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

VERMONT

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 145 158 220 201 236 960
~Individually Owned Patent 42 49 33 40 33 197
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 11 17 28
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. 7 7 4 4 4 26
BURTON CORPORATION USA 2 0 4 6 11 23
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 7 8 20
ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 11 3 1 1 16
ADVANCED TISSUE SCIENCES, INC. 7 0 1 1 0 9
SPECTRA, INC. 3 1 4 0 0 8
TUCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
ASCENSION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 0 6
CAULDRON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 1 2 1 1 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 2 2 1 6
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 1 2 1 2 0 6
C. A. LAWTON COMPANY 1 0 1 3 0 5
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 0 0 2 1 2 5
GENERAL DYNAMICS ARMAMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
HAZELETT STRIP-CASTING CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
KOBEL, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5



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