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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

WISCONSIN

( 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 188 197 220 195 184 984
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 131 144 151 144 152 722
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 132 115 105 102 74 528
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 116 105 109 104 90 524
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 46 46 46 53 64 255
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 19 24 46 51 54 194
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 32 32 32 52 37 185
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 36 45 24 36 23 164
KOHLER CO. 15 20 18 37 52 142
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 15 19 26 49 33 142
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 28 28 29 33 17 135
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 23 24 23 23 20 113
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 22 12 15 31 28 108
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION 9 22 28 24 9 92
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 6 10 15 20 32 83
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 19 24 17 12 10 82
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 12 14 20 19 10 75
EATON CORPORATION 13 9 16 14 18 70
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 34 9 7 6 5 61
HARNISCHFEGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 12 15 25 57
PROMEGA CORPORATION 18 12 10 13 4 57
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 9 6 14 18 5 52
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 12 3 13 10 8 46
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 13 10 6 5 40
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC. 8 8 6 8 9 39
DIVERSEY, INC. 5 8 12 8 5 38
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION 4 7 12 6 8 37
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 8 9 5 8 6 36
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 6 8 4 6 11 35
OSHKOSH CORPORATION 5 7 6 8 7 33
ABBVIE INC. 0 0 9 11 12 32
TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION 11 7 2 5 6 31
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 9 8 8 3 30
CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING LLC 0 2 3 5 19 29
DEERE + COMPANY 7 5 6 4 7 29
MCP IP, LLC 0 0 13 7 8 28
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 7 6 3 7 28
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 4 4 5 8 6 27
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 8 2 5 4 6 25
ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 8 10 4 25
DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC 8 4 6 5 1 24
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 3 4 10 3 24
UMW RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 7 4 4 6 24
VIRENT, INC. 0 2 5 3 14 24
AGRIGENETICS, INC. 1 1 14 6 1 23
BROADCOM CORPORATION 6 5 9 1 2 23
CURWOOD, INC. 5 6 5 7 0 23
MANITOWOC CRANE COMPANIES, INC. 4 2 4 7 6 23
PIONEER PET PRODUCTS, LLC 0 4 4 7 7 22
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 6 1 5 4 6 22
MEDTRONIC INC. 7 3 6 3 2 21
TITAN SPINE, LLC 0 0 12 3 6 21
TT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 6 4 5 2 21
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 2 1 8 6 3 20
CRAY INC. 6 7 4 0 3 20
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 6 7 5 1 0 19
CURT G. JOA, INC. 7 3 4 4 1 19
TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS CORP. 1 2 5 5 6 19
THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 4 5 2 1 19
JOHNSON CONTROLS- SAFT ADVANCED POWER SOLUTIONS LLC 2 1 6 3 6 18
WISYS TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION, INC. 3 5 2 3 5 18
CARDINAL CG COMPANY 7 3 3 4 0 17
CREE, INC. 0 0 2 3 12 17
GOOGLE, INC. 0 2 3 6 6 17
KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC 0 0 9 8 0 17
THERMO ELECTRON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 1 4 3 2 7 17
COMPOSITE PANEL SYSTEMS, LLC 6 4 4 2 0 16
EXACT SCIENCE CORP. 0 0 1 3 12 16
INO THERAPEUTICS LLC 0 2 7 6 1 16
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC. 2 2 5 1 6 16
TOMOTHERAPY INCORPORATED 0 5 7 3 1 16
ACTUANT CORPORATION 3 3 4 3 2 15
ARROWHEAD MADISON INC. 0 5 3 2 5 15
BADGER METER, INC. 2 5 4 2 2 15
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 2 2 6 3 15
SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 6 9 15
4FRONT ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, INC. 4 4 2 2 2 14
ALM HOLDING CO. 4 2 3 3 2 14
CELLULAR DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 6 5 3 14
COATING EXCELLENCE INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 6 4 1 2 14
DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS 0 0 8 1 5 14
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 4 3 2 2 3 14
GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 4 2 4 14
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 4 9 1 0 0 14
UNICO, INC. 1 3 3 6 1 14
BRP US INC. 1 1 2 3 6 13
C. G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 2 3 4 3 1 13
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 7 1 3 1 1 13
GAUTHIER BIOMEDICAL INC. 3 1 2 3 4 13
