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 | 73 | 91 | 129 | 134 | 117 | 544 |
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. | 38 | 30 | 51 | 38 | 33 | 190 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 11 | 11 | 47 | 55 | 39 | 163 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 26 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 127 |
NORAND CORPORATION | 32 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 109 |
UNIVERISTY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 11 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 89 |
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 15 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 80 |
MAYTAG CORPORATION | 1 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
SQUARE D COMPANY | 11 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 48 |
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 47 |
INTERMEC IP CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 38 |
GATEWAY 2000, INC. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
STINE SEED FARM, INC. | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
ROCKWELL SCIENCE CENTER, LLC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 29 |
CEDARAPIDS, INC. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING COMPANY | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS, INC. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
SAUER, INC. | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
CASE CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
HON INDUSTRIES INC. | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
ASGROW SEED COMPANY | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
LISLE CORPORATION | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
AMANA COMPANY L.P. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
LINKUSA CORPORATION | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
MUSCO CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
BARNSTEAD THERMOLYNE CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
COMPRESSOR CONTROLS CORP. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
BERKLEY, INC. | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
WINEGARD COMPANY | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
MIDWEST OILSEEDS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
NATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
SUKUP MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
ZENECA LIMITED | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
MODERN MUZZLE LOADING, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
PELLA CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
HACH COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
MONSANTO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
WATERLOO INDUSTRIES | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
DETHMERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
EMCO ENTERPRISES, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
GRAIN PROCESSING CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
NONVOLATILE ELECTRONICS, INCORPORATED | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
AMSC SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
CALIFORNIA PELLET MILL CO. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
DICO, INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
FAWN ENGINEERING CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GILLETTE CANADA INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
HWH CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
IPSCO ENTERPRISES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
NORAND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SEARS MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
SKYJACK EQUIPMENT INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
ZENCO (NO. 4) LIMITED | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
COBBS MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
GITS MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
JAM'N FITNESS CORP. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
PARR MANUFACTURING INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
SCHAFER SYSTEMS INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
SOUTHEASTERN TRADING, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
SUDENGA INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA FOUNDATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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