U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
~Individually Owned Patent | 102 | 82 | 96 | 113 | 98 | 491 |
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 94 |
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION | 17 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 87 |
DIATIDE, INC. | 0 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 68 |
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. | 8 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 |
DAVIDSON TEXTRON INC. | 22 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 55 |
PRESSTEK, INC. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 38 |
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS USA INC. | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
HYPERTHERM, INC. | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
ADVANCED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, OPERATIONS & PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
MARKEM CORPORATION | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
HEIDELBERG HARRIS INC. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
TERADYNE, INC. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
FERROFLUIDICS CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
UNITRODE CORPORATION | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
WHITAKER CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
C. R. BARD, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
BURNDY CORPORATION | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
ENVIRONAMICS CORPORATION | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
MILLIPORE CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
NASHUA CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
MATERIALS INNOVATION INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
MOORE U.S.A. INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
ORACLE CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
SUMMIT PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
DAVOX CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
NORTHEAST ROBOTICS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
3COM CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
AGFA DIVISION, BAYER CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
HAMPSHIRE CHEMICAL CORP. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
POLY-VAC, INC. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
POMPANETTE, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
ACUITY IMAGING, LLC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
GLOBE MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
HAMPSHIRE HOLOGRAPHIC MANUFACTURING, CORP. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
KERK MOTION PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
SPECTRA, INC. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
A. W. CHESTERTON COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
EXACT LABORATORIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
KINETRIX, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
AGFA CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
DTL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
MARINE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
ZERO EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGY INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
AMOCO CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CABOT CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
CANNON INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
CONVERSE INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
DIATECH, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
FOCAL, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
IMAGE DATA, LLC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
MEDCARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR CIRCUIT KNOWLEDGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
ADAPTEC, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
GENERAL SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSTON ASSOCIATES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
MATRITECH, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
MCCORD WINN TEXTRON INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
NORTHERN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
OWENS-BROCKWAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
POLAROID CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
STURM, RUGER + CO., INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
WANG LABORATORIES, INC. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
WORTHEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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