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

CONNECTICUT

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 239 216 315 310 285 1365
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 67 80 114 89 69 419
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 97 65 54 64 75 355
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 113 63 71 75 32 354
PFIZER INC. 48 61 65 59 97 330
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 34 39 60 38 23 194
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 21 20 28 41 63 173
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 27 16 32 26 39 140
CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 16 22 44 18 28 128
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 11 32 21 32 22 118
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 26 24 24 22 16 112
NEUROGEN CORPORATION 3 30 21 24 27 105
YALE UNIVERSITY 6 20 29 23 24 102
CