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 100 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

UNITED STATES, ALL REGIONS

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 12910 16396 16676 16107 15204 77293
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1504 2306 2418 2565 3030 11823
MOTOROLA, INC. 999 1311 1102 1114 708 5234
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 750 902 1120 1372 1076 5220
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 318 580 929 1301 1637 4765
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 719 1001 884 795 656 4055
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 638 691 647 742 1041 3759
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 270 553 822 1036 1057 3738
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 457 728 758 791 865 3599
INTEL CORPORATION 386 667 708 767 792 3320
XEROX CORPORATION 536 690 588 502 635 2951
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 502 508 510 605 696 2821
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 146 409 532 437 413 1937
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 262 382 433 430 397 1904
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 349 347 407 348 313 1764
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 287 341 348 351 313 1640
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 192 326 341 340 378 1577
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 286 345 309 311 282 1533
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 483 499 288 46 11 1327
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 164 226 334 308 258 1290
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 87 171 251 372 401 1282
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 129 243 250 306 350 1278
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 273 297 272 242 169 1253
CATERPILLAR INC. 203 190 246 315 253 1207
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 76 279 235 228 329 1147
AT&T CORP. 46 149 275 290 284 1044
ERICSSON, INC. 33 173 274 299 260 1039
TRW INC. 98 143 198 273 307 1019
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 161 382 388 931
MERCK + CO., INC. 156 172 206 172 181 887
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 94 161 175 223 232 885
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 163 169 185 169 174 860
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 216 176 182 158 113 845
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 200 254 169 85 95 803
EATON CORPORATION 124 150 203 180 143 800
MEDTRONIC INC. 80 205 181 185 149 800
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 167 165 138 142 160 772
SONY CORPORATION 82 99 166 203 218 768
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 67 90 172 182 234 745
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 117 137 143 179 160 736
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 185 157 147 123 118 730
RAYTHEON COMPANY 20 115 211 203 180 729
BOEING COMPANY 114 156 147 136 163 716
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 95 161 182 233 26 697
WHITAKER CORPORATION 140 153 168 176 57 694
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 154 157 121 120 139 691
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 139 165 211 142 33 690
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 100 197 164 130 88 679
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 244 146 142 98 22 652
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 145 164 139 92 96 636
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 107 143 180 175 606
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 69 110 120 138 168 605
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 86 116 96 133 167 598
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 47 108 117 174 152 598
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 95 134 135 108 123 595
BAYER CORPORATION 88 136 130 124 103 581
NCR CORPORATION 62 141 155 115 101 574
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 123 116 107 118 101 565
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 124 143 120 93 72 552
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 82 140 141 114 74 551
INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 17 107 247 146 31 548
UNISYS CORPORATION 108 121 91 97 105 522
CORNING INCORPORATED 73 65 86 94 203 521
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 96 108 85 94 131 514
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 121 155 127 88 14 505
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 71 83 89 119 139 501
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 82 128 109 100 79 498
HARRIS CORP. 110 122 118 60 88 498
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 31 53 80 146 176 486
HONEYWELL INC. 100 119 123 95 48 485
3COM CORPORATION 21 35 86 150 191 483
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 22 68 110 130 153 483
QUALCOMM, INC. 43 79 104 93 161 480
PFIZER INC. 79 80 79 113 123 474
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 80 63 110 113 104 470
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 97 93 108 84 87 469
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 96 95 92 95 91 469
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 50 98 106 106 100 460
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 46 92 98 98 120 454
XILINX, INC. 55 73 90 111 120 449
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 32 55 107 118 131 443
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 82 117 91 74 78 442
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 81 93 91 88 89 442
DANA CORPORATION 79 82 85 99 87 432
UOP 57 85 104 103 82 431
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 77 89 63 76 124 429
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 84 78 90 75 100 427
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 118 89 58 76 77 418
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 52 110 137 73 41 413
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 115 297 412
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 24 99 92 96 98 409
BASF CORP. 91 92 84 81 55 403
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 86 105 94 66 51 402
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 63 76 81 103 78 401
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. 94 90 85 90 40 399
EXXON RESEARCH + ENGINEERING CO. 59 83 107 92 56 397
GENENTECH, INC. 78 128 51 78 62 397
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 62 74 82 94 80 392
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 65 67 70 107 83 392
