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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

TENNESSEE

( 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 196 216 185 170 167 934
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 52 93 86 77 79 387
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 0 20 49 52 121
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 18 46 35 15 4 118
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 14 14 20 20 20 88
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 8 12 15 18 27 80
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 6 17 13 20 13 69
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 38 13 3 2 0 56
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 8 16 21 8 53
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 8 6 6 11 12 43
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 5 5 14 16 42
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 12 12 8 4 3 39
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 4 9 14 7 4 38
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 9 8 8 3 36
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 14 13 5 0 1 33
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 3 8 6 7 32
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 7 6 3 7 5 28
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 11 7 5 1 4 28
FLEETGUARD, INC. 4 4 5 6 7 26
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 1 8 4 6 7 26
TRW INC. 3 5 5 7 5 25
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 2 1 7 7 22
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 7 7 3 1 2 20
SQUARE D COMPANY 6 2 3 6 3 20
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 3 3 5 4 4 19
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 3 6 3 2 4 18
MURRAY, INC. 2 2 3 5 4 16
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 1 14 15
DANA CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 3 15
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 3 3 3 2 4 15
MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 8 4 2 0 0 14
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 4 4 3 3 0 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 5 2 4 1 14
MECO CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 3 13
ZELLWEGER USTER, INC. 1 3 7 2 0 13
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 2 1 2 2 12
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 3 2 0 1 11
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 2 4 2 0 3 11
SPINAL INNOVATIONS 1 3 3 3 1 11
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 0 2 2 6 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 3 0 2 5 10
INTERACTIVE PICTURES CORPORATION 1 4 1 4 0 10
LINCOLN BRASS WORKS, INC. 3 3 1 1 2 10
MONSANTO CORPORATION 0 1 9 0 0 10
SCHLEGEL CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 6 10
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 6 10
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 3 4 1 1 0 9
COOPER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 1 7 0 9
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 0 0 1 2 6 9
EG&G INSTRUMENTS, INC. 3 4 2 0 0 9
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 1 3 4 1 9
PHOTOGEN, INC. 2 1 1 1 4 9
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 5 1 0 2 1 9
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 2 1 1 0 9
ACD TRIDON INC. 3 4 1 0 0 8
DIALYSIS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 7 1 8
INTERNATIONAL COMFORT PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 3 8
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 3 8
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 3 1 2 1 1 8
APOLLO CAMERA, L.L.C. 1 2 2 0 2 7
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
BOULDIN & LAWSON, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 0 0 0 1 6 7
CARRIER CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 2 7
DEERE + COMPANY 1 3 1 2 0 7
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
WHERENET CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 3 0 0 4 7
WORTH, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
AMERICAN WATER HEATER COMPANY 1 0 2 2 1 6
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
FIBER INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
GOAL LINE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 2 3 1 0 6
GRIFFIN & CANTRELL COMPANY, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
HIGH COUNTRY ARCHERY, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
IDENTITY GROUP, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
ISOTAG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
PETERSON TOOL COMPANY 0 0 3 2 1 6
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
SOUTHERN IMPACT RESEARCH CENTER, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
SRP 687 PTY LTD 0 1 2 3 0 6
U. T. BATTELLE 0 0 0 3 3 6
WYKO INCORPORATED 1 1 2 0 2 6
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA 0 4 1 0 0 5
AMHERST HOLDING CO. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 0 0 3 2 0 5
COVE CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 0 3 0 0 2 5
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
EMF THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
FORMALL, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HARRAH'S OPERATING COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
HEIL CO. 2 0 1 2 0 5
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 5
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
INSITUFORM (NETHERLANDS) B. V. 0 3 2 0 0 5
JODA ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SCIENTIFIC ECOLOGY GROUP, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
STATE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 1 2 0 2 0 5


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