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 | 864 | 754 | 992 | 1005 | 999 | 4614 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 482 | 477 | 456 | 463 | 540 | 2418 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 230 | 231 | 400 | 445 | 386 | 1692 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 95 | 137 | 331 | 476 | 480 | 1519 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 187 | 198 | 269 | 221 | 215 | 1090 |
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. | 94 | 125 | 221 | 233 | 209 | 882 |
DELL USA, L.P. | 88 | 96 | 107 | 84 | 93 | 468 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | 83 | 72 | 82 | 87 | 83 | 407 |
SHELL OIL COMPANY | 91 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 62 | 354 |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | 46 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 78 | 276 |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 55 | 52 | 67 | 43 | 49 | 266 |
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. | 0 | 12 | 46 | 69 | 100 | 227 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 7 | 20 | 33 | 82 | 80 | 222 |
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. | 41 | 38 | 33 | 40 | 60 | 212 |
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 43 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 183 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 73 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 181 |
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | 5 | 19 | 65 | 51 | 35 | 175 |
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 18 | 22 | 18 | 45 | 68 | 171 |
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. | 22 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 168 |
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. | 37 | 49 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 159 |
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 159 |
ERICSSON, INC. | 0 | 2 | 20 | 55 | 72 | 149 |
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 29 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 146 |
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 22 | 18 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 133 |
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION | 9 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 108 |
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY | 30 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 106 |
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED | 3 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 29 | 101 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 22 | 20 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 98 |
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | 15 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 96 |
ALCATEL USA SOURCING, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 51 | 92 |
TEXACO INC. | 26 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 90 |
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 84 |
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 9 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 79 |
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 66 | 79 |
RAYTHEON COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 73 |
HALLIBURTON CO. | 46 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 8 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 70 |
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION | 22 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 67 |
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. | 13 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 67 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 67 |
EXXON PRODUCTION RESEARCH COMPANY | 16 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 66 |
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 66 |
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 62 |
INTERMEDICS, INC. | 16 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 62 |
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. | 9 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 57 |
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 57 |
FMC CORPORATION | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 57 |
BETZDEARBORN INC. | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 54 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 54 |
MOBIL OIL CORP. | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 53 |
CYRIX CORPORATION | 11 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION | 0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 51 |
SONY CORPORATION | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
SULZER INTERMEDICS, INC. | 0 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
BIONUMERIK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 47 |
CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 8 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 47 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 42 |
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 42 |
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
NALCO/EXXON ENERGY CHEMICALS, L.P | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 39 |
DSC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | 16 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
ABB VETCOGRAY INC. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
E-SYSTEMS, INC. | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
INTERVOICE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
STAKTEK CORPORATION | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 |
RAYTHEON TI SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 34 |
BJ SERVICES CO | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 |
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
LYNNTECH, INC. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
RECOT, INC. | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 |
HIGHWAY MASTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
TANDEM COMPUTERS INCORPORATED | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 |
M. W. KELLOGG COMPANY | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
HYDRIL COMPANY | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
AST RESEARCH, INC. | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
BMC SOFTWARE, INC. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, CENTRAL CAMPUS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 |
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
MICROELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
SIECOR CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
LOCKHEED CORPORATION | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 21 |
VARI-LITE, INC. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION, INC. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
MARATHON OIL COMPANY | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
SUPER SACK MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
TANOX BIOSYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
TECNOL MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
HUNTSMAN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
LORAL VOUGHT SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 |
SI DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
BALL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
TAMARACK STORAGE DEVICES, INC. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
THERMALLOY INCORPORATED | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
E-STAMP CORPORATION | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
ENERGY BIOSYSTEMS CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
HONEYWELL INC. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
I2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
MICROFAB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
PAVILION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
PES, INC. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
ACTIVE POWER, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
BAROID TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
BETZ LABORATORIES INC. | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
CHEMICAL RESEARCH AND LICENSING COMPANY | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
CONDEA VISTA COMPANY | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
DSC TELECOM L.P. | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
HELENA LABORATORIES CORPORATION | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
INPUT/OUTPUT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
SACHEM, INC. | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
SIGMATEL INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
WELKER ENGINEERING COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
COCA-COLA COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
ETHICON, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
EXXON RESEARCH + ENGINEERING CO. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
KVAERNER OILFIELD PRODUCTS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
THE STEHLIN FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
ALLEN TELECOM GROUP, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
BENCHMARQ MICROELECTRONICS, INC. | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
CCS, LLC | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
ELECTROCOM AUTOMATION L.P. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
PGI INTERNATIONAL, LTD. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
SEMATECH, INC. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
WITCO CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
HIGH END SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
NATIONAL COUPLING COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
PENNZOIL PRODUCTS COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
PREMARK RWP HOLDINGS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
TEKNEKRON INFOSWITCH CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
TEXACO CHEMICAL INC. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
TEXAS UNITED CHEMICAL COMPANY, LLC. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
CONTINENTAL EMSCO COMPANY | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
DRIL-QUIP, INC. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
E. HELLER & COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
IP FIRST LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
MICROTUNE, INC. | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
SPINAL CONCEPTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
TANISYS TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
TIW CORPORATION | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
TRN BUSINESS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
VTEL CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
APROGENEX, INC. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
BASF CORP. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
BROOKTREE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
CARRINGTON LABORATORIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
FRITZ INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
HFM INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO., INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
HOUSTON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
INT LABS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
LEVI STRAUSS + CO. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
MAGMA, INC. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
S3, INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
SILICON AQUARIUS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
STEWART + STEVENSON SERVICES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
STONE + WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
THE GENLYTE GROUP INC. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
ZONAGEN, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
