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

KANSAS

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 94 83 105 137 115 534
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 26 22 48
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 8 3 7 12 8 38
BOEING COMPANY 3 0 8 13 10 34
BAYER CORPORATION 3 0 6 14 10 33
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 6 2 5 6 8 27
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 3 1 8 7 8 27
HAY & FORAGE INDUSTRIES 2 0 10 6 7 25
GARMIN CORPORATION 1 4 1 6 8 20
SYMBIOS LOGIC INC. 1 1 16 1 0 19
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 2 1 5 7 4 19
DEERE + COMPANY 6 1 5 3 2 17
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 1 2 5 5 4 17
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 3 2 2 3 13
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 3 2 4 2 2 13
WESCON PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 5 1 1 3 13
SANDOZ LTD. 0 0 2 8 0 10
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED 3 5 0 1 0 9
KEJR ENGINEERING, INC. 4 4 0 0 1 9
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 5 9
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY 4 4 0 0 0 8
HOECHST MARION ROUSSEL, INC. 0 2 1 4 1 8
SCRIPTPRO L.L.C. 0 0 3 3 2 8
VEKTEK, INC. 0 2 3 3 0 8
MERCK + CO., INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 2 3 0 7
PRECO INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 2 2 1 7
PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
THE BRADBURY COMPANY, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 1 1 1 3 7
AERO TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
CASE CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 3 1 1 1 0 6
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 0 1 1 2 6
INTRALUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
LAWRENCE PAPER COMPANY 1 3 1 0 1 6
LYNK, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 0 3 6
ALFA-LAVAL AGRI, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
BUSHNELL CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
GELCO INTERNATIONAL L.L.C. 0 0 0 1 4 5
GORDON-PIATT ENERGY GROUP, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
IT'S DENTS OR US, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
TENSION ENVELOPE CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MED CENTER 2 1 1 1 0 5



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