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

RHODE ISLAND

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 47 65 67 59 82 320
~Individually Owned Patent 58 55 48 41 47 249
BROWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5 8 12 12 7 44
CHERRY SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 4 14 4 1 24
BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS 2 2 6 4 5 19
CYTOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 5 4 4 2 16
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 2 1 5 2 15
HASBRO, INC. 2 4 4 0 4 14
GRINNELL CORPORATION 3 0 5 4 1 13
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 8 4 1 0 0 13
ATLANTEK, INC. 5 3 1 1 1 11
CHIP COOLERS, INC. 0 2 3 1 5 11
COMTEC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 4 2 11
PFIZER INC. 0 0 4 3 4 11
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 2 2 0 5 10
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 6 10
C. R. BARD, INC. 2 0 4 2 2 10
OLIN MICROELECTRONIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 2 6 1 1 10
STANLEY-BOSTITCH, INC. 3 4 3 0 0 10
ARKWRIGHT INCORPORATED, INC. 0 1 2 3 3 9
FOUNTAINHEAD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 3 1 9
LCD INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C. 2 5 0 1 1 9
SPECTRA SCIENCE CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 4 9
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P. 0 0 0 4 5 9
ADVANCED INTERCONNECTIONS CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 1 8
TOWER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 3 8
XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 1 8
BROWN + SHARPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 3 2 0 1 7
BRUSH WELLMAN INC. 2 1 3 0 1 7
EG & G SEALOL, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. 0 2 3 2 0 7
OCG MICROELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
KMC, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
LAWSON-HEMPHILL, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
FOXBORO COMPANY 1 1 1 0 2 5
SAMSONITE CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
SPARCO, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5



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