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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

INDIANA

( 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 221 174 227 228 207 232 205 166 156 206 132 167 186 152 144 129 149 150 154 154 176 163 173 152 160 155 167 189 180 211 246 250 186 190 194 161 154 141 113 6900
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 37 47 38 71 62 100 126 142 134 107 81 82 111 103 72 77 105 81 84 68 73 71 66 61 77 73 138 227 213 172 178 152 106 105 82 50 37 45 55 3709
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 85 90 140 93 128 73 87 80 60 38 28 52 56 53 46 40 39 39 59 47 49 45 47 31 51 54 33 54 38 25 16 14 19 15 15 11 4 26 40 1920
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 31 24 19 33 55 43 33 37 23 54 26 63 65 30 36 55 48 42 59 58 58 56 42 33 28 37 37 27 27 39 48 33 31 66 33 37 22 22 28 1538
RCA CORPORATION 46 41 51 53 36 38 41 56 28 35 33 45 68 91 85 95 80 75 89 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1104
BENDIX CORPORATION (NOW ALLIED-SIGNAL INC.) 55 45 75 52 64 40 39 40 17 31 14 38 34 47 39 33 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 673
DELPHI 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 0 1 19 65 91 96 122 79 75 83 631
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 24 27 29 26 29 40 66 72 67 68 76 40 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 593
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 0 2 4 2 0 2 5 8 8 6 13 11 19 15 22 16 15 11 7 7 9 18 29 15 7 20 34 22 34 33 62 56 47 15 11 3 1 1 1 591
MILES INC. 22 14 17 18 9 13 12 9 14 14 10 18 28 39 22 19 27 18 30 25 27 22 18 29 30 19 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 538
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 55 60 66 61 51 97 78 485
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 21 53 38 55 54 56 47 48 47 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 460
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5 7 3 8 4 0 10 13 11 6 4 12 10 11 10 12 18 8 4 1 9 14 10 5 5 10 9 8 23 17 17 8 11 20 16 20 20 20 30 429
DANA CORPORATION 4 5 8 3 5 3 4 4 10 11 5 10 3 6 2 4 6 12 10 16 15 16 16 14 20 19 14 17 27 20 18 28 24 10 13 8 3 3 1 417
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 29 35 28 26 23 26 34 31 26 14 17 1 5 6 9 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 357
CTS CORPORATION 3 8 10 5 8 2 5 9 6 6 2 1 3 12 8 6 3 3 7 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 7 8 6 12 20 20 21 20 10 10 9 8 6 274
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 6 11 9 15 9 9 17 8 5 11 2 5 8 2 6 2 5 2 14 13 8 11 7 4 10 6 5 13 2 3 8 2 1 6 8 5 1 7 6 272
AT&T CORP. 16 12 13 8 8 7 3 11 8 6 10 8 10 9 9 19 14 10 12 4 9 4 5 9 7 5 3 7 2 4 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 261
PULLMAN, INCORPORATED 15 20 27 21 31 26 7 10 18 12 19 25 8 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248
CARRIER CORPORATION 4 10 9 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 1 1 2 8 6 4 10 3 3 3 20 18 6 9 10 7 10 14 17 19 6 7 10 10 245
P. R. MALLORY + CO., INC. 34 26 17 26 28 26 23 21 17 10 10 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 0 239
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 9 13 22 13 20 9 10 12 10 2 6 4 10 9 2 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 9 9 13 8 4 223
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 15 3 5 3 2 6 5 4 2 0 0 4 5 2 1 0 2 5 8 7 10 13 17 7 12 7 8 5 4 9 7 23 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 212
MEAD JOHNSON + COMPANY 5 1 8 8 8 15 20 18 16 16 8 9 14 12 13 10 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 199
ZIMMER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 6 4 9 11 20 10 22 20 23 20 6 3 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 2 197
TRW INC. 6 2 13 3 6 4 9 10 2 4 1 4 1 2 2 7 2 3 8 6 2 6 4 1 8 3 4 2 3 8 2 8 9 8 12 3 8 2 0 188
STANDARD OIL CORPORATION (INDIANA) 26 28 26 29 16 19 15 17 2 1 1 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 0 181
EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 14 19 17 18 17 14 8 21 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY 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 1 22 32 47 29 15 26 172
INLAND STEEL CO. 7 9 13 4 7 7 7 10 3 3 5 1 8 3 9 4 8 7 5 6 11 2 5 0 2 5 4 6 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170
CUMMINS 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 1 24 28 30 25 22 19 149
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 24 14 13 11 9 8 4 4 6 4 10 9 6 10 7 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 8 10 8 13 8 13 11 4 5 4 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 134
MAGNAVOX COMPANY 9 15 19 11 12 14 5 9 15 11 4 3 2 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 0 132
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 4 2 3 4 4 3 4 3 9 17 9 10 10 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 130
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 6 10 8 5 2 0 1 4 4 7 2 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 3 1 6 1 3 4 1 7 5 8 11 10 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 130
SUNBEAM PLASTICS CORPORATION 0 2 3 4 11 5 4 9 0 1 3 2 4 8 4 4 4 12 9 8 8 5 6 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127
RANSBURG CORPORATION 10 9 11 10 7 10 6 1 1 4 2 3 3 6 2 3 2 1 0 2 3 2 6 5 2 2 1 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124
BALL CORPORATION 0 5 6 4 8 6 10 10 2 5 10 6 7 8 7 6 7 4 3 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 5 7 4 11 19 20 15 9 10 4 2 4 122
HILL-ROM 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 0 0 0 2 18 19 28 17 22 14 120
