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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

WISCONSIN

( 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 274 279 230 231 172 1186
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 133 152 218 194 165 862
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 20 115 91 88 67 381
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 67 73 75 62 68 345
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 127 63 21 19 32 262
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 28 27 35 43 31 164
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 25 25 35 37 23 145
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 26 33 27 25 28 139
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 38 33 19 24 11 125
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 10 36 21 28 29 124
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 26 26 27 26 110
EATON CORPORATION 19 17 12 11 11 70
KOHLER CO. 13 13 16 17 11 70
BOMBARDIER MOTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA 19 26 15 2 0 62
PROMEGA CORPORATION 19 13 13 11 2 58
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. 16 15 12 8 6 57
DEERE + COMPANY 15 9 11 7 13 55
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 7 14 10 14 6 51
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 18 7 9 6 10 50
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION 11 9 11 9 9 49
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 19 14 6 4 6 49
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 10 16 11 9 48
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC. 12 9 14 3 5 43
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE 7 8 12 9 7 43
HUSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 6 8 15 8 41
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 10 7 6 10 8 41
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 6 5 11 15 40
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15 8 12 3 0 38
VOITH SULZER PAPER TECHNOLOGY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 17 13 8 0 0 38
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 6 5 3 7 13 34
NELSON INDUSTRIES, INC. 10 15 8 1 0 34
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 7 6 5 11 34
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, L.L.C. 10 7 6 4 4 31
ECOLAB INC. 2 2 10 3 14 31
ACTUANT CORPORATION 5 6 3 8 8 30
APPLETON PAPERS, INC. 3 3 8 7 8 29
MCGRAW-EDISON COMPANY 5 3 4 10 6 28
SEAQUIST CLOSURES FOREIGN, INC. 7 13 4 3 1 28
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION 9 6 6 4 2 27
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 1 5 8 5 5 24
NCR CORPORATION 1 0 8 9 5 23
ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 21 2 0 0 0 23
THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 3 8 4 23
CARDINAL IG COMPANY 3 0 5 4 10 22
FLEETGUARD, INC. 0 2 6 7 5 20
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 4 3 3 5 20
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY 9 4 4 1 2 20
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 3 3 8 5 1 20
TEXTRON INC. 4 5 3 6 2 20
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 1 0 5 3 10 19
QUAD/TECH, INC. 7 6 2 2 2 19
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 0 3 6 5 4 18
RAY-O-VAC CORPORATION 6 6 2 2 2 18
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 5 5 3 2 2 17
C. G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 4 3 4 3 3 17
KELLEY COMPANY, INC. 6 7 3 1 0 17
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 4 6 1 3 16
DORNER MFG. CORP. 6 3 3 1 3 16
GE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. 0 4 5 5 2 16
GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 6 6 0 16
HARNISCHFEGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 3 1 0 3 16
REXNORD CORPORATION 6 3 0 1 6 16
S. C. JOHNSON COMMERCIAL MARKETS, INC. 8 8 0 0 0 16
THOMAS INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 4 0 4 3 16
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 5 10 15
CASE CORPORATION 4 3 5 3 0 15
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 4 4 3 2 2 15
MASTER LOCK COMPANY 1 5 2 1 6 15
MENASHA CORPORATION 3 6 4 2 0 15
MIRUS CORPORATION 1 5 3 5 1 15
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 7 2 2 3 14
AOS HOLDING COMPANY 5 1 4 3 1 14
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 1 4 5 4 14
POWERWARE CORPORATION 5 6 2 1 0 14
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 0 0 0 6 8 14
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 6 13
ALTERRA HOLDINGS CORPORATION 3 3 2 3 2 13
BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 3 1 5 3 1 13
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 0 3 4 3 3 13
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 2 2 2 3 13
LUNAR CORPORATION 5 5 3 0 0 13
MARQUIP, LLC 1 2 2 4 4 13
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 7 1 3 1 1 13
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC. 5 2 0 5 1 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 4 3 2 1 13
BADGER METER, INC. 1 4 5 0 2 12
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 2 4 2 2 12
J & L FIBER SERVICES, INC. 2 1 3 3 3 12
METSO PAPER, INC. 1 1 5 2 3 12
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. 1 4 2 2 3 12
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 2 4 4 1 1 12
SPACESAVER CORPORATION 1 2 3 4 2 12
STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA CORP. 2 1 4 4 1 12
THE MCW RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 2 3 4 0 12
WACKER CORPORATION 2 5 1 0 4 12
BONE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 5 1 2 11
CORONA OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 5 3 11
CRAY INC. 3 2 3 2 1 11
ENDOLINE% MEGTEC SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 3 3 0 11
HUFFY CORPORATION 3 6 1 0 1 11
IGC-MEDICAL ADVANCES, INC. 0 1 2 6 2 11
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 1 3 4 3 11
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 3 1 2 2 10
EVERBRITE, LLC 0 3 2 2 3 10
