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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

AUSTRALIA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

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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 60 44 70 51 51 68 77 85 104 123 86 111 143 102 91 114 136 164 147 161 200 155 152 138 119 136 138 114 139 184 170 148 168 181 173 153 129 157 132 4874
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. 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 10 117 121 122 172 247 510 533 1832
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 7 15 5 8 6 10 22 13 13 14 13 20 16 15 4 10 9 5 13 12 11 7 19 9 11 37 17 19 18 39 41 26 29 26 25 25 22 30 13 654
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3 3 7 8 14 21 16 30 39 27 39 40 262
ICI AUSTRALIA LTD. 8 8 8 5 12 18 16 18 16 9 8 10 10 8 12 11 4 6 12 5 8 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 220
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1 1 5 6 6 6 7 8 3 5 4 1 3 5 5 12 14 14 4 7 3 7 10 2 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 163
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 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 2 13 12 19 25 22 21 27 17 160
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 6 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7 4 5 3 9 3 2 8 10 3 13 9 12 5 5 5 6 140
UNISEARCH LIMITED 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 4 2 3 1 5 3 7 7 6 11 5 7 6 0 1 2 7 3 3 0 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 10 3 1 2 131
ORBITAL ENGINE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 7 11 6 2 3 6 0 9 9 7 9 8 6 4 7 5 5 7 2 1 122
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 6 5 4 9 5 4 11 9 5 10 4 110
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 6 7 17 10 6 6 6 6 11 8 108
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY LIMITED 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 3 7 5 7 4 3 0 1 5 6 1 6 0 7 2 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 90
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 5 5 4 2 4 2 3 8 9 5 4 3 7 3 83
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, 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 3 3 2 2 2 4 8 16 9 2 1 1 1 54
COMALCO ALUMINUM LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 3 2 5 2 5 4 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 44
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES 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 6 2 0 3 2 3 11 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 44
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17 14 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 7 11 7 3 42
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
COCHLEAR LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 5 10 41
F. F. SEELEY NOMINEES PTY. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 3 3 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 41
TELECTRONICS PACING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 13 7 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
TELECTRONICS PTY. LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
BIOTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 7 5 0 4 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 36
ICI AUSTRALIA OPERATIONS PROPRIETARY LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 4 3 6 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
MONASH UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 35
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 5 5 2 5 3 3 0 34
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY 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 1 4 2 7 9 4 3 3 33
DULUX AUSTRALIA LTD. 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
AMRAD CORPORATION LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 4 5 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 31
MEMTEC LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 5 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, 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 0 2 2 0 0 5 7 7 6 29
JOHN LYSAGHT (AUSTRALIA) LTD. 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 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 3 3 6 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 1 29
SCHEFENACKER VISION SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY 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 2 2 11 5 9 29
CSL LIMITED 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 0 4 2 3 4 2 5 1 3 3 28
AUSTRALIAN MEMBRANE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 1 0 2 0 3 6 2 0 2 6 3 1 0 0 0 26
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 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 1 3 3 11 7 26
RESEARCH LABORATORIES OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 26
WARMAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY 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 1 1 6 3 8 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 25
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES 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 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 7 6 25
MONSANTO AUSTRALIA LIMITED 12 3 4 3 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 0 24
QUALCOMM, 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 1 1 2 4 3 4 1 6 24
ALCATEL 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 4 7 2 2 0 22
CISCO SYSTEMS WIRELESS NETWORKING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 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 1 4 10 3 22
GENE SHEARS PTY. LIMITED 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 0 4 0 5 5 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22
GRADIPORE LIMITED 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 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 3 5 3 0 22
MASSEY-FERGUSON SERVICES N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 5 4 2 1 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 22
METAL STORM LIMITED 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 1 3 2 4 2 3 5 22
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED 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 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 22
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 1 0 4 2 22
A. E. BISHOP & ASSOCIATES PTY., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 5 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
AMCOR LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21
BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. 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 3 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 21
COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIAL GASES LIMITED 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. 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 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 21
N.J. PHILLIPS PTY. LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 20
RALPH MCKAY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
BRITAX RAINSFORDS PTY. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 19
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
OGDEN INDUSTRIES PTY. LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 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 0 3 2 2 0 5 5 19
LIONS EYE INSTITUTE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INC. 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 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 18
REPCO LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 5 3 0 0 0 18
SAVIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 9 0 2 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 18
TELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
HOWARD FLOREY INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
IMMULOGIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 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 0 1 7 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 17
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 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 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 17
A.C.I. OPERATIONS PROPRIETARY LIMITED 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
AUSTRALASIAN TRAINING AIDS PROPRIETARY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
CONZINK RIOTINTI OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED 4 2 2 5 3 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 16
GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 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 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 16
KINETIC LIMITED 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 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 16
LUMINIS PTY. LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 16
SPOTLESS PLASTICS PTY. LTD. 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 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 16
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 15
AUSTRALIAN WIRE INDUSTRIES PROPRIETARY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
CASTRIP, LLC 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 3 3 4 0 15
ELECTROLYTIC ZINC COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
JAMES HARDIE RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 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 2 1 1 2 5 2 1 0 15
MOUNT ISA MINES LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ 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 3 4 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 15
SECURENCY PTY 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 1 2 5 2 2 0 3 0 15
THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 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 0 0 0 1 0 0