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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 1969 - 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

NORTH DAKOTA

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 31 21 35 23 27 31 16 16 25 25 12 19 21 16 14 21 17 32 30 23 31 21 28 32 39 35 35 32 22 33 33 48 44 32 19 25 28 992
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 3 2 4 2 2 4 3 5 8 6 2 1 0 6 0 4 3 0 1 7 7 7 4 3 0 3 8 4 4 8 7 15 12 10 12 11 179
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 9 9 8 5 2 0 0 49
HAYBUSTER MANUFACTURING INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 22
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 21
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 17
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 4 13
ALLOWAY MANUFACTURING INC. 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
IMATION CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 11
STEIGER TRACTOR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
AGRI-COVER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 10
CRARY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 10
TRI W-G INC. 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
WESTERN GEAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & MINES FOUNDATION (UND-SEM FOUNDATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BARKLEY SEED, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6
CONCORD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DAKOTA GASIFICATION COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
ENVIRONWEAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NEW PRODUCTS MARKETING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5


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