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 | 243 | 266 | 289 | 322 | 306 | 1426 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 83 | 71 | 153 | 179 | 203 | 689 |
ERICSSON, INC. | 11 | 21 | 118 | 180 | 197 | 527 |
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA | 20 | 32 | 28 | 41 | 23 | 144 |
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. | 33 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 140 |
WHITAKER CORPORATION | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 131 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | 31 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 121 |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | 25 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 119 |
BASF CORP. | 24 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 109 |
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. | 12 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 96 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 28 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 87 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 81 |
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION | 0 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 66 |
EATON CORPORATION | 19 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 64 |
SIECOR CORPORATION | 9 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 64 |
FMC CORPORATION | 12 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 62 |
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 58 |
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 56 |
GILBARCO, INC. | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 52 |
SQUARE D COMPANY | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 49 |
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 47 |
LORD CORPORATION | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 46 |
MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC. | 2 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
RHONE-POULENC INC. | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
DANA CORPORATION | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
MCNC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
CREE RESEARCH, INC. | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
SARA LEE CORPORATION | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
VESTURE CORPORATION | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
KENNAMETAL INC. | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
RAYCHEM CORPORATION | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
CORNING INCORPORATED | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
GRASS AMERICA, INC. | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
TEE-LOK CORPORATION | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
WELLMAN INC. | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
HENKEL CORPORATION | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
CHIRON CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
INDIAN HEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
ERICCSON GE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
BAYER CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
HARRIS CORP. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
SIECOR OPERATIONS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
KOBE STEEL USA, INC. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
STERLING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INC. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
ABT, INC. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
ALCATEL NA CABLE SYSTEMS INC. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
GUILFORD MILLS, INC. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
KAY CHEMICAL COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
WINDSOR INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
PUROLATOR PRODUCTS COMPANY | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
BURNS AEROSPACE CORPORATION | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
CARDIMA, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
CELGARD INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
NOVARTIS CORPORATION | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
REXAM INDUSTRIES CORP. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
SOFT PLAY, L.L.C. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
ALBA WALDENSIAN, INCORPORATED | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
CAMCO MANUFACTURING, INC. | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
CEM CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
CORPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
DATA GENERAL CORP. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
FED CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
HUBBELL INCORPORATED | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
PHARMAGRAPHICS (MIDWEST), L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
BURLINGTON CHEMICAL CO., INC. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
EMBREX INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
MIDDLEBY MARSHALL CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
PNEUMAFIL CORPORATION | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
ULTRA-MEK, INC. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
APLIX, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
AT&T CORP. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
DELTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
DOUGLAS BATTERY MANUFACTURING CO. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
LAMBDA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
MANTISSA CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
MIDREX INTERNATIONAL BV ROTTERDAM, ZURICH BRANCH | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
MONARCH KNITTING MACHINERY CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
NOVO NORDISK BIOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
OSSID CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
TRIANGLE PACIFIC CORP. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
TRIMERIS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
TUBULAR TEXTILE LLC | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
AKEVA, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
ALEMITE CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
FUCHS SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
GLASS UNLIMITED OF HIGH POINT, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
NOVO NORDISK A/S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
POLYGENEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
SURRY CHEMICALS, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
THUNDERBIRD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
TOTER, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
WANDEL & GOLTERMANN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
WEAVEXX CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
ALLIED LOGIC CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BELL & HOWELL MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEMS COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
BILLIONS OF OPERATIONS PER SECOND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
CHANNEL MASTER LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
CLEARLINE SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
DRINKARD METALOX, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
ENCELLE, INC. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
EXIDE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
FRONTIER INC. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
GENPAK, L.L.C. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
HOMELITE, INC. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
ILCO UNICAN CORP. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
INDUSTRIAL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
INTERSIL CORPORATION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
MATREX FURNITURE COMPONENTS, INC. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
PARKER MEDICAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
RIKE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
S-B POWER TOOL COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
SANDOZ LTD. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
STERIS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
THERMA-WAVE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
TRI-POINT MEDICAL L.P. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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