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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2005 - 2009 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

MINNESOTA

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 287 311 306 241 221 1366
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 203 258 219 291 344 1315
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 243 257 197 174 174 1045
MEDTRONIC INC. 105 162 178 108 156 709
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 95 124 137 125 158 639
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 110 126 109 136 143 624
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 62 65 76 93 105 401
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 74 105 42 48 47 316
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 18 39 39 60 86 242
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 32 40 38 43 34 187
UNISYS CORPORATION 30 50 34 28 21 163
ECOLAB INC. 27 35 24 28 35 149
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 30 33 29 26 31 149
ROSEMOUNT INC. 20 22 25 32 26 125
IMATION CORP. 31 39 22 16 14 122
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14 47 28 20 7 116
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 45 36 15 5 2 103
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 22 21 20 23 16 102
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 22 18 17 23 21 101
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 16 12 26 16 23 93
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 13 22 16 15 9 75
MERTEC LLC 14 22 16 17 4 73
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 14 12 15 16 14 71
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 11 26 9 12 9 67
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 12 32 16 3 3 66
ENTEGRIS, INC. 24 13 10 6 3 56
SPX CORPORATION 13 16 6 9 10 54
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 6 9 13 11 13 52
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 2 13 21 15 51
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 11 12 8 13 6 50
CARGILL, INC. 9 11 8 9 9 46
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 16 14 10 4 2 46
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 7 10 11 9 8 45
TORO COMPANY 4 10 6 10 15 45
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 11 18 8 42
ARCTIC CAT INC. 15 10 5 7 4 41
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 11 14 5 7 4 41
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 8 12 19 41
FINISAR CORPORATION 12 12 8 6 2 40
QLOGIC CORPORATION 1 3 2 14 20 40
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 8 11 11 6 2 38
TENNANT COMPANY 10 12 8 2 3 35
XILINX, INC. 2 6 7 11 8 34
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 5 9 4 4 11 33
SURMODICS, INC. 3 11 4 3 9 30
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 3 13 5 5 3 29
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 0 0 11 10 8 29
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 7 8 7 7 0 29
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 0 5 9 11 4 29
EV3, INC. 5 3 3 8 9 28
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. 4 9 5 5 3 26
STRATASYS, INC. 3 5 5 5 5 23
ADVANCED RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 5 5 5 5 22
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 8 7 1 2 4 22
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 7 7 5 3 0 22
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 2 6 4 1 9 22
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 6 3 7 4 20
KING TECHNOLOGY, INC 1 6 3 4 6 20
PACESETTER, INC. 1 4 3 5 7 20
RESTORE MEDICAL, INC. 3 9 5 3 0 20
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 7 6 1 5 0 19
FARGO ELECTRONICS, INC. 4 5 3 4 2 18
NVE CORPORATION 3 3 5 5 2 18
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 9 3 1 3 2 18
VERITAS OPERATING CORPORATION 7 5 6 0 0 18
EATON CORPORATION 2 5 4 1 5 17
SIEMENS POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, INC. 0 3 4 10 0 17
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 8 0 3 3 17
TRANSOMA MEDICAL, INC. 2 3 1 7 4 17
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 2 8 1 2 3 16
COLDER PRODUCTS COMPANY 7 0 0 4 5 16
CYMBET CORPORATION 3 3 5 3 2 16
DATACARD CORPORATION, INC. 3 3 1 6 3 16
NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 3 9 4 16
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 6 2 1 4 16
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 3 2 3 15
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 0 2 1 7 5 15
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P. 0 4 3 4 4 15
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 4 3 3 15
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 1 1 2 10 1 15
XIOTECH CORPORATION 1 6 6 2 0 15
ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 8 0 0 14
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 2 3 1 4 4 14
PARKER HUGHES INSTITUTE 7 6 1 0 0 14
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 6 4 4 14
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 3 0 1 4 6 14
STARKEY LABS, INC. 0 0 6 5 3 14
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 7 14
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 2 2 2 13
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 2 3 3 4 1 13
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION 4 2 2 3 2 13
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 8 2 2 0 1 13
INTELLEX, INC. 0 2 4 4 3 13
CARDIA, INC. 4 3 1 1 3 12
CELLRESIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 4 2 1 3 2 12
CSAV, INC. 0 2 5 5 0 12
DSP GROUP, INC. 0 4 4 0 4 12
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 1 3 2 3 3 12
ITRON, INC. 1 1 2 6 2 12
PLANETAIR TURF PRODUCTS, LLC 0 5 2 3 2 12
RED DEVIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY 3 1 4 2 2 12
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 3 3 1 2 3 12
THERMO KING CORPORATION 4 4 3 1 0 12
CELADON SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 3 1 2 11
DOUGLAS MACHINE, INC. 3 2 4 1 1 11
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 1 2 2 1 5 11
GRACO INC. 5 2 3 1 0 11
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 1 6 3 0 11
INTEG, INC. 3 6 2 0 0 11
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 7 2 1 0 1 11
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 2 1 4 1 11
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 5 1 4 1 0 11
TRANS1 INC. 2 2 1 1 5 11
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 1 1 3 6 11
