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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

NEBRASKA

( 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 53 59 101 58 70 65 69 53 58 68 53 41 71 43 51 62 52 74 58 62 70 69 73 72 66 71 78 59 61 64 60 70 62 52 63 58 58 45 61 2433
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5 1 1 0 4 0 2 3 4 10 16 20 29 24 24 22 25 17 20 16 17 11 16 13 317
ISCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 2 3 8 6 4 4 11 8 10 2 5 10 10 7 7 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 118
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 1 1 7 3 6 3 2 3 0 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 2 5 2 3 1 0 3 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 8 9 5 9 2 1 114
J. A. WOOLLAM CO. 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 3 2 4 8 7 1 5 4 7 5 13 26 86
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC. 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 11 2 1 6 4 7 2 2 65
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 6 1 1 2 1 7 3 2 3 4 1 1 6 2 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
DALE ELECTRONICS INC. 1 7 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 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 2 0 3 9 6 15 12 48
BALDWIN FILTERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 4 2 5 4 0 2 3 5 1 2 3 8 46
INTERNORTH, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 6 4 5 4 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 6 5 1 1 0 4 7 3 7 44
AT&T CORP. 6 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 4 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALTIES COMPANY 2 1 0 2 5 8 7 3 0 5 5 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 40
STRECK LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 3 5 1 2 3 4 2 2 2 0 0 39
SAUNDERS ARCHERY COMPANY 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
LI-COR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 3 3 36
CENTURION WIRELESS 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 3 10 3 9 4 2 2 33
SPORTSSTUFF, 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 0 1 0 2 5 4 6 2 4 2 1 2 0 31
LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 29
CENTURION 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 0 4 1 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
CONAGRA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 1 3 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 26
HOOVER GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
ORTHMAN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
DUTTON-LAINSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
NORDEN LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
PETERSEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
SNYDER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 19
VISHAY DALE 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 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 2 2 4 18
EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 17
SQUARE D COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
TRANSCRYPT 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 0 0 9 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 17
BIONEBRASKA, 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 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 0 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 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 16
LOCKWOOD CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 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 16
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 1 7 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
HOOVER UNIVERSAL, INC. 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 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 15
SUPRATEK PHARMA 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 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 15
HENNINGSEN FOODS, INC. 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
RANSOMES AMERICA 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 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13
WEST 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 0 2 3 3 5 13
PFIZER 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 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 11
CABELA'S INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 11
DEERE + COMPANY 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 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 11
EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11
BLAIR MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 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 0 0 10
CETAC 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 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, 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 1 4 1 2 0 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 10
KROY BUILDING 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 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 10
TRANSGENOMIC 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 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10
BEHLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 9
DEMPSTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HORNADY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 9
IP HOLDINGS, 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 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 9
J.C.ROBINSON SEED 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 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 9
REINKE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 9
A.I.L., INC. 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 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
COLEMAN POWERMATE, 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 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
CYCLONAIRE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MAGNETIC PERIPHERALS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
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 0 0 8 8
MOSEBACH MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
THURSTON MANUFACTURING 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 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 8
TRW INC. 0 0 1 0 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
WEYERHAEUSER 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 8
AMERICAN TOOL COMPANIES, 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 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY 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 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
BROYHILL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
IMPERIAL CLEVITE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
INTERNATIONAL PIPE MACHINERY CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
LAB-INTERLINK, 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 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
MAGNESIUM DIAGNOSTICS, 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 1 0 1 2 1 7
NANOMETRICS 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 0 2 2 1 2 7
OMSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 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 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7
PRODUCTS UNLIMITED, 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 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
BALDWIN, J. A., MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CHIEF AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES 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 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
CONCEPT ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DATA SECURITY, 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 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
FLEISCHER MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FRUEHAUF CORPORATION 1 1 2