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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

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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 106 127 106 101 114 554
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 30 20 48 53 57 208
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 35 45 49 29 31 189
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 0 20 24 68 112
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8 23 29 17 25 102
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 25 23 22 10 82
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 14 21 13 15 16 79
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 9 26 16 5 1 57
MAYTAG CORPORATION 22 14 5 2 4 47
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5 8 7 9 12 41
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 6 10 7 5 7 35
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 5 5 6 2 11 29
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 5 8 6 4 2 25
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 3 4 5 5 24
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 0 3 11 8 23
FLEETGUARD, INC. 7 4 6 2 3 22
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 6 5 7 0 21
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 5 4 2 3 5 19
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 5 2 4 5 18
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 6 2 5 2 2 17
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 9 0 1 4 17
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 6 4 3 17
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 2 2 3 5 4 16
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 4 3 4 1 4 16
SQUARE D COMPANY 2 6 3 5 0 16
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 5 2 5 15
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 0 6 8 0 15
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 4 0 2 8 14
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 5 1 2 3 14
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 3 1 5 2 14
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 7 1 1 3 14
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 5 4 0 2 2 13
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 4 2 5 0 12
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 0 2 6 2 2 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 2 1 4 2 3 12
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 0 0 0 2 9 11
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 6 2 2 0 1 11
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 2 0 7 2 0 11
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 8 1 1 0 0 10
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 3 0 2 3 10
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 2 5 3 0 0 10
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 8 2 0 0 0 10
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 3 0 2 10
BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES Y-12, LLC 0 0 0 3 6 9
EATON CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 1 9
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 0 0 0 2 7 9
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 0 4 4 0 1 9
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 0 1 3 3 2 9
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2 3 1 1 1 8
ILIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 1 0 0 8
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 4 2 1 1 8
TUFTCO CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 1 8
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 3 3 1 7
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 0 1 5 7
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 7 0 0 0 0 7
DORIS NEBEL BEAL INTER VIVOS PATENT TRUST 2 3 1 1 0 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 1 1 0 0 7
TUTCO, INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
ALEREON INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
AMERICAN WATER HEATER COMPANY 0 0 3 1 2 6
ANALYSIS & MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
BOULDIN CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
CLARITY CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 0 6
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 2 1 2 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 2 0 3 1 6
GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 0 5 6
SMARTGUARD, LLC 0 0 2 1 3 6
TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC. 1 4 0 0 1 6
ADROIT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
AESCULAP II, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
ARC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 1 3 0 1 0 5
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 2 1 1 1 0 5
PROVECTUS PHARMATECH, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
WHERENET CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 2 2 0 1 0 5
YALE SECURITY INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5


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