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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 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 148 145 166 170 157 786
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 149 145 144 102 114 654
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 56 67 72 81 70 346
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 65 47 47 58 58 275
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 28 28 34 51 39 180
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 17 14 20 30 21 102
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 18 14 27 12 16 87
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 12 19 14 21 17 83
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 17 13 8 7 24 69
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 15 6 18 18 8 65
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 15 13 12 6 8 54
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 4 10 10 21 6 51
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 7 9 12 14 9 51
GRUPO PETROTEMEX, S.A. DE C.V. 13 11 6 8 4 42
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 7 6 6 13 37
BLACK & DECKER INC. 19 4 2 3 4 32
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 9 9 8 6 0 32
BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES Y-12, LLC 8 10 5 7 0 30
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 7 4 10 6 2 29
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 8 3 6 3 7 27
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 3 6 8 3 2 22
BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 11 18
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 6 1 4 1 6 18
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS 5 3 5 1 3 17
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 5 4 2 16
CONSOLIDATED NUCLEAR SECURITY, LLC 0 0 0 3 13 16
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 2 4 1 6 16
GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 7 3 0 0 15
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 3 3 5 4 15
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 6 2 1 4 2 15
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 7 3 1 1 14
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 6 3 5 0 0 14
AKZO NOBEL NV 6 4 1 1 1 13
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 4 2 1 2 13
KENNAMETAL INC. 0 0 0 5 8 13
SMARTVUE CORPORATION 3 1 3 5 1 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 2 7 3 1 0 13
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 2 3 2 4 12
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 4 1 4 0 12
FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. 0 1 1 2 8 12
MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS HOLDINGS INC. 0 0 0 6 6 12
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 3 0 6 12
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 4 1 1 1 11
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 5 11
LOCHINVAR, LLC 0 3 2 3 2 10
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 4 2 1 1 2 10
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 3 3 3 1 0 10
3SAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 0 3 4 9
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 1 1 3 4 9
BELDEN, INC. 1 3 5 0 0 9
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 3 4 0 9
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 3 1 2 2 1 9
GTX, INC. 1 0 2 3 3 9
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 1 2 4 2 0 9
KODI KLIP CORPORATION 4 2 0 2 1 9
MSD CONSUMER CARE, INC. 0 3 2 2 2 9
NISUS CORP. 1 1 2 5 0 9
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC. 2 1 3 3 0 9
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 3 1 3 2 0 9
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC. 0 2 2 4 0 8
TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 2 4 2 8
XTREME MARINE CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 6 8
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 1 1 1 4 7
BIOVENTURES, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC 4 1 0 0 2 7
EATON CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 2 7
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 2 7
FIBERWEB, INC. 3 2 1 0 1 7
ICOVE AND ASSOCIATES, LLC 3 1 2 0 1 7
MONOSOLRX LLC. 1 1 0 3 2 7
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 2 0 1 7
TUTCO, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
ASPECT SOFTWARE, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
COEUR, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
GYRUS ENT L.L.C. 0 0 4 2 0 6
INNOVATIVE HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
ITOOL EQUIPMENT HOLDING LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
JOHN MEZZALLINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC 2 3 1 0 0 6
JP SCOPE, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
KILGORE FLARES COMPANY, LLC 2 1 2 1 0 6
MECO CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 0 6
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
PI, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
PLEXUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
SCHOTT CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 2 6
TRICORD SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
TUFTCO CORPORATION 1 4 0 1 0 6
USTER TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 2 1 2 1 6
YALE SECURITY INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
ZSCALER, INC. 1 2 0 3 0 6
ADVANCED BREATH DIAGNOSTICS, LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
ANALYSIS & MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
ARC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
BOCA FLASHER, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
BPS ENGINEERING, LLC 1 0 2 2 0 5
BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
CHATTEM, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ENTEROPTYX, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
FLORATINE PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. 0 1 3 0 1 5
MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
NCR CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
NUSIRT SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
POWERTECH, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC 0 0 2 0 3 5
SMARTGUARD, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
SPECTRAMET, LLC 1 1 2 1 0 5
W.M. BARR & COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5



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