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

NEW HAMPSHIRE

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
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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