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

FLORIDA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 931 912 1101 1181 1099 5224
MOTOROLA, INC. 168 174 163 135 137 777
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 99 86 91 62 60 398
HARRIS CORP. 54 76 69 69 40 308
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 40 45 48 29 34 196
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 20 44 36 26 15 141
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS 14 24 24 23 47 132
CORDIS CORPORATION 27 22 43 15 13 120
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 10 13 24 53 107
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 18 18 22 28 20 106
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 21 18 23 20 9 91
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION 17 24 19 16 11 87
PARADYNE CORPORATION 0 13 28 17 24 82
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 9 11 14 22 26 82
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 13 13 18 18 20 82
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 26 17 24 4 0 71
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 0 0 0 24 33 57
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 9 13 11 13 10 56
LINVATEC CORPORATION 5 12 18 4 10 49
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 7 6 12 8 14 47
COULTER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 5 9 18 4 36
COULTER CORPORATION 8 12 10 2 1 33
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 8 9 10 32
IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC. 1 6 5 12 6 30
AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 3 4 6 11 5 29
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION 10 11 7 1 0 29
METANETICS CORPORATION 5 4 13 4 3 29
HONEYWELL INC. 4 6 6 7 5 28
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 4 5 14 26
INTERSIL CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 4 19 23
BETZDEARBORN INC. 1 4 7 7 3 22
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 13 8 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 4 4 6 6 21
THE PANDA PROJECT 3 4 7 2 4 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 5 4 5 3 20
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 4 9 3 1 3 20
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 6 0 3 3 8 20
EARTH RESOURCES CORPORATION 3 5 5 4 2 19
MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION 1 6 2 7 3 19
ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 4 7 2 3 18
AT&T CORP. 15 0 0 0 3 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 3 2 9 3 18
NONINVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 6 4 2 17
XOMED SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 6 7 3 17
ANDRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 1 5 2 5 16
FMC CORPORATION 1 1 3 7 4 16
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. 4 5 7 0 0 16
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 2 2 10 1 0 15
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 5 8 15
SAWTEK, INC. 1 3 5 2 3 14
CELOTEX CORPORATION 3 2 3 1 4 13
PARKERVISION, INC. 5 1 0 2 5 13
SIEMENS STROMBERG-CARLSON 2 4 5 1 1 13
ANSPACH EFFORT, INC. 4 3 3 2 0 12
CORVITA CORPORATION 1 3 4 3 1 12
ARTHREX INC. 2 3 1 2 3 11
DADE INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 2 3 1 0 11
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 1 3 4 2 11
SONY CORPORATION 8 2 1 0 0 11
AIRCRAFT MODULAR PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 2 3 1 10
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 2 4 2 2 10
LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT 0 2 1 7 0 10
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 4 10
NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 3 2 1 4 10
R. P. SCHERER CORPORATION 4 4 1 0 1 10
BEAR ARCHERY INC. 1 4 1 1 2 9
DOTOLO RESEARCH CORP. 1 2 2 3 1 9
E-SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 5 1 0 9
MEDLOGIC GLOBAL CORPORATION 0 1 4 2 2 9
OCEAN DESIGN, INC. 0 3 3 1 2 9
ENDOSCOPIC CONCEPTS, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 1 3 8
HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE, INC. 2 2 1 0 3 8
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2 3 1 0 2 8
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
NOUVEAU TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 3 0 8
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 1 8
RALLY MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 6 2 8
ROMARK LABORATORIES, L.C. 0 0 0 6 2 8
UROCATH CORPORATION 0 2 3 3 0 8
WINNER INTERNATIONAL ROYALTY CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 0 8
AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA 2 2 3 0 0 7
AUTHENTEC, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
C. R. BARD, INC. 5 0 2 0 0 7
CENTERPIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
CHIMERA RESEARCH AND CHEMICAL, INC. 1 0 6 0 0 7
CLAIRSON, INC. 3 0 3 1 0 7
COMBUSTION TEC, INC. 4 0 2 1 0 7
DADE BEHRING INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
DATAMAX CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 0 1 3 1 2 7
FLORIDA ORTHOPEDICS, INC. 1 1 0 1 4 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 1 0 1 7
GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 0 7
HALKEY-ROBERTS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 2 7
IMO INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
LORAL FAIRCHILD CORPORATION 5 0 2 0 0 7
MANSUR INDUSTRIES INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
MEDX 96, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
ORTRONICS INC. 0 1 6 0 0 7
RACAL-DATACOM, INC. 2 0 5 0 0 7
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 5 2 7
RESTORATIVE CARE OF AMERICA INCORPORATED 1 1 4 0 1 7
SAFARILAND LTD. INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 1 7
UNIMATION, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 2 3 1 7
WORLD PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 2 1 0 3 7
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 1 1 0 2 2 6
BETZ LABORATORIES INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
BIOAVAILABILITY SYSTEMS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 4 6
COMPSYS, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
DANA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
FASHION NAILS, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
INTELLIKEY CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
INTELLON CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
KING OF FANS, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
LAMBDA PHYSIK GMBH 0 0 0 2 4 6
LASER SUBSTRATES, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
MIAMI METAL PRODUCTS INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
MIMA, INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
MOLEX INCORPORATED 3 2 0 0 1 6
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
MORRISON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 4 1 0 6
NKO, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
SPREAD SPECTRUM, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
UNISON INDUSTRIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 2 1 1 0 6
VINYL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
AARON MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
ACCON MARINE, INC 1 1 0 1 2 5
ACR ELECTRONICS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
ALTHIN MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
AMJ EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
ARCHIBALD BROS. FINE BEVERAGES, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
BETZ PAPERCHEM, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
BIO-LOK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST 0 2 1 1 1 5
BSG LABORATORIES. INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
CANOX INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
DURAFRAME WINDOW SHUTTER SYSTEMS, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
ECR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
FAST INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 0 0 2 5
FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 0 5
FUELS MANAGEMENT INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 1 4 5
HEAT PIPE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
HY-PAT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
INNOVA/PURE WATER INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
LASERSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MEDNEXT INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
MELEA LIMITED 2 1 1 1 0 5
MIDWEST INSTRUMENT CO., INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
OAK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ORTHOSIS CORRECTIVE SYSTEMS CORP. 1 0 2 1 1 5
PCR, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
PLASTIC COMPONENTS, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
QUEST INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FOOD INGREDIENTS COMPANY DIVISION OF INDOPCO, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
REAL 3D, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
REMET CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
RESPONSE REWARD SYSTEMS L.C. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SAF-T-LOK CORP. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SCHWARTZ ELECTRO OPTICS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY 0 1 3 0 1 5
SUPER VISION INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED 1 2 0 2 0 5
TERANEX, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
TRAVELERS EXPRESS COMPANY, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
VASOCOR, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
VISION INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5



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