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

SOUTH CAROLINA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 101 166 146 152 132 697
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 30 23 39 92
NCR CORPORATION 12 18 24 11 9 74
CRYOVAC, INC. 0 3 12 16 35 66
WESTVACO CORPORATION 12 18 12 14 5 61
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 15 29 11 0 0 55
POWER TOOL HOLDERS, INC. 2 14 15 11 11 53
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 6 6 12 13 47
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 13 14 12 4 3 46
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 20 18 6 0 0 44
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 1 2 4 11 20 38
THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 6 8 3 11 7 35
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 0 5 14 12 31
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 3 9 6 11 30
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 4 4 9 4 8 29
BAYER CORPORATION 3 7 7 8 1 26
WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY, INC. 1 3 10 3 9 26
RELIANCE ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 2 9 10 2 0 23
RYOBI NORTH AMERICA, CORP. 9 3 9 2 0 23
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 8 5 2 2 5 22
BASF CORP. 4 3 7 5 2 21
ASTEN GROUP, INC. 6 6 7 1 0 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 7 5 1 2 5 20
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1 5 5 6 2 19
BIC CORPORATION 2 4 7 2 3 18
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 6 12 18
POLY-MED, INC. 1 4 4 4 3 16
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 1 8 4 0 1 14
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 4 1 4 1 4 14
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 0 0 0 4 9 13
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 5 4 3 0 1 13
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 0 12
INTEL CORPORATION 0 2 2 7 1 12
PACESETTER, INC. 0 2 2 0 7 11
PIRELLI CABLE CORP. 0 0 4 2 5 11
UNION SPECIAL CORPORATION 5 5 0 1 0 11
AVX CORPORATION 2 0 4 1 3 10
SAWGRASS SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 0 2 0 10
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY 4 2 3 0 1 10
WANGNER SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 4 2 2 0 9
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY 0 0 1 2 5 8
DOTY SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM, LLC 0 0 4 3 1 8
PIRELLI CABLES AND SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 0 1 7 8
STEEL HEDDLE MFG. CO. 1 1 2 4 0 8
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 2 4 1 1 0 8
ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD. 2 2 0 1 2 7
AOS HOLDING COMPANY 0 1 1 2 3 7
AVM, INC. 0 1 5 0 1 7
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
CREE, INC. 0 0 0 6 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 1 0 1 2 7
SQUARE D COMPANY 1 0 3 3 0 7
BBA NONWOVENS SIMPSONVILLE, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
BPM TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
FIBERWEB NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
SEQUA CHEMICALS, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
WORLD CLASS PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 2 0 6
ALEXANDER MACHINERY, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
BAYNE MACHINE WORKS, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
DUNLOP MAXFLI SPORTS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
JOHN D. HOLLINGSWORTH ON WHEELS, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
MOLECULAR RX, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 1 2 2 0 0 5
PROGRESS LIGHTING, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
R. E. PHELON COMPANY, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
SAFETY COMPONENTS FABRIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
WELLMAN INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5



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