GEHL COMPANY 1 0 4 1 4 10
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 1 1 2 3 10
S. C. JOHNSON HOME STORAGE INC. 1 2 1 3 3 10
SNO-WAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 5 2 10
ULTRATEC, INC. 2 1 5 0 2 10
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 7 1 1 0 0 9
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 1 1 4 2 1 9
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 1 2 0 4 2 9
GE MARQUETTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 3 0 2 9
H & S MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 2 3 1 3 0 9
HARKEN, INC. 5 1 1 2 0 9
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 4 3 2 0 0 9
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
NORTHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 4 1 9
VOITH PAPER, INC. 0 5 3 0 1 9
ABB AUTOMATION, INC. 1 4 1 1 1 8
ABB FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION INC. 4 2 1 0 1 8
ASGROW SEED CO. LLC 3 5 0 0 0 8
BLANKING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 6 2 8
FULTON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 2 1 0 8
IMATION CORP. 3 0 1 3 1 8
MGS MFG. GROUP, INC. 0 3 0 3 2 8
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 7 1 0 0 0 8
PILLING WECK INCORPORATED 0 0 1 7 0 8
RECOT, INC. 2 3 0 2 1 8
S & S CYCLE, INC. 2 0 2 2 2 8
SERIGRAPH INC. 2 1 0 3 2 8
SNAP-ON TOOLS CORPORATION 5 2 1 0 0 8
SSI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 2 8
WEATHER CENTRAL, INC. 0 3 1 2 2 8
WISYS TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION, INC. 0 0 1 6 1 8
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 3 7
BELL LABORATORIES, INC. 0 4 2 1 0 7
BOSTIK FINDLEY, INC. 2 2 2 0 1 7
BROAN-NUTONE LLC 2 1 0 3 1 7
CONSTRUCTION FORMS, INC. 0 2 0 3 2 7
CURT G. JOA, INC. 0 3 4 0 0 7
DCI MARKETING 3 1 0 1 2 7
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 2 1 1 2 7
GRABER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
MEDRAD, INC. 1 0 0 4 2 7
MIRUS BIO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
PUTZMEISTER, INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 2 7
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. 0 3 1 2 1 7
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 5 0 0 7
SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS LP 1 0 1 3 2 7
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
TTM ADVANCED CIRCUITS, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 4 2 1 0 0 7
ABB, INC. 0 0 3 0 3 6
ALWIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 1 6
ARIENS COMPANY 1 0 2 2 1 6
ARROWHEAD SYSTEMS LLC 1 3 1 0 1 6
BEERE PRECISION MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 4 0 0 6
BRUKER AXS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
CEQUENT TRAILER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
CMD CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 1 6
CRITICARE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
DE LA RUE CASH SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
DISPENSING SYSTEMS, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 1 1 0 1 3 6
FISHER HAMILTON INC. 0 1 4 1 0 6
GILSON, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
LYCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
MHE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
MILLER BREWING COMPANY 2 1 1 1 1 6
MINER ENTERPRISES INC. 1 2 0 0 3 6
PLAYSTAR, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ROCKWELL SOFTWARE INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
RYTEC CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 1 6
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 5 1 0 6
TECRE COMPANY, INC. 0 2 0 3 1 6
THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C. 1 3 2 0 0 6
TRAEX COMPANY 0 0 1 2 3 6
TROMBETTA, LLC 1 0 2 1 2 6
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. 0 1 1 2 2 6
XERXES CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 2 0 2 5
ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC 2 2 0 0 1 5
APPLETON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ARKION LIFE SCIENCES LLC 0 1 1 3 0 5
BEND INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
BRIGGS & STRATTON POWER PRODUCTS GROUP, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
CURWOOD, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
DIGISONIX, LLC 1 0 4 0 0 5
DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
EXTRUSION DIES, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 0 0 5
FPNA ACQUISITION CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
GATEWAY PLASTICS, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 2 2 0 0 5
HAYES BRAKE, L.L.C. 0 0 2 1 2 5
INFIGEN, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
JOHNSON POLYMER, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
LIGNOTECH USA, INC. (FKA DAISHOWA CHEMICALS INC.) 1 2 2 0 0 5
MAGNETEK INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 1 1 2 1 0 5
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
NEW FOCUS, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
NORDCO INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
OB SCIENTIFIC 1 2 1 1 0 5
OIL-RITE CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 3 0 1 5
PACIFIC CYCLE, LLC 0 0 0 5 0 5
PFLOW INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
RMT, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
ROVCAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS DIVISION, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
SUNRISE MEDICAL HHG INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
SVEDALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
THE BLOOD CENTER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
TLX TECHNOLOGIES 3 2 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 0 3 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSAL SEPARATORS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 0 1 1 1 5
VENT-MATIC CO., INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5


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