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

ALABAMA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 109 96 130 133 105 573
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5 13 17 27 19 81
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 9 11 13 8 10 51
ADTRAN 7 6 12 14 4 43
MOTOROLA, INC. 6 9 9 5 3 32
INTERGRAPH CORPORATION 3 0 12 6 8 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 6 5 1 3 13 28
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 6 5 7 5 4 27
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 1 2 6 8 8 25
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 4 4 11 4 0 23
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 4 4 6 4 2 20
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 5 4 3 1 15
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 4 0 4 4 2 14
SCI SYSTEMS, INC. 3 6 2 0 2 13
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 4 3 5 12
INNOFLEX INCORPORATED 0 0 4 5 2 11
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 0 0 2 6 3 11
RYDER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 6 4 0 0 0 10
SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 0 0 3 4 3 10
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 0 2 6 1 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 6 9
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 3 0 4 0 8
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 2 2 0 8
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 1 4 2 8
USBI COMPANY 2 0 0 4 2 8
ROBBINS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 0 0 3 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 0 1 2 3 1 7
COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
CYBEX COMPUTER PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 2 6
QUADRUM TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
WELLCUTTER INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
ABB ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, DIV. OF ABB FLAKT, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
BARON SERVICES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
CRYSTAL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, A DIVISION OF FOLSOM METAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
DANA CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
GULF STATES PAPER CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
SHEARWATER POLYMERS, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 1 5



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