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

ALABAMA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 96 130 133 105 136 600
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 13 17 27 19 22 98
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 11 13 8 10 17 59
ADTRAN 6 12 14 4 11 47
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 5 1 3 13 17 39
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 2 6 8 8 8 32
INTERGRAPH CORPORATION 0 12 6 8 4 30
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 5 7 5 4 6 27
MOTOROLA, INC. 9 9 5 3 0 26
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 4 11 4 0 3 22
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 4 3 1 9 22
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 4 6 4 2 1 17
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 0 2 6 3 3 14
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 4 3 5 1 13
INNOFLEX INCORPORATED 0 4 5 2 2 13
SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 0 3 4 3 3 13
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 0 4 0 5 12
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 4 4 2 1 11
BARON SERVICES, INC. 0 1 1 3 5 10
SCI SYSTEMS, INC. 6 2 0 2 0 10
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 2 6 1 0 9
ROBBINS INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 0 3 3 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 1 6 0 8
NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 4 2 1 8
COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 1 1 0 3 2 7
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
MEMS OPTICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
QUADRUM TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 1 2 3 1 0 7
USBI COMPANY 0 0 4 2 1 7
DANA CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
SOLUTIA INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
3DLABS INC. LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BIOELASTICS RESEARCH LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
CYBEX COMPUTER PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 2 2 0 1 5
GULF STATES PAPER CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SHEARWATER POLYMERS, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA 1 1 2 1 0 5



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