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 33 117 105 73 60 388
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 13 31 109 152 76 381
SHELL OIL COMPANY 81 78 62 73 86 380
SANDIA CORPORATION 38 76 90 76 99 379
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 42 39 77 111 106 375
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 85 286 373
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 59 87 87 64 69 366
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 61 83 85 63 73 365
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 45 76 94 70 78 363
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 39 36 65 95 126 361
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 92 69 72 67 60 360
ALTERA CORPORATION 29 50 70 96 113 358
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 28 136 192 356
FMC CORPORATION 71 90 77 70 47 355
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 93 86 81 45 48 353
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 59 62 75 71 85 352
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 0 37 114 107 89 347
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 90 91 93 39 33 346
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 93 94 94 50 13 344
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 75 52 70 75 72 344
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 198 138 5 1 0 342
MOBIL OIL CORP. 90 65 69 67 51 342
SCHERING CORP. 68 76 77 49 67 337
DEERE + COMPANY 45 64 64 56 103 332
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 35 58 76 71 90 330
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 57 272 329
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 38 84 54 62 79 317
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 46 70 85 51 64 316
CHIRON CORPORATION 68 76 53 60 54 311
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 45 63 72 54 76 310
EMC CORPORATION 21 57 67 74 90 309
HENKEL CORPORATION 49 60 82 61 57 309
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 45 73 69 55 67 309
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 19 44 91 152 306
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 45 58 82 57 64 306
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 23 113 168 304
CARRIER CORPORATION 39 64 56 82 62 303
ETHICON, INC. 56 52 54 71 69 302
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 67 61 53 55 64 300
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 39 56 67 65 68 295
TEKTRONIX INC. 50 66 75 54 50 295
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 43 63 66 70 50 292
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 64 66 66 52 43 291
G. D. SEARLE & CO. 72 59 60 60 39 290
ORACLE CORPORATION 7 58 85 73 65 288
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 17 42 45 78 103 285
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 111 80 43 27 20 281
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 47 62 63 47 61 280
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 54 54 60 60 48 276
CASE CORPORATION 23 36 67 78 69 273
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 52 49 51 69 51 272
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 61 52 57 50 50 270
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 55 68 59 31 50 263
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 24 53 83 50 52 262
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 55 204 259
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 0 70 92 94 256
MOLEX INCORPORATED 38 52 51 52 61 254
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 44 63 61 47 38 253
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 35 54 54 51 58 252
PACESETTER, INC. 45 83 42 29 53 252
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 13 17 29 100 88 247
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION 33 47 46 46 71 243
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 34 37 64 60 48 243
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 28 60 52 46 57 243
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 0 8 73 80 79 240
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 75 37 33 46 49 240
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 45 50 54 50 40 239
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 33 56 59 54 34 236
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 0 234 234
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 75 75 66 11 6 233
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 55 45 50 44 37 231
ACUSON CORPORATION 22 32 61 57 58 230
BLACK & DECKER INC. 29 52 48 47 54 230
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 39 58 51 41 39 228
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 36 44 47 58 43 228
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 51 81 57 34 5 228
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. 63 70 65 28 1 227
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 48 65 33 43 37 226
LEAR CORPORATION 17 51 67 48 42 225
ARCO CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 66 57 49 34 18 224
POLAROID CORPORATION 59 58 54 34 19 224
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 26 66 54 38 39 223
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 22 45 48 56 51 222
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 17 33 59 81 32 222
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY 42 49 69 28 32 220
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 22 30 37 54 75 218
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 56 62 48 33 17 216
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 32 39 42 57 44 214
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 34 60 41 46 32 213
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 26 56 42 36 53 213
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 25 186 211
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 72 96 42 0 0 210
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 40 64 55 27 22 208
ALLERGAN, INC. 71 70 28 24 14 207
ALZA CORPORATION 37 31 56 35 48 207
ADAPTEC, INC. 21 32 45 57 47 202
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 58 25 42 37 39 201
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 31 43 46 43 38 201
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 36 53 44 34 28 195
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 35 42 42 39 36 194
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 22 32 56 45 39 194
BETZDEARBORN INC. 60 46 41 28 15 190
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 17 58 115 190
IMATION CORP. 30 31 57 35 37 190
INTERMEC IP CORP. 0 2 44 85 59 190
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 35 33 45 29 47 189
