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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

MINNESOTA

( 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 240 202 264 248 228 279 251 194 211 205 160 199 192 149 147 184 214 184 252 224 296 284 305 265 267 253 228 270 267 344 299 335 295 293 322 254 243 257 197 9501
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 134 155 165 189 157 155 185 152 150 149 99 112 154 153 135 151 188 181 205 204 258 249 271 285 301 358 396 385 390 406 245 31 7 6 6 2 1 1 0 6771
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 30 40 41 23 29 32 19 18 20 15 17 16 20 14 10 20 13 18 25 16 23 39 25 31 54 71 66 91 86 177 185 206 219 209 204 214 203 258 219 3016
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES 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 0 133 308 313 377 410 371 287 311 306 2816
HONEYWELL INC. 96 92 87 39 61 49 42 35 47 54 35 42 58 55 70 82 70 83 97 72 89 77 89 54 69 74 69 60 40 61 52 38 24 11 8 5 2 1 0 2089
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 1 5 3 5 12 15 17 17 5 21 21 37 39 37 34 27 19 11 14 10 23 19 48 47 78 65 49 56 124 113 131 101 103 109 105 105 162 178 1966
UNISYS CORPORATION 62 44 32 18 19 16 20 16 24 29 19 15 21 9 19 19 33 26 19 24 17 26 21 8 6 15 34 35 35 32 33 20 23 26 28 53 30 50 34 1010
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 11 1 0 0 3 2 3 5 7 4 16 11 10 18 12 9 12 18 22 41 65 86 93 74 95 124 137 887
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 4 7 3 8 5 4 4 3 5 4 7 5 11 9 5 5 11 14 27 24 40 35 31 27 27 27 20 28 30 42 45 43 36 37 36 38 30 33 29 799
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 13 21 21 40 47 31 52 66 80 71 75 85 68 45 36 15 783
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 11 69 74 81 124 110 126 109 704
SEAGATE 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 18 89 121 122 129 74 105 42 700
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 53 44 41 47 24 9 16 10 6 7 16 8 11 4 8 3 6 2 6 2 21 14 10 12 15 14 17 10 4 15 21 25 32 29 15 20 11 14 5 627
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 7 2 4 9 8 15 12 12 8 10 9 19 15 23 46 74 75 62 65 76 565
ROSEMOUNT INC. 9 0 7 8 5 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 5 4 6 8 9 15 7 16 14 14 8 16 16 18 7 18 17 20 22 17 13 22 43 21 20 22 25 473
ECOLAB INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 12 12 8 12 16 17 15 17 10 16 22 27 36 42 45 41 27 35 24 454
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 3 1 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 8 13 7 15 6 7 12 12 7 8 13 6 8 9 9 8 14 3 11 17 25 23 25 21 21 15 22 21 20 420
PILLSBURY COMPANY 22 21 12 10 11 18 13 14 4 7 5 8 3 0 5 3 3 4 1 3 7 11 15 12 18 17 11 19 17 10 18 5 8 4 12 7 7 0 0 365
IMATION 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 3 28 27 50 27 32 26 30 32 31 39 22 347
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 24 30 19 18 12 25 52 60 57 10 4 4 1 0 0 0 333
MICRON 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 19 46 56 39 34 32 40 38 304
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 6 6 4 4 9 16 17 23 17 20 21 26 20 22 18 17 257
THERMO KING CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 3 2 4 4 4 6 2 6 3 9 12 13 22 6 18 14 15 17 8 7 3 7 6 1 7 10 8 4 4 3 240
TORO COMPANY 3 1 6 4 3 2 4 6 3 1 7 9 8 10 6 4 1 4 4 10 8 5 6 7 9 9 5 7 10 8 8 12 5 16 4 5 4 10 6 240
CONTROL DATA CORPORATION 16 14 15 6 10 9 16 19 16 16 8 8 6 10 6 15 11 2 7 8 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 230
CARGILL, INC. 3 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 0 4 0 3 2 2 2 2 1 8 7 11 9 3 8 7 12 11 18 14 15 10 9 9 11 8 207
TENNANT COMPANY 0 5 3 2 2 7 6 3 3 2 2 2 4 8 4 3 1 8 4 8 7 1 7 4 6 3 1 3 3 2 14 7 5 6 6 6 10 12 8 188
RIKER LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 6 7 6 13 14 10 13 16 10 6 2 5 14 13 11 11 2 2 3 4 4 4 1 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 8 2 10 24 30 16 4 11 14 11 14 12 15 184
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 2 3 6 5 10 3 3 1 2 5 2 2 4 8 7 5 3 6 7 11 7 7 2 2 7 6 6 15 4 3 4 8 2 5 4 179
PAKO CORPORATION 2 5 7 5 0 5 2 6 9 16 26 10 19 21 17 9 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 6 8 13 16 11 24 15 14 12 10 4 7 8 7 163
GRACO INC. 0 0 1 3 2 4 4 7 6 2 4 0 2 0 3 3 4 3 10 5 6 5 2 8 10 24 2 2 2 0 5 3 5 3 5 7 5 2 3 162
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 6 2 5 6 3 0 0 1 5 5 1 7 13 3 4 5 12 3 4 6 1 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 6 3 8 6 3 2 1 156
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 5 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 2 0 0 1 13 8 27 12 22 12 32 16 153
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 1 11 13 11 13 6 10 11 17 13 22 16 144
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 0 1 0 1 2 9 0 5 10 13 14 1 5 15 16 12 26 130
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 6 9 16 22 27 20 16 1 0 0 0 128
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 16 2 9 13 15 9 6 6 6 2 1 3 1 1 6 8 6 6 2 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 8 22 21 16 13 14 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 1 3 5 7 9 12 20 11 16 15 4 2 0 1 3 1 120
ASHLAND OIL INC. 36 18 16 24 10 6 4 4 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 0 0 119
