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

MINNESOTA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 270 267 344 299 336 1516
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 385 390 406 245 31 1457
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 91 86 177 185 206 745
MEDTRONIC INC. 49 55 124 113 131 472
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 133 308 441
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 47 31 52 65 80 275
HONEYWELL INC. 60 40 61 52 38 251
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 12 25 52 60 57 206
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 28 30 42 45 43 188
UNISYS CORPORATION 35 35 32 33 20 155
IMATION CORP. 3 27 27 50 27 134
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 9 12 18 22 41 102
ECOLAB INC. 17 10 16 22 27 92
ROSEMOUNT INC. 17 17 19 18 17 88
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 10 24 30 16 82
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 9 16 17 23 17 82
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 8 12 33 27 81
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 3 11 17 25 23 79
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 13 16 11 24 15 79
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 10 4 15 21 25 75
PILLSBURY COMPANY 19 17 10 18 5 69
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 9 12 20 11 16 68
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 8 10 9 19 15 61
CARGILL, INC. 8 7 12 11 18 56
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. 1 6 9 16 22 54
ANGEION CORPORATION 13 15 16 5 3 52
SCIENCE INCORPORATED 6 5 11 15 13 50
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 11 13 11 13 49
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 2 2 15 16 11 46
TORO COMPANY 7 10 8 8 12 45
SURVIVALINK CORP. 2 7 7 17 10 43
SIMS DELTEC, INC. 10 8 7 10 6 41
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 0 1 8 14 17 40
VTC INCORPORATED 3 3 15 14 3 38
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 9 0 5 10 13 37
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 8 6 8 9 6 37
EATON CORPORATION 2 7 6 6 15 36
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 9 7 4 8 5 33
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 2 1 15 6 9 33
THERMO KING CORPORATION 8 7 3 7 6 31
MULTI-TECH SYSTEMS, INC. 6 9 8 3 4 30
GNB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 7 11 6 29
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 7 10 5 4 29
TENNANT COMPANY 3 3 2 14 7 29
FLUOROWARE, INC. 3 2 8 5 9 27
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 6 7 8 3 27
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 5 0 2 10 8 25
TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION 6 2 8 4 5 25
UROLOGIX, INC. 2 4 6 7 6 25
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 3 4 5 9 24
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 3 5 9 5 22
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 5 5 5 3 22
MINNTECH CORPORATION 7 5 6 1 2 21
ROLLERBLADE, INC. 1 1 4 6 9 21
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 3 4 4 4 5 20
DAIG CORPORATION 1 3 6 4 6 20
EMPI, INC. 4 3 4 5 3 19
FEDERAL-HOFFMAN, INC. 5 9 5 0 0 19
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 19 19
WENGER CORPORATION 4 2 4 4 5 19
ALZA CORPORATION 3 3 3 5 4 18
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 2 2 3 5 6 18
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 18 18
AG-CHEM EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 1 1 3 7 5 17
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 1 0 8 5 3 17
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 0 0 1 13 16
HORTON, INC. 1 4 3 6 2 16
MVE, INC. 1 5 2 5 3 16
SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION 2 1 2 9 2 16
SHELDAHL, INC. 3 2 7 2 2 16
ST. CROIX MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 4 9 3 16
LASERMASTER CORPORATION 6 4 4 1 0 15
MEDWAVE, INCORPORATED 0 3 5 3 4 15
ONAN CORPORATION 5 6 4 0 0 15
VISION-EASE LENS, INC. 0 4 7 2 2 15
IMI CORNELIUS INC. 2 1 6 1 4 14
VIRATEC THIN FILMS, INC. 5 4 4 1 0 14
DATACARD CORPORATION, INC. 3 3 0 2 5 13
FARGO ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 1 5 2 3 13
FMC CORPORATION 6 6 1 0 0 13
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 9 1 13
HEARTSTENT CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 9 13
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 5 4 2 13
LECTEC CORPORATION 2 1 5 1 4 13
OPTICAL SENSORS, INC. 1 6 1 3 2 13
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 1 1 5 12
ERGOTRON, INC. 0 0 3 6 3 12
GRACO INC. 2 2 0 5 3 12
MONSANTO CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 5 12
NCR CORPORATION 0 1 3 4 4 12
PHILLIPS & TEMRO INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 1 4 6 12
PMT CORPORATION 1 0 0 7 4 12
SULZER SPINE-TECH INC. 0 0 0 7 5 12
THESEUS LOGIC, INC. 0 0 3 4 5 12
ASGROW SEED COMPANY 1 2 4 1 3 11
BEDFORD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 4 3 2 2 11
CORTEC CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 4 11
HEAT-N-GLO FIREPLACE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 4 4 11
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 11 11
HYPRO CORP. 1 0 3 2 5 11
SICO INCORPORATED 0 4 0 0 7 11
WAYNE HUGHES INSTITUTE 0 0 0 2 9 11
EVEREST MEDICAL CORPORATION 3 1 2 3 1 10
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. 2 3 1 4 0 10
KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 3 5 10
MENTOR CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 2 10
MODERN CONTROLS, INC. 1 2 3 2 2 10
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 1 3 2 2 2 10
SHTURMAN CARDIOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 2 6 10
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 3 2 2 10
UNITED DEFENSE, L.P. 0 0 5 3 2 10
VASCULAR SCIENCE, INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 1 1 4 0 3 9
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 5 0 3 9
BSI CORPORATION 3 1 5 0 0 9
CHORUS CORPORATION 0 2 4 2 1 9
COLDER PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 1 1 3 3 9
COLORSPAN CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 2 9
DOUGLAS MACHINE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2 2 2 1 2 9
FASTEST, INC. 1 0 1 2 5 9
GOLDEN VALLEY MICROWAVE FOODS INC. 1 3 4 1 0 9
HELICAL DYNAMICS, INC. 0 9 0 0 0 9
HOSOKAWA BEPEX CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 2 9
INTRATHERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 1 8 9
LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD COMPANY 2 1 2 1 3 9
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 1 5 2 1 9
PASTEUR SANOFI DIAGNOSTICS, S.A. 3 3 3 0 0 9
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 7 9
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 2 3 3 9
SUNBURST CHEMICALS, INC. 1 1 2 2 3 9
TCG INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 2 2 3 9
THESEUS RESEARCH, INC. 1 5 2 1 0 9
WILSON TOOL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 2 3 9
