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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

MINNESOTA

( 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 344 299 336 295 293 1567
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 133 308 313 377 1131
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 177 185 206 219 209 996
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 406 245 31 7 6 695
MEDTRONIC INC. 124 113 131 101 103 572
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 52 66 80 71 75 344
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 18 22 41 65 86 232
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 18 89 121 228
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 42 45 43 36 37 203
HONEYWELL INC. 61 52 38 24 11 186
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 52 60 57 10 4 183
IMATION CORP. 27 50 27 32 26 162
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 11 69 74 154
ECOLAB INC. 16 22 27 36 42 143
UNISYS CORPORATION 32 33 20 23 26 134
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 15 21 25 32 29 122
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 19 46 56 121
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 9 19 15 23 46 112
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 17 25 23 25 21 111
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 17 23 17 20 21 98
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. 9 16 22 27 20 94
ROSEMOUNT INC. 19 18 17 12 22 88
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 24 30 16 4 11 85
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 12 33 27 7 4 83
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 11 24 15 14 12 76
CARGILL, INC. 12 11 18 14 15 70
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 15 16 11 15 10 67
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 20 11 16 15 4 66
SCIENCE INCORPORATED 11 15 13 10 5 54
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 13 11 13 6 10 53
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 1 13 8 27 49
TORO COMPANY 8 8 12 5 16 49
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 8 14 17 10 0 49
PARKER HUGHES INSTITUTE 0 0 3 18 27 48
PILLSBURY COMPANY 10 18 5 8 4 45
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 10 13 14 1 43
SURVIVALINK CORP. 7 17 10 5 2 41
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 10 5 4 7 12 38
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 15 6 9 0 6 36
EATON CORPORATION 6 6 15 4 3 34
TENNANT COMPANY 2 14 7 5 6 34
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 8 9 6 7 4 34
FARGO ELECTRONICS, INC. 5 2 3 10 13 33
ST. CROIX MEDICAL, INC. 4 9 3 11 6 33
VTC INCORPORATED 15 14 3 0 0 32
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 5 9 8 5 31
FLUOROWARE, INC. 8 5 9 6 2 30
GNB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 11 6 3 3 30
ANGEION CORPORATION 16 5 3 2 2 28
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 2 10 8 8 0 28
HEARTSTENT CORPORATION 1 3 9 7 7 27
SIMS DELTEC, INC. 7 10 6 3 1 27
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 5 9 5 4 3 26
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 4 4 5 10 2 25
DAIG CORPORATION 6 4 6 5 4 25
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 4 8 5 4 3 24
THERMO KING CORPORATION 3 7 6 1 7 24
AG-CHEM EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 3 7 5 7 1 23
UROLOGIX, INC. 6 7 6 1 3 23
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 5 5 3 6 3 22
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 8 5 3 2 3 21
MULTI-TECH SYSTEMS, INC. 8 3 4 2 3 20
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 7 8 3 2 0 20
SPX CORPORATION 0 1 6 7 6 20
SULZER SPINE-TECH INC. 0 7 5 5 3 20
ALZA CORPORATION 3 5 4 5 2 19
DYNEON LLC 0 2 3 7 7 19
ROLLERBLADE, INC. 4 6 9 0 0 19
SURMODICS, INC. 0 4 4 4 7 19
TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION 8 4 5 0 2 19
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3 9 1 1 4 18
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 7 6 3 18
SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION 2 9 2 5 0 18
ASGROW SEED CO. LLC 4 1 3 4 5 17
ERGOTRON, INC. 3 6 3 2 3 17
MYOCOR, INC. 0 1 7 7 2 17
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 2 2 2 4 7 17
WAYNE HUGHES INSTITUTE 0 2 9 6 0 17
GRACO INC. 0 5 3 5 3 16
MEDWAVE, INCORPORATED 5 3 4 2 2 16
THESEUS LOGIC, INC. 3 4 5 4 0 16
VISION-EASE LENS, INC. 7 2 2 1 4 16
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 5 1 7 15
CORTEC CORPORATION 3 3 4 3 2 15
NCR CORPORATION 3 4 4 3 1 15
UNITED DEFENSE, L.P. 5 3 2 3 2 15
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 10 15
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 3 6 0 14
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION 1 1 4 4 4 14
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 3 5 6 0 0 14
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 6 1 4 2 1 14
LECTEC CORPORATION 5 1 4 0 4 14
MINNTECH CORPORATION 6 1 2 4 1 14
PHILLIPS & TEMRO INDUSTRIES INC. 1 4 6 3 0 14
ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP, INC. 0 0 6 6 2 14
WENGER CORPORATION 4 4 5 1 0 14
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 10 3 13
EMPI, INC. 4 5 3 1 0 13
HEAT-N-GLO FIREPLACE PRODUCTS, INC. 2 4 4 2 1 13
HORMEL FOODS, LLC 0 1 3 5 4 13
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 4 2 2 0 13
INTRATHERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 1 8 2 2 13
ITRON, INC. 1 3 1 6 2 13
MVE, INC. 2 5 3 3 0 13
NOVARTIS NUTRITION AG 4 1 2 3 3 13
SHELDAHL, INC. 7 2 2 1 1 13
CASE CORPORATION 0 1 6 1 4 12
DATACARD CORPORATION, INC. 0 2 5 4 1 12
HORTON, INC. 3 6 2 1 0 12
HYPRO CORP. 3 2 5 1 1 12
KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 3 5 1 2 12
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 5 2 1 3 1 12
MODERN CONTROLS, INC. 3 2 2 0 5 12
MONSANTO CORPORATION 0 7 5 0 0 12
PMT CORPORATION 0 7 4 0 1 12
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 2 3 3 2 2 12
SHTURMAN CARDIOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 6 2 1 12
AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 6 11
CIMA LABS, INC. 0 0 2 5 4 11
COLORSPAN CORPORATION 4 3 2 1 1 11
CPRX LLC 1 0 3 3 4 11
DATA SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 3 4 11
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 4 5 0 11
NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC. 1 3 2 1 4 11
PPT VISION, INC. 1 0 4 3 3 11
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 2 2 3 1 11
SUB Q INC. 1 2 3 2 3 11
SUNBURST CHEMICALS, INC. 2 2 3 1 3 11
CELLRESIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 4 1 2 1 10
DYNAMIC AIR INC. 2 3 2 1 2 10
VASCULAR SCIENCE, INC. 1 5 4 0 0 10
COLDER PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 3 3 1 1 9
FASTEST, INC. 1 2 5 1 0 9
GALVANI, LTD. 2 2 1 3 1 9
HOFFMAN ENCLOSURES INC. 0 3 2 3 1 9
LUND INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 4 0 1 9
MACDERMID ACUMEN, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
MENTOR CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 0 9
SICO INCORPORATED 0 0 7 1 1 9
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 0 0 7 8
ADC SOLITRA, INC. 0 3 3 2 0 8
AMERICAN BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 1 3 8
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 4 0 3 0 1 8
ARCTIC CAT INC. 1 0 1 3 3 8
BEDFORD INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 6 1 0 1 8
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. 0 3 2 1 2 8
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 3 1 2 2 8
EMPAK INC. 3 4 1 0 0 8
EVEREST MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 0 8
FEDERAL CARTRIDGE CORPORATION 2 4 0 2 0 8
INTEG, INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD COMPANY 2 1 3 2 0 8
LIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
MSP CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 5 8
PAKON, INC. 1 1 4 2 0 8
PI MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
TCG INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 3 1 0 8
VIRATEC THIN FILMS, INC. 4 1 0 0 3 8
WILSON TOOL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
X-PERT PAINT MIXING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 4 1 8
ADVANCED BIO SURFACES, INC. 1 1 2 3 0 7
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 0 7
AVEKA, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
BERGQUIST CO., INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
CHORUS CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 0 7
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
ENTEGRIS, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
GRYPHICS, INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 5 0 7
HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 4 0 2 0 7
KELTECH ENGINEERING, INC. 0 3 4 0 0 7
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
MICRO EAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 0 6 7
MICRO MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. 1 0 4 2 0 7
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
NONVOLATILE ELECTRONICS, INCORPORATED 1 0 2 3 1 7
OPTICAL SENSORS, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
PLASMON IDE, INC. 0 0 1 0 6 7
PRIMERA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
ROSS-HIME DESIGNS, INCORPORATED 1 3 2 0 1 7
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 1 0 3 3 0 7
SLIDELL, INC. 1 2 2 2 0 7
SMARTE CARTE, INC. 0 1 4 2 0 7
SYS-TEC, INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
T. D. WRIGHT, INC. 0 2 1 0 4 7
TELEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 4 1 0 1 7
THM BIOMEDICAL, INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
VIA, INC. 0 1 3 3 0 7
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 3 1 0 2 7
WATLOW POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 0 3 4 7
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
BANNER ENGINEERING CORP. 2 1 1 1 1 6
CARTER DAY INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 2 0 3 6
CONAGRA, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
CROWN IRON WORKS COMPANY 2 2 0 2 0 6
D B INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
DIGITAL RIVER, INC. 0 6 0 0 0 6
DOUGLAS MACHINE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2 1 2 0 1 6
ECOWATER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
FOUR D, INCORPORATED 1 1 1 1 2 6
GALIC/MAUS VENTURES 4 1 1 0 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 4 0 2 6
GENEVA GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
HERMAN MILLER INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
HUSSONG MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
INTERCOMP COMPANY 0 1 1 3 1 6
KAPAK CORP. 1 2 1 1 1 6
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
PREMIER MARINE, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
QUESTEK INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
RECOVERY ENGINEERING, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ROSEMONT INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
ROSEMOUNT ANALYTICAL INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
SCHWING AMERICA, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
STRATASYS, INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
TLC PRECISION WAFER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
TRICARDIA, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
WATER GREMLIN COMPANY 1 0 2 1 2 6
WATER HEATER INNOVATION, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
A-VEDA CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
BSI CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
CENTURY MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
CENTURY MFG. CO. 0 1 1 2 1 5
CHROMALINE CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
CLARUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
CLEAR WITH COMPUTERS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
COMEDICUS INCORPORATED 0 2 1 2 0 5
DANA CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
DIAMETRICS MEDICAL INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
ELECTROCHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 0 4 1 0 5
ERGODYNE CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 3 5
FEDERAL-HOFFMAN, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
GOLDEN VALLEY MICROWAVE FOODS INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
GROSS-GIVEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 2 1 2 0 5
HEI, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ILLUMENEX CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
LASERMASTER CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
MAMAC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
MICRO CONTROL COMPANY 0 2 1 2 0 5
MICROVENA CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 1 5
MJM TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.P. 2 1 2 0 0 5
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 1 1 2 0 1 5
NORTH CENTRAL PLASTICS, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 0 5
ONAN CORPORATION 4 0 0 0 1 5
PERCEPTION INCORPORATED 1 1 1 1 1 5
POROUS MEDIA CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
RIMAGE CORP. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SPECTRASCIENCE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
STEIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
T & L NIFTY PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TERAMED, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
WALKER STAINLESS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5


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