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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2003 - 2007 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

GEORGIA

( 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 278 227 229 236 192 1162
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 72 144 127 226 100 669
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 115 87 65 75 56 398
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 38 34 38 53 48 211
NCR CORPORATION 60 36 30 36 29 191
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 33 24 15 25 36 133
EMORY UNIVERSITY 17 17 10 18 12 74
NORDSON CORPORATION 14 13 12 21 14 74
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 31 23 10 6 1 71
MOTOROLA, INC. 18 21 16 10 6 71
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 13 24 13 12 5 67
BROADCOM CORPORATION 3 13 10 27 11 64
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 0 0 62 62
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 8 11 16 16 10 61
OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. 9 30 8 10 4 61
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 6 11 17 12 10 56
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. 2 6 8 15 20 51
COCA-COLA COMPANY 21 14 3 4 2 44
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 6 8 14 13 41
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 11 8 11 4 7 41
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 15 3 5 7 9 39
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 0 0 34 34
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 5 10 6 7 4 32
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 5 3 5 6 12 31
DISPLAY INDUSTRIES LLC 8 9 2 7 4 30
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 4 3 12 9 30
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 1 1 8 11 8 29
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 12 10 4 2 0 28
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC 0 0 0 12 14 26
DREAMWELL, LTD. 3 7 3 6 6 25
DEERE + COMPANY 6 5 7 4 2 24
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 7 7 3 6 24
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 10 7 1 4 24
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 4 1 8 9 2 24
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 9 7 3 3 24
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 7 2 6 7 1 23
ATHEROGENICS, INC. 5 2 4 3 8 22
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 7 11 3 22
ARRIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 3 4 5 4 21
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 6 4 6 4 1 21
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC NORTH AMERICA INC. 0 3 10 3 3 19
SPECTRX, INC. 4 3 6 3 2 18
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 4 5 2 17
W. C. BRADLEY CO. 6 7 3 1 0 17
TEXTRON INC. 3 4 2 1 5 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 6 2 2 3 2 15
WAVE7 OPTICS, INC. 1 1 2 6 5 15
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 4 0 2 3 5 14
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 8 6 0 0 0 14
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 4 3 0 4 3 14
C. R. BARD, INC. 3 6 2 1 1 13
CIENA CORPORATION 1 2 2 7 1 13
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 0 0 3 6 4 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 3 3 4 3 13
INNOMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 6 3 13
COLONIAL CHEMICAL INC 4 1 4 3 0 12
CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 3 1 2 1 5 12
EMERSON RETAIL SERVICES INC. 3 1 3 4 1 12
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 1 1 6 3 1 12
REDDY US THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 0 1 2 8 12
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 4 0 7 1 0 12
ZENITECH LLC 2 2 1 3 4 12
ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY 3 1 4 0 3 11
JOHNSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 5 2 1 2 1 11
NOVOSTE CORPORATION 5 2 2 2 0 11
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 5 4 0 1 1 11
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 4 11
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 1 5 3 1 10
E-2 INTERACTIVE, INC. 1 0 1 3 5 10
GTE WIRELESS SERVICE CORPORATION 6 1 1 2 0 10
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 2 10
KENNAMETAL INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 0 3 1 1 10
NGIMAT CO. 0 0 3 5 2 10
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 5 2 2 1 0 10
STATSIGNAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 2 2 0 10
AT&T CORP. 0 2 2 4 1 9
AVIGENICS, INC 0 1 1 3 4 9
INTERFACE, INC. 1 1 4 2 1 9
RAYONIER PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY 0 1 4 3 1 9
SONNAX INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 0 4 0 9
THERAGENICS CORPORATION 2 4 0 2 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 1 3 9
WEGENER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
YKK CORPORATION OF AMERICA 3 4 1 1 0 9
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 2 1 4 8
CHECKFREE CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 3 8
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 3 0 0 4 1 8
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 4 3 1 0 0 8
CRYOLIFE, INC. 0 2 3 1 2 8
EXCELLATRON SOLID STATE, LLC 2 2 3 0 1 8
KASON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 1 1 1 8
KEY-TRAK, INC. 0 5 2 1 0 8
L.L. CULMAT LP 1 2 1 3 1 8
MERIAL LIMITED 1 1 1 3 2 8
MIZUNO CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 0 8
NORTH AMERICAN CONTAINER CORP. 2 1 1 1 3 8
SURFATECH CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 2 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 0 4 2 1 8
ACCENTURE LLP 1 1 3 1 1 7
ATLANTA ATTACHMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 2 0 0 1 7
CLUB CAR INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 0 2 1 0 4 7
COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS COMPANY 0 1 1 0 5 7
ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 0 4 1 7
FATS, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
GMP VISION SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
HUBER ENGINEERED WOODS LLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 2 4 0 0 7
SNAPPER, INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
STATSIGNAL IPC, LLC 0 0 3 3 1 7
THE WEATHER CHANNEL, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 1 0 4 2 7
YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 1 2 4 7
ARRIVALSTAR, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
ATD CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
ENLINK GEOENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
G-P GYPSUM CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 0 6
GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 1 2 1 1 6
INHIBITEX, INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
KEY CONTROL HOLDING, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
PACTIV CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
PANDUIT CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 0 6
PROXIMA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
QCEPT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
QUELLAN, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
SOUTHERN MILLS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
T R SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
TOMCO2 EQUIPMENT COMPANY 3 1 1 1 0 6
WATERVISIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
AGRI DYNAMICS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
AUSTIN HARDWARE & SUPPLY, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
AUTOMATED LOGIC CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
BALL CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
DATASCAPE, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
ERWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
FRY'S METALS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 1 1 1 0 2 5
KNOWLAGENT, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
MATSUSHITA MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF USA 0 1 4 0 0 5
MICRON OPTICS, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
NANOMIST SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
ORASEE CORP. 0 3 1 1 0 5
PHARMASSET, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
PLANTRONICS INC 0 1 0 4 0 5
PROCESS CONTROL CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 0 5
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
SELECTO, INC. 2 0 0 0 3 5
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 0 1 3 1 5
THE EVERCARE COMPANY 0 0 1 3 1 5
TRICORD SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
WAVESPLITTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5

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