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY 18 41 48 38 43 188
DONNELLY CORPORATION 25 29 36 40 57 187
IOMEGA CORPORATION 18 19 46 55 49 187
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 14 45 68 60 187
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 12 19 25 58 71 185
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 128 50 6 1 0 185
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 62 51 25 16 29 183
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 20 40 50 36 37 183
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 18 21 31 54 57 181
SQUARE D COMPANY 31 45 47 19 36 178
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 12 27 61 46 31 177
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 74 64 24 10 3 175
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4 15 33 50 73 175
READ-RITE CORPORATION 12 39 40 32 52 175
LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 30 46 31 30 37 174
ALCATEL USA SOURCING, L.P. 0 0 52 62 59 173
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 39 29 43 27 35 173
AMGEN 24 35 36 36 40 171
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 3 168 171
TESSERA, INC. 15 21 29 36 69 170
BOC GROUP, INC. 32 40 40 31 26 169
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 28 47 41 23 30 169
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 26 27 38 42 36 169
NORDSON CORPORATION 31 39 35 29 35 169
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. 84 81 2 2 0 169
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 25 60 78 3 2 168
CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 33 49 25 37 23 167
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 19 26 35 37 50 167
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. 21 28 32 31 54 166
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 16 24 45 44 37 166
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 9 33 72 39 13 166
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 72 79 11 4 0 166
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 24 32 35 38 36 165
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 22 33 15 39 56 165
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS 25 25 28 50 36 164
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 17 31 39 38 38 163
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA 31 53 49 24 5 162
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY 31 30 31 38 32 162
WESTVACO CORPORATION 28 40 32 34 28 162
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 37 46 40 25 13 161
PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 30 23 26 52 30 161
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 38 42 35 39 7 161
MAYTAG CORPORATION 20 28 41 31 40 160
TEXACO INC. 25 34 34 42 25 160
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 19 32 24 41 43 159
ACUSHNET COMPANY 19 30 34 27 47 157
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15 36 44 42 19 156
HOECHST MARION ROUSSEL, INC. 49 38 50 17 2 156
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY 27 34 41 34 19 155
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. 24 32 26 43 29 154
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 34 36 32 28 24 154
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 19 34 34 41 25 153
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 28 40 32 21 30 151
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 15 21 21 40 53 150
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 23 24 41 43 18 149
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 19 28 33 32 37 149
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 59 42 48 149
NOVELL, INC. 14 27 49 44 14 148
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 46 53 21 14 12 146
FUJITSU LIMITED 20 23 34 29 39 145
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. 20 25 30 31 39 145
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 15 16 37 34 42 144
NEUROGEN CORPORATION 31 22 24 28 38 143
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 100 21 7 7 6 141
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 21 34 22 31 33 141
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY 25 29 25 26 36 141
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 13 19 25 45 38 140
ISP INVESTMENTS INC. 34 26 22 23 35 140
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 14 27 18 39 42 140
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 39 31 22 24 24 140
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 43 40 44 12 0 139
GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC. 25 39 31 19 25 139
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 35 43 21 23 17 139
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 21 30 32 22 34 139
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 8 55 46 16 13 138
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 20 31 36 27 24 138
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 26 35 29 28 19 137
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 45 39 27 18 8 137
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 21 30 29 25 32 137
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 17 29 25 28 38 137
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 6 52 38 33 8 137
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 21 32 30 17 37 137
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 12 32 36 32 25 137
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 28 28 49 26 5 136
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 27 31 27 27 24 136
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 16 24 30 27 39 136
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 0 0 46 42 48 136
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 20 44 39 25 135
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 27 35 23 17 33 135
ECOLAB INC. 14 21 27 32 40 134
GILLETTE COMPANY 17 25 30 27 35 134
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 17 28 26 24 38 133
CANDESCENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 11 14 31 53 24 133
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 16 17 32 36 32 133
LORD CORPORATION 17 26 27 33 30 133
CORDIS CORPORATION 23 44 22 21 22 132
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 14 30 27 27 34 132
YALE UNIVERSITY 20 32 28 26 26 132
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 41 33 27 15 14 130
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 11 17 31 34 36 129
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY 55 36 9 14 15 129
HERCULES INCORPORATED 34 26 13 23 32 128
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 19 38 29 23 19 128