AMOCO CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
CARTERCOPTERS, L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
CHAMPION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
CREDIT VERIFICATION CORPORATION | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
CURRENCY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
DOWELL, A DIVISION OF SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
DSP GROUP, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
GEOQUEST, A DIVISION OF SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
HK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
HUDSON PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
J.M. CLIPPER CORP. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
KALSI ENGINEERING, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
LOCKHEED FORT WORTH COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
MEDICAL CARBON RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
R F MONOLITHICS, INC. | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
RHONE-POULENC AGROCHIMIE LIMITED | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
ROCHESTER GAUGES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
SIEMENS ELECTROCOM L.P. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
TESCORP SEISMIC PRODUCTS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
VASTAR RESOURCES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
ADVANCED DELIVERY & CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
ADVANCED DISPLAY SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
AIRCELL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
ALCATEL USA, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
ALPINE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
ALVERN NORWAY A/S | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
AMEI TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
ANDREW CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
AT&T CORP. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
DEEP OIL TECHNOLOGY INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
EVSX, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
EXFLUOR RESEARCH CORPORATION | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
GH HENSLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
H.M.T., INC. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
KEYSTONE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN VOUGHT SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
LONE STAR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
M-I L.L.C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
MIDAS REX PNEUMATIC TOOLS, INC. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
RPC WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
SOLVAY ENGINEERED POLYMERS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
SOUTHERN CLAY PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
ULTRAK INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
VARCO SHAFFER, INC. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
VIA-CYRIX, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
WEATHERFORD U.S., INC. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
WILLIAMS FIRE AND HAZARD CONTROL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
AKER MARINE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
AMBION, INC. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
AQUINTEL, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
CORMEDICS CORP. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
CRC-EVANS PIPELINE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
CWILL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
DALLAS A.C. HORN & CO., INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
DATA RACE, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
DENNIS TOOL COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
DIAMOND PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
ELCOR CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
ENVIRONMENTAL, L.L.C. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
GRANT PRIDECO, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
I/O EXPLORATION PRODUCTS (U.S.A.), INC. | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
I/O SENSORS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
KERAPLAST TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
MORTON THIOKOL, INC. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
OWEN OIL TOOLS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
PVI INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES & INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
SIEMENS BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
SONSUB, INC. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
STEMCO, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
TANDY CORPORATION | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
TEXAS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
THERMOTEK, INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
TRILOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
UNIPLAST, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
VIROTEX CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
VORTEXX GROUP, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
ACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
ADVANCED EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ARM LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
ARTHREX INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
BED-CHECK CORPORATION | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
BUTTERWORTH JETTING SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CAMCO DRILLING GROUP LTD. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
CANCER THERAPY AND RESEARCH CENTER | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CARBOMEDICS, INC. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
CARRIER CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PTE LTD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
CHASE MEDICAL INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
COMPUTALOG RESEARCH, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
CONOCO, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
CONVEX COMPUTER CORPORATION | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
EFFICIENT NETWORKS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
ENGELHARD/ICC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ENTACT, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
EXOXEMIS, INC. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
GEO SPACE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
HEALTHPOINT, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
HUNTSMAN POLYMERS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
ICO, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
IMONEX SERVICES INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS, INC. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
LANCER CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
M-I DRILLING FLUIDS L.L.C. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MICRO FLO CO. | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MIDAS REX, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
NCH CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
NOVA SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
O. I. CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
OLYMPIC GENERAL CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
OSTEOBIOLOGICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
PGS TENSOR, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
PHARMACYCLICS, INC. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
POWER LONE STAR, INC. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
QUEST MEDICAL, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
REEF INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
RESOURCE CONCEPTS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
RIVIANA FOODS INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
TRACOR, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
TTI TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
VOICE CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
WHITEHALL CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ADVANCED MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
AMERICAN BIOMED, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
APPLIED SCIENCE FICTION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
ARONEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
B.A.G. CORPORATION | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BASIC RESOURCES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
BOEING COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
BOYER, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BUILDER'S BEST, INC. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
C-CURE CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
COILED TUBING ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
CRI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
CYBERONICS, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
DAVID BAKER, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
DAVOX CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
DEXIDE, INCORPORATED | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
DTM CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
ENVIROQUIP, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
EOA SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
ERC INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
FCE FLOW CONTROL EQUIPMENT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
FM INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
FOSSIL, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
GLITSCH, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
GRT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
HAGGAR CLOTHING CO. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
HUNTSMAN CORPORATION | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
INNOVATIVE TRANSDUCERS INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
INTELLICALL, INC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
INTERACTIVE SILICON, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
INTRINSITY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
KOCH ENTERPRISES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
KVM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
KYOCERA CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
LEXICON GENETICS INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
LUMINEX CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MERICHEM COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
MICRO CHEMICAL, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
NEOCARDIA, LLC. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
OPTICAL SWITCH CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
PATENTSMITH TECHNOLOGY, LTD. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
PEGASUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
POLYFOAM PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
PRODUCTION ENGINEERED DESIGNS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
REVTECH INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
ROLM COMPANY (FORMERLY ROLM SYSTEMS) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SABRE INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
SASEB BAKERY NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
SHAW INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
SIECOR OPERATIONS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
SYNTRON, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
THE CLOEREN COMPANY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
THE SABRE GROUP, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
TUBOSCOPE I/P INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
VITA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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