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 | 595 | 540 | 716 | 673 | 672 | 3196 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 284 | 252 | 364 | 313 | 319 | 1532 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 180 | 169 | 170 | 202 | 257 | 978 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 122 | 132 | 107 | 86 | 85 | 532 |
UOP | 68 | 45 | 78 | 95 | 88 | 374 |
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 30 | 116 | 84 | 56 | 72 | 358 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | 52 | 63 | 79 | 62 | 71 | 327 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 22 | 54 | 68 | 63 | 86 | 293 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 40 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 220 |
MOLEX INCORPORATED | 36 | 31 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 200 |
CASE CORPORATION | 19 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 53 | 161 |
G. D. SEARLE & CO. | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 157 |
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY | 22 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 144 |
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION | 35 | 25 | 38 | 34 | 8 | 140 |
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. | 20 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 42 | 137 |
ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 32 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 131 |
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | 15 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 103 |
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | 10 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 100 |
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. | 12 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 99 |
AMOCO CORPORATION | 31 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 93 |
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. | 21 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 83 |
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | 13 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 83 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | 11 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 68 |
CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION | 13 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 60 |
KRAFT FOODS, INC. | 13 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 58 |
AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 7 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 57 |
HONEYWELL INC. | 13 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 55 |
3COM CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 53 |
HELENE CURTIS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 53 |
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 53 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 52 |
BP AMOCO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 49 |
EATON CORPORATION | 13 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 49 |
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 13 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 47 |
AMERITECH CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 44 |
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | 7 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 43 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 42 |
MAYTAG CORPORATION | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED | 8 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 |
AT&T CORP. | 28 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 41 |
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
NCR CORPORATION | 0 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 40 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 40 |
LITTELFUSE, INC. | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 39 |
WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC. | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 39 |
ANDREW CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
PITTWAY CORPORATION | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
VISKASE CORPORATION | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
VIDEOJET SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
DANA CORPORATION | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 34 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 33 |
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 33 |
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 32 |
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
AKSYS, LTD. | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
SUNCAST CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 |
S & C ELECTRIC CO. | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
CABOT CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
DONLAR CORPORATION | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
GOSS GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
TEXTRON INC. | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
HIGHLAND SUPPLY CORPORATION | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
PANDUIT CORPORATION | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
DSM N.V. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 |
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
ILLINOIS SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
PHOENIX CLOSURES, INC. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
THE FAMILY TRUST U/TA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
FEL-PRO INCORPORATED | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
FELLOWES MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
ACCO BRANDS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
TELTREND, INC. | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
HARRIS CORP. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
OLIN CORPORATION | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
ZEFTEK, INC. | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
JOHN CRANE, INC. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
NTP INCORPORATED | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
REXNORD CORPORATION | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
ENERGY SAVINGS, INC. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
FORT LOCK CORPORATION | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
M & R PRINTING EQUIPMENT, INC. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
NUTRASWEET COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
STEPAN COMPANY | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
BRK BRANDS, INC. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
CAPCOM COIN-OP, INC. | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
ENGATE INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
LJ LABORATORIES, L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
MI JACK PRODUCTS, INC. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
RANCO INCORPORATED OF DELAWARE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
SKF USA INC. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
SRAM CORPORATION | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
TENNECO PACKAGING INC. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS CO. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
AC PROPERTIES B. V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
ALFACEL S.A. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
CONTINENTAL X-RAY CORP. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
MACLEAN FOGG COMPANY | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
MASONITE CORPORATION | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
MIDTRONICS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
MINER ENTERPRISES INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
NESTEC, LTD. | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
NEW ARCHERY PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
S-B POWER TOOL COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
SANTA'S BEST | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
SNAP-ON TOOLS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
USG INTERIORS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
AEROFOAM CHEMICALS, DIVISION OF BORDER CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
GRIGOLEIT COMPANY | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
LABINAL COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
ROCKWELL SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
SARAWAK MEDICHEM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
SIGMA-ALDRICH COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
THE GSI GROUP, INC. | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
WMS GAMING, INC. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
ABC RAIL PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
ACCUMED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
AUTOMATIC LIQUID PACKAGING, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
BARBER-COLMAN COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
E. H. WACHS COMPANY | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
EVERSHARP PEN COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
HARPER-WYMAN COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
HENKEL CORPORATION | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
MAGNECO/METREL, INC. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
PENTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
SENIOR ENGINEERING INVESTMENTS AG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
SPEEDFAM CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
SWIFT-ECKRICH, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
ADE, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
AMERICAN ROLLER COMPANY | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
ANSIMAG, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
APTARGROUP, INC. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
ASGROW SEED COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
B-LINE SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
BELL & HOWELL POSTAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
CREATIVE PACKAGING CORP. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
DYNETICS ENGINEERING CORPORATION, INC. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
FORMAX, INC. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
GNB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
RUSH-PRESBYTERIAN-ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
SAGE PRODUCTS INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
SE-KURE CONTROLS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
SEARS MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
