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 | 158 | 140 | 196 | 216 | 185 | 895 |
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY | 58 | 75 | 52 | 93 | 86 | 364 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 35 | 99 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 83 |
MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. | 46 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 79 |
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 65 |
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 60 |
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 54 |
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 53 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 0 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 |
SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC. | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 37 |
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 |
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
FLEETGUARD, INC. | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
UT-BATTELLE, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
HUNTER FAN COMPANY | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
ZELLWEGER USTER, INC. | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
SQUARE D COMPANY | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
TRW INC. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
DANA CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
DANEK MEDICAL, INC. | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
MAYTAG CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
ACD TRIDON INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
ASGROW SEED COMPANY | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
EMHART INC. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
MONSANTO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
EG&G INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
MECO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
MURRAY, INC. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
TULSA DENTAL PRODUCTS, L.L.C. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
STATE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
BOULDIN & LAWSON, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
CARRIER CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
ELECTROLUX CORPORATION | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
GOAL LINE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
HEIL CO. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
LINCOLN BRASS WORKS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
PHOENIX USA, INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
SPINAL INNOVATIONS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
WYKO INCORPORATED | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
APOLLO CAMERA, L.L.C. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
DEL-MET CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
INSITUFORM (NETHERLANDS) B. V. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
INTERACTIVE PICTURES CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
KRAFT FOODS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
NATIONAL RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
OLIN CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SCIENTIFIC ECOLOGY GROUP, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
WOODBRIDGE FOAM CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
AIR KONTROL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
ANCHOR ADVANCED PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
CONOCO, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
FORMALL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
MEDIA SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
SHELBY WILLIAMS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
TRIANGLE PACIFIC CORP. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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