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

KENTUCKY

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 88 95 103 88 92 466
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 30 52 92 107 119 400
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 12 18 21 20 19 90
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 15 14 14 5 10 58
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 8 5 10 5 6 34
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 3 5 8 7 27
SQUARE D COMPANY 6 5 4 1 7 23
AAF INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 4 5 6 4 22
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC 0 0 7 9 6 22
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY INC. 2 8 4 3 1 18
MAS-HAMILTON GROUP, INC. 2 1 7 5 2 17
ASHLAND INC. 4 4 1 2 5 16
CREDO TOOL COMPANY 3 5 4 1 1 14
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 4 2 2 5 14
AEROFOAM CHEMICALS, DIVISION OF BORDER CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 1 1 4 6 13
Q2100, INC. 0 0 3 2 8 13
C & M TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 4 2 1 1 10
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 3 1 3 2 1 10
SRM CHEMICAL, LTD. CO. 2 4 2 2 0 10
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 0 1 1 2 5 9
R. A. JONES + CO. INC. 2 1 1 3 2 9
ROBINSON-NUGENT, INC. 1 3 1 3 1 9
SARGENT + GREENLEAF, INC. 3 2 0 2 2 9
SPAN TECH LLC 0 0 2 3 4 9
WHITE HYDRAULICS, INC. 0 1 0 4 4 9
XEROX CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 3 9
DESA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 2 2 1 1 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORP. OF AMERICA 0 0 0 5 3 8
SANDVIK SORTING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 4 2 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 0 2 4 1 1 8
CRANE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
LANTECH, INC. 0 5 2 0 0 7
MEDWORKS CORP. 0 0 4 3 0 7
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
TEKNO INCORPORATED 0 2 2 2 1 7
UNITED CATALYSTS INC. 2 0 3 0 2 7
ALPHATECH, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
HK SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
ZOELLER COMPANY 0 1 2 2 1 6
ACCURIDE CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
CARRIER VIBRATING EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
COFFEY MARKETING CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
COULTER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 0 1 4 5
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 2 0 1 0 2 5
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 3 0 0 1 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
OWENS-ILLINOIS LABELS INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
RAQUE FOOD SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
VERMONT AMERICAN CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5



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