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MALIBU, Calif. November 12, 2009—HRL Laboratories, LLC, announced today that it has obtained its 500th patent from the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. An independent research and development company located in Malibu, CA, HRL reached this milestone
in less than 12 years in operation.
Organized in December 1997 as a limited liability company from the former Hughes Research Laboratories, Inc., HRL began inventing
with a clean slate. The company's first patent under its new name was issued on September 12, 2000. In the last year, HRL was
awarded an average of six patents each month.
The landmark 500th patent was issued for the invention titled, "Oriented Self-Location of Microstructures with Alignment
Structures," an invention that provides for a novel way of fabricating electronic components.
"This milestone is representative of the technical depth within HRL," said Dr. William Jeffrey, HRL's President and
CEO. "Our success is due to the talent of our technical staff. They have made HRL a world-class research company enabling
technologies critical to our owners, customers and the nation."
HRL's 200th patent was issued in May of 2005; its 300th patent in January 2007; and the company's 400th patent was issued in
May 2008.
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HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, California (www.hrl.com) is a corporate research-and-development laboratory owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors specializing in research into sensors and materials, information and systems sciences, applied electromagnetics, and microelectronics. HRL provides custom research and development and performs additional R&D contract services for its LLC member companies, the U.S. government, and other commercial companies.