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 | 75 | 88 | 95 | 103 | 88 | 449 |
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 23 | 30 | 52 | 92 | 107 | 304 |
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 84 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 62 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 16 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 44 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
MAS-HAMILTON GROUP, INC. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
AAF INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY INC. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
SQUARE D COMPANY | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
CREDO TOOL COMPANY | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
ASHLAND INC. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
LANTECH, INC. | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
DOW CORNING CORPORATION | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
C & M TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
R. A. JONES + CO. INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
SRM CHEMICAL, LTD. CO. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
ROBINSON-NUGENT, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
DESA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Q2100, INC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
SANDVIK SORTING SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
TEKNO INCORPORATED | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
AEROFOAM CHEMICALS, DIVISION OF BORDER CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
MEDWORKS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
SARGENT + GREENLEAF, INC. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
COFFEY MARKETING CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CRANE PRODUCTIONS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
HK SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
JORDAN HOLDING COMPANY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
WHITE HYDRAULICS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
AMBU INTERNATIONAL A/S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
HAMMER STRENGTH CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORP. OF AMERICA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
OWENS-ILLINOIS LABELS INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
RAQUE FOOD SYSTEMS INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
SPAN TECH CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SPAN TECH LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
UNITED CATALYSTS INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
ZOELLER COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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