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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

IOWA

( 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 108 121 138 130 121 120 99 101 111 82 71 91 102 70 63 87 82 93 96 106 125 93 99 107 62 95 99 73 91 129 134 117 124 84 93 85 60 85 50 3797
DEERE + COMPANY 44 29 36 31 50 57 47 54 56 37 29 53 43 45 59 67 68 49 68 47 61 43 48 24 23 20 38 26 20 29 29 23 59 52 68 66 62 58 46 1764
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 5 7 23 11 11 18 12 13 13 10 7 11 10 15 10 12 20 9 14 15 28 26 36 21 28 36 36 38 30 51 38 33 24 17 23 24 12 22 22 791
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 28 29 22 18 9 19 23 26 45 43 36 16 14 26 26 24 18 33 27 22 15 12 17 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 602
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 6 3 6 9 11 11 47 55 39 57 41 46 51 33 47 73 544
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 3 4 5 2 4 1 8 8 6 8 12 6 7 11 9 17 11 13 24 28 13 38 21 28 16 16 27 24 383
MAYTAG CORPORATION 6 16 14 11 15 14 3 6 4 7 1 7 6 6 3 4 7 2 5 0 3 1 3 9 8 10 10 1 13 12 21 16 12 17 24 29 22 27 7 382
ROCKWELL COLLINS, 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 23 44 63 52 41 29 39 44 337
STINE SEED FARM, 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 2 2 3 0 5 14 10 47 6 26 37 41 61 54 308
SQUARE D COMPANY 4 3 11 5 3 4 5 8 2 5 5 8 1 1 2 3 5 4 8 5 4 12 7 15 12 7 10 11 5 15 13 4 9 8 13 4 2 6 5 254
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 18 10 21 12 7 12 17 20 17 10 9 8 8 8 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 10 4 7 7 17 4 0 0 0 251
NORAND CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 3 6 9 8 7 16 22 15 32 24 24 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 5 5 3 5 4 9 3 8 8 6 7 10 16 9 8 7 14 19 21 10 186
COLLINS RADIO COMPANY 30 24 32 32 32 12 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 0 164
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 3 2 9 8 6 11 9 2 4 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 4 3 2 8 5 4 4 4 0 2 2 6 8 7 8 3 11 2 5 4 0 164
GATEWAY 2000, 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 8 12 11 16 27 19 16 15 13 8 147
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 4 5 4 2 7 3 6 3 5 7 18 12 14 13 11 8 134
AMANA REFRIGERATION INC. 2 2 2 2 12 11 3 4 2 1 5 2 3 3 2 4 10 6 3 1 7 5 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
LISLE CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 2 3 5 2 4 3 2 3 5 8 9 11 8 8 7 4 107
GRAIN PROCESSING CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 9 7 7 5 3 3 98
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 1 9 9 12 4 1 3 21 6 1 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 81
INTERMEC IP 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 13 25 13 5 3 3 5 5 7 79
FMC CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 8 2 2 3 2 3 3 10 14 9 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
J. J. BAKER COMPANY LIMITED 21 14 13 7 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
CEDARAPIDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 6 4 3 4 3 1 6 4 5 10 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 65
BENDIX CORPORATION (NOW ALLIED-SIGNAL INC.) 3 1 7 8 7 6 8 3 7 5 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 6 1 2 2 3 6 6 3 4 3 3 3 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, 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 14 4 4 4 7 6 3 9 1 0 2 2 0 1 58
SAUER-DANFOSS 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 12 9 9 6 9 7 4 56
MUSCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 3 3 5 1 4 4 4 2 3 4 0 4 2 3 6 55
STANDARD BRANDS INCORPORATED 3 8 2 7 4 7 3 2 4 5 2 1 2 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 51
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 1 1 4 6 6 1 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 49
SAUER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 4 4 7 4 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 48
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 3 2 0 3 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 48
HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 9 1 5 0 4 2 2 1 4 5 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 6 3 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 45
HON INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 8 10 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
RITE-HITE HOLDING 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 5 5 4 6 3 8 4 6 44
BERKLEY + COMPANY INC. 3 2 3 5 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
KARTRIDG PAK CO. 1 3 5 3 1 4 4 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
GULF + WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 15 6 0 2 3 0 4 4 1 2 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 41
MCI COMMUNICATIONS 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 1 0 0 2 3 9 8 2 5 4 2 0 3 1 0 40
SUKUP MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 4 3 0 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 2 0 39
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 38
FAWN ENGINEERING CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
COMPRESSOR CONTROLS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 33
ROCKWELL SCIENCE CENTER, 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 1 1 19 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
ROLSCREEN COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 4 3 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
TRI/MARK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 3 5 1 4 6 33
ALCOA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 5 0 2 1 32
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, 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 0 0 0 3 3 25 31
CNH AMERICA 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 0 0 1 8 7 13 29
PELLA 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 6 0 0 3 1 5 0 3 0 1 3 1 5 1 29
XILINX, 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 2 3 4 6 8 6 29
BARNSTEAD THERMOLYNE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 5 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 28
WINEGARD COMPANY 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 28
ASGROW SEED CO. 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 2 4 6 2 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 27
BANDAG INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 5 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 27
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 5 2 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 27
SEARS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 24
NATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 2 1 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
HWH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 0 0 23
WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23
DEKALB GENETICS 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 2 8 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 22
DELAVAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 2 4 8 3 2 0 1 0 1 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 22
KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 22
WATERLOO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 22
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 0 0 3 5 6 6 1 21
CRYSTAL GROUP 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 3 5 2 6 1 2 2 21
FISHER CONTROLS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 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 21
BERKLEY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
HACH CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 3 2 0 6 2 1 1 2 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 20
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 2 2 6 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 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 20
DODGEN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19
HON 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 0 1 0 4 7 5 0 0 19
IOWA MOLD TOOLING CO., INC. 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19
PENICK + FORD LIMITED 2 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 19
CHEMPLEX COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 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 18
GENESIS SYSTEMS GROUP, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 18
ALEXANDER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
AMANA COMPANY L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 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 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
HUNTER'S SPECIALTIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 17
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC. 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
WYLAIN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 2 2 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 17
AMF INCORPORATED 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 1 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 16
CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
FISHER GOVERNOR COMPANY 8 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 0 0 16
INTRACO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16
KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 16
PUTCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0