| ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT |
126 |
120 |
94 |
108 |
70 |
518 |
| MILLIKEN & COMPANY |
71 |
53 |
41 |
45 |
30 |
240 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
26 |
39 |
37 |
54 |
36 |
192 |
| MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. |
5 |
13 |
11 |
32 |
14 |
75 |
| CRYOVAC, INC. |
22 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
70 |
| SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. |
12 |
17 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
66 |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY |
13 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
50 |
| HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. |
8 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
37 |
| KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
6 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
36 |
| HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
7 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
30 |
| AVX CORPORATION |
3 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
29 |
| RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
6 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
| GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC |
4 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
22 |
| MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION |
5 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
21 |
| POLY-MED, INC. |
3 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
19 |
| INTEL CORPORATION |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
| SIEMENS DIESEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC |
6 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
18 |
| WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
| NCR CORPORATION |
2 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
| THE ESAB GROUP, INC. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
16 |
| WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
| EASTWAY FAIR COMPANY LIMITED |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
| PACESETTER, INC. |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
| POWER TOOL HOLDERS, INC. |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| EATON CORPORATION |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
| HUBBELL INCORPORATED |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
| ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES, LIMITED |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| TIETEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
| WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
| ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| BBA NONWOVENS SIMPSONVILLE, INC. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| DEERE + COMPANY |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
| MACHINE DESIGN INCORPORATED |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
| MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM, LLC |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD. |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
| CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| CELANESE ACETATE LLC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
| JACOBS CHUCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
| ROBERT BOSCH GMBH |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| SENSOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| DARAMIC, INC. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| HOMELITE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
| ITRON, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
| MEDSAFE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| PHIBRO-TECH, INC. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| SAFETY COMPONENTS FABRIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| WELLMAN INC. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| BIC CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| DELTA DESIGN INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| DOTY SCIENTIFIC, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| ITRON ELECTRICITY METERING, INC. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| MAYTAG CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| WESTVACO CORPORATION |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |