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

MASSACHUSETTS

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 394 503 487 498 449 2331
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 81 118 121 87 111 518
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 44 56 80 57 59 296
EMC CORPORATION 15 44 61 65 84 269
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 78 73 60 41 9 261
POLAROID CORPORATION 57 55 51 32 18 213
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 41 35 40 27 24 167
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4 14 32 50 65 165
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 26 42 35 23 24 150
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 1 3 3 52 88 147
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 10 27 25 33 48 143
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 14 22 39 34 26 135
ACUSHNET COMPANY 15 25 30 22 38 130
GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC. 21 36 29 17 24 127
GILLETTE COMPANY 11 21 28 22 30 112
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 18 19 22 19 29 107
RAYTHEON COMPANY 12 16 19 22 32 101
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 27 13 10 17 32 99
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 19 23 24 22 8 96
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 13 20 20 24 16 93
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 11 26 22 16 18 93
COGNEX CORPORATION 7 15 26 20 22 90
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC. 16 28 21 12 13 90
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. 12 22 37 16 3 90
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 19 18 15 16 16 84
SEPRACOR INC. 12 12 14 23 23 84
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 6 19 18 17 22 82
SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 5 27 47 79
3COM CORPORATION 5 8 16 20 29 78
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 7 15 26 13 14 75
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 14 14 16 18 12 74
GENZYME CORPORATION 11 19 16 13 14 73
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 7 18 20 17 11 73
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 0 13 38 8 11 70
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 6 22 14 9 18 69
MOTOROLA, INC. 11 23 13 7 10 64
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 14 14 12 13 11 64
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 11 15 16 12 8 62
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 19 12 11 5 14 61
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 5 9 12 11 22 59
CABOT CORPORATION 6 7 18 16 12 59
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER AMERICA, INC. (ITA) 8 18 13 20 0 59
HYBRIDON, INC. 27 13 11 6 1 58
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 10 8 16 15 53
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8 10 4 19 12 53
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 12 11 9 15 6 53
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 7 8 10 22 51
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 15 9 9 9 9 51
SAINT GOBAIN/NORTON INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS CORP. 17 23 9 1 0 50
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 6 10 34 50
WHITAKER CORPORATION 6 3 9 24 6 48
AGFA CORPORATION 0 0 12 19 16 47
GELTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 9 2 11 7 18 47
AGFA DIVISION, BAYER CORPORATION 13 25 6 0 0 44
GTE LABORATORIES, INC. 7 8 15 13 1 44
CHIRON DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION 14 19 9 1 0 43
NORTON COMPANY 6 8 9 14 6 43
WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 4 5 14 10 9 42
LISCO, INC. 7 22 11 1 0 41
NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS, INC. 5 12 5 10 9 41
TROPIX, INC. 9 13 7 7 4 40
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 21 12 0 39
FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 5 17 6 11 39
VLT CORPORATION 8 10 8 9 4 39
DURACELL INC. 10 6 9 11 2 38
EATON CORPORATION 7 12 10 7 2 38
FOXBORO COMPANY 4 6 12 6 10 38
CREATIVE BIOMOLECULES, INC. 10 12 5 7 2 36
FOSTER-MILLER, INC. 5 10 11 5 5 36
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 2 8 25 35
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE 4 8 6 6 11 35
C. R. BARD, INC. 6 9 9 1 9 34
TERADYNE, INC. 5 6 7 8 8 34
DRAGON SYSTEMS, INC. 1 8 8 13 3 33
MORGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 3 4 8 9 9 33
BAYER CORPORATION 1 2 6 12 11 32
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 6 3 7 7 9 32
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 9 9 2 3 9 32
BIOGEN, INC. 10 3 8 2 8 31
KOPIN CORPORATION 9 10 2 7 3 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 10 5 8 4 31
WATERS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2 3 8 12 6 31
BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 15 6 6 2 0 29
NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITALS, INC. 4 13 6 3 3 29
NITROMED, INC. 1 1 4 8 15 29
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 8 9 12 29
CAMBRIDGE NEUROSCIENCE INC. 10 3 3 8 4 28
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 5 6 7 3 7 28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 5 6 5 7 5 28
AUTOIMMUNE, INC. 6 9 8 4 0 27
REXHAM GRAPHICS INC. 7 8 7 2 3 27
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 0 7 10 7 3 27
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL CENTER 9 7 5 3 3 27
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 0 0 5 10 11 26
