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 | 237 | 211 | 273 | 295 | 297 | 1313 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. | 0 | 48 | 84 | 93 | 124 | 349 |
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 61 | 55 | 80 | 83 | 59 | 338 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 40 | 36 | 41 | 53 | 83 | 253 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 54 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 151 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION | 78 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 134 |
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION | 9 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 112 |
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. | 11 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 100 |
EATON CORPORATION | 17 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 84 |
ALLEN-BRADLEY COMPANY | 29 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
CRAY RESEARCH, INC. | 12 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 66 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 63 |
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 60 |
MARQUIP INC. | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 56 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 51 |
KOHLER CO. | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 51 |
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 50 |
FORT JAMES CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 50 |
RAY-O-VAC CORPORATION | 7 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 50 |
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 50 |
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 11 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 49 |
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION | 12 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
PROMEGA CORPORATION | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
ALLEN BRADLEY COMPANY, LLC | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 44 |
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 42 |
KRAFT FOODS, INC. | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 38 |
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 |
HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
APTARGROUP, INC. | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
VOITH SULZER PAPER TECHNOLOGY NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
APPLIED POWER INC. | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 |
OHMEDA INC. | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
MODINE MANUFACTURING INC. | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
JOHNSON, SERVICE COMPANY | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
JAMES RIVER CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
HUFFY CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
LUNAR CORPORATION | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
QUAD/TECH, INC. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
DIGISONIX, INC. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
TEXTRON INC. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
BONE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
GLOBE-UNION INC. | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
SSI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
REXNORD CORPORATION | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
ANDERSEN CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
IMATION CORP. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
MILLER BREWING COMPANY | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
DEC INTERNATIONAL INC. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
FISKARS INC. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
HUSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
PENDA CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
S. C. JOHNSON COMMERCIAL MARKETS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
BEERE PRECISION MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
KELLEY COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
NELSON INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
SNAP-ON TOOLS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
BADGER METER, INC. | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
CMD CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
PHARMACIA BIOTECH, INC. | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
EVERBRITE, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
MILSCO MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
MYCOGEN PLANT SCIENCES, INC. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
OPHIDIAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS DIVISION, INC. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
APPLETON PAPERS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
CLARION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
PARAGON ELECTRIC CO., INC. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
RITE-HITE CORPORATION | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
THE BLOOD CENTER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
CASE CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
ECOLAB INC. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
ENVIREX INC. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
MASTER LOCK COMPANY | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
TRU FIRE CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
AGRACETUS, INC. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
CARDINAL IG COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
GEHL COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
GENERAC CORPORATION | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
GIDDINGS + LEWIS, INC. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
NORDBERG, INC. | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
TULIP CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
VERSA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
WEST BEND COMPANY | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
C. G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
HUMANETICS CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
TEIENDA CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
THOMAS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
TYTON-HELLERMANN CORP. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
ULTRATEC, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
WACKER CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
ABB FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
ATO FINDLEY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
DCI MARKETING | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, L.L.C. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
HOFFMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
J & L FIBER SERVICES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
K. W. MUTH COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
SHELDON/VAN SOMEREN, INC. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
SNO-WAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
THE MCW RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
U.S. CONTROLS CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
WAYNE PIGMENT CORP. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
MEGTEC SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
ANDIS COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
DORNER MFG. CORP. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
HARNISCHFEGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
HAYES BRAKE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
HYDRO-THERMAL CORP. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
LIGNOTECH USA, INC. (FKA DAISHOWA CHEMICALS INC.) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
MANITOWOC CRANE GROUP, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
MEGABIOS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
MENASHA CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
MILLER ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
PHILLIPS PLASTICS CORP. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
WEASLER ENGINEERING, INC. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
ZBB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
ASGROW SEED COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
ELECTRO-PRO, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
FE PETRO INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
FLECK CONTROLS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
FMC CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
HARKEN, INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
HK SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
HUBBELL INCORPORATED | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
KCS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
LYCO MANUFACTURING, INC. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE GROUP, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
MILLER GROUP LTD. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
NORAN INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
OIL-RITE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
PAPER MACHINERY CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
POWDERJECT VACCINES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
REGAL WARE, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
APPLETON MILLS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
BRADY USA, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
DANA CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
EDSTROM INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
ERIE MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
EXTRUSION DIES, INCORPORATED | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
GRABER PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
GREENHECK FAN CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
H & S MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
HENKEL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
HONEYWELL INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
JOERNS HEALTHCARE, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
L. S. RESEARCH, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
MARATHON ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
NOVAGEN, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
PDQ MANUFACTURING INC. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
PLYMOUTH PRODUCTS INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY OF WISCONSIN, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
RACINE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
SERIGRAPH INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
SPECIALTY COATING SYSTEMS INC. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SURGICAL ACUITY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
TOMAH PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
TRI-CLOVER, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
U-FUEL, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
UNITED DOMINION INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
ZENITH SINTERED PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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