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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

GEORGIA

( 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 327 324 344 338 275 1608
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 71 72 86 83 80 392
NCR CORPORATION 38 36 46 43 55 218
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 38 40 32 65 13 188
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 17 30 34 30 34 145
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 27 23 24 34 30 138
EMORY UNIVERSITY 34 26 20 17 26 123
MOTOROLA, INC. 28 16 37 18 22 121
COCA-COLA COMPANY 14 19 12 29 17 91
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CORPORATION 0 10 16 21 35 82
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 15 10 18 18 18 79
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 13 15 19 19 10 76
NORDSON CORPORATION 13 9 13 10 19 64
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 23 8 9 7 5 52
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION 22 18 5 3 3 51
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 9 5 14 17 45
MEAD CORPORATION 16 12 3 7 3 41
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 3 14 3 13 1 34
INSTITUTE OF PAPER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 4 3 5 10 31
JOHNSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 9 12 1 4 5 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 7 5 7 6 5 30
AER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. 2 5 7 7 8 29
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 8 6 6 3 6 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 8 6 8 4 1 27
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 0 0 0 0 25 25
GENZYME CORPORATION 4 4 5 4 8 25
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 5 2 9 4 4 24
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 12 5 3 1 3 24
CIBA VISION CARE CORP. 14 5 1 1 0 21
FAN TECH LTD 11 4 2 3 1 21
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3 4 4 5 5 21
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 3 9 5 1 21
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 2 7 4 5 3 21
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 2 8 6 4 20
OKI TELECOM, INC. 4 1 10 5 0 20
ITERATED SYSTEMS, INC. 10 8 1 0 0 19
AT&T CORP. 3 3 1 5 5 17
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 2 9 3 1 2 17
DISPLAY INDUSTRIES LLC 0 1 4 8 4 17
C. R. BARD, INC. 5 3 1 3 4 16
INTERFACE, INC. 5 6 1 4 0 16
SPECTRX, INC. 1 4 6 4 1 16
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 4 5 4 15
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 4 6 5 15
LAMBENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 6 2 0 0 15
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY 5 3 1 3 3 15
BP AMOCO CORPORATION 0 6 4 4 0 14
DITTLER BROTHERS, INC. 3 5 2 3 1 14
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 6 1 2 14
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 0 2 0 11 14
MICROCOATING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 5 7 14
ANTEC CORPORATION 1 1 4 6 1 13
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 6 2 13
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 5 3 1 0 13
RELIANCE ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 2 6 5 0 0 13
THIONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 2 3 3 13
YKK CORPORATION OF AMERICA 4 1 1 2 5 13
CIRREX CORP. 0 0 1 3 8 12
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 2 4 1 2 3 12
HEHR INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 2 2 1 2 12
ISOLYSER CO., INC. 1 5 5 0 1 12
KEY-TRAK, INC. 1 0 1 5 5 12
POLYFIBRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 6 1 2 1 12
ATD CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 2 11
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 4 6 11
HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC. 1 1 0 2 7 11
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 5 0 3 0 11
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 5 5 10
GTE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CORPORATION 3 5 2 0 0 10
HERCULES INCORPORATED 6 1 1 2 0 10
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 0 0 5 3 2 10
KASON INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 2 3 3 10
NOVOSTE CORPORATION 4 1 2 2 1 10
CLUB CAR INC. 0 2 0 5 2 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 3 1 2 2 9
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 4 0 0 0 9
NORTH AMERICAN CONTAINER CORP. 3 3 1 2 0 9
SIMMONS COMPANY 2 2 1 3 1 9
AMOCO CORPORATION 6 2 0 0 0 8
ATLANTA ATTACHMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 6 1 0 0 8
BIO-LAB, INC. 4 2 1 0 1 8
BURNHAM SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
CATHETER IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 2 0 2 8
CHEMFREE CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 2 8
CORRUGATED GEAR & SERVICES INC. 3 2 0 2 1 8
FIBERCO, INC. 3 3 1 0 1 8
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 1 4 3 0 0 8
GTE WIRELESS SERVICE CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 2 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 0 8
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 6 0 2 8
TENNECO PACKAGING INC. 0 4 3 1 0 8
CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
ECC INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
ENSURG, INC. 0 0 5 1 1 7
ERWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 2 1 1 1 7
M. A. HANNACOLOR, A DIVISION OF M. A. HANNA COMPANY 0 2 3 1 1 7
MICRON OPTICS, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
MINERAL RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 1 1 2 1 7
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 4 2 1 7
RESPIRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 1 2 7
ULTIMATE ABRASIVE SYSTEMS, L.L.C. 2 1 0 1 3 7
UNIVERSAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CORPORATION--INSTRUMENT DIVISION 0 0 1 5 1 7
AMERICAN COMBUSTION, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
BALL CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 0 6
CHEMLINK LABORATORIES, LLC 0 0 3 0 3 6
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
CRYOLIFE, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
CYTRX CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
FOOD MACHINERY SALES, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
INVENTIONS, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
KAWNEER COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
LXE INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
ROCK-TENN COMPANY 0 3 1 1 1 6
SILTECH LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
SOFTCARD SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
STATSIGNAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
STORK-GAMCO, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
T R SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
TEXTRON INC. 3 0 0 1 2 6
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
W. C. BRADLEY CO. 2 0 0 1 3 6
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CALLAWAY CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
CELLEMETRY LLC 0 1 2 2 0 5
COLLINS & AIKMAN FLOOR COVERINGS CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
DATASCAPE, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
EQUITECH INT'L CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
G-P GYPSUM CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
GEOSTAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
GIW INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
HANSOTECH INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 2 2 0 1 5
IMAGE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
KLIKLOK CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
MACDERMID GRAPHIC ARTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
MERCK + CO., INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MINRAD INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 2 1 1 1 0 5
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
PHOENIX AUTOMATION, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
TAYLOR MADDOX TECHNICAL, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
TENSAR CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
TOTAL BATTERY MANAGEMENT, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
VINING INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 3 0 1 1 0 5


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