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 | 13722 | 12910 | 16395 | 16676 | 16107 | 75810 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 1633 | 1504 | 2306 | 2418 | 2565 | 10426 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 1000 | 999 | 1311 | 1102 | 1114 | 5526 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 279 | 750 | 902 | 1120 | 1372 | 4423 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | 704 | 719 | 1001 | 884 | 795 | 4103 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 785 | 638 | 691 | 647 | 742 | 3503 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 124 | 318 | 580 | 929 | 1301 | 3252 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 439 | 457 | 728 | 758 | 791 | 3173 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 630 | 536 | 690 | 588 | 502 | 2946 |
INTEL CORPORATION | 407 | 386 | 667 | 708 | 767 | 2935 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 177 | 270 | 553 | 822 | 1036 | 2858 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 532 | 502 | 508 | 510 | 605 | 2657 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 484 | 483 | 499 | 288 | 46 | 1800 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF | 259 | 273 | 391 | 435 | 432 | 1790 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY | 300 | 349 | 347 | 407 | 348 | 1751 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 111 | 146 | 409 | 532 | 437 | 1635 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 369 | 286 | 345 | 309 | 311 | 1620 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY | 283 | 287 | 341 | 348 | 351 | 1610 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION | 290 | 273 | 297 | 272 | 242 | 1374 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 97 | 192 | 326 | 341 | 340 | 1296 |
AT&T CORP. | 502 | 46 | 149 | 275 | 290 | 1262 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION | 124 | 164 | 226 | 334 | 308 | 1156 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 201 | 203 | 190 | 246 | 315 | 1155 |
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. | 99 | 129 | 243 | 250 | 306 | 1027 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 361 | 244 | 146 | 142 | 98 | 991 |
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 91 | 87 | 171 | 251 | 372 | 972 |
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 238 | 216 | 176 | 182 | 158 | 970 |
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. | 164 | 200 | 254 | 169 | 85 | 872 |
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 181 | 163 | 169 | 185 | 169 | 867 |
MERCK + CO., INC. | 125 | 156 | 172 | 206 | 172 | 831 |
EATON CORPORATION | 167 | 124 | 150 | 203 | 180 | 824 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 76 | 279 | 235 | 228 | 818 |
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION | 151 | 139 | 165 | 211 | 142 | 808 |
TRW INC. | 96 | 98 | 143 | 198 | 273 | 808 |
WHITAKER CORPORATION | 160 | 140 | 153 | 168 | 176 | 797 |
ERICSSON, INC. | 17 | 33 | 173 | 274 | 299 | 796 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 175 | 185 | 157 | 147 | 123 | 787 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. | 188 | 117 | 137 | 143 | 179 | 764 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY | 137 | 167 | 165 | 138 | 142 | 749 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED | 64 | 95 | 161 | 182 | 233 | 735 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 179 | 154 | 157 | 121 | 120 | 731 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 68 | 80 | 205 | 181 | 185 | 719 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | 105 | 100 | 197 | 164 | 130 | 696 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | 114 | 145 | 164 | 139 | 92 | 654 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. | 0 | 94 | 161 | 175 | 223 | 653 |
BOEING COMPANY | 97 | 114 | 156 | 147 | 136 | 650 |
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION | 150 | 121 | 155 | 127 | 88 | 641 |
SONY CORPORATION | 76 | 82 | 99 | 166 | 203 | 626 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 158 | 123 | 116 | 107 | 118 | 622 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 109 | 95 | 134 | 135 | 108 | 581 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | 95 | 124 | 143 | 120 | 93 | 575 |
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 98 | 82 | 140 | 141 | 114 | 575 |
BAYER CORPORATION | 86 | 88 | 136 | 130 | 124 | 564 |
HONEYWELL INC. | 125 | 100 | 119 | 123 | 95 | 562 |
RAYTHEON COMPANY | 10 | 20 | 115 | 211 | 203 | 559 |
UNISYS CORPORATION | 132 | 108 | 121 | 91 | 97 | 549 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 382 | 543 |
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION | 21 | 67 | 90 | 172 | 182 | 532 |
INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 4 | 17 | 107 | 247 | 146 | 521 |
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 92 | 112 | 104 | 114 | 86 | 508 |
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. | 69 | 69 | 110 | 120 | 138 | 506 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | 70 | 86 | 116 | 96 | 133 | 501 |
HARRIS CORP. | 88 | 110 | 122 | 118 | 60 | 498 |
NCR CORPORATION | 25 | 62 | 141 | 155 | 115 | 498 |
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. | 64 | 82 | 128 | 109 | 100 | 483 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 104 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 95 | 482 |
DELL USA, L.P. | 88 | 96 | 108 | 85 | 93 | 470 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 17 | 47 | 108 | 117 | 174 | 463 |
MOBIL OIL CORP. | 165 | 90 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 456 |
DOW CORNING CORPORATION | 103 | 86 | 105 | 94 | 66 | 454 |
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION | 138 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 39 | 451 |
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY | 263 | 128 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 448 |
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. | 86 | 94 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 445 |
UOP | 96 | 57 | 85 | 104 | 103 | 445 |
BASF CORP. | 94 | 91 | 92 | 84 | 81 | 442 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | 87 | 81 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 440 |
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. | 70 | 82 | 117 | 91 | 74 | 434 |
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. | 2 | 1 | 107 | 143 | 180 | 433 |
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY | 66 | 80 | 63 | 110 | 113 | 432 |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | 67 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 119 | 429 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE | 99 | 84 | 78 | 90 | 75 | 426 |
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 88 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 50 | 419 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. | 43 | 52 | 110 | 137 | 73 | 415 |
PFIZER INC. | 61 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 113 | 412 |
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY | 99 | 93 | 86 | 81 | 45 | 404 |
DANA CORPORATION | 58 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 99 | 403 |
EXXON RESEARCH + ENGINEERING CO. | 58 | 59 | 83 | 107 | 92 | 399 |
CORNING INCORPORATED | 79 | 73 | 65 | 86 | 94 | 397 |
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. | 77 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 94 | 389 |
SHELL OIL COMPANY | 95 | 81 | 78 | 62 | 73 | 389 |
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | 78 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 107 | 387 |
XILINX, INC. | 52 | 55 | 73 | 90 | 111 | 381 |
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. | 19 | 50 | 98 | 106 | 106 | 379 |
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION | 37 | 198 | 138 | 5 | 1 | 379 |
GENENTECH, INC. | 42 | 78 | 128 | 51 | 78 | 377 |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF | 54 | 63 | 76 | 81 | 103 | 377 |
FMC CORPORATION | 68 | 71 | 90 | 77 | 70 | 376 |
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. | 76 | 92 | 69 | 72 | 67 | 376 |
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 111 | 111 | 80 | 43 | 27 | 372 |
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 31 | 118 | 89 | 58 | 75 | 371 |
QUALCOMM, INC. | 48 | 43 | 79 | 104 | 93 | 367 |
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY | 59 | 77 | 89 | 63 | 76 | 364 |
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY | 97 | 59 | 62 | 75 | 71 | 364 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 66 | 59 | 87 | 87 | 64 | 363 |
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 23 | 46 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 357 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. | 47 | 31 | 53 | 79 | 146 | 356 |
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 64 | 61 | 83 | 85 | 63 | 356 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 44 | 24 | 99 | 92 | 96 | 355 |
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 29 | 32 | 55 | 107 | 118 | 341 |
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 114 | 75 | 75 | 66 | 11 | 341 |
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | 10 | 33 | 117 | 105 | 73 | 338 |
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. | 0 | 22 | 68 | 110 | 130 | 330 |
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY | 57 | 75 | 52 | 70 | 75 | 329 |
HENKEL CORPORATION | 74 | 49 | 60 | 82 | 61 | 326 |
G. D. SEARLE & CO. | 62 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 313 |
3COM CORPORATION | 20 | 21 | 35 | 86 | 150 | 312 |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | 26 | 45 | 76 | 94 | 70 | 311 |
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. | 5 | 13 | 31 | 109 | 152 | 310 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | 71 | 67 | 61 | 53 | 55 | 307 |
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. | 66 | 35 | 58 | 76 | 71 | 306 |
SANDIA CORPORATION | 26 | 38 | 76 | 90 | 76 | 306 |
TEKTRONIX INC. | 61 | 50 | 66 | 75 | 54 | 306 |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | 51 | 46 | 70 | 85 | 51 | 303 |
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 29 | 42 | 39 | 77 | 111 | 298 |
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. | 132 | 72 | 79 | 11 | 4 | 298 |
SCHERING CORP. | 27 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 49 | 297 |
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. | 71 | 63 | 70 | 65 | 28 | 297 |
CARRIER CORPORATION | 49 | 39 | 64 | 56 | 82 | 290 |
ALTERA CORPORATION | 39 | 29 | 50 | 70 | 96 | 284 |
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. | 61 | 51 | 81 | 57 | 34 | 284 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 41 | 45 | 73 | 69 | 55 | 283 |
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION | 34 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 282 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 112 | 84 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 281 |
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | 60 | 61 | 52 | 57 | 50 | 280 |
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION | 41 | 45 | 58 | 80 | 56 | 280 |
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 45 | 39 | 36 | 65 | 95 | 280 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 49 | 45 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 278 |
CHIRON CORPORATION | 20 | 68 | 76 | 53 | 60 | 277 |
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. | 34 | 43 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 276 |
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. | 84 | 75 | 37 | 33 | 46 | 275 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION | 139 | 100 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 274 |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | 45 | 39 | 56 | 67 | 65 | 272 |
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. | 34 | 38 | 84 | 54 | 62 | 272 |
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. | 52 | 47 | 62 | 63 | 47 | 271 |
ETHICON, INC. | 38 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 71 | 271 |
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 36 | 45 | 63 | 72 | 54 | 270 |
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 96 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 268 |
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION | 37 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 265 |
POLAROID CORPORATION | 59 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 34 | 264 |
ARCO CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. | 56 | 66 | 57 | 49 | 34 | 262 |
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. | 50 | 72 | 96 | 42 | 0 | 260 |
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 45 | 44 | 63 | 61 | 47 | 260 |
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 37 | 114 | 107 | 258 |
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | 44 | 55 | 68 | 59 | 31 | 257 |
ALLERGAN, INC. | 61 | 71 | 70 | 28 | 24 | 254 |
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY | 48 | 33 | 56 | 59 | 54 | 250 |
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | 25 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 69 | 246 |
EMC CORPORATION | 26 | 21 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 245 |
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 42 | 56 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 241 |
PACESETTER, INC. | 42 | 45 | 83 | 42 | 29 | 241 |
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION | 66 | 74 | 64 | 24 | 10 | 238 |