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 28 32 30 27 11 128
AMOCO CORPORATION 53 60 14 0 0 127
CABOT CORPORATION 7 15 37 41 27 127
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 0 22 79 26 127
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 24 26 23 24 30 127
TANDEM COMPUTERS INCORPORATED 21 49 35 16 6 127
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 8 19 28 31 40 126
MATTEL INC. 12 13 28 42 31 126
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 15 28 30 29 24 126
PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION 17 27 32 31 19 126
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 17 21 29 26 33 126
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 18 27 40 26 14 125
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. 20 27 30 32 16 125
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 23 28 27 19 27 124
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. 0 1 15 43 64 123
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 1 8 44 39 31 123
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 19 18 21 30 35 123
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 27 48 22 17 9 123
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 19 48 40 15 122
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 39 30 53 122
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 2 23 37 60 122
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 21 25 31 24 20 121
ZENECA LIMITED 27 33 27 22 12 121
C. R. BARD, INC. 19 32 27 14 27 119
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 10 25 35 41 119
CTS CORPORATION 6 12 29 32 40 119
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 14 26 18 28 33 119
PARADYNE CORPORATION 15 33 21 28 22 119
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 29 45 35 8 2 119
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 13 24 29 15 38 119
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 20 22 23 20 33 118
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. 8 22 36 37 15 118
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 30 28 21 18 21 118
ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 31 26 22 22 17 118
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 16 17 20 35 29 117
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. 0 22 32 33 29 116
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 31 38 22 15 10 116
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE 19 32 14 20 31 116
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 33 46 33 4 0 116
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 24 25 22 27 18 116
MERRELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 59 23 20 8 5 115
AKZO NOBEL NV 19 28 27 16 24 114
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 21 20 22 23 28 114
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 40 32 20 13 9 114
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 14 25 31 26 17 113
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 13 24 31 22 23 113
KENNAMETAL INC. 27 31 26 20 8 112
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 13 22 23 31 23 112
SRI INTERNATIONAL 18 26 21 21 26 112
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 18 29 30 23 12 112
DUPONT PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY 0 1 27 36 47 111
EMORY UNIVERSITY 12 35 26 20 18 111
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 10 10 23 23 44 110
PRINCE CORPORATION 28 26 29 22 5 110
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 15 17 19 23 36 110
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 23 21 24 14 27 109
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY 37 39 20 11 2 109
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 17 20 28 18 26 109
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 14 27 40 15 13 109
SEPRACOR INC. 13 17 15 32 32 109
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 11 19 35 21 23 109
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 13 18 31 22 25 109
ASHLAND INC. 25 22 27 17 17 108
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 14 8 24 18 44 108
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 0 10 21 32 45 108
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 19 39 22 16 12 108
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY 9 26 27 33 12 107
CHESEBROUGH-POND'S USA CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 19 35 30 18 5 107
COCA-COLA COMPANY 9 21 25 20 32 107
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 12 17 26 25 27 107
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 27 25 12 15 28 107
NIKON CORPORATION 4 13 25 29 36 107
RAMBUS, INC. 8 13 21 34 31 107
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 17 29 19 25 17 107
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 17 11 21 23 34 106
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 14 19 23 19 31 106
COGNEX CORPORATION 7 16 29 26 27 105
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 3 16 24 28 34 105
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. 15 30 41 16 3 105
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 10 31 16 48 105
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 8 12 19 32 34 105
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 22 29 24 7 23 105
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 12 14 17 18 43 104
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 4 17 23 25 35 104
ASGROW SEED COMPANY 30 29 12 15 17 103
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 20 22 25 17 19 103
CYMER, INC. 4 14 25 35 25 103
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 32 26 22 11 12 103
GENZYME CORPORATION 13 24 26 20 20 103
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 12 24 23 15 29 103
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 26 37 39 103
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 3 10 16 26 47 102
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 37 29 15 14 7 102
SDL, INC. 11 15 27 24 25 102
STEELCASE INC. 18 39 32 7 6 102
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 14 21 23 19 25 102
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 0 0 33 69 102
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 15 21 21 26 18 101
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 4 19 25 22 31 101
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 14 19 25 24 19 101
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 5 10 30 34 21 100
NORAND CORPORATION 27 37 31 5 0 100
SYNOPSYS INC. 13 19 20 25 23 100
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 22 18 20 14 26 100



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