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 0 6 1 8
CLARUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 4 0 8
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 4 8
EMPAK INC. 0 0 3 4 1 8
GNB BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 3 1 4 0 8
KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 2 1 8
LIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC. 2 0 1 2 3 8
LUND INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
MYOCOR, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
RECOVERY ENGINEERING, INC. 3 0 2 2 1 8
RIKER LABORATORIES, INC. 4 0 4 0 0 8
SPX CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 6 8
SURMODICS, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
TELEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 1 1 4 1 8
THM BIOMEDICAL, INC. 0 1 2 5 0 8
CASE CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
CELLRESIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 2 4 1 7
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, INC. 1 4 0 0 2 7
CHROMALINE CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 3 7
CORTRAK MEDICAL, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
DANA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 2 7
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 2 0 3 1 7
DYNAMIC AIR INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
E. F. JOHNSON COMPANY 3 2 2 0 0 7
GALIC/MAUS VENTURES 1 0 4 1 1 7
IOTEK, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
KELTECH ENGINEERING 0 0 0 3 4 7
LORAL CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
MICRO MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. 0 2 1 0 4 7
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
NOVARTIS NUTRITION AG 0 0 4 1 2 7
PREMIER MARINE, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 3 0 2 0 7
ROSEMOUNT ANALYTICAL INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
ROSS-HIME DESIGNS, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 3 2 7
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 1 2 1 0 3 7
SPINE-TECH, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
STRATASYS, INC. 1 0 0 2 4 7
ADC SOLITRA, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
ADVANTEK INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
AVEKA, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 0 6
CLEAR WITH COMPUTERS, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
CPRX LLC 1 1 1 0 3 6
CRAY RESEARCH, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
D B INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
DIGITAL RIVER, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
ECOAIR CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
EDENTEC CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
FEDERAL CARTRIDGE CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 0 6
GENEVA GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
GIFT CERTIFICATE CENTER, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
HUSSONG MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
INTEG, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
ITRON, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
MANAGEMENT GRAPHICS, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
MJM TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.P. 1 0 2 1 2 6
NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
NONVOLATILE ELECTRONICS, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 2 6
NORDICTRACK, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
NT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
ORTHOPAEDIC INNOVATIONS, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
PAKON, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
POLY WALL INTERNATIONAL 3 1 1 0 1 6
POROUS MEDIA CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
RAYMEDICA, INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
ROSEMONT INC. 1 0 1 4 0 6
SMARTE CARTE, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SUB Q INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
TEMP TOP CONTAINER SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 1 1 3 1 6
ADVANCED BIO SURFACES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
AMERICAN HARVEST, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
AVECOR CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
B ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
BANNER ENGINEERING CORP. 0 1 2 1 1 5
BERGQUIST CO., INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
C.A.P., INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
CARTER DAY INDUSTRIES INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
CENTURY MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
CFR CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 2 0 3 0 0 5
COMMERCIAL INTERTECH COPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
CONAGRA, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CONTIMED, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
CREATIVE INTEGRATION & DESIGN, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
CROWN IRON WORKS COMPANY 0 1 2 2 0 5
CROWN PARTNERSHIP 1 1 3 0 0 5
DESPATCH INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
DIAMETRICS MEDICAL INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
DYNEON LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
GALVANI, LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
GP COMPANIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HERMAN MILLER INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
HOFFMAN ENCLOSURES INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HYSITRON INCORPORATED 2 1 0 1 1 5
INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
INFI-SHIELD INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
INVASATEC, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
MAY-WES MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
MEDI-JECT CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
MICRO CONTROL COMPANY 2 0 0 2 1 5
MSP CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 0 1 1 1 2 5
PHARMATARGET, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
PPT VISION, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
QUESTEK INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SAUER, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
SKYLINE DISPLAYS, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SL MONTEVIDEO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
SLIDELL, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SYS-TEC, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
THIELE ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 0 4 0 0 5
TURFCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
WALKER STAINLESS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
WANNER ENGINEERING, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
WATER HEATER INNOVATION, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5



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