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 4 0 3 2 1 10
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 3 2 2 10
CORTEC CORPORATION 0 5 3 0 2 10
CVRX, INC. 1 1 1 2 5 10
FACET TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 3 1 3 2 10
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 0 1 4 5 0 10
GRYPHICS, INC. 2 2 3 2 1 10
HON TECHNOLOGY INC. 8 2 0 0 0 10
JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 4 2 2 1 1 10
MICRO EAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 1 4 0 10
MODERN CONTROLS, INC. 0 1 1 1 7 10
SAFE LITES, LLC 0 3 4 2 1 10
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 1 10
WATER GREMLIN COMPANY 5 1 2 2 0 10
WENGER CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 2 10
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 2 3 3 1 0 9
BANNER ENGINEERING CORP. 1 3 0 3 2 9
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 2 9
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. 2 2 2 1 2 9
DANE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 5 9
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 0 3 0 3 3 9
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 4 9
PRIMERA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 5 3 1 0 9
SMITHS MEDICAL MD, INC. 1 2 0 1 5 9
UNION SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 5 0 0 0 9
WILSON TOOL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 3 0 0 9
DIGI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 2 0 3 8
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 0 3 1 2 2 8
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 1 1 2 2 2 8
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 3 8
PERCARDIA, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION 0 0 5 1 2 8
SLT LOGIC LLC 3 3 0 1 1 8
UNITED DEFENSE, L.P. 6 2 0 0 0 8
VISION-EASE LENS, INC. 2 6 0 0 0 8
APPLIED KINETICS INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
CARTER DAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
CRAY INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
D B INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 2 7
ENTEROMEDICS INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
EPITOPIX, LLC 0 3 1 3 0 7
EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
FORCE 10 NETWORKS, INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
GEODIGM CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 0 7
HUNT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 3 1 0 7
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 3 1 0 3 7
MEDICAL CV, INC. 0 1 5 1 0 7
MULTI-TECH SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 1 0 1 7
PILLSBURY COMPANY 7 0 0 0 0 7
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 1 0 2 7
ROYAL THOUGHTS L.L.C. 5 2 0 0 0 7
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 1 2 4 7
THE BUG COMPANY OF MINNESOTA 0 0 0 4 3 7
TRAVEL TAGS, INC. 0 2 1 0 4 7
TRICAM INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL, INC. 0 5 0 1 0 6
COGNOS INCORPORATED 0 4 2 0 0 6
CUMMINS POWER GENERATION IP, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
CUMMINS POWER GENERATION, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
DERNER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
DIVERSIFIED DYNAMICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
DYNAMIC AIR INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
HORMEL FOODS, LLC 1 3 1 1 0 6
KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
KIT MASTERS INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
MARVIN LUMBER AND CEDAR COMPANY 2 0 1 0 3 6
MINNESOTA MEDICAL PHYSICS, LLC 1 3 2 0 0 6
MORTARLESS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
QUALITY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
RIVATEK INCORPORATED 0 3 1 1 1 6
SCHWING AMERICA, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SKYLINE DISPLAYS, INC. 2 3 0 1 0 6
SPINNAKER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
TESCOM CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
TRICARDIA, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
VERISAE, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 1 1 2 1 1 6
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
ADHERENT LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
AUGUST TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
BIOE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
CAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
CANNON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CHART INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
CNS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
COLEY PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 0 2 3 5
COREL CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 1 5
DELKOR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
ELECTROCHEMICALS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
EMBRO CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
ENPATH MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
GARELICK MFG. CO. 3 1 0 1 0 5
GE OSMONICS, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 0 1 1 5
HYSITRON INCORPORATED 0 1 3 0 1 5
I3 VENTURES, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
LIFESCAN, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
LINDY LITTLE JOE, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
MEDTRONICS, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
MICRO CONTROL COMPANY 1 1 2 1 0 5
MIKEN SPORTS, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
MILLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
MYOCOR, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
NATUREWORKS LLC 0 2 2 0 1 5
NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
PEERLESS CHAIN COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
PEMSTAR, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
POTLATCH CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
RIMAGE CORP. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
TEAM INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
THE SAUNDERS GROUP, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
ULTIMED, INC 2 0 0 1 2 5
VBOX, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 1 2 5
VEC INDUSTRIES, L.L.C. 1 1 1 1 1 5
VERITEC INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
VITAL IMAGES, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
XERXES CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5


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