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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

RHODE ISLAND

( 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 45 36 48 36 39 34 37 41 35 38 23 27 32 31 26 26 32 35 31 32 61 36 56 49 50 49 55 58 55 48 41 47 39 34 30 32 34 36 34 1528
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 2 2 3 4 2 6 4 5 3 3 4 0 4 6 4 2 2 1 1 5 2 18 28 27 40 50 47 65 67 59 82 37 67 51 47 44 40 39 877
LEESONA CORPORATION 27 19 28 25 16 19 10 9 5 5 2 5 2 2 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 7 5 9 9 8 11 4 9 4 5 5 5 2 5 4 2 2 2 1 3 6 3 9 4 5 5 2 5 2 1 5 2 7 1 1 7 2 4 1 174
ACUSHNET COMPANY 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 1 1 2 2 0 5 6 7 16 30 33 44 23 171
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 13 20 15 20 23 17 16 6 3 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 0 135
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 3 0 4 7 10 5 3 7 9 3 4 4 1 2 4 3 2 4 2 5 4 2 3 7 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 116
BROWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 5 1 4 5 5 8 12 12 7 12 4 7 3 5 7 3 115
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 2 4 10 11 12 5 4 2 7 1 2 1 4 3 2 5 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 94
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 5 16 11 5 6 6 7 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
HASBRO, INC. 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 5 2 4 4 0 4 3 0 4 12 2 3 7 72
TEXTRON INC. 1 2 9 3 6 4 4 3 8 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS 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 2 2 6 4 5 6 3 5 10 5 1 2 60
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 5 8 3 6 5 3 4 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
OCG MICROELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16 18 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
POLYTOP CORPORATION 3 0 1 6 4 2 9 3 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
GRINNELL CORPORATION 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 5 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 44
BROWN + SHARPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
C. R. BARD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 2 2 3 2 2 5 0 1 1 37
ARKWRIGHT INCORPORATED, 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 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 8 2 5 1 1 0 1 36
CHERRY SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
COOL OPTIONS, 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 6 8 7 6 4 2 33
GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION 3 4 6 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 33
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 3 0 4 9 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
EG & G SEALOL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 3 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, 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 4 5 6 6 0 4 2 1 1 29
TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), 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 5 12 7 1 3 28
ARCH SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, 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 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 2 27
AUGAT, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
STANLEY-BOSTITCH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 6 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
ADVANCED INTERCONNECTIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 26
FOXBORO COMPANY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26
KENNEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24
PFIZER INC. 1 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 4 3 4 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 24
ITT CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 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 23
TECHNIC INC. 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23
AMERICAN HOECHST CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 22
AMTROL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 21
AMERICAN TOURISTER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
TOWER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 20
ZIH 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 5 4 2 3 2 2 20
C.I. HAYES INC. 3 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 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 19
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 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 19
FEDERAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
FRAM CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 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 19
LAWSON-HEMPHILL, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18
TEKNOR APEX COMPANY 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 18
ACS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 17
ASTRO-MED, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 17
AVERY DENNISON 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 1 0 0 1 1 2 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 17
CHIP COOLERS, 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 2 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
CYTOTHERAPEUTICS, 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 5 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17
GENLYTE THOMAS GROUP 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 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 17
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 0 0 0 1 1 6 6 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 0 17
SPECTRA SCIENCE 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 3 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 17
TACO, INC. 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17
ELMWOOD SENSORS, INC. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
MARSHALL AND WILLIAMS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
ANTAYA TECHNOLOGIES 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 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 3 15
ATLANTEK, 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 5 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
CABLE ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, 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 2 2 4 2 1 4 0 15
AMERICAN CORD & WEBBING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
COOL SHIELD, 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 1 5 3 1 3 1 14
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
NEUROTECH 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 0 1 1 14
SEALOL, INC. 0 5 2 2 1 2 0 1 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 0 14
WANSKUCK COMPANY 5 3 1 2 0 0 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 14
CALLAWAY GOLF 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 3 4 3 1 13
ENTWISTLE COMPANY 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
EXTRACTION 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 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 13
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 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 0 13
SPECTRA 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 3 1 2 4 1 2 13
UTC FUEL CELLS, 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 3 1 2 2 4 1 13
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION 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 0 0 3 5 3 12
COMTEC INFORMATION 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 0 1 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES, 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 3 12
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
HARRIS CORP. 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NORTHEAST EQUIPMENT, 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 0 4 3 1 0 2 11
A. T. CROSS COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
CLEVEPAK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 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 10
FOUNTAINHEAD 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 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
GRINNELL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
KEY-TECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10
OLIN MICROELECTRONIC CHEMICALS, 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 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SCHJELDAHL, G. T., COMPANY 1 1 3 3 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 10
ZODIAC POOL CARE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0<