ANGEION CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 6 22 23 13 15 16 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 116
HENKEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 23 8 5 7 13 7 21 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, 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 3 7 6 18 39 39 112
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 3 3 4 2 5 6 12 6 4 8 6 8 9 6 7 4 2 0 1 2 3 111
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 13 14 47 28 109
MAGNETIC PERIPHERALS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 2 8 3 10 6 5 13 33 10 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106
LOCKHEED MARTIN 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 3 7 10 5 4 7 12 16 10 6 9 13 102
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 15 16 11 15 10 7 10 3 0 1 98
CORNELIUS COMPANY 12 7 15 5 7 1 5 5 1 3 3 4 1 0 2 0 3 1 4 5 0 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
MICRON ELECTRONICS, 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 8 12 33 27 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 93
SCIENCE INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 6 6 5 11 15 13 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 92
CONWED CORPORATION 3 7 12 2 5 3 7 5 7 17 4 6 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91
PARKER HUGHES INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 18 27 16 12 7 6 1 90
FLUOROWARE, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 4 4 4 8 5 1 3 2 8 5 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 88
SPX 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 1 0 1 6 7 6 17 12 13 16 6 85
ECONOMICS LABORATORY INC. 1 4 5 7 5 2 8 6 5 5 1 2 2 1 5 6 7 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, 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 1 3 2 2 2 4 7 24 7 11 12 8 84
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 7 8 4 3 4 4 4 5 10 2 3 1 2 3 1 80
DATACARD CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 4 3 3 3 7 2 5 3 5 3 3 0 2 5 4 1 2 4 3 3 1 76
MERTEC 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 3 21 14 22 16 76
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 9 7 4 8 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 75
ENTEGRIS, 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 7 10 11 24 13 10 75
FMC CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 4 3 7 2 4 2 1 3 5 3 5 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
H. B. FULLER CO. 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 4 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 2 5 4 6 5 4 5 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 6 3 0 7 11 26 9 75
VTC INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 5 0 2 5 8 1 3 3 15 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 0 2 5 0 3 3 3 4 7 2 1 5 10 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 4 5 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 4 1 1 4 5 5 6 2 2 2 5 0 1 1 5 1 7 1 2 0 2 2 71
FARGO ELECTRONICS, 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 1 5 2 3 10 13 8 12 4 5 3 70
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 20 16 14 10 70
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 8 2 3 2 4 3 0 1 2 7 9 4 3 3 2 2 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
HOERNER-WALDORF CORPORATION 8 3 3 7 7 5 18 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
ONAN CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 8 7 4 5 4 5 6 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 63
BUCKBEE-MEARS COMPANY 8 4 10 3 9 11 4 3 4 4 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 62
EMPI, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 5 3 2 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 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 2 1 3 3 4 5 9 8 5 3 4 3 2 4 61
GENERAL MILLS CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 4 8 12 10 5 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR 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 3 5 9 5 4 3 4 9 8 7 1 58
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 6 3 3 1 5 1 0 8 5 3 2 3 4 1 0 3 1 57
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE 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 3 1 2 1 15 6 9 0 6 3 0 3 8 0 57
BEMIS COMPANY INC. 6 3 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 5 3 1 2 3 5 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
ARCTIC CAT 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 1 0 1 3 3 8 8 15 10 5 55
EVEREST MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 8 9 8 6 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
MODERN CONTROLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 9 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 54
MULTI-TECH SYSTEMS, 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 2 5 6 9 8 3 4 2 3 4 1 1 4 1 54
TRUTH INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 3 3 3 2 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
WENGER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 5 1 2 3 4 2 4 4 5 1 0 3 2 1 3 3 53
KING-SEELEY THERMOS CO. 1 1 2 1 0 5 6 2 3 3 0 3 6 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
SURVIVALINK 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 2 2 7 7 17 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 52
KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0