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

Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 3 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Colorado Springs, CO

( Metropolitan Statistical Area )

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays first-named patent assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 31 35 36 29 21 19 13 11 12 14 25 23 25 26 34 30 384
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 30 20 31 78 68 42 19 25 14 4 4 2 0 4 0 353
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 42 48 26 34 40 34 23 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 264
ATMEL CORPORATION 3 3 8 6 6 9 16 18 17 15 10 10 16 10 7 7 161
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 10 3 4 11 5 0 4 7 4 8 16 6 8 11 12 11 120
LSI CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 11 17 13 21 9 22 6 116
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 19 21 35 29 115
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 10 11 17 17 6 9 7 5 7 3 4 1 3 100
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 21 15 14 9 5 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 11 14 14 9 7 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 69
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 2 5 8 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 8 6 6 8 66
UNITED MEMORIES, INC. 2 8 7 17 7 1 7 4 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 64
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 8 6 15 9 6 2 2 3 61
RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 9 16 11 8 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 59
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 1 4 3 4 6 3 1 3 2 4 9 3 50
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 3 7 9 4 11 6 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 47
ACCENTURE LLP 0 2 15 20 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 7 9 6 8 7 0 46
SRC COMPUTERS, INC. 2 2 3 1 1 3 7 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 34
STURMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 3 2 1 30
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 4 2 1 1 3 0 7 3 0 29
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 3 1 0 7 1 2 5 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 29
AEROFLEX COLORADO SPRINGS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 4 0 6 2 3 4 28
FLUKE CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 5 3 27
WORLDCOM, INC. 0 0 5 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 11 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
DISCOVISION ASSOCIATES 9 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
STURMAN DIGITAL SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 1 5 4 3 22
LG CHEM, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 6 1 1 0 0 21
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS AMERICA 5 6 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 20
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 3 4 19
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 18
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 2 2 4 17
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
AMI INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 5 1 1 1 16
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 1 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 16
CELIS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ENTEGRIS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 5 1 2 1 15
MCI, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 2 0 15
AEROFLEX UTMC MICROELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
ADAPTA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 5 0 13
ENHANCED MEMORY SYSTEMS, INC. 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
INTELLIDEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 13
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 12
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 12
SRAM, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 3 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 12
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MCI, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NEUMANN SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 2 0 11
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
STURMAN BG, LLC 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11
TOKO, INC. 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 9
GOODRICH CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 9
LET'S GO AERO, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
OCZ STORAGE SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 9
PLASMON LMS, INC. 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
XIRCOM WIRELESS, INC. 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
COVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
INSTA-MIX, INC. SUBSIDIARY A 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
VELCON FILTERS INC. 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CHROMATIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7
MEDALLION TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NEUMANN INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ORGANICID, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7
SENSORBIT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 7
THERMO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 7
VIASAT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 6
ENGEDI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
HEMOGENIX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 6
LYNXRAIL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 6
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
SEMITOOL, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SONORA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 6
AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5
ASSA ABLOY AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
EXELIS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 5
ICON IP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
MICROTOOL, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SKJP HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
TOWNSTEEL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 5
TURNSTONE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WYBRON, INC. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
XIRCOM, INC. 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ANALYTICAL GRAPHICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4
ARBOR COMPANY LLP 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
CASSATT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
COLORADO CATHETER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
CRUISER ACCESSORIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
GRANT DENTAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4
INVENSAS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4
JABIL CIRCUIT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
K & H MANUFACTURING, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
KIOR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
MEDLOGIC GLOBAL CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
NEO-CORE, LLC 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
NOCTURNAL DEVICES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4
PANAMORPH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4
PURPLE MOUNTAIN SERVER LLC 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SKYLINE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
SUB-ONE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
THE SIMONSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, RLLLP 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
VELCON FILTERS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
XIOTECH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4
XPRIORI, LLC 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
ACTEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
AMI SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
AOL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
AQUEOUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
EM (US) DESIGN, INC 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FLOWERS PARK LTD. 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FREE MOTION FITNESS, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
INFINITE BAY TELECOM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
INNOVENTURE L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
INPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
LASER TECHNOLOGY WEST LIMITED 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NETAPP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
RANCO INCORPORATED OF DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
REAL D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
SIMTEK CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SMITH SPORT OPTICS, INC. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SPECTRA LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
UTMC MICROELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
XSCI, INC. 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


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