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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

NORTH CAROLINA

( 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 289 322 306 310 299 1526
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 153 179 203 248 202 985
ERICSSON, INC. 118 180 197 172 158 825
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. 28 30 28 40 29 155
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 28 41 23 34 20 146
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 26 23 23 30 32 134
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. 20 26 19 30 5 100
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 23 15 7 21 30 96
BASF CORP. 20 21 17 12 13 83
WHITAKER CORPORATION 26 28 23 4 0 81
ALCATEL 0 2 20 27 26 75
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 15 17 15 8 12 67
LORD CORPORATION 12 9 13 15 15 64
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 27 20 9 3 4 63
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 13 15 13 20 1 62
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION 21 18 20 2 1 62
FMC CORPORATION 15 14 15 11 6 61
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 11 9 13 14 9 56
SIECOR CORPORATION 16 18 13 3 0 50
SQUARE D COMPANY 9 16 6 9 9 49
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 10 15 8 10 48
GILBARCO, INC. 11 12 16 1 8 48
DANA CORPORATION 11 8 5 15 8 47
EATON CORPORATION 8 9 14 8 7 46
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 2 17 15 11 45
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 4 10 12 15 41
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 5 8 10 4 13 40
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 12 16 11 39
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 14 4 10 3 8 39
MCNC 3 11 8 6 8 36
RHONE-POULENC INC. 5 10 7 5 9 36
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 10 4 11 4 6 35
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 9 5 10 9 34
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 10 16 7 34
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 4 7 9 10 4 34
MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC. 22 5 6 0 0 33
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 1 4 27 32
SIECOR OPERATIONS, LLC 0 2 12 15 1 30
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 2 5 7 15 29
VESTURE CORPORATION 4 9 5 5 5 28
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 5 3 5 11 3 27
AKZO NOBEL NV 6 7 2 7 3 25
BOPS, INC. 0 0 5 6 14 25
SARA LEE CORPORATION 2 5 6 7 5 25
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 1 13 11 25
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 4 6 5 6 3 24
CREE, INC. 0 0 3 10 10 23
CEM CORPORATION 2 1 4 13 2 22
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 20 21
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 0 0 3 9 9 21
WELLMAN INC. 0 5 5 6 4 20
CELGARD INC. 0 4 6 5 4 19
GRASS AMERICA, INC. 5 4 2 4 4 19
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 6 1 4 5 19
REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. 5 9 3 2 0 19
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 1 9 9 19
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 0 0 12 7 19
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 0 6 8 4 18
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 0 0 11 6 1 18
CREE RESEARCH, INC. 8 4 4 2 0 18
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 4 4 4 0 18
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 1 3 7 5 1 17
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 2 14 1 0 0 17
BAYER CORPORATION 7 3 1 1 4 16
CHIRON CORPORATION 8 7 1 0 0 16
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 0 0 1 7 8 16
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 11 3 1 0 0 15
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 13 15
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 0 0 0 11 4 15
KENNAMETAL INC. 7 6 1 1 0 15
TRIMERIS, INC. 0 0 7 3 5 15
ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. 10 4 0 0 0 14
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 5 2 0 14
EMBREX INC. 1 3 3 6 1 14
INDIAN HEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 1 5 3 14
TARGACEPT, INC. 0 0 1 4 9 14
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 1 6 1 3 2 13
HARRIS CORP. 6 7 0 0 0 13
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 3 5 4 1 13
AT&T CORP. 4 2 1 4 1 12
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 0 3 5 1 3 12
MANTISSA CORPORATION 1 1 5 2 3 12
REICHHOLD, INC. 0 3 0 2 7 12
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 3 4 2 3 0 12
DEERE + COMPANY 1 2 2 3 3 11
ICAGEN, INC. 0 0 1 4 6 11
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 1 4 2 2 2 11
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 4 10
CHANNEL MASTER LLC 0 2 3 5 0 10
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 4 3 3 10
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 2 1 4 2 10
INTERSIL CORPORATION, INC. 0 1 4 5 0 10
PHARMAGRAPHICS (MIDWEST), L.L.C. 4 1 4 1 0 10
POWERWARE CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 4 10
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION 0 0 2 7 1 10
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 2 6 2 10
THERMA-WAVE, INC. 1 3 1 3 2 10
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 1 1 5 10
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 5 1 2 10
CAMCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 5 1 1 0 2 9
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 1 3 3 1 1 9
CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 0 2 4 9
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 2 3 1 2 1 9
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 1 3 1 2 9
HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 3 0 1 1 9
INDUSTRIAL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 3 3 1 9
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 4 1 0 0 9
KAY CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 4 4 0 0 9
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 5 3 1 0 0 9
ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS, INC. 1 0 1 2 5 9
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 5 3 0 1 0 9
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2 2 3 2 0 9
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 1 0 7 9
WEAVEXX CORPORATION 0 4 2 2 1 9
ABB AUTOMATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
ABT, INC. 4 1 1 1 1 8
BELL & HOWELL MAIL & MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES CO. 0 0 4 2 2 8
BELMONT TEXTILE MACHINERY CO., INC. 1 0 3 1 3 8
KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 2 8
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 4 8
NOVO NORDISK BIOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 6 1 0 8
PARADIGM GENETICS, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 2 3 2 1 8
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 2 4 1 1 0 8
PUROLATOR PRODUCTS COMPANY 2 3 2 1 0 8
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
SUPREME ELASTIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
3TEX, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
AKEVA, L.L.C. 2 2 1 2 0 7
ALEMITE CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 1 7
BURLINGTON CHEMICAL CO., INC. 2 1 1 3 0 7
COMMSCOPE PROPERTIES, LLC 0 0 0 5 2 7
DATA GENERAL CORP. 3 4 0 0 0 7
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
EMC CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
FASCO CONTROLS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 3 7
L.B. (PLASTICS) LIMITED 1 1 0 3 2 7
LAMBDA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
MIDDLEBY MARSHALL INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
MIDREX INTERNATIONAL BV ROTTERDAM, ZURICH BRANCH 1 1 1 2 2 7
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC & ELECTRONICS USA, INC 0 0 0 4 3 7
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 2 4 1 0 7
RHONE-POULENC AGRO 0 0 4 2 1 7
RODEL HOLDINGS INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
TEE-LOK CORPORATION 3 3 0 1 0 7
TRIANGLE PACIFIC CORP. 4 2 1 0 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 0 1 3 1 7
ABB T&D TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 0 0 4 2 6
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 0 0 2 4 0 6
ALCATEL NA CABLE SYSTEMS INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
AMERICAN LINC CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 3 6
AYLWARD ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
CARDIMA, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
CLEARLINE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
CORPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 0 4 0 6
DELTA CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES 0 0 3 2 1 6
DOUGLAS BATTERY MANUFACTURING CO. 3 0 2 1 0 6
DRINKARD METALOX, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
FUCHS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
GLASS UNLIMITED OF HIGH POINT, INC. 4 0 0 1 1 6
HENKEL CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 3 2 1 0 6
LILLY INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 1 3 1 0 6
MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 1 1 3 1 6
MICROCELL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
NEW LIFE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 4 2 0 0 6
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 5 1 0 0 6
PARKER ATHLETIC PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 3 3 0 6
PRIME/HOME IMPRESSIONS, LLC 0 0 2 0 4 6
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 2 4 0 6
REXAM INDUSTRIES CORP. 0 2 1 2 1 6
STERLING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP. 1 0 3 0 2 6
SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
TECHNIMARK, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 1 4 0 6
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
ABB, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE S.A. 0 0 0 2 3 5
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 1 1 0 1 2 5
BELL & HOWELL MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEMS COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 2 0 1 1 1 5
DRESSER EQUIPMENT GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
ENCELLE, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
GENPAK, L.L.C. 0 1 2 1 1 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 3 1 1 5
INTERTECH CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
KOBE STEEL USA, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MEDACOUSTICS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
NOBEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
POZEN, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
RIKE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
S-B POWER TOOL COMPANY 2 2 0 0 1 5
SEMTECH CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
SOFT PLAY, L.L.C. 1 2 1 0 1 5
STERIS CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
TEXTILE/CLOTHING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
THERMACO, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
UNITEX CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 1 2 1 1 0 5
VARIAN, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
WINDSOR INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
WORLDCOM, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5


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