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

NEW HAMPSHIRE

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 82 96 113 98 96 485
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 13 16 15 37 30 111
DIATIDE, INC. 3 24 23 18 4 72
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 20 25 13 12 0 70
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. 7 17 14 15 12 65
PRESSTEK, INC. 8 9 8 8 8 41
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 6 8 10 5 10 39
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 4 6 6 9 13 38
DAVIDSON TEXTRON INC. 17 12 4 0 2 35
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 2 7 11 5 10 35
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 6 3 9 11 32
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS USA INC. 4 6 14 7 0 31
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. 0 3 7 11 7 28
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 2 7 15 24
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 7 7 3 2 23
HYPERTHERM, INC. 7 4 6 4 1 22
ADVANCED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS & PRODUCTS, INC. 5 7 5 3 1 21
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 2 7 4 4 4 21
HEIDELBERG HARRIS INC. 5 7 5 2 2 21
WHITAKER CORPORATION 3 4 4 6 4 21
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 5 4 4 4 20
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 4 5 3 0 19
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 2 6 3 4 19
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 7 4 5 19
FERROFLUIDICS CORPORATION 3 5 5 2 3 18
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 3 9 3 18
TERADYNE, INC. 6 1 5 5 1 18
AGFA CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 10 17
MARKEM CORPORATION 3 3 8 2 1 17
MATERIALS INNOVATION INC. 2 0 6 4 5 17
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 5 5 2 4 16
MOORE U.S.A. INC. 0 1 4 7 4 16
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 4 3 3 5 15
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 3 1 3 5 15
ORACLE CORPORATION 1 3 6 1 4 15
ACUITY IMAGING, LLC 0 1 3 5 5 14
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 4 5 4 1 14
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 1 7 3 3 0 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 6 1 3 1 14
FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP 2 2 2 5 2 13
NASHUA CORPORATION 3 1 5 2 2 13
SUMMIT PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 4 2 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 3 1 6 2 0 12
NORTHEAST ROBOTICS, INC. 2 4 3 2 1 12
POMPANETTE, INC. 2 1 4 3 2 12
UNITRODE CORPORATION 4 3 3 2 0 12
3COM CORPORATION 2 2 2 3 2 11
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 2 4 11
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 2 6 3 0 0 11
KERK MOTION PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 3 4 2 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 1 3 3 1 11
DAVOX CORPORATION 3 3 1 3 0 10
FCI USA, INC. 0 0 0 1 9 10
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 2 9
DTL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 0 2 3 2 9
HAMPSHIRE CHEMICAL CORP. 1 3 2 3 0 9
HAMPSHIRE HOLOGRAPHIC MANUFACTURING, CORP. 1 3 5 0 0 9
MCCORD WINN TEXTRON INC. 0 1 1 3 4 9
MEDCARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 4 4 0 1 0 9
POLY-VAC, INC. 3 1 3 1 1 9
SPECTRA, INC. 5 2 0 1 1 9
ADAPTEC, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
CABOT CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 2 8
ENVIRONAMICS CORPORATION 4 4 0 0 0 8
EXACT LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 2 4 0 8
GLOBE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 1 3 0 1 8
KINETRIX, INC. 0 2 4 2 0 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
A. W. CHESTERTON COMPANY 0 0 1 6 0 7
AGFA DIVISION, BAYER CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 0 3 0 4 7
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
IMAGE DATA, LLC 1 2 0 3 1 7
LIGHT CHIP, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
MARINE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 1 0 0 7
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
MOORE NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
ZERO EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
BURNDY CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
CHEMFAB CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
CONVERSE INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
FOCAL, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
HEALY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
OAK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
PUMA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
BTU INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
DURACELL INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
ENVIRONMENTAL REPROCESSING, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
GENERAL SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSTON ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
KIMBALL PHYSICS, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
MATRITECH, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
POLAROID CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
QUICKBUY, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
R. H. MURPHY CO., INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 0 1 1 1 5
SIMS PORTEX INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
STURM, RUGER + CO., INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
TRANSCEPT, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 1 3 5
VLT CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5



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