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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 170 167 156 145 106 744
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 77 79 57 42 30 285
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 49 52 61 43 34 239
MAYTAG CORPORATION 14 16 15 30 22 97
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 20 20 20 21 14 95
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 20 13 24 21 9 87
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 21 8 10 13 8 60
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 18 27 3 3 1 52
FLEETGUARD, INC. 6 7 19 6 7 45
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 11 12 5 5 5 38
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 7 5 7 3 28
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 7 7 5 5 2 26
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 15 4 6 0 0 25
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 3 6 8 3 5 25
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 2 6 5 5 6 24
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 7 5 4 5 3 24
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 1 4 8 6 5 24
SQUARE D COMPANY 6 3 6 7 2 24
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 2 6 6 2 7 23
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 7 4 3 1 8 23
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 2 4 5 5 5 21
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 14 4 1 0 20
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 6 7 1 4 2 20
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 3 5 0 3 19
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 2 1 6 4 6 19
TRW INC. 7 5 4 2 1 19
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 2 6 6 2 16
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 4 8 16
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 0 6 5 2 2 15
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 3 7 15
MURRAY, INC. 5 4 4 2 0 15
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 2 4 4 1 4 15
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 4 4 3 1 2 14
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 2 1 8 2 14
TUTCO, INC. 1 0 6 5 2 14
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 3 2 3 1 13
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 2 1 3 1 6 13
PORTER-CABLE/DELTA 2 2 4 4 1 13
DIALYSIS SYSTEMS, INC. 7 1 4 0 0 12
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 2 3 2 5 12
TUFF TORQ CORPORATION 0 1 8 2 1 12
WHERENET CORPORATION 1 6 1 2 2 12
FIBER INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 6 2 2 1 11
SCHLEGEL CORPORATION 1 6 2 0 2 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 4 1 2 4 0 11
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 2 2 3 2 1 10
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 5 2 1 2 10
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 2 3 5 10
DANA CORPORATION 3 3 3 0 0 9
DORIS NEBEL BEAL INTER VIVOS PATENT TRUST 0 1 5 1 2 9
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 0 3 1 3 2 9
INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 1 3 2 3 0 9
U. T. BATTELLE 3 3 1 1 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 5 2 0 9
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 2 2 1 9
ADVANCED SORTING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 2 2 1 1 8
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 1 6 1 0 0 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 5 0 1 0 8
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 0 3 3 2 8
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
PHOTOGEN, INC. 1 4 3 0 0 8
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 7 0 1 8
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 1 3 0 2 8
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 5 8
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 4 3 0 1 8
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 2 0 2 2 1 7
COOPER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 0 1 0 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 0 7
SOUTHERN IMPACT RESEARCH CENTER, LLC 1 5 1 0 0 7
BEECHAM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 1 0 1 3 1 6
DEERE + COMPANY 2 0 3 0 1 6
DELTA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY CORP. 0 0 2 2 2 6
EATON CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 4 6
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 0 6
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 4 1 1 0 0 6
MEMPHIS EYE & CATARACT ASSOCIATES AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER 1 3 1 0 1 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 2 0 2 2 0 6
SHOFNER ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
SPINAL INNOVATIONS 3 1 0 2 0 6
TUFTCO CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
WORTH, INC. 2 3 0 1 0 6
AEMP CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 1 5
AMERICAN WATER HEATER COMPANY 2 1 2 0 0 5
AMHERST HOLDING CO. 2 3 0 0 0 5
AQUA GLASS CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 0 1 1 2 5
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
BWXT Y-12 L.L.C. 2 0 3 0 0 5
CCL LABEL, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
CHROMALOX, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
CTI, INCORPORATED 0 4 1 0 0 5
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
EAGLEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
GIL TECHNOLOGIES 1 0 4 0 0 5
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
MECO CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 0 0 3 5
WELLNESS, LLC 3 1 1 0 0 5
WYKO INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 0 5
ZAMA JAPAN 0 0 2 3 0 5


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