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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

Salinas, CA

( 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 26 28 21 11 14 11 8 13 10 12 8 16 16 14 16 16 240
INTEL CORPORATION 3 1 5 4 10 5 5 7 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 50
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 0 6 9 3 39
XILINX, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 6 5 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 26
A. DUDA & SONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 22
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 20
APPLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 18
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 5 1 18
FRESH EXPRESS, INC. 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 17
PROGENY ADVANCED GENETICS 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 2 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15
CURON MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 13
MCEWAN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (U.S.), L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 12
WINVIEW, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 1 11
LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 10
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 10
SOUNDSTARTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CENTRAL VALLEY SEEDS, INC. 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 8
MEDERI THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 8
SAMBRAILO PACKAGING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 6
SIERRA INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY, LTD. 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ENGATE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
SANDCRAFT, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5
TRECE, INC. 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BIOTIE THERAPIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4
CTB-MCGRAW HILL, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
DIVA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
INTRABAY AUTOMATION, INC. 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
LIGHT & MOTION INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
LOS ROBLES ADVERTISING, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
ONE PASS LLC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
SHOP MA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4
SYNERGENE SEED & TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4
VARIAN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
COOL DRY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
CORBIN PACIFIC INC. 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
GALACTIC COMPUTING CORPORATION BVI/BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
GLOBAL FRESH FOODS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
HOSPIRA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
INFINITUM SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
INTERMOLECULAR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
LASER DEVICES, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NOVELL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
PACIFIC METRICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
PATENTED INNOVATIONS LLC 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
POWER TOOL INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
WESTEK ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
WIRELESS STRATEGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3


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