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 6 5 7 8 26
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 8 4 4 6 3 25
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 3 15 5 2 0 25
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 0 0 0 11 14 25
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS R&D LABORATORY, INC. 5 8 3 6 3 25
SAINT-GOBAIN INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS, INC. 0 2 9 7 7 25
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 9 5 4 2 23
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 4 3 5 11 23
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 1 7 8 2 23
HOLOGIC, INC. 2 9 5 4 3 23
BAY NETWORKS, INC. 4 8 9 0 1 22
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 4 8 5 4 1 22
EXERGEN CORPORATION 4 3 5 4 6 22
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 7 7 2 5 22
SIMPLEX TIME RECORDER COMPANY 1 8 5 4 4 22
TRANSKARYOTIC THERAPIES, INC. 1 3 4 7 7 22
DATA GENERAL CORP. 4 3 9 4 1 21
GILLETTE CANADA INC. 2 7 7 5 0 21
ARTHUR D. LITTLE ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 3 3 4 8 20
ELECTRO-MAG INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 12 8 20
FOCAL, INC. 4 4 3 4 5 20
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 4 2 5 5 20
SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 3 6 3 6 20
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 4 7 4 19
BROWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 5 5 3 6 19
BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. 9 6 3 1 0 19
E INK CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 12 19
INNOVASIVE DEVICES, INC. 6 6 5 1 1 19
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 3 4 6 4 2 19
PICTURETEL CORPORATION 4 7 5 1 2 19
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 7 5 3 1 3 19
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 0 0 0 0 19 19
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 13 18
ETEX CORPORATION 3 4 2 5 4 18
GTE INTERNETWORKING INCORPORATED 0 2 6 7 3 18
HEMASURE, INC. 3 4 3 5 3 18
IMMULOGIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 1 7 4 5 1 18
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 5 4 6 1 18
PERSEPTIVE BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 4 2 4 18
PRESSTEK, INC. 0 4 2 6 6 18
SENTINEL PRODUCTS CORP. 0 1 9 2 6 18
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 5 2 1 6 18
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT LOWELL 5 3 4 4 2 18
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 16 17
EXCEL SWITCHING CORPORATION 0 2 5 8 2 17
HOLMES PRODUCTS CORP. 6 4 2 3 2 17
MEDTRONIC INC. 4 3 3 4 3 17
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 5 4 3 2 3 17
ARQULE, INC. 1 6 5 2 2 16
BOSE CORPORATION 3 6 2 2 3 16
CYNOSURE, INC. 4 3 1 3 5 16
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE 2 10 3 1 0 16
MCLEAN HOSPITAL 3 2 3 3 5 16
ORACLE CORPORATION 0 1 9 3 3 16
PLC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 4 3 3 2 16
PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED 0 5 2 1 8 16
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC. 1 1 4 3 6 15
AMOCO CORPORATION 6 9 0 0 0 15
BIOMEASURE, INC. 3 6 1 3 2 15
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 3 3 4 3 15
IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION 1 2 6 3 3 15
MALDEN MILLS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 1 7 5 15
MITOTIX, INC. 2 4 3 5 1 15
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 6 3 2 1 15
SCRIPTGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 3 7 3 15
STRYKER CORPORATION 3 4 1 4 3 15
THE FIRST YEARS INC. 1 6 3 3 2 15
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 4 8 15
VISTA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 6 0 3 15
ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 5 4 4 14
BBN CORPORATION 4 3 1 5 1 14
BIOPURE CORPORATION 4 4 3 1 2 14
CIRCE BIOMEDICAL, INC. 2 4 1 5 2 14
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 1 5 2 6 14
INTERNATIONAL POWER DEVICES, INC. 1 4 4 2 3 14
OPTA FOOD INGREDIENTS, INC. 2 4 2 1 5 14
PHARM-ECO LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 5 1 0 6 2 14
REEBOK INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 1 3 4 3 3 14
TRANSFUSION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 4 2 5 2 14
ACTIVE CONTROL EXPERTS, INC. 2 0 2 5 4 13
ALKERMES CONTROLLED THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 1 5 3 2 13
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. 1 6 3 3 0 13
DIACRIN, INC. 4 1 2 2 4 13
DYAX CORP. 1 1 1 5 5 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 4 4 1 1 13
EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC. 1 2 1 3 6 13
MITEK SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 8 0 0 13
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 0 4 4 4 13
ROLL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 0 3 3 13
SMITH & WESSON CORP. 1 3 1 1 7 13
TISSUE ENGINEERING, INC. 0 3 5 4 1 13
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 4 0 4 3 13
APPLIANCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 3 3 3 1 2 12
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 4 4 0 12
CAMBRIDGE HEART, INC. 1 5 4 1 1 12
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 5 3 1 2 12
CYTOMED, INC. 4 5 1 0 2 12
EISAI CO., LTD. 2 4 2 0 4 12
GENERAL SCANNING INC. 1 0 3 4 4 12
HASBRO, INC. 3 1 2 2 4 12
KRYPTONITE CORPORATION 1 3 0 4 4 12
MICROWAVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 2 2 1 12
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 12 12
PHOTOELECTRON CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 8 12
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 1 7 4 12
VIRTUAL INK, CORP. 0 0 0 5 7 12
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 5 1 2 2 11
ALKERMES, INC. 5 3 1 1 1 11
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 0 2 9 11
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 1 4 5 11
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 5 5 11
AUTOROLL MACHINE COMPANY, LLC 0 5 6 0 0 11
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 4 3 0 4 0 11
ETHICON, INC. 0 1 1 6 3 11
INSIGHT, INC. 1 5 1 4 0 11
JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER, INC. 2 3 4 0 2 11
LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH PRODUCTS N.V. 0 0 2 4 5 11
MILLENNIUM BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 4 6 1 11
MOLTEN METAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 3 2 1 0 11
MOSAIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 3 6 11
NOVELL, INC. 2 4 3 1 1 11
OPEN MARKET, INC. 0 4 1 1 5 11
PRI AUTOMATION, INC. 3 1 1 1 5 11
PROCYON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 2 6 2 0 11
SEQUENOM, INC. 3 1 2 3 2 11
SETRA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 2 5 11
STARMET CORPORATION 0 0 4 7 0 11
SYNKINETICS, INC. 2 2 3 2 2 11
ZTEK CORPORATION 1 2 4 3 1 11
ABIOMED, INC. 0 0 0 2 8 10
ALPHA BETA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 0 0 0 10
APPLIED RESEARCH SYSTEMS ARS HOLDING N.V. 1 2 2 2 3 10
ARICHELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 3 6 10
ATI INTERNATIONAL SRL 0 0 0 1 9 10
AWARE, INC. 3 3 0 2 2 10
CVD INCORPORATED 6 1 0 2 1 10
CYBEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 3 5 2 10
IONICS, INC. 5 1 1 2 1 10
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 4 3 2 0 1 10
MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC, INC. 2 2 2 2 2 10
NITINOL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 3 1 1 10
PACESETTER, INC. 1 3 1 0 5 10
PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS COMPANY 3 3 4 0 0 10
PANAMETRICS INC. 0 1 1 4 4 10
ST. ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF BOSTON, INC. 1 1 3 3 2 10
THE SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 2 2 2 2 2 10
THERION BIOLOGICS CORPORATION 2 3 3 1 1 10
THERMO POWER CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 3 10
TM PATENTS, L.P. 3 0 6 1 0 10
UROMED CORPORATION 2 6 1 0 1 10
VISIDYNE INC. 0 4 4 2 0 10
ACADEMY OF APPLIED SCIENCE 0 1 4 3 1 9
ALGONQUIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 2 1 1 9
AXYA MEDICAL INC. 0 0 3 3 3 9
CHARM SCIENCES INC. 1 2 3 1 2 9
H. C. STARCK, INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
MAKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 3 2 4 0 9
MARATHON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 1 9
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 3 2 1 1 2 9
MATRITECH, INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
MEDIA 100 INC. 0 2 3 3 1 9
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 7 0 0 1 1 9
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY 0 0 0 7 2 9
ORGANOGENESIS INC. 1 3 4 0 1 9
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 1 1 4 3 9
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 4 0 1 9
SMITH & NEPHEW DYONICS, INC. 8 1 0 0 0 9
SOCIETE CIVILE DES BREVETS DE HENRI VIDAL 2 3 2 2 0 9
SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 1 4 1 9
SYBASE, INC. 2 3 4 0 0 9
SYMBOLLON CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 2 9
TNCO, INC. 1 3 2 3 0 9
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 0 1 6 0 2 9
VASCA, INC. 0 0 4 0 5 9
VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 0 6 3 0 0 9
WANG LABORATORIES, INC. 5 1 3 0 0 9
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 0 3 0 3 3 9
ZMD CORPORATION 0 5 1 2 1 9
ACTIVE IMPULSE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 5 2 8
ADAPTIVE OPTICS ASSOCIATES, INC. 3 1 1 3 0 8
AERODYNE RESEARCH, INC. 1 2 3 1 1 8
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 0 1 1 0 6 8
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 0 1 1 2 8
CENTER FOR BLOOD RESEARCH, INC. 2 2 1 0 3 8
CYTOLOGIX CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 4 8
DRUG INNOVATION & DESIGN, INC. 2 2 0 2 2 8
ENDIUS INCORPORATED 0 1 2 4 1 8
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY 0 1 4 1 2 8
GENRAD INC. 2 3 1 1 1 8
HONEYWELL INC. 0 0 1 7 0 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN IR IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 1 3 8
METABOLIX, INC. 1 0 0 1 6 8
MICROTOUCH SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 1 1 2 8
MITRE CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 2 8
MOLEX INCORPORATED 0 3 1 2 2 8
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 2 2 1 8
MPM CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
NEN LIFE SCIENCE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
NEW ENGLAND DEACONESS HOSPITAL 3 2 3 0 0 8
PIONEER CONSOLIDATED CORP. 0 2 1 2 3 8
RARE EARTH MEDICAL, INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 3 1 1 3 0 8
SOLID PHASE SCIENCES CORPORATION 1 4 2 0 1 8
STRATUS COMPUTER, INC. 2 4 1 1 0 8
TAPESWITCH CORPORATION OF AMERICA 1 1 3 2 1 8
THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP, LTD. 0 0 0 7 1 8
THE HOLMES GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 0 0 4 2 2 8
VIVID TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 2 1 1 8
WATTS INVESTMENT COMPANY 1 0 3 3 1 8
AB INITIO SOFTWARE CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
ACUSPHERE, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
ADE CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 2 7
ADVANCED DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
ARCH SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
AVANT IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
BBA NONWOVENS SIMPSONVILLE, INC. 0 2 1 4 0 7
BBI BIOSEQ, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
BENTHOS, INC. 2 1 1 0 3 7
CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
COHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 1 7
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 2 7
CURIS, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
DAVOX CORPORATION 1 4 0 1 1 7
DIGITAL VOICE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 1 2 1 7
EXA CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
FOLSOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
HONEYWELL CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 1 3 0 7
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
JOSEPH POLLAK CORPORATION 0 4 2 0 1 7
KURZWEIL APPLIED INTELLIGENCE, INC. 4 1 2 0 0 7
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 0 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 3 7
MATERIALS SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 2 1 1 2 1 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 3 7
MEDLOGIC GLOBAL CORPORATION 0 2 4 1 0 7
MICRION CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
MICROCOM SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 0 7
OAK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
PORTER SEWING MACHINES, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 0 7
PROCEPT, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
QC OPTICS, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 6 0 0 1 0 7
SYNAPIX, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
TERATECH CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
VARIAN, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
VISION SCIENCES, INC. 5 0 1 0 1 7
VISUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
WORCESTER FOUNDATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
XEROX CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 1 7
A. W. CHESTERTON COMPANY 0 2 2 2 0 6
ANADYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
APOPTOSIS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
AQUILA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
ASCENT PEDIATRICS INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
ASPECT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
ASSOCIATES OF CAPE COD, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
AVITAR, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
BANYAN SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
BTU INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
CABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
CARDIOFOCUS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 2 1 1 1 6
CONCORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
CORETEK, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
CORTEKS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
COVALENT ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED 0 1 5 0 0 6
CREATIVE PRODUCTS RESOURCE, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
CYTOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
DYNAGEN, INC. 1 4 0 0 1 6
E-PARCEL, LLC 0 1 0 3 2 6
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 0 6
EASY DAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 2 2 1 0 6
EIC LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
ERGO SCIENCE INCORPORATED 4 1 1 0 0 6
EXCEL, INC. 2 0 2 0 2 6
FLEXCON COMPANY, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
FMR CORPORATION 0 0 5 1 0 6
GENZYME TRANSGENICS CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 2 6
GTE SERVICE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
HAEMONETICS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 1 6
INSPEX INCORPORATED 2 2 0 2 0 6
INTERNEURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
KIRWAN SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
KURZWEIL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
LAKEWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
MACROCHEM CORPORATION 0 0 5 0 1 6
MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 1 1 3 1 0 6
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 6
MAXTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
MEDICAL MEDIA SYSTEMS 0 4 0 0 2 6
MILLI SENSOR AND ACTUATOR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
NEUROMETRIX, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 0 6
ORION RESEARCH INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
QUANTUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
RADIONICS INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINE AND CHEMISTRY INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
SENCORP SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 0 0 0 0 6 6
SOLUTIA INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
SPECIALTY LOOSE LEAF, INC. 1 0 5 0 0 6
TEKSCAN, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
TELE-PUBLISHING, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
TEXAS MICRO, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
THAT CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 1 6
THERMEDICS DETECTION INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
TREXEL, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
TUFTS UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 3 1 6
VARIAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
VIDEOSERVER, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
WYMAN-GORDON COMPANY, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
APPLIED POWER INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
AT&T CORP. 1 2 1 1 0 5
BAYER ANTWERPEN SA/NV 1 0 2 0 2 5
BIOHYBRID TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
BIOLINK CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
BIOPOLYMERIX, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
BIOTRANSPLANT, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
BLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
BOSTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 2 0 1 1 1 5
CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH AND INSTRUMENTATION, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
CIBA CORNING DIAGNOSTICS CORP. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CLIX PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
COLOR KINETICS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
COMPUCYTE CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
CORNING OCA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
CURTIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CUSTOM CLEANER, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
DB RILEY, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
DE NORA S.P.A. 0 0 1 4 0 5
DIRO, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
DUPONT PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY 0 0 3 0 2 5
EASTERN ACOUSTIC WORKS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1 1 0 2 1 5
EMHART GLASS S.A. 0 0 5 0 0 5
ENDOWMENT FOR RESEARCH IN HUMAN BIOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
EVANS CAPACITOR COMPANY, INCORPORATED 0 3 1 1 0 5
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
GAMERA BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 0 5
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
GSI LUMONICS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
GTE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 0 5
HAMPSHIRE CHEMICAL CORP. 2 1 2 0 0 5
HOOD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
HUGHES DANBURY OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
IKOS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
IMMUNOGEN INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 0 1 0 2 2 5
IRIS GRAPHICS INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
JENTEK SENSORS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
KAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
L & H APPLICATIONS USA, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
LAU TECHNOLOGIES 1 2 1 0 1 5
MACNEILL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
MEGAPULSE INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 0 5
MENTOR CORPORATION 0 0 5 0 0 5
MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
MICROOPTICAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
MICROSURGE, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
MIJA INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
NATURAL MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
NEUROTECH S.A. 0 0 0 1 4 5
NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE & SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
NEXABIT NETWORKS, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
NYACOL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
NZ APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 0 3 2 0 5
PERIODONTIX, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
PFN, INC 0 0 4 1 0 5
PNM, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
RAMAR CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
RAYTHEON ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
REPLIGEN CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
RSA SECURITY INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
SEPARATIONS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
SERAGEN, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
SIMS LEVEL 1, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
SIPEX CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
SMITH & NEPHEW ENDOSCOPY, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SPIRE CORP. 1 1 0 2 1 5
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TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
TEIJIN SEIKI BOSTON, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
TERARECON, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
THE BUTCHER COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 5
THERMO FIBERGEN INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
THERMO WEB SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 0 0 2 3 5
TORRENT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
U.C.B. SOCIETE ANONYME 0 0 0 2 3 5
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
VIRTUAL MACHINE WORKS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
VXI CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 5



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