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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

KANSAS

( 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 96 129 113 127 145 131 100 107 127 83 102 70 71 60 84 75 64 80 76 113 99 104 104 77 101 72 94 83 105 137 115 98 100 105 89 78 78 66 3766
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 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 3 1 8 7 8 9 17 20 46 35 73 64 292
LSI LOGIC 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 26 22 11 24 27 43 22 34 17 226
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 4 1 6 6 6 12 3 8 11 8 14 13 2 0 0 3 0 8 13 10 9 3 10 9 13 21 9 213
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 5 8 8 7 5 2 7 4 0 4 1 0 2 2 1 2 8 4 4 10 4 0 0 0 0 6 3 6 2 5 6 8 5 16 3 7 11 8 9 183
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 0 3 3 3 5 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 1 6 7 8 19 11 8 3 7 12 8 9 7 7 9 2 2 2 180
HESSTON CORPORATION 3 7 3 4 20 11 11 9 18 18 16 9 11 4 5 3 11 2 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178
SPRINT SPECTRUM 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 0 0 0 1 0 6 10 22 68 59 166
GULF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 4 28 20 24 22 16 12 7 5 3 0 1 0 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 0 143
GARMIN 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 1 11 29 41 22 17 121
GULF OIL CORPORATION 18 5 5 3 1 0 1 4 4 9 7 13 8 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY 3 6 9 4 2 3 2 5 1 0 2 4 5 1 3 4 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 4 1 87
INTERX RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 17 14 8 13 3 6 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
MERCK + CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 11 5 1 3 10 10 8 3 2 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 5 5 5 2 1 2 1 2 4 5 3 2 0 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 70
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 6 2 2 1 2 1 5 7 4 3 9 5 4 3 0 3 64
GARMIN 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 0 1 4 1 6 8 11 20 5 2 3 0 1 63
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 4 3 2 1 1 3 2 4 2 2 3 10 6 3 0 0 0 61
HAY & FORAGE INDUSTRIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 6 5 2 4 2 0 10 6 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 5 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 4 3 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 3 1 1 2 51
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 45
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 2 3 0 6 14 10 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 45
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 3 8 4 6 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 42
KING RADIO CORPORATION 1 4 3 2 2 5 10 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
HONEYWELL 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 1 1 7 6 7 2 4 7 35
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
LAWRENCE PAPER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 5 7 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32
ALZA CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 6 2 4 7 4 1 1 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 30
CHEMAGRO CORPORATION 9 6 3 4 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 0 0 0 0 30
MARLEY COOLING TOWER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 28
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 6 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 28
BE 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 1 5 4 4 3 1 3 2 3 26
BUTLER-MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 26
MARLEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 2 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER 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 1 1 0 3 9 3 4 1 0 0 26
LYNK, 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 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 24
PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
TENSION ENVELOPE CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23
BALCO, INC. 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 22
KENT MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
SCRIPTPRO 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 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 22
EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 21
WESTERN FORMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 21
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
SEYMOUR FOODS, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 19
ETHYL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5 4 1 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 19
MARLEY COMPANY 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
SYMBIOS LOGIC 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 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
WESCON PRODUCTS COMPANY 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 1 1 3 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19
ACCESSIBLE 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 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 3 4 18
AGCO 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 5 4 5 1 3 0 18
ECODYNE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 5 0 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 18
CARGILL, 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 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 3 3 17
CONCHEMCO, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
LANDOLL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 17
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 17
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT 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 1 2 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 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 17
WARD/KRAFT, 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 4 2 17
ACRA-PLANT, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 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 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 16
DIDDE-GLASER, INC. 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 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 16
GARMIN 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 1 5 6 3 1 16
HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, 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 4 1 3 8 16
MOBAY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
TWECO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 16
VEKTEK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 16
AERO TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS, INC. 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 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 15
INTRALUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, 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 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 15
PRECO INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15
WESTVACO CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
CAMCO 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 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14
DEWEZE MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 2 1 2 2 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 0 1 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 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 1 1 0 2 2 14
GREAT PLAINS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KOCH ENGINEERING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KRAUSE PLOW CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 14
VULCAN CHEMICALS 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 14
AMERICAN MAPLAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 13
MID-WEST CONVEYOR COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
YORK INTERNATIONAL 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 1 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 13
AEROQUIP CORPORATION, LINAIR DIVISION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
CUTLER REPAVING INC. 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
EXCEL 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 3 3 3 0 1 0 12
MARION LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0