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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

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 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 111 106 156 100 176 134 136 121 115 151 85 132 147 129 90 119 126 146 149 130 169 219 208 209 199 215 211 244 215 327 324 344 337 275 278 227 229 236 192 7217
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, 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 40 71 72 86 83 80 115 87 65 75 56 830
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 10 16 21 35 72 144 127 226 100 751
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 3 1 2 0 3 5 1 1 2 2 5 3 6 8 3 4 7 9 8 7 8 18 11 16 16 20 20 22 15 17 30 34 30 34 38 34 38 53 48 582
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 6 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 7 6 7 8 18 12 30 31 28 19 16 27 23 24 34 30 33 24 15 25 36 490
AT&T CORP. 0 1 0 1 2 10 14 6 7 12 10 19 19 19 26 24 24 18 16 16 36 36 31 39 30 14 16 10 0 3 3 1 5 5 0 2 2 4 1 482
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 13 10 6 3 7 38 36 46 43 55 60 36 30 36 29 453
MEAD CORPORATION 14 13 22 16 13 9 13 9 15 15 11 24 14 22 18 14 14 13 14 7 9 12 16 9 11 16 11 11 15 16 12 3 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 442
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 15 8 11 13 14 7 22 19 33 35 20 11 10 13 15 6 6 14 19 12 29 17 21 14 3 4 2 422
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 8 13 23 22 32 27 13 31 24 34 35 55 51 12 5 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 401
EMORY UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 3 10 6 13 5 11 11 12 34 26 20 17 26 17 17 10 18 12 276
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 6 6 12 11 12 15 14 17 10 20 6 9 8 9 12 10 7 5 6 2 5 9 6 6 5 8 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 7 1 0 264
MOTOROLA, 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 0 0 4 23 36 28 16 37 18 22 18 21 16 10 6 256
NORDSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 10 6 5 7 7 8 4 5 2 5 8 10 10 18 13 9 13 10 19 14 13 12 21 14 249
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 7 32 38 40 32 65 13 5 0 3 1 1 237
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 5 4 0 2 5 7 10 15 7 9 12 11 15 10 18 18 18 11 8 11 4 7 225
LOCKHEED CORPORATION 15 14 18 14 8 17 4 5 3 9 6 4 5 7 6 10 7 5 10 9 7 1 2 1 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 198
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4 5 13 6 4 6 4 10 11 8 13 15 19 19 10 15 3 5 7 9 195
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL 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 1 21 18 38 31 23 8 9 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 164
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 1 0 5 3 1 8 1 3 4 3 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 7 9 11 5 2 1 5 2 5 2 9 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 124
MILLIKEN & 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 0 9 5 14 17 13 24 13 12 5 112
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 8 3 10 8 5 7 6 5 5 10 6 7 4 109
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 2 1 8 10 10 8 5 1 4 5 3 1 0 2 4 3 12 9 106
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 1 2 5 3 3 4 7 2 2 3 1 6 2 3 5 2 0 4 3 1 4 4 1 3 4 10 7 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 1 0 3 3 4 12 2 4 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 8 5 5 6 2 6 2 4 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97
FITEL U.S.A. 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 25 31 23 10 6 1 96
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 19 8 22 18 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 93
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 1 3 2 4 0 4 2 1 1 4 5 1 7 0 1 5 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 2 10 7 1 4 92
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, 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 1 3 7 7 5 3 14 3 13 1 5 3 5 6 12 88
AMOCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 16 16 5 4 4 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
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 2 8 6 4 8 11 16 16 10 81
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 3 2 4 4 1 8 6 8 4 1 6 2 2 3 2 77
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS 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 3 1 1 0 0 4 6 5 6 11 17 12 10 76
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 6 9 9 7 4 6 8 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 2 3 2 3 8 6 6 3 6 6 4 6 4 1 70
BROADCOM 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 1 0 3 13 10 27 11 65
OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 9 30 8 10 4 65
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 62
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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 4 7 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 2 6 7 1 62
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 8 5 1 0 2 9 3 1 2 8 6 0 0 0 60
UNION CAMP CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 5 0 1 2 1 0 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 7 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
HERCULES INCORPORATED 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 3 1 0 3 6 13 5 6 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 57
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 6 2 0 5 2 6 3 2 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, 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 1 0 2 2 7 4 5 3 1 1 8 11 8 53
JOHNSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 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 4 6 9 12 1 4 5 5 2 1 2 1 52
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, 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 0 0 0 2 6 8 15 20 51
SILTECH INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 13 7 2 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
HAYES MICROCOMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 10 9 8 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
INSTITUTE OF PAPER SCIENCE AND 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 1 2 4 0 4 3 9 4 3 5 10 3 0 1 0 0 49
SANGAMO WESTON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 4 2 3 4 11 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
AER ENERGY RESOURCES, 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 5 1 7 3 2 5 7 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 47
DISPLAY INDUSTRIES 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 1 4 8 4 8 9 2 7 4 47
INTERFACE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 3 5 8 5 6 1 4 0 1 1 4 2 1 47
C. R. BARD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 5 3 1 3 4 3 6 2 1 1 44
W. C. BRADLEY CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 6 7 3 1 0 42
E.C.C. AMERICA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 13 8 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, 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 0 0 0 0 6 8 14 13 41
EMS 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 1 0 0 1 2 3 6 1 2 1 7 7 3 6 40
OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 3 6 4 3 5 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
ROCK-TENN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 5 1 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 36
USX CORPORATION 0 3 5 5 2 2 6 1 2 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
INTEGRATED DEVICE 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 2 0 3 6 2 1 0 7 11 3 35
KEARNEY-NATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 5 4 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
LANIER BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 7 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
LUMMUS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 2 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 5 4 5 3 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 35
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 14 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 34
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, 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 1 0 1 1 2 1 12 10 4 2 0 34
SPECTRX, 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 4 6 4 1 4 3 6 3 2 34
TEXTRON INC. 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 1 5 34
CRYOLIFE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 2 33
ECC INTERNATIONAL 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 7 6 2 6 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 33
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 2 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 2 32
DITTLER BROTHERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 2 1 3 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32
KAWNEER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32
NORTH AMERICAN CONTAINER CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 4 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 32
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR 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 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 9 7 3 3 31
BIO-LAB, INC. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 30
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 14 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
GAINESVILLE MACHINE COMPANY, INC. 1 1 4 7 6 2 4 3 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 30
OKI TELECOM, 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 1 1 2 6 4 1 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
ROLLS-ROYCE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 1 2 4 0 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 5 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
SIMMONS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29
ATLANTA ATTACHMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 28
GENZYME 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 4 4 5 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 28
ISOLYSER CO., 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 3 3 2 2 5 1 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28
KLIKLOK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 3 0 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
NOVOSTE 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 2 4 1 4 1 2 2 1 5 2 2 2 0 28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0