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

IOWA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
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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