 1 5 2 1 11
LSI CORPORATION 0 4 3 2 2 11
PACIFIC COAST FEATHER COMPANY 2 2 4 1 2 11
TEKTRONIX INC. 3 3 3 1 1 11
TESSERA, INC. 5 2 1 2 1 11
WIDEVINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 6 2 0 11
XEROX CORPORATION 5 2 0 0 4 11
ANORMED INC. 4 4 2 0 0 10
DRVISION TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 3 2 5 10
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 2 10
HALL ALUMINUM LLC 3 5 2 0 0 10
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 5 3 1 1 0 10
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 6 10
MEDTRONIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, INC. 7 0 0 3 0 10
NOVINIUM, INC. 0 1 1 3 5 10
OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. 4 1 1 1 3 10
PIXELWORKS, INC. 3 2 2 2 1 10
SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 5 3 0 0 2 10
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 5 1 0 1 9
BALLY GAMING, INC. 0 0 2 4 3 9
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. 5 0 3 1 0 9
CHEF'N CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 3 9
CUTSFORTH PRODUCTS, INC. 3 0 1 2 3 9
ELITECH HOLDINGS, B.V. 0 0 0 0 9 9
GENZYME CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 4 9
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 1 1 7 9
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 2 1 1 9
KRONOS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 0 3 0 9
MEDIQUEST THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 4 2 0 2 9
MEDTRONIC PHYSIO-CONTROL CORP. 0 6 1 2 0 9
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 1 0 2 1 5 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 4 2 0 1 9
NORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE, INC. 3 3 2 1 0 9
PONIARD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 3 1 4 9
PROTEOTECH, INC. 0 1 0 2 6 9
RAF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 0 4 9
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 4 3 9
U.C.B. SOCIETE ANONYME 3 2 0 4 0 9
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 2 0 1 5 8
FATIGUE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 0 2 2 1 8
HARRIS CORP. 2 2 4 0 0 8
HYDRO-AIRE, INC. 0 0 4 2 2 8
HYPROTEK, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
ICOS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 5 2 0 1 0 8
METAPROTEOMICS, LLC 0 1 1 0 6 8
MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 1 4 1 0 2 8
NASTECH PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 0 7 1 0 0 8
NOVELIS INC. 3 0 0 3 2 8
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
REVENUE SCIENCE, INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
UTILX CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
VERATHON, INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
XILINX, INC. 0 0 5 2 1 8
ADALIS CORPORATION 4 1 2 0 0 7
ASSET TRUST, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 2 0 2 7
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 6 7
CELLTECH R & D, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
DENDREON CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 1 7
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
GE IONICS, INC. 2 0 2 0 3 7
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 3 3 0 0 7
INTENTIONAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 3 7
MILGARD MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
PIXAR 0 3 2 2 0 7
PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 3 7
RELION, INC. 4 0 1 0 2 7
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 0 3 0 2 2 7
ROY-G-BIV CORPORATION 7 0 0 0 0 7
SHEAR TECH, INC. 2 0 2 3 0 7
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 1 7
UNITY SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
VECTRA FITNESS, INC. 2 2 0 1 2 7
VERITAS OPERATING CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
VISIONGATE, INC. 0 2 0 3 2 7
YAHOO, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 5 0 0 1 0 6
AVENTAIL CORPORATION, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SONICWALL, INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 0 1 3 6
CLEARWIRE CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
CONAGRA FOODS LAMB WESTON, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
DRUGSTORE.COM 2 1 2 0 1 6
EATON CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 1 6
EMULEX DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
INFINIA CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 0 6
INTERCONNECT PORTFOLIO, LLC 0 0 2 0 4 6
ISORAY MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
KORONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INCORPORATED 0 2 0 1 3 6
LIGHT SCIENCES ONCOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
LILLY ICOS L.L.C. 5 0 0 1 0 6
MICRONICS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
NEUROVISTA CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 5 6
NOATAK SOFTWARE, LLC 0 1 4 1 0 6
OZONE INTERNATIONAL, LLC 3 2 0 1 0 6
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCE LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
PATHWAY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
RADIOFRAME NETWORKS, INC. 1 1 0 4 0 6
RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 0 0 4 6
STUDSVIK, INC. 2 0 0 3 1 6
THE COBALT GROUP, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
UI EVOLUTION, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
VARIA HOLDINGS LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
ZILOG, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
AREVA NP INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 5
CARLYLE, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
CEPTYR, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 4 5
DSU MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
EXPEDIA, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
HERAEUS SHIN-ETSU AMERICA, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
IMPLICIT NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
IN-SITU; INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
INSIGHTFUL CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
LIGHTFLEET CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
MECHANICAL ANSWERS LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
MEDIUS, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
MEDTRONIC PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 2 0 1 0 5
NEAH POWER SYSTEMS INC 2 3 0 0 0 5
NEORX CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 0 2 0 3 5
SAFEFRESH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
SAMSON ROPE TECHNOLOGIES 0 1 2 0 2 5
SILICON PIPE, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
SPENTECH, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TEMPRESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
TERABEAM CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
TRADE ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
TRUBION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 1 1 0 2 5
VARIA LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
WAFERTECH, LLC 2 0 0 2 1 5
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 2 1 5
WESTOVER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
XTENDWAVE, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
ZONAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5


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