U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
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 |
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Information Products Division - TAF Branch
PK3- Suite 441
Washington, DC 20231 tel: (703) 306-2600
FAX: (703) 306-2737
email: oeip@uspto.gov address of TAF Internet pages : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
ftp download of TAF reports from : ftp.uspto.gov/pub/taf/