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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

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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 101 114 122 148 145 630
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 24 68 137 149 145 523
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 53 57 60 65 47 282
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 29 31 70 56 67 253
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 15 16 16 28 28 103
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 17 25 19 17 13 91
BLACK & DECKER INC. 22 10 18 19 4 73
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 11 8 20 18 14 71
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 9 12 14 15 6 56
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 2 11 11 17 14 55
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 2 9 10 15 13 49
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 4 12 19 40
BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES Y-12, LLC 3 6 6 8 10 33
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 2 5 5 9 9 30
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 8 5 4 10 29
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 1 4 10 7 4 26
GRUPO PETROTEMEX, S.A. DE C.V. 0 0 0 13 11 24
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 5 5 7 24
GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 5 6 5 7 23
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 5 7 6 1 23
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 15 6 2 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 2 3 8 2 7 22
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 7 0 6 3 4 20
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 4 2 3 8 3 20
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 8 0 1 3 6 18
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 3 5 5 1 2 16
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 4 10 0 0 16
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 0 0 0 7 9 16
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 3 5 3 2 15
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 0 4 6 4 14
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 1 4 4 14
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 5 4 1 0 3 13
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 3 6 3 13
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 2 7 1 2 0 12
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 5 7 0 0 0 12
SMARTVUE CORPORATION 0 2 6 3 1 12
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 3 2 4 2 12
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 1 2 4 3 1 11
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 5 0 1 0 11
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 0 4 4 11
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC 0 1 4 4 1 10
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 5 1 2 1 10
METROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 7 3 0 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 2 7 10
SQUARE D COMPANY 5 0 1 3 1 10
TUFTCO CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 4 10
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS 0 0 2 5 3 10
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 0 4 3 1 9
ADROIT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 1 3 1 2 8
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 1 3 1 2 8
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 5 1 1 0 1 8
ARC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
FIBERWEB, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
FLEETGUARD, INC. 2 3 0 2 0 7
GYRUS ENT L.L.C. 2 1 4 0 0 7
KODI KLIP CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 2 7
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
PROVECTUS PHARMATECH, INC. 5 0 1 1 0 7
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 0 0 1 3 3 7
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 0 3 3 1 7
YALE SECURITY INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 1 2 0 3 0 6
BOULDIN CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 5 0 0 0 1 6
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 2 2 0 1 1 6
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
SMARTGUARD, LLC 1 3 0 1 1 6
SPECTRAMET, LLC 0 2 2 1 1 6
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
BIOVENTURES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
EDGENET INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
HEATHCO LLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
ICOVE AND ASSOCIATES, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
JP SCOPE LLC 3 0 0 1 1 5
KILGORE FLARES COMPANY, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
LOCHINVAR, LLC 0 1 1 0 3 5
MECO CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5
TUITION FUND, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 0 1 1 2 5


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