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 | 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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