THE BOLER COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
U.S. CONTROLS CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
VYSIS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
ADVANCED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CO. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
BEE CHEMICAL CO. | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
BEST CUTTING DIE COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
C. P. HALL COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
C. R. BARD, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
CTS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
DAWN EQUIPMENT COMPANY | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
DICKEY-JOHN CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
FIRST BRANDS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
FLEETWOOD SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
LMK ENTERPRISES, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
MAGENTA CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
MARCONI DATA SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
MARS INCORPORATED | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
MEDELA, INC. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
MITEK HOLDING, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
MONSANTO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
NALCO FUEL TECH | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
NOVA SOLUTIONS, INC. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
PACKARD BELL NEC INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
POWER TRENDS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
RECON/OPTICAL, INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
RELTEC CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
SABRATEK CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
SAFETY-KLEEN CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
THE PAMPERED CHEF, LTD. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
U.S. ROBOTICS, INC. | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
WESLEY-JESSEN CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
WITCO CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
WOODHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
A. FINKL + SONS CO. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
ALLIED TUBE + CONDUIT CORPORATION | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
ANGUS CHEMICAL COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
BELTONE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
CLOUD CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
DURAMETALLIC CORPORATION | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
ETCON CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
FARMER'S FACTORY CO. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
HURLETRON, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
INGERSOLL CUTTING TOOL COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
INSTA-FOAM PRODUCTS, INC. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
LANDIS & GYR POWERS, INC. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
LITTELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
MPC PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
ONEAC CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
OPTIMUM QUALITY GRAINS, L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
PACKARD INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
PHARMAGRAPHICS (MIDWEST), L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
PLASTOFILM INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
ROADMASTER CORPORATION | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SIGNODE CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
TERADYNE, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
THE POPSTRAW COMPANY, LLC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
THE SOLLAMI COMPANY | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
TRANSILWRAP COMPANY, INC. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
TRAVEL CADDY INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
TRIANGLE PACKAGE MACHINERY COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
TRIM-TEX, INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
VARDON GOLF COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
WESTERN PRINTING MACHINERY CO. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
ZMC, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
ACCUMED, INC. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
AM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
AMPHENOL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
APPLETON ELECTRIC CO. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ARNOLD ENGINEERING COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
AUTRAN CORP. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
AVLON INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
BASF CORP. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
BLAW-KNOX CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
CLINTEC NUTRITION COMPANY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
DACOR CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
DEXTER CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
DICKE TOOL COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
ELCO TEXTRON INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
ELEXON LTD. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
FOOD EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
GORDON RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GTE AIRFONE INCORPORATED | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
HEXACOMB CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
IMMTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
INTERNATIONAL COMPONENTS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
IRECO, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
JOHN O. BUTLER COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
JUNO LIGHTING, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
LIQUID CARBONIC CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MAGNETROL INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
MEDICOR CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
MEDISYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
NEXELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
OPTICORD, INC. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
PORTER ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
SOUTHERN IMPERIAL, INC. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
STERICYCLE, INC. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
TANDEM COMPUTERS INCORPORATED | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
TEEPAK INVESTMENTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
UNION SPECIAL CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
USA DIGITAL RADIO PARTNERS, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
VOLKERT, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
WHITE CAP, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
ZEXEL USA CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
AC&R COMPONENTS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
ACADEMIC PHARMACEUTICALS, L.P. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
ACCO USA, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
ALLERGAN, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
ASHLAND PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
BETZDEARBORN INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
BISCO, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
CHELSEA GROUP LTD. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
CIRCULAIR, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
CORMARK, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
COURTAULDS PACKAGING INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
CPC INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
DENTSPLY RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT CORP. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
DIXONWEB PRINTING COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
DOBER CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
E. D. ETNYRE & COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
E. O. SCHWEITZER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
EASTERN COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
ECLIPSE COMBUSTION, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
EMERSON POWER TRANSMISSION CORP. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
FIBRA-SONICS, INC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
FLEXIBLE PRODUCTS COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
GREENLEE TEXTRON INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
INDAK MANUFACTURING CORP. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
INLAND STEEL CO. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
J AND N ASSOCIATES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
J. L. CLARK, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
KERRY INGREDIENTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
KV PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
LANDIS & STAEFA, INC. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
MEDICHEM RESEARCH, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
MOLECULAR GERIATRICS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
OUTER CIRCLE PRODUCTS, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
P & P MARKETING, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
PAPERMASTERS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
PEERLESS OF AMERICA, INC. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
PHARMAMAR, S.A. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
PRODUCTS RESEARCH, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
RADIO FLYER INC. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
RAYNOR GARAGE DOORS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
SEGA PINBALL, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SIEMENS ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
SNAP LABORATORIES L.L.C. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
STIMSONITE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
TENSAR CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
THE THOMAS MONAHAN CO. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
THRALL CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
TUF-TITE, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
U.S. ROBOTICS ACCESS CORP. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
UIS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
VAL-MATIC VALVE AND MANUFACTURING CORP. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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