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

GEORGIA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 244 215 327 324 344 1454
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 40 71 72 86 269
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 32 38 40 33 150
MOTOROLA, INC. 23 36 28 16 37 140
NCR CORPORATION 3 7 38 36 46 130
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 55 51 12 5 3 126
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 22 15 17 30 34 118
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 38 31 23 8 9 109
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 19 16 27 23 24 109
EMORY UNIVERSITY 11 12 34 26 20 103
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION 19 8 22 18 5 72
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 11 8 13 15 19 66
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 12 11 15 10 18 66
NORDSON CORPORATION 10 18 13 9 13 63
COCA-COLA COMPANY 6 6 14 19 12 57
MEAD CORPORATION 10 15 16 12 3 56
JOHNSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 4 6 9 12 1 32
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 7 5 3 14 3 32
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 9 7 5 7 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4 1 8 6 8 27
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 10 16 26
HERCULES INCORPORATED 13 5 6 1 1 26
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 2 3 8 6 6 25
INTERFACE, INC. 5 8 5 6 1 25
AER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. 7 3 2 5 7 24
INSTITUTE OF PAPER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 9 4 3 23
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 5 2 5 2 9 23
OKI TELECOM, INC. 2 6 4 1 10 23
CIBA VISION CARE CORP. 0 2 14 5 1 22
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 7 3 3 4 4 21
BIO-LAB, INC. 5 7 4 2 1 19
ITERATED SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 10 8 1 19
ECC INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 5 3 3 1 18
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 1 4 5 3 18
ISOLYSER CO., INC. 2 5 1 5 5 18
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 7 2 5 4 0 18
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 3 3 3 9 18
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY 5 4 5 3 1 18
AT&T CORP. 10 0 3 3 1 17
FAN TECH LTD 0 0 11 4 2 17
TENSAR CORPORATION 5 7 3 2 0 17
AMOCO CORPORATION 4 3 6 2 0 15
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 1 0 2 9 3 15
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 9 5 0 1 0 15
LAMBENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 7 6 2 15
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 0 2 2 7 4 15
ATLANTA ATTACHMENT COMPANY, INC. 3 3 1 6 1 14
C. R. BARD, INC. 1 4 5 3 1 14
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 3 4 2 4 1 14
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 0 9 5 14
RELIANCE ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 0 1 2 6 5 14
DITTLER BROTHERS, INC. 2 1 3 5 2 13
GENZYME CORPORATION 0 0 4 4 5 13
GTE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CORPORATION 1 2 3 5 2 13
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 6 1 2 0 13
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 6 12
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 2 2 1 4 3 12
NORTH AMERICAN CONTAINER CORP. 1 4 3 3 1 12
NOVOSTE CORPORATION 4 1 4 1 2 12
SIMMONS COMPANY 4 3 2 2 1 12
IMAGE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 3 5 0 0 11
SPECTRX, INC. 0 0 1 4 6 11
BP AMOCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 4 10
HEHR INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 5 2 2 10
KLIKLOK CORPORATION 4 1 2 1 2 10
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 0 2 8 10
SILTECH INC. 5 5 0 0 0 10
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY 6 3 0 0 0 9
ATD CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 3 9
CATHETER IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 1 3 2 9
CYTRX CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 2 9
KAWNEER COMPANY, INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
POLYFIBRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 6 1 9
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 3 5 0 9
UNITED STATES ADVANCED NETWORK, INC. 2 3 2 2 0 9
CALLAWAY CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 1 8
CORRUGATED GEAR & SERVICES INC. 2 1 3 2 0 8
ERWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 4 2 1 1 8
HOOSIER GROUP, L.L.C. 3 1 2 2 0 8
T R SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
TEXTRON INC. 3 2 3 0 0 8
THIONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 3 2 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1 5 0 1 1 8
YKK CORPORATION OF AMERICA 1 1 4 1 1 8
AMERICAN COMBUSTION, INC. 0 1 3 3 0 7
ANTEC CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 4 7
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
FIBERCO, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
FOOD MACHINERY SALES, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
INVENTIONS, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
J & M LABORATORIES, INC. 0 4 3 0 0 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
MATSUSHITA COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA 2 2 1 2 0 7
NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 5 1 0 0 1 7
TENNECO PACKAGING INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEMS, INC. 6 1 0 0 0 7
VINING INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 4 2 1 0 0 7
BALL CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 3 6
BIOFIELD CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 2 0 3 1 0 6
CRYOLIFE, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 1 3 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 0 0 4 6
KASON INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 0 2 2 6
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 0 2 2 1 1 6
PHOENIX AUTOMATION, INC. 0 3 0 1 2 6
RESTORATIVE CARE OF AMERICA INCORPORATED 3 1 0 1 1 6
RICH-SEAPAK PROCESSING CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 1 6
SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 0 2 6
SOUTHERN MILLS, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
UNION CAMP CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
ANITOX CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
CHEMFREE CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
COLLINS & AIKMAN FLOOR COVERINGS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
DBS MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
DISPLAY INDUSTRIES LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 2 0 1 2 5
ENSURG, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
G-P GYPSUM CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 2 2 1 5
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
HANSOTECH INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
HEATCRAFT, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 1 0 2 2 5
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
INTERNATIONAL SAFETY INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
JTM INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
LXE INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
M. A. HANNACOLOR, A DIVISION OF M. A. HANNA COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
MICROMERITICS INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
MICRON OPTICS, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
MM SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
NEW IDEAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
PEACH STATE LABS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ROCK-TENN COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 0 1 1 0 5



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