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 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 72 | 65 | 302 |
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 69 |
ALLEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
SCROLL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
MARSHALLTOWN TROWELL COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
MOLEX INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
CARRIER CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
FMC CORPORATION | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
PACMAC, INCORPORATED | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
POM INCORPORATED | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
ASSEMBLED PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
MONSANTO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
TRIANGLE ENGINEERING OF ARKANSAS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
TYSON HOLDING COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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