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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 1969 - 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

ALABAMA

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 70 75 89 86 85 80 50 59 60 64 45 58 67 47 55 50 51 59 70 80 92 98 121 85 91 74 98 109 96 130 133 105 135 128 118 106 87 95 63 3264
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 37 41 72 35 77 60 33 63 50 12 27 28 31 28 27 17 40 44 44 13 13 24 20 18 14 12 11 9 11 13 8 10 17 11 9 9 8 16 13 1025
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 19 35 26 19 30 23 21 20 10 12 9 7 11 7 16 19 14 11 14 10 10 13 11 16 10 12 9 6 5 1 3 13 17 15 12 14 11 11 5 527
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 4 6 5 13 17 27 19 22 19 33 28 11 11 12 237
ADTRAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 7 6 12 14 4 11 18 24 17 19 25 14 183
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 7 9 5 3 3 5 9 6 2 2 5 6 7 1 3 8 6 11 6 5 2 7 5 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 141
RYDER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 6 5 3 2 2 5 7 9 15 10 6 10 5 6 9 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 2 3 0 1 5 3 5 3 3 5 1 3 2 3 3 6 5 7 5 4 6 7 1 8 4 2 3 113
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 9 11 9 12 8 15 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 4 1 2 108
MORTON THIOKOL, INC. 12 10 16 3 2 2 4 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 9 3 3 4 2 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 23 16 18 5 6 3 5 2 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 10 6 26 41 9 100
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 5 2 6 1 3 2 5 2 2 4 2 5 4 3 1 9 6 8 1 4 5 0 94
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 1 2 6 8 8 8 8 4 7 10 8 11 90
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 9 4 5 3 6 1 4 4 4 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 82
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 12 19 3 3 0 3 3 6 4 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 3 9 18 15 11 9 4 80
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 5 8 6 2 3 5 12 8 5 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY 6 5 2 2 5 1 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 3 7 4 10 4 6 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
SCI SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 3 2 0 3 6 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 58
INTERGRAPH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 12 6 8 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 49
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 2 1 3 0 4 0 5 2 1 2 3 5 6 48
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 9 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 34
UNIVERSAL DATA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 2 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 11 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 28
3DLABS INC. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 10 6 2 0 1 27
AVCO CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 4 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS AL, CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 7 8 27
UOP 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 3 1 0 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
USX CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 2 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 27
AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26
DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 4 26
GULF STATES PAPER CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
MEMS OPTICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 1 2 9 3 1 26
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
GTE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 0 3 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 3 3 1 0 0 23
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 8 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 23
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 5 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
GTE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
JAMES C. BARBER AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21
SHEARWATER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 8 0 0 0 0 20
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 3 1 1 1 19
SQUARE D COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19
WEST POINT-PEPPERELL, INC. 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 18
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
INNOFLEX INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 18
KERSHAW MANUFACTURING COMPANY, IND. 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
ROBBINS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 18
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
BARON SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 17
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
QUADRUM TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 16
ACUSTAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
ANDERSON ELECTRIC CORPORATION 3 3 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 15
CONTINENTAL CONVEYOR & EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 15
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15
JOHN BLUE COMPANY DIVISION OF SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION, INC. 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 15
USBI COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 15
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14
STOLLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
ALLIED PRODUCTS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
BROWN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
CYBEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
CYBEX COMPUTER PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 11
PALCO TELECOM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
RUSSELL CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11
WOLVERINE TUBE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11
ALABAMA METAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
AMPEX CORP. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0