U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1997 - 2001 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

KANSAS

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 83 105 137 115 98 538
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 26 22 11 59
BOEING COMPANY 0 8 13 10 9 40
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 7 12 8 9 39
BAYER CORPORATION 0 6 14 10 5 35
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 8 7 8 9 33
GARMIN CORPORATION 4 1 6 8 11 30
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 2 5 6 8 5 26
HAY & FORAGE INDUSTRIES 0 10 6 7 3 26
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 1 5 7 4 3 20
SYMBIOS LOGIC INC. 1 16 1 0 0 18
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 2 5 5 4 0 16
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 2 4 2 2 3 13
CASE CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 7 12
DEERE + COMPANY 1 5 3 2 1 12
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 1 5 2 11
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 2 2 3 0 10
BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
SANDOZ LTD. 0 2 8 0 0 10
SCRIPTPRO L.L.C. 0 3 3 2 2 10
WESCON PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 1 1 3 0 10
THE BRADBURY COMPANY, INC. 1 3 2 1 2 9
HOECHST MARION ROUSSEL, INC. 2 1 4 1 0 8
INTRALUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. 0 2 1 3 2 8
VEKTEK, INC. 2 3 3 0 0 8
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED 5 0 1 0 1 7
MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 1 1 2 2 6
LYNK, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
PRECO INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER 1 1 1 0 3 6
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 1 1 3 0 6
BUSHNELL CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 1 1 1 0 2 5
GELCO INTERNATIONAL L.L.C. 0 0 1 4 0 5
GORDON-PIATT ENERGY GROUP, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
JACAM CHEMICALS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 1 4 5
KEJR ENGINEERING, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
KINEDYNE CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
LAWRENCE PAPER COMPANY 3 1 0 1 0 5
PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5



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