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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

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 36 40 38 42 32 27 30 22 19 21 30 28 44 24 36 35 504
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 13 23 18 32 27 38 19 17 20 15 9 4 7 6 0 253
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 7 13 13 22 27 31 28 36 27 223
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 14 11 14 3 9 17 11 6 8 6 6 111
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 6 10 11 11 20 7 3 16 9 4 4 2 0 1 106
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 1 6 5 19 10 5 3 6 5 6 4 1 2 5 3 81
ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 8 10 9 16 56
FLEX PRODUCTS, INC. 10 6 6 7 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
ARYX THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 1 4 2 9 4 6 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 37
TRIVASCULAR INC. 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 6 2 9 7 37
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 8 10 34
OPTICAL COATING LABORATORY, INC. 5 8 8 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 2 5 1 0 2 1 1 31
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 7 7 7 0 0 0 30
AUTONET MOBILE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 15 6 26
ALCATEL USA SOURCING, L.P. 7 3 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 3 5 5 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 12 24
TEGAL CORP. 4 4 7 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION 4 3 0 3 2 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
DOW PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 4 1 20
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 4 19
TEKNOVUS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 19
SYNECOR, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 18
KRISTAR ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16
NEXT LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
TURIN NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15
ALCATEL 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 14
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
TELLABS PETALUMA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 14
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 1 0 13
CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 12
SECURITY PEOPLE, INC. 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 12
XANDEX, INC. 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 12
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 11
CALIX NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 11
SONOMA ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 3 11
THINK TANK PHOTO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 11
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 10
GEOMAT INSIGHTS, LLC 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
INFOCUS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
INOGEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 1 1 10
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 1 10
POOLVERGNUEGEN 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
SOLADIGM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 10
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 9
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SANTA ROSA CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 9
DEPOSITION SCIENCES, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
DOUBLESHOT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 9
LIGHTWIND CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 9
THX LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 9
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 8
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SONOMA EO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 8
PNI CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
TELTRONICS, INC. 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 8
VERIGY PTE LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
CLARET MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 7
DAYMEN CANADA ACQUISITION ULC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 7
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
IDEX HEALTH & SCIENCE LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 7
INNOVADYNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
KVAL, INC. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
LAWRENCE BROOKE ENGINEERING, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 7
NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 7
PANAMAX LLC 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
RAPISTAN SYSTEMS ADVERTISING CORP. 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
THE WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 7
AVAYA INC. 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DINOCHIP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6
INTUIT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 6
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6
OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
RHEODYNE INCORPORATED 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SHADES UNLIMITED, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
SPLUNK INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6
THE CUROTTO-CAN, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6
TRIVASCULAR2, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6
XTELLUS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
APPLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 5
CIERRA PHOTONICS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HARRIS CORP. 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
MAHI NETWORKS. INC. 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
RAYDIANCE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5
STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 5
WORK-RITE ERGONOMICS ACCESSORIES, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ALCATEL USA, INC. 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ALTERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
AUTODESK, INC. 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
BAMCORE LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
CARL ZEISS VISION INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
COLLABORIZE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
CYAN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
HPEV, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
LADYBUG TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
LIGHTSAIL ENERGY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4
LIPOPROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
NATIONAL CENTER FOR PELVIC PAIN RESEARCH DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC. 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SPECTRASWITCH, INC. 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
VODE LIGHTING LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
XOMA CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
YT ACQUISITION CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
ADVANCED MRI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
ARCTURUS UAV LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
CENTELLAX, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
CLAIRVOYANTE, INC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CORRIDOR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
CUROTTO-CAN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
E-TICKET ENTERPRISES, LLC 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
EATON INDUSTRIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
ECONUGENICS, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
EMPIRE MAGNETICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
ENGINEERED TRANSITIONS COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FLOWMASTER, INC. 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FOTIVA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
HYDROFARM, INC. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
INDIVOS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
INVENTION PLANET, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
JINGLE NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
LIFESCAN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3
M.C.P. INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MERITON NETWORKS US INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
MESA BOOGIE, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
NIECO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
NOKIA HIGH SPEED ACCESS PRODUCTS INC. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NOKIA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ONMOBILE GLOBAL LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
OPTIME THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
ORTHOPAEDIC BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED, INC. 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
PNI SENSOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
PROMOVU, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
SHOULDER INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3
SOLA INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SUGEN INC. 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SYMMETRICOM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
TESSERA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VERSATRON, INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VIEW, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
WORKRITE ERGONOMICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
WORLD WIDE PACKETS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
ZIP-IT TREE TIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3


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