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

TENNESSEE

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 158 140 196 216 185 895
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 58 75 52 93 86 364
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 18 46 35 99
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 26 38 13 3 83
MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 46 19 8 4 2 79
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 6 11 14 14 20 65
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 12 16 14 13 5 60
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 7 12 8 12 15 54
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8 13 12 12 8 53
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 0 21 11 7 5 44
SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC. 25 15 0 0 0 40
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 6 17 13 37
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 4 2 4 9 14 33
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 7 8 3 8 31
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 8 9 8 26
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 4 3 7 7 3 24
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 8 16 24
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 4 7 6 3 23
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 3 0 8 6 6 23
FLEETGUARD, INC. 4 5 4 4 5 22
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 2 7 4 4 3 20
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 0 0 0 20 20
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 3 3 1 8 4 19
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 3 3 3 6 3 18
ZELLWEGER USTER, INC. 7 0 1 3 7 18
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 6 5 3 2 17
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 5 2 1 17
SQUARE D COMPANY 2 3 6 2 3 16
TRW INC. 3 0 3 5 5 16
COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 10 0 0 0 14
DANA CORPORATION 1 4 3 4 2 14
DANEK MEDICAL, INC. 5 8 1 0 0 14
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 6 2 2 2 1 13
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 4 1 3 4 1 13
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 1 1 3 3 5 13
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 5 5 2 1 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 1 2 5 2 13
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 5 12
ACD TRIDON INC. 0 2 3 4 1 10
ASGROW SEED COMPANY 0 6 3 1 0 10
EMHART INC. 4 4 2 0 0 10
MONSANTO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 9 10
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 3 1 3 1 2 10
EG&G INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 3 4 2 9
MECO CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 3 9
MURRAY, INC. 2 0 2 2 3 9
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 3 3 3 9
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 3 5 1 0 9
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 5 2 1 9
TULSA DENTAL PRODUCTS, L.L.C. 1 5 3 0 0 9
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2 4 0 1 1 8
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 0 0 2 4 2 8
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 5 0 3 0 0 8
STATE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 1 2 1 8
AMERICAN STANDARD, INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
BOULDIN & LAWSON, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 4 0 0 0 3 7
BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 3 2 0 7
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 2 4 1 0 7
ELECTROLUX CORPORATION 5 2 0 0 0 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 3 0 3 0 7
GOAL LINE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 2 0 2 3 7
HEIL CO. 3 1 2 0 1 7
LINCOLN BRASS WORKS, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
PHOENIX USA, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
SPINAL INNOVATIONS 0 0 1 3 3 7
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 1 7
WYKO INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 2 7
APOLLO CAMERA, L.L.C. 0 1 1 2 2 6
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 0 3 0 0 3 6
DEL-MET CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 3 6
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 5 1 0 6
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 0 1 3 6
INSITUFORM (NETHERLANDS) B. V. 0 1 0 3 2 6
INTERACTIVE PICTURES CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
NATIONAL RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
OLIN CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 3 1 2 0 0 6
SCIENTIFIC ECOLOGY GROUP, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 0 6
WOODBRIDGE FOAM CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 0 6
AIR KONTROL, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA 0 0 0 4 1 5
ANCHOR ADVANCED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
CONOCO, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 1 3 1 5
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
FORMALL, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
MEDIA SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
SHELBY WILLIAMS INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
TRIANGLE PACIFIC CORP. 0 3 0 1 1 5
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 3 1 1 0 0 5



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