JOHNSON HEALTH TECH. CO. LTD. 4 3 2 2 2 13
KOSS CORPORATION 0 4 1 4 4 13
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 3 0 2 4 13
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3 3 2 2 3 13
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 3 1 4 13
SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC. 0 0 9 2 2 13
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 0 2 9 12
DEXCOM, INC. 5 1 3 2 1 12
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 3 6 12
NORDCO INC. (WISCONSIN) 0 2 4 3 3 12
SNO-WAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 3 1 2 1 12
STRATATECH CORPORATION 4 1 1 3 3 12
TERADATA US, INC. 5 2 1 0 4 12
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 4 1 2 1 11
BLANKING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 4 4 11
BRADLEY FIXTURES CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 4 11
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 2 3 5 11
HOSPIRA, INC. 2 2 0 5 2 11
HUSCO AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS, LLC 5 2 2 1 1 11
HUSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 2 5 11
INTEL CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 3 11
LUMINO, INC. 2 1 2 4 2 11
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 3 2 3 11
RYTEC CORPORATION 0 1 2 5 3 11
APN HEALTH, LLC 0 0 0 5 5 10
CASCADE BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 3 3 10
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 3 6 0 1 10
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY 4 5 1 0 0 10
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, INC. 2 0 0 5 3 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 0 4 4 10
ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 0 1 4 1 10
POWERMAG, LLC 0 1 6 3 0 10
QUINTESSENCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. 1 2 1 4 2 10
SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLC 3 2 3 1 1 10
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 3 5 2 10
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 2 5 0 1 2 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 2 1 2 2 10
WAUSAU PAPER MILLS, LLC 5 5 0 0 0 10
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 4 10
ALKAR-RAPIDPAK-MP EQUIPMENT, INC. 4 2 2 1 0 9
ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC 3 1 0 3 2 9
AMERICAN OFF-ROAD TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2 5 0 2 0 9
APPLETON PAPERS, INC. 4 2 3 0 0 9
APPVION, INC. 0 0 0 5 4 9
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 4 1 3 0 9
BRADSHAW MEDICAL INC. 1 4 2 1 1 9
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, L.L.C. 1 2 0 3 3 9
ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, INC. 0 0 2 4 3 9
GATEWAY PLASTICS, INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
J. L. CLARK, INC. 1 3 4 1 0 9
KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
MENASHA CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 3 9
METAVANTE CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 0 9
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 5 9
REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 2 5 9
REGAL BELOIT EPC INC. 0 5 4 0 0 9
ROCHE NIMBLEGEN, INC. 5 1 1 2 0 9
SAN JAMAR, INC. 0 0 2 2 5 9
SEAMLESS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 5 0 3 0 9
SILICON GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 1 2 2 4 9
SPACESAVER CORPORATION 3 4 1 0 1 9
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 2 1 4 0 2 9
WACKER NEUSON PRODUCTION AMERICAS LLC 0 4 3 1 1 9
WEILER AND COMPANY, INC. 5 1 2 0 1 9
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL USA, LLC 0 2 4 2 0 8
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 2 0 3 3 0 8
BINFORMA GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3 3 1 1 0 8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 2 3 3 8
BUYMETRICS, INC. 1 2 1 3 1 8
CELLSCRIPT, INC. 1 2 0 2 3 8
CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
CMD CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 1 8
FISKARS BRANDS, INC. 3 0 2 1 2 8
GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 3 8
HELLERMANNTYTON CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 2 8
INNOVAPORT LLC 1 2 1 4 0 8
KONECRANES PLC 0 0 1 2 5 8
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 1 4 0 0 8
MHE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 4 0 1 8
MISTRETTA MEDICAL, LLC 0 0 0 6 2 8
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 1 1 0 6 0 8
OSHKOSH DEFENSE, LLC 0 0 0 0 8 8
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 2 8
PENTAIR RESIDENTIAL FILTRATION, LLC 0 0 2 3 3 8
REYNOLDS PRESTO PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
ROVCAL, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
SARIS CYCLING GROUP, INC. 2 2 1 0 3 8
TALARIS INC. 3 3 0 1 1 8
ULTRATEC, INC. 1 1 2 3 1 8
AQUAMOST, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
ARDISAM, INC. 1 1 2 0 3 7
BOSTIK, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
BROAN-NUTONE LLC 0 1 3 1 2 7
CAREFUSION 2200, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
CELLECTAR, INC. 2 0 2 3 0 7
CENTRAL SIGNAL, LLC 1 1 2 1 2 7
CHEESE & WHEY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 2 0 0 7
COLOPLAST A/S 0 2 1 1 3 7
