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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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

WEST VIRGINIA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 44 36 41 36 30 187
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 32 29 21 32 20 134
BAYER CORPORATION 21 14 11 3 4 53
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 20 7 6 9 7 49
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 8 2 2 5 26
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 2 0 8 8 18
ARCO CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 10 5 2 0 0 17
INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 2 3 2 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 1 4 0 3 11
WEIRTON STEEL CORPORATION 4 4 0 2 0 10
EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 1 0 3 2 8
LONG-AIRDOX COMPANY 2 3 1 2 0 8
CDX GAS, LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
CROMPTON CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
JERR-DAN CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 2 7
O. AMES CO. 1 3 2 1 0 7
ROYAL VENDORS, INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
WALKER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 3 3 7
BAYER ANTWERP N.V. 0 0 3 1 2 6
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 2 1 0 2 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 2 0 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 2 1 0 1 5


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