U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1996 - 2000 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

NEBRASKA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 59 61 64 60 69 313
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 29 24 24 22 25 124
ISCO, INC. 5 10 10 7 7 39
J. A. WOOLLAM CO. INC. 3 2 4 8 7 24
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 6 6 5 20
CENTURION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 4 1 6 8 19
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC. 1 1 0 4 11 17
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 7 1 3 4 16
BALDWIN FILTERS, INC. 4 2 5 4 0 15
BIONEBRASKA, INC. 2 3 2 2 3 12
SPORTSSTUFF, INC. 1 0 2 5 4 12
STRECK LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 5 1 2 11
DALE ELECTRONICS INC. 2 4 0 4 0 10
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 2 3 3 1 1 10
TRANSCRYPT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 9 0 1 10
CONAGRA, INC. 3 1 2 0 3 9
RANSOMES AMERICA CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 1 9
PFIZER INC. 1 4 1 1 1 8
EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED 0 0 4 2 1 7
LI-COR, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
TRANSGENOMIC INCORPORATED 0 0 3 2 2 7
LAB-INTERLINK, INC. 3 0 0 1 2 6
SUPRATEK PHARMA INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
ZONAGEN, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 2 5
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 0 5



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