CURT MANUFACTURING, LLC 0 1 1 1 4 7
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 1 3 1 1 1 7
DRS POWER & CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 0 3 0 7
ECOLAB USA INC. 2 1 0 3 1 7
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 2 2 2 1 0 7
EPICENTRE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 2 1 0 4 7
FRANKLIN FUELING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 4 1 7
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 1 3 1 2 0 7
KENERGY, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
LUMINEX CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 2 7
MAGNETEK INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
META DOME, L.L.C. 0 2 2 1 2 7
NEWPAGE CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 1 7
NORDSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
PKWARE, INC. 2 3 0 0 2 7
PLASTIC INGENUITY, INC. 1 0 3 3 0 7
QUAD/TECH, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
SHELTERED WINGS, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
SUB-ZERO, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 3 3 0 1 7
WISCONSIN FILM & BAG, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
WOODWAY USA, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
A& E INCORPORATED 0 0 1 3 2 6
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP. 1 0 2 0 3 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
ALWIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
APTARGROUP, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
AQUATECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
ARKION LIFE SCIENCES LLC 2 3 0 0 1 6
ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
BEMIS COMPANY INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
BRUKER AXS, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY 1 2 1 2 0 6
CEQUENT TRAILER PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
CLEVERSAFE, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
CNH AMERICA LLC 2 2 2 0 0 6
DANISCO US INC 2 0 3 1 0 6
DOWCO, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
ENTHERMICS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
F/G PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP. 0 2 0 2 2 6
INPRO CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
KURYAKYN HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
M GROUP, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
MARQUIP, LLC 1 2 1 0 2 6
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 1 6
NON TYPICAL INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
RAFFEL SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
SEATS, INCORPORATED 2 0 3 1 0 6
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
SONY CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
STEPAN COMPANY 4 1 0 1 0 6
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 3 6
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 1 2 0 2 1 6
WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
ZITI TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3 0 2 1 0 6
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 0 5
ANDIS COMPANY 1 0 2 1 1 5
AOS HOLDING COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
BELL LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
C P PACKAGING, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
C-M GLO, LLC 0 0 3 0 2 5
COATING PLACE, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CONTEMPORARY, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
E-IMAGE DATA CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
GF HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
GOLD STANDARD INSTRUMENTS, LLC 2 0 1 2 0 5
GREATBATCH LTD. 1 2 0 2 0 5
HB PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 1 0 1 3 5
LAKE COUNTRY MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
LYCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
MAGARL, LLC 0 1 2 0 2 5
METAL ERA, INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
MINNETRONIX, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
NCR CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5
NEURENDO PHARMA, LLC 1 0 2 2 0 5
ONEEVENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
PATCO, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
PHAEDRUS, LLC 1 1 2 1 0 5
PLATYPUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 1 0 2 5
PROCESS RETAIL GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ROCHE MADISON INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
SELLARS ABSORBENT MATERIALS, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
SEMBA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SILGAN CONTAINERS LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SPX CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
SST SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
STEALTH THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
STEWART AND STIEN ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
THE BLOOD CENTER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
TORO COMPANY 2 0 1 1 1 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
ZBB ENERGY CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5


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