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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 2008 - 2012 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

SOUTH AFRICA

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 19 19 33 27 33 131
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 10 10 6 9 9 44
SPINALMOTION, INC. 1 4 2 3 5 15
CSIR 2 2 4 4 2 14
AZOTEQ (PTY) LIMITED 3 3 3 3 1 13
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN 2 1 2 3 1 9
DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 0 3 5 8
TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 1 1 4 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG 0 0 1 2 4 7
BHP BILLITON SA LIMITED 0 3 1 1 1 6
NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 1 3 6
WATERLEAF LIMITED 0 1 2 2 1 6
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
CORK GROUP TRADING LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
FORCE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
LONGYEAR TM, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
PLATCO TECHNOLOGIES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 0 2 0 3 0 5
SOURCECODE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5


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Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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