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 6 12 14 12 7 11 5 3 3 3 6 4 6 5 2 10 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120
COMMERCIAL SOLVENTS CORPORATION 22 18 11 16 9 16 16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119
ESSEX GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 3 6 13 12 6 19 8 11 13 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 114
INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 12 7 5 13 9 4 5 18 13 4 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
RCA LICENSING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 32 26 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112
STANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 9 5 7 5 4 14 11 6 9 4 4 7 110
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 4 7 3 6 1 1 2 7 5 2 9 10 11 10 4 2 5 3 2 0 108
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 9 8 14 6 4 7 6 5 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 5 1 4 2 107
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 15 14 10 8 6 13 10 5 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106
BORG-WARNER CORPORATION 10 6 12 11 5 7 4 7 6 11 4 6 5 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106
ALCOA INC. 4 1 4 2 7 5 6 5 4 2 0 7 3 3 2 2 7 10 8 5 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 104
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 4 19 20 29 24 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 104
GENCORP INC. 2 2 5 5 2 3 5 1 3 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 7 5 8 9 7 4 3 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 103
ARVIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 10 8 13 2 10 5 2 2 1 1 2 5 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 101
BAYER 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 4 10 17 19 11 6 15 6 4 4 4 1 0 101
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 7 9 3 4 6 10 10 3 0 6 3 5 4 5 5 100
ITT CORPORATION 12 15 10 7 6 6 2 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 4 2 8 3 8 3 1 0 7 16 15 18 94
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 3 3 5 3 4 8 3 6 3 4 4 5 7 3 3 1 4 7 2 90
BIOMET, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 4 1 1 8 9 6 4 12 7 8 6 8 1 86
COOK INC. 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 8 3 4 2 3 4 1 3 3 4 6 6 5 4 8 85
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 3 3 2 1 6 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 5 1 4 5 6 2 2 3 5 3 3 1 84
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, 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 5 4 6 13 10 15 15 9 3 2 83
DOW AGROSCIENCES 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 5 6 9 15 13 7 11 7 5 5 83
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 5 7 2 2 3 8 5 5 4 4 5 1 3 0 5 4 4 5 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
WALLACE-MURRAY CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80
ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, 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 5 6 7 18 13 16 8 1 4 1 79
CABOT CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 8 4 10 7 4 2 3 4 13 2 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
USX CORPORATION 13 3 14 4 7 3 3 4 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 77
AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 4 5 5 2 3 4 6 1 1 2 4 0 2 1 4 5 3 3 2 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
BEST LOCK CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 4 3 7 4 3 5 5 4 1 4 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 76
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 6 0 1 3 4 1 7 0 3 4 4 7 7 75
WHEELABRATOR-FRYE INC. 1 3 7 4 3 3 6 7 11 4 2 5 5 2 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
RELIANCE ELECTRIC CO. 9 10 5 1 3 5 4 6 3 3 3 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 12 20 17 17 5 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 72
DEPUY 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 14 17 31 70
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC. 5 4 3 2 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 70
UNIROYAL, INC. 7 9 9 11 8 9 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
AMOCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 7 10 8 3 6 8 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
REILLY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 9 2 6 10 3 6 1 5 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 64
VON DUPRIN, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 9 8 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 63
CTB, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 7 6 0 2 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 0 4 5 1 3 3 62
THERMWOOD CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 4 4 3 7 1 9 4 3 3 1 1 61
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 5 3 7 6 3 6 7 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 60
STANT INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 1 9 12 9 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
SARKES TARZIAN INC. 5 6 5 4 1 8 4 13 6 3 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 58
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, 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 0 2 3 5 4 9 8 12 13 57
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 9 8 12 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
RIEKE CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 5 0 3 4 0 3 4 5 5 57
ESSEX INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 6 10 8 9 8 6 6 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 55
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0