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. | 42 | 55 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 236 |
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | 36 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 235 |
MOLEX INCORPORATED | 41 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 234 |
ORACLE CORPORATION | 8 | 7 | 58 | 85 | 73 | 231 |
CASE CORPORATION | 26 | 23 | 36 | 67 | 78 | 230 |
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) | 48 | 34 | 60 | 41 | 46 | 229 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 19 | 24 | 53 | 83 | 50 | 229 |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | 32 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 226 |
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. | 72 | 62 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 226 |
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 38 | 28 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 224 |
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY | 35 | 40 | 64 | 55 | 27 | 221 |
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 30 | 39 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 219 |
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. | 23 | 34 | 37 | 64 | 60 | 218 |
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. | 25 | 48 | 65 | 33 | 43 | 214 |
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY | 26 | 42 | 49 | 69 | 28 | 214 |
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA | 53 | 31 | 53 | 49 | 24 | 210 |
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | 25 | 36 | 44 | 47 | 57 | 209 |
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. | 38 | 36 | 53 | 44 | 34 | 205 |
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. | 42 | 58 | 25 | 42 | 37 | 204 |
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 20 | 26 | 66 | 54 | 38 | 204 |
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 46 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 39 | 200 |
TEXACO INC. | 64 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 199 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | 29 | 25 | 60 | 78 | 3 | 195 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 4 | 17 | 33 | 59 | 81 | 194 |
AMOCO CORPORATION | 66 | 53 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 193 |
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF | 30 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 193 |
HUBBELL INCORPORATED | 22 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 57 | 192 |
ACUSON CORPORATION | 19 | 22 | 32 | 61 | 57 | 191 |
BLACK & DECKER INC. | 15 | 29 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 191 |
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 6 | 17 | 42 | 45 | 78 | 188 |
ALZA CORPORATION | 28 | 37 | 31 | 56 | 35 | 187 |
BOC GROUP, INC. | 44 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 187 |
LEAR CORPORATION | 2 | 17 | 51 | 67 | 48 | 185 |
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 25 | 26 | 56 | 42 | 36 | 185 |
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION | 13 | 22 | 45 | 48 | 56 | 184 |
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION | 24 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 182 |
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 33 | 37 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 181 |
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION | 38 | 35 | 33 | 45 | 29 | 180 |
BETZDEARBORN INC. | 4 | 60 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 179 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 24 | 22 | 32 | 56 | 45 | 179 |
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY | 64 | 55 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 178 |
SQUARE D COMPANY | 33 | 31 | 45 | 47 | 19 | 175 |
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY | 37 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 173 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. | 29 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 172 |
LUBRIZOL CORPORATION | 34 | 30 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 171 |
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS | 31 | 28 | 47 | 41 | 23 | 170 |
CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 25 | 33 | 49 | 25 | 37 | 169 |
HOECHST MARION ROUSSEL, INC. | 15 | 49 | 38 | 50 | 17 | 169 |
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY | 46 | 35 | 43 | 21 | 23 | 168 |
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 8 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 100 | 167 |
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | 26 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 165 |
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 33 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 26 | 164 |
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 136 | 164 |
NORDSON CORPORATION | 29 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 163 |
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 39 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 54 | 163 |
WESTVACO CORPORATION | 29 | 28 | 40 | 32 | 34 | 163 |
ADAPTEC, INC. | 7 | 21 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 162 |
KRAFT FOODS, INC. | 29 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 42 | 162 |
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 92 | 162 |
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION | 45 | 29 | 45 | 35 | 8 | 162 |
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | 16 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 36 | 162 |
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 80 | 161 |
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 160 |
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA | 22 | 39 | 29 | 43 | 27 | 160 |
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED | 6 | 9 | 33 | 72 | 39 | 159 |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. | 37 | 28 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 158 |
PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 27 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 52 | 158 |
IMATION CORP. | 4 | 30 | 31 | 57 | 35 | 157 |
HALLIBURTON CO. | 92 | 38 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 156 |
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. | 40 | 41 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 156 |
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 40 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 156 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44 | 91 | 154 |
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 17 | 15 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 154 |
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. | 23 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 153 |
ZENECA LIMITED | 44 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 153 |
