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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

TENNESSEE

( 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 156 145 106 127 106 640
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 62 44 35 45 49 235
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 57 42 30 20 48 197
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 24 21 9 26 16 96
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 20 21 14 21 13 89
MAYTAG CORPORATION 15 30 22 14 5 86
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 10 13 8 23 29 83
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 2 25 23 50
FLEETGUARD, INC. 19 6 7 4 6 42
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 6 4 6 10 7 33
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 8 6 5 5 6 30
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 5 5 5 8 6 29
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 7 3 6 5 26
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 3 5 8 7 25
SQUARE D COMPANY 6 7 2 6 3 24
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 5 5 6 2 5 23
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 7 3 4 21
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 5 5 5 4 2 21
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 8 3 5 4 0 20
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 0 0 0 20 20
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 5 2 5 2 19
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 4 5 3 2 3 17
TUTCO, INC. 6 5 2 3 1 17
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 4 1 4 3 4 16
CARRIER CORPORATION 6 6 2 1 0 15
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 8 1 1 15
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 6 2 7 0 0 15
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 1 4 2 5 3 15
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 0 3 5 1 14
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 3 1 6 2 2 14
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 3 1 8 2 0 14
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 1 3 6 14
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 1 3 2 0 7 13
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 8 2 0 2 13
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 3 0 2 7 1 13
DORIS NEBEL BEAL INTER VIVOS PATENT TRUST 5 1 2 3 1 12
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 2 5 1 1 12
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 5 3 3 1 12
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 3 9 0 12
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 2 2 0 2 6 12
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 5 2 2 1 1 11
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 3 2 3 0 11
PORTER-CABLE/DELTA 4 4 1 2 0 11
TUFF TORQ CORPORATION 8 2 1 0 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 3 1 2 1 10
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 6 10
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 0 2 1 4 2 9
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 1 2 5 9
ILIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 3 4 1 9
INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 3 2 0 9
BEECHAM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 1 3 1 1 2 8
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 1 2 3 1 8
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 2 2 1 3 0 8
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 3 1 2 1 1 8
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 7 0 1 0 0 8
TRW INC. 4 2 1 1 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 0 1 2 1 4 8
WHERENET CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 3 8
BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 1 2 2 1 1 7
DELTA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY CORP. 2 2 2 1 0 7
EATON CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 1 7
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 0 0 4 2 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
SHOFNER ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 5 0 0 7
TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC. 1 1 1 4 0 7
TUFTCO CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 4 0 0 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5 2 0 0 0 7
ADROIT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 3 1 0 1 1 6
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
BWXT Y-12 L.L.C. 3 0 0 2 1 6
CCL LABEL, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
CLARITY CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
DEERE + COMPANY 3 0 1 1 1 6
FIBER INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 6
MURRAY, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
ZAMA JAPAN 2 3 0 0 1 6
AESCULAP II, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
AMERICAN WATER HEATER COMPANY 2 0 0 0 3 5
AQUA GLASS CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
BODINE COMPANY 0 2 0 2 1 5
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
CHROMALOX, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
DIALYSIS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
RING INDUSTRIAL GROUP, L.P. 0 1 3 0 1 5
SCHLEGEL CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
SOYGENETICS, LLC 0 1 1 0 3 5
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
TRANSLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 0 3 0 5


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