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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

NEW HAMPSHIRE

( 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 32 21 32 29 41 36 53 23 37 36 18 39 45 42 39 40 46 49 44 52 64 78 69 70 69 93 96 102 82 96 113 98 96 90 87 79 64 88 52 2340
SANDERS ASSOCIATES INC. 19 34 42 25 21 14 13 16 13 14 11 13 6 18 13 5 13 14 18 9 4 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 348
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN 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 4 4 13 13 16 15 37 30 31 44 35 3 0 1 246
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 8 14 7 4 6 5 5 3 2 6 10 3 3 1 1 4 13 9 8 6 5 12 6 6 5 6 4 3 6 3 9 11 6 16 7 2 9 2 245
DAVIDSON TEXTRON INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 16 14 25 14 25 31 22 17 12 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 201
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 12 9 10 21 30 19 17 20 25 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 201
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, 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 27 15 41 26 25 31 167
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 6 7 4 6 6 9 13 18 19 11 12 12 11 145
OSRAM SYLVANIA 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 5 8 9 6 8 10 5 10 8 6 10 10 20 11 126
AT&T CORP. 4 4 3 1 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 1 4 5 5 9 4 4 12 6 4 4 2 2 4 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 112
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 7 11 5 10 5 11 7 9 5 13 109
GTE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 2 4 0 2 5 5 2 1 5 4 5 1 4 2 1 4 6 4 8 7 5 7 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108
PRESSTEK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 8 8 5 3 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 4 3 5 3 1 105
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 4 3 4 2 7 4 4 4 6 6 9 7 13 15 101
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 5 1 6 2 3 0 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 5 9 8 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 3 2 88
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 3 10 5 6 4 5 6 4 4 7 7 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 84
CABLETRON 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 1 1 2 1 8 7 17 14 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
DIATIDE, 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 24 23 18 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 78
TERADYNE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 1 5 5 1 7 15 11 1 1 0 73
NASHUA CORPORATION 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 10 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 1 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 70
FERROFLUIDICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 2 8 4 4 2 4 3 1 0 1 2 5 2 3 5 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
MARKEM CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 4 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 4 5 3 3 8 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 3 65
POLAROID CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 1 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 63
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 5 1 2 3 6 1 3 1 0 4 2 2 3 2 63
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 6 0 1 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 7 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 2 0 2 3 1 0 4 7 3 1 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 3 5 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 61
C. R. BARD, INC. 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 4 2 6 3 4 1 3 0 3 0 1 57
IMPROVED MACHINERY INC. 7 9 10 5 10 11 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 54
THERMAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 9 6 8 1 54
CHASE-SHAWMUT COMPANY 5 9 8 10 5 5 3 4 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 0 0 52
HYPERTHERM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 4 2 7 4 6 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 52
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 8 11 4 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 6 0 0 4 3 3 5 4 2 2 4 2 1 48
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 47
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 4 8 3 0 3 3 4 0 3 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, 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 1 0 3 7 4 5 5 4 3 2 6 4 45
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL 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 1 3 4 6 14 16 44
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, 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 3 7 11 7 8 5 2 0 0 0 43
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 7 5 3 1 0 5 41
CENTRONICS DATA COMPUTER CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 4 1 5 6 2 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
BURNDY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 5 6 4 2 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
GOULD INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 5 9 3 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
HEIDELBERG HARRIS 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 9 5 1 1 5 7 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 40
WANG LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 8 4 6 1 3 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 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 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 4 0 1 5 1 3 5 39
FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 2 3 0 3 1 4 3 39
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 4 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
UNITRODE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 5 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 9 1 3 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 9 3 0 0 0 3 6 7 38
AMBERWAVE SYSTEMS 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 10 10 8 5 4 37
CISCO 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 0 0 3 10 10 2 7 5 37
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 6 6 9 4 5 3 36
AGFA 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 3 4 10 7 3 5 2 0 1 35
GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, 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 1 15 13 6 35
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 3 5 1 2 1 6 2 2 35
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 10 7 7 4 6 34
CABOT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 8 3 1 5 1 2 33
CONTINENTAL GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 9 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
INTERNATIONAL SHOE MACHINE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 4 3 3 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
MCCORD CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6 7 2 1 4 0 5 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 33
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS USA 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 4 6 14 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32
JOY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 4 1 3 4 4 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 32
SPECTRA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 32
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 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 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 6 8 3 1 32
EXCELLO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 1 6 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
FCI AMERICAS 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 0 0 2 5 8 4 9 3 31
ITEK CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 4 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
ORACLE 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 1 1 1 3 6 1 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 30
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 2 7 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 29
LOCKHEED SANDERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 3 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
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 0 3 5 4 4 4 2 4 1 1 1 0 29
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 4 5 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 29
AUTOCELL LABORATORIES, 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 0 0 9 19 28
XANOPTIX, 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 7 13 6 2 0 28
MESUR-MATIC ELECTRONICS CORP. 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
BROOKS AUTOMATION 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 5 5 2 4 4 0 1 1 1 2 26
HAMPSHIRE CHEMICAL 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 3 5 5 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 26
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.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 7 8 9 2 0 0 26
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION 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 1 3 2 3 2 5 3 5 1 26
STURM, RUGER + CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26
SUMMIT PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 26
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 4 3 1 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 26
A. W. CHESTERTON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 25
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 0 0 0 2 2 5 6 0 1 4 5 25
ADVANCED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS & 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 1 1 5 7 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 24
TERACONNECT, 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 9 9 5 0 0 0 24
ENVIRONAMICS 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 1 1 1 6 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 23
GLOBE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 3 2 2 23
WHITAKER 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 3 4 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
AVCO CORPORATION 0 3