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. | 4 | 12 | 27 | 61 | 46 | 150 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. | 21 | 45 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 150 |
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. | 37 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 149 |
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 15 | 46 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 149 |
RAYCHEM CORPORATION | 32 | 33 | 46 | 33 | 4 | 148 |
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. | 22 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 43 | 147 |
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 29 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 147 |
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | 17 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 146 |
BELL COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH, INC. | 50 | 33 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 146 |
DONNELLY CORPORATION | 16 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 146 |
IOMEGA CORPORATION | 8 | 18 | 19 | 46 | 55 | 146 |
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 41 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 146 |
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. | 17 | 6 | 52 | 38 | 33 | 146 |
AMGEN | 14 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 145 |
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 14 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 145 |
ENGELHARD CORPORATION | 16 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 145 |
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY | 0 | 18 | 41 | 48 | 38 | 145 |
TANDEM COMPUTERS INCORPORATED | 24 | 21 | 49 | 35 | 16 | 145 |
MERRELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | 33 | 59 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 143 |
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS | 15 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 50 | 143 |
CORDIS CORPORATION | 30 | 23 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 140 |
NOVELL, INC. | 5 | 14 | 27 | 49 | 44 | 139 |
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | 38 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 138 |
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION | 25 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 137 |
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | 20 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 137 |
HERCULES INCORPORATED | 40 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 136 |
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 113 | 136 |
PRINCE CORPORATION | 31 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 136 |
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | 8 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 136 |
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 22 | 20 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 136 |
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 18 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 41 | 134 |
NORAND CORPORATION | 34 | 27 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 134 |
OLIN CORPORATION | 54 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 134 |
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | 9 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 134 |
ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 32 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 133 |
READ-RITE CORPORATION | 9 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 132 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 24 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 31 | 132 |
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY | 24 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 131 |
INTERMEC IP CORP. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 85 | 131 |
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION | 69 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 131 |
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. | 19 | 19 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 131 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 21 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 39 | 130 |
MAYTAG CORPORATION | 10 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 31 | 130 |
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 19 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 26 | 130 |
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. | 34 | 37 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 129 |
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 4 | 8 | 55 | 46 | 16 | 129 |
B. F. GOODRICH CO. | 33 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 128 |
CHESEBROUGH-POND'S USA CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 26 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 18 | 128 |
GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC. | 14 | 25 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 128 |
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 68 | 127 |
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF | 29 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 127 |
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. | 21 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 126 |
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. | 20 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 125 |
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION | 27 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 39 | 125 |
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 24 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 124 |
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. | 9 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 58 | 123 |
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. | 22 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 36 | 123 |
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 12 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 39 | 122 |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 122 |
PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION | 15 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 122 |
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. | 26 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 122 |
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. | 12 | 19 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 121 |
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 7 | 27 | 48 | 22 | 17 | 121 |
ACUSHNET COMPANY | 10 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 120 |
FUJITSU LIMITED | 14 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 29 | 120 |
