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

INDIANA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 189 180 211 246 250 1076
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 227 213 172 178 152 942
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 72 67 68 76 40 323
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. 56 47 48 47 18 216
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 22 34 33 62 56 207
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 27 27 39 48 33 174
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 54 38 25 16 14 147
DANA CORPORATION 17 27 20 18 28 110
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 19 20 29 23 95
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 8 23 17 17 8 73
CTS CORPORATION 8 6 12 20 20 66
BAYER CORPORATION 10 17 19 11 6 63
ZIMMER, INC. 23 20 6 3 0 52
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 5 4 9 7 23 48
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 7 4 11 19 46
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 9 10 10 6 8 43
CARRIER CORPORATION 6 9 10 7 10 42
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 8 11 10 5 6 40
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 17 1 5 6 9 38
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 5 2 9 10 11 37
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. 6 3 6 7 12 34
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 4 6 10 10 3 33
ALLISON ENGINE COMPANY, INC 2 7 10 8 4 31
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM CORPORATION 10 5 14 2 0 31
STANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 9 5 7 5 4 30
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 13 2 3 8 2 28
BIOMET, INC. 1 1 8 9 6 25
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION 4 5 4 4 8 25
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 8 3 8 25
REILLY INDUSTRIES, INC. 10 3 6 1 5 25
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 5 7 9 25
BATESVILLE CASKET COMPANY, INC. 7 7 7 3 0 24
THERMWOOD CORPORATION 6 4 4 3 7 24
TRW INC. 2 3 8 2 8 23
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 6 3 4 4 5 22
DOWELANCO 9 10 2 0 0 21
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 1 4 5 6 21
SONY CORPORATION 2 4 5 8 2 21
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 19 20
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 0 0 5 6 9 20
MSX, INC. 0 1 3 4 11 19
REESE PRODUCTS, INC. 4 4 3 7 1 19
VON DUPRIN, INC. 8 7 2 2 0 19
ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, INC. 0 0 5 6 7 18
EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 6 6 5 0 18
GENCORP INC. 7 4 3 0 4 18
WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION 4 4 5 5 0 18
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 0 0 0 17 17
AT&T CORP. 7 2 4 3 0 16
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 0 1 5 4 6 16
MONSANTO CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 11 16
REXAM PLASTICS, INC. 0 0 3 8 5 16
CTB, INC. 3 4 2 4 2 15
INLAND STEEL CO. 6 4 2 1 2 15
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 8 14
ALCOA CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 8 1 2 13
COOK INC. 2 3 4 1 3 13
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 1 3 2 3 13
ROBERT BOSCH TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 3 6 4 13
TREDEGAR INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 4 4 1 1 12
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 3 2 3 2 1 11
COSCO, INC. 3 1 4 0 3 11
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 6 11
INNOTEK PET PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 0 5 5 11
L H CARBIDE CORPORATION 1 1 3 4 2 11
MAYTAG CORPORATION 1 4 6 0 0 11
PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 4 2 11
REXAM CLOSURES, INC. 1 3 6 1 0 11
RIEKE CORPORATION 0 4 2 5 0 11
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2 2 2 4 0 10
MAGNETEK INC. 1 3 4 2 0 10
MATTEL INC. 3 3 3 1 0 10
RANSBURG CORPORATION 1 5 3 1 0 10
RELIANCE ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 1 1 3 2 3 10
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORP. 0 0 0 5 5 10
BATESVILLE SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 2 7 9
BELDEN WIRE & CABLE COMPANY 3 1 4 1 0 9
CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 2 9
CAPITAL MACHINE COMPANY, INC. 2 5 1 1 0 9
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 0 1 3 4 1 9
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 2 2 1 4 9
STORE HEAT AND PRODUCE ENERGY, INC. 4 2 2 0 1 9
TRU-FLEX METAL HOSE CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 3 9
ADVANCED POLYMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 3 3 8
ANALYTICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 2 3 0 8
ARVIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
ASGROW SEED COMPANY 0 5 1 0 2 8
AUBURN GEAR, INC. 1 0 0 4 3 8
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 0 1 2 2 3 8
FFI CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 7 8
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 3 2 2 8
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC. 1 1 2 4 0 8
INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING, INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF INDIANA INC. 0 4 3 0 1 8
NIBCO INC. 5 0 2 1 0 8
NOVO NORDISK A/S 1 3 3 1 0 8
PHD, INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
THE SERVANTS, INC. 1 1 3 1 2 8
TRANS VIDEO ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 4 1 3 0 8
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 1 8
URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 4 2 8
VALEO THERMIQUE MOTEUR HUTCHINSON 1 1 3 1 2 8
YOSEMITE INVESTMENT, INC. 0 3 2 2 1 8
AEROQUIP CORPORATION, LINAIR DIVISION 1 1 1 3 1 7
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA 2 4 0 1 0 7
AMERICAN BIOGENETIC SCIENCES, INC. 1 0 4 1 1 7
CROWN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
DEPUY, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
DOMETIC CORPORATION 5 1 1 0 0 7
GROTE INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 2 7
KCL CORPORATION 2 1 0 4 0 7
OTHY, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
PRESS-SEAL GASKET CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 1 7
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
SOLVAY ENZYMES, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 1 0 3 3 7
THE MAJESTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 5 0 1 0 7
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 0 0 1 1 5 7
TRILITHIC, INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 1 2 2 7
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 0 2 2 1 2 7
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY INC. 5 0 0 1 0 6
ALLISON ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY 4 2 0 0 0 6
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
BTR ANTIVIBRATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
CHARLES E. HILL & ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
CONTOUR HARDENING, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
COR-A-VENT, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
DEKKO ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
DURAKOOL INCORPORATED 2 0 3 0 1 6
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 1 2 1 6
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 0 6
INDIAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
ITT CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 0 6
MONACO COACH CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 0 2 1 0 3 6
SIEMENS ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
TP ORTHODONTICS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
UMM ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
VERSON, A DIVISION OF ALLIED PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
WAVETEK CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 1 6
WOODS INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
XOLOX CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
AGTRACKS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
BEST LOCK CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
BRAUN CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 3 5
DITTO SALES, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
ECOMED, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ESSEX GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
GALBREATH INCORPORATED 3 0 1 1 0 5
GEORGE KOCH SONS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
INNOTEK INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
INTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
MAGNEQUENCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
P. L. PORTER CO. 0 0 1 0 4 5
RED SPOT PAINT & VARNISH CO., INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
SAMTEC, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
TASK FORCE TIPS INCORPORATED 0 1 2 0 2 5
THERMA-TRU CORP. 1 0 0 2 2 5
TRANSGUARD INDUSTRIES 0 0 2 1 2 5
TUTHILL CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
VALEO SYLVANIA L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 2 5



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