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 | 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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