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

KENTUCKY

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 75 88 95 103 88 449
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 23 30 52 92 107 304
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 13 12 18 21 20 84
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 14 15 14 14 5 62
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16 8 5 10 5 44
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 4 3 5 8 23
MAS-HAMILTON GROUP, INC. 4 2 1 7 5 19
AAF INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 4 5 6 18
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY INC. 1 2 8 4 3 18
SQUARE D COMPANY 1 6 5 4 1 17
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC 0 0 0 7 9 16
CREDO TOOL COMPANY 2 3 5 4 1 15
ASHLAND INC. 3 4 4 1 2 14
LANTECH, INC. 7 0 5 2 0 14
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 4 3 1 3 2 13
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 1 4 2 2 13
C & M TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 4 2 1 11
R. A. JONES + CO. INC. 3 2 1 1 3 10
SRM CHEMICAL, LTD. CO. 0 2 4 2 2 10
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 6 2 0 1 0 9
ROBINSON-NUGENT, INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
DESA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 1 2 4 8
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 2 2 2 1 8
Q2100, INC. 3 0 0 3 2 8
SANDVIK SORTING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
TEKNO INCORPORATED 2 0 2 2 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 1 0 2 4 1 8
AEROFOAM CHEMICALS, DIVISION OF BORDER CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 1 1 1 4 7
MEDWORKS CORP. 0 0 0 4 3 7
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 2 1 0 1 7
SARGENT + GREENLEAF, INC. 0 3 2 0 2 7
COFFEY MARKETING CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
CRANE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
HK SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
JORDAN HOLDING COMPANY 3 2 1 0 0 6
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2 1 3 0 0 6
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
WHITE HYDRAULICS, INC. 1 0 1 0 4 6
XEROX CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 0 6
AMBU INTERNATIONAL A/S 2 0 1 1 1 5
ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
HAMMER STRENGTH CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORP. OF AMERICA 0 0 0 0 5 5
OWENS-ILLINOIS LABELS INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
RAQUE FOOD SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
SPAN TECH CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
SPAN TECH LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
UNITED CATALYSTS INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
ZOELLER COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5



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