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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

TENNESSEE

( 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 73 81 85 79 113 86 89 85 85 70 66 90 106 89 99 87 94 98 107 115 148 159 151 172 136 149 140 158 140 196 216 185 170 167 156 145 106 127 106 4724
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 128 70 52 53 40 47 47 49 50 53 53 57 68 61 50 64 48 46 23 58 73 86 75 62 88 34 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1542
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 44 44 57 36 63 70 57 46 43 39 29 37 33 32 21 44 28 24 19 30 25 23 12 6 4 1 9 3 1 2 5 2 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 901
EASTMAN CHEMICAL 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 1 51 70 58 75 52 93 86 77 79 57 42 30 20 48 839
UT-BATTELLE, 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 20 53 55 62 44 35 45 49 363
OLIN CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 5 14 19 20 20 22 12 16 32 22 11 2 10 5 4 9 22 17 16 6 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 297
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 14 21 15 12 8 5 6 7 11 9 5 4 0 1 4 5 4 4 8 0 6 3 4 11 12 8 6 5 7 8 3 8 6 7 5 7 3 6 5 263
MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 10 10 16 36 55 44 46 19 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 263
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 4 3 3 5 7 4 6 6 9 6 11 14 14 20 20 20 20 21 14 21 13 253
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 1 2 8 4 7 17 10 24 13 13 14 22 19 8 4 7 2 3 4 2 3 8 4 4 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 228
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 8 8 7 10 13 10 11 3 4 14 7 12 8 12 15 18 27 3 3 1 2 1 215
SDGI HOLDINGS, 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 6 17 13 20 13 24 21 9 26 16 166
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. 9 9 5 9 3 5 8 5 3 2 6 6 4 5 8 10 6 5 4 5 8 5 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146
THOMAS & BETTS 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 8 16 21 8 10 13 8 23 29 136
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 14 16 15 30 22 14 5 131
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH 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 18 46 35 15 4 6 0 0 0 0 124
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 6 5 6 6 12 8 13 12 12 8 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 114
GREAT LAKES CARBON CORPORATION 3 4 6 5 6 6 2 2 1 1 5 3 6 4 7 14 7 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 9 15 8 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY 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 0 3 26 38 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
FLEETGUARD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 5 6 7 19 6 7 4 6 80
SMITH & NEPHEW, 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 21 11 7 5 1 4 8 6 5 5 6 79
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 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 1 0 3 0 8 6 6 11 12 5 5 5 8 6 79
THOMAS + BETTS 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 7 9 12 16 14 13 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 78
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 4 6 11 6 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 77
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 8 8 8 6 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 71
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 2 4 9 14 7 4 3 1 8 2 0 70
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 3 2 2 10 10 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 68
SQUARE D COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 3 6 2 3 6 3 6 7 2 6 3 59
NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 14 16 7 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 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 2 3 3 3 6 3 2 4 5 5 5 4 2 56
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, 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 1 2 3 4 7 6 3 7 5 4 5 3 2 3 56
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 19 11 7 1 0 3 4 3 0 2 3 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 55
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 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 3 3 3 1 8 4 6 7 1 4 2 5 3 54
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES, INC. 3 2 4 5 5 3 3 6 2 0 3 2 5 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
BLACK & DECKER 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 23 51
CSI 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 1 8 9 8 8 3 5 0 3 5 1 51
ITT CORPORATION 3 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 1 2 2 1 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS 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 2 0 1 0 5 5 2 1 7 7 5 5 2 5 2 49
WRIGHT MEDICAL 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 8 5 6 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 6 48
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 46
ALADDIN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 0 2 2 0 1 5 3 6 4 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
SIEMENS ENERGY & 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 3 5 1 0 2 1 6 4 6 10 7 45
TRW INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 5 5 7 5 4 2 1 1 0 44
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 4 1 1 5 7 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 41
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 3 3 2 2 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 41
PLOUGH, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 0 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
SPENCER WRIGHT INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 5 3 4 2 9 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
TUFTCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 1 3 3 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 38
DANA CORPORATION 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 4 4 1 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 35
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 6 35
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 0 2 1 4 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 33
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, 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 2 2 6 5 5 6 2 5 33
ZELLWEGER USTER, 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 3 3 5 7 0 1 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 6 5 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 32
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 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 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 6 2 7 0 0 32
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 4 4 3 1 2 1 1 32
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
TUTCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 5 2 3 1 32
RADIO SYSTEMS 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 3 3 3 2 4 4 1 4 3 4 31
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 4 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 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 2 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 1 3 2 0 7 30
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING 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 1 1 0 0 4 3 7 7 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 30
TIME DOMAIN 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 3 6 8 3 5 4 0 30
SINGER COMPANY 3 2 5 0 0 3 4 9 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 29
CUTTERS MACHINE COMPANY, INC. 4 2 3 3 6 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
HEIL-QUAKER CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 2 3 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 26
INTER-CITY PRODUCTS CORPORATION (USA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 5 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
RICHARDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 3 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 4 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 26
BUCKEYE CELLULOSE CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
DANEK MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
MURRAY, 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 2 0 2 2 3 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 25
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 8 7 25
AVCO CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 24
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA 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 1 2 7 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 24
STATE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 24
CTI PET 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 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 8 1 1 23
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 23
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 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 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 23
ALCOA INC. 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22
COMPUTATIONAL 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 4 1 3 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
ECOSMART 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 0 1 4 3 7 3 4 22
NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
ALUMA-FORM, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 14 4 1 0 0 0 20
MECO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 1