LORD CORPORATION | 17 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 120 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY | 15 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 120 |
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | 28 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 119 |
GILLETTE COMPANY | 20 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 119 |
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 23 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 119 |
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 10 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 119 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | 28 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 118 |
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | 12 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 118 |
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. | 12 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 118 |
ISP INVESTMENTS INC. | 13 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 118 |
ITT CORPORATION | 57 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 118 |
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | 18 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 118 |
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. | 19 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 118 |
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. | 16 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 34 | 118 |
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 117 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 0 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 117 |
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG | 14 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 45 | 116 |
KENNAMETAL INC. | 12 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 116 |
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION | 4 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 116 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 |
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION | 67 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. | 36 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 115 |
ALCATEL USA SOURCING, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 62 | 114 |
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES | 17 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 114 |
CHURCH + DWIGHT CO., INC. | 35 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 113 |
ECOLAB INC. | 19 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 113 |
YALE UNIVERSITY | 7 | 20 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 113 |
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION | 14 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 112 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. | 10 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 16 | 112 |
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 24 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 112 |
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | 10 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 112 |
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 37 | 111 |
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION | 9 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 111 |
STEELCASE INC. | 15 | 18 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 111 |
TESSERA, INC. | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 111 |
ASHLAND INC. | 19 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 110 |
C. R. BARD, INC. | 18 | 19 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 110 |
MATTEL INC. | 15 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 110 |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | 13 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 110 |
CANDESCENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 0 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 53 | 109 |
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 16 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 109 |
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND | 19 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 109 |
ALLEN-BRADLEY COMPANY | 38 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 108 |
NEUROGEN CORPORATION | 3 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 108 |
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. | 12 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 15 | 108 |
CABOT CORPORATION | 7 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 41 | 107 |
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY | 12 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 107 |
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. | 10 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 107 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 19 | 48 | 40 | 107 |
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. | 23 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 106 |
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY | 61 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 106 |
KELSEY-HAYES CO. | 34 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 106 |
SILICONIX INCORPORATED | 22 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 106 |
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. | 12 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 105 |
EMORY UNIVERSITY | 12 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 105 |
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 104 |
PALL CORPORATION | 31 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 104 |
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 103 |
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 102 |
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION | 10 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 102 |
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. | 25 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 102 |
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 50 | 102 |
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. | 18 | 15 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 101 |
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 21 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 101 |
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 101 |
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 42 | 101 |
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. | 18 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 100 |
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | 15 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 100 |
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