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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

MISSOURI

( 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 174 134 198 154 177 173 158 162 160 150 105 163 163 138 97 132 132 136 157 127 199 188 200 213 158 194 167 178 210 264 264 236 209 220 207 145 152 141 124 6659
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 209 120 152 177 133 133 121 128 78 132 74 106 111 64 72 88 57 70 58 55 52 49 69 84 66 53 59 57 66 55 54 44 46 3 7 5 4 1 0 2912
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 14 26 33 10 26 21 13 17 13 17 4 19 23 18 9 19 11 12 21 9 26 40 22 10 20 13 18 26 25 32 29 28 37 26 21 36 20 28 19 811
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 10 10 22 9 14 12 14 17 14 19 6 9 11 12 16 9 5 15 9 10 9 14 17 13 12 6 9 19 16 37 54 32 18 8 0 1 0 1 0 509
PETROLITE CORPORATION 7 14 19 16 16 16 20 26 28 30 23 27 21 38 22 15 26 17 11 8 11 9 14 14 5 4 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 469
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 6 6 12 7 20 16 17 19 21 16 20 38 46 33 35 19 19 18 13 17 16 429
ACF INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 27 27 29 17 17 20 20 17 18 30 23 29 33 19 19 21 9 8 3 3 6 3 7 3 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 420
G. D. SEARLE & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 13 15 8 17 20 35 25 28 34 20 41 20 17 7 13 2 325
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 6 5 8 9 7 4 7 3 6 9 2 7 9 5 4 4 11 8 13 16 7 10 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 7 15 11 16 7 5 3 9 252
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 4 4 1 2 9 5 4 0 3 6 9 4 5 7 9 8 5 6 7 14 13 15 5 12 13 13 15 7 17 8 239
BOEING 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 1 1 4 8 16 16 37 42 49 54 228
DAYCO CORPORATION 4 2 5 8 2 9 4 10 13 8 7 10 15 9 11 22 30 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 194
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY 3 3 16 21 10 14 16 8 6 9 8 6 9 3 11 4 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 173
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 3 24 32 24 22 33 34 172
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 10 19 21 10 11 13 14 9 5 3 1 1 4 0 2 4 3 2 6 163
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 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 4 2 8 10 20 18 12 26 19 17 7 6 7 5 162
WAGNER ELECTRIC CORPORATION 23 17 12 7 26 11 8 10 9 7 8 6 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 0 147
SHERWOOD MEDICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 10 7 3 14 12 9 17 13 15 13 7 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 9 5 21 15 3 11 11 13 4 4 6 12 11 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134
MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 18 28 21 13 24 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 133
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 7 7 8 3 3 5 4 8 17 7 7 4 7 6 120
A. B. CHANCE CO. 6 5 9 1 3 9 5 3 4 6 1 7 5 5 0 3 3 1 5 4 6 3 8 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118
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 2 1 3 3 7 10 9 8 11 11 9 11 14 4 8 6 117
PHARMACIA 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 11 17 38 21 18 6 111
SHERWOOD MEDICAL INDUSTRIES INC. 0 5 2 12 16 15 12 6 2 7 6 2 8 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 3 5 13 13 10 7 6 1 6 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 96
MCGRAW-EDISON COMPANY 10 7 5 6 10 3 6 5 8 5 2 7 1 3 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
UNIDYNAMICS CORPORATION 5 1 2 3 2 8 2 5 4 2 2 4 7 3 3 2 6 2 0 2 4 5 1 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 4 10 18 10 10 15 77
LEGGETT + PLATT INCORPORATED 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 6 5 8 10 4 7 6 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
AT&T CORP. 12 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 3 8 4 4 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 72
CONTICO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 6 4 16 15 15 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 70
OLIN CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 7 3 0 2 2 4 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 3 5 4 0 3 3 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 70
COIN ACCEPTORS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 5 3 1 2 1 5 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 68
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 6 6 14 6 3 5 4 3 1 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
BREWER SCIENCE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 5 1 1 3 2 5 3 2 4 8 4 8 3 2 60
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 4 7 1 1 4 3 5 4 4 2 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 10 2 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 55
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 1 1 2 2 3 7 0 4 4 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 55
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 7 3 1 6 4 4 6 4 3 0 2 54
VENDO COMPANY 5 10 7 9 7 6 1 2 3 0 0 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 52
ITT CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 5 10 5 6 0 2 0 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
RAMSEY CORPORATION 6 4 7 4 6 10 3 0 3 3 0 2 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 51
HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED 0 2 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 3 1 0 2 50
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 12 7 7 2 3 6 2 50
ETHYL PETROLEUM ADDITIVES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 5 4 11 4 6 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
HUSKY CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 0 45
SOLUTIA 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 6 14 8 6 4 0 2 2 1 2 45
SUNNEN PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 7 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 45
WILLIAMS PATENT CRUSHER AND PULVERIZER COMPANY 2 0 2 5 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 4 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
STEREOTAXIS, 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 3 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 44
AMERICAN AIR FILTER COMPANY, INC. 3 8 8 4 5 5 1 2 1 1 0 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 42
OUELLETTE MACHINERY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 4 6 7 7 1 1 0 0 42
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 7 5 41
LUKENS GENERAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 7 8 5 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
BARRY-WEHMILLER COMPANY 3 3 9 1 2 0 2 4 5 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
CARONDELET FOUNDRY COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 5 2 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
RIVAL MANUFACTURING CO. 0 3 2 5 4 2 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
BUTLER-MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
FASCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 5 7 0 3 0 3 36
NOVUS 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 1 0 2 3 2 10 3 6 3 2 3 1 0 0 36
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 4 1 4 4 36
PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 4 4 4 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 35
SPORLAN VALVE COMPANY 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 35
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 0 0 1 6 5 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 5 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
YOUNG DENTAL MFG. CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 5 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
WESTERN LITHO PLATE + SUPPLY CO. 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, 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 3 11 10 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 31
ALVEY INC. 0 4 0 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 5 7 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 29
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 2 1 4 5 2 2 6 28
BINKLEY COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
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 0 0 2 2 4 6 14 28
C. HAGER & SONS HINGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 2 3 1 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
ELISHA TECHNOLOGIES CO. 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 1 4 12 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 27
MITEK HOLDING, 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 3 0 3 0 4 4 3 2 0 4 4 0 27
SHELL OIL COMPANY 3 3 3 5 3 2 4 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
FLEX-O-LATORS, INC. 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 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 26
INTERTHERM INC. 1 1 2 2 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
SEALRIGHT CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26
STORZ INSTRUMENT COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, 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 4 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
BETA RAVEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
CUSTOM METALCRAFT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 7 25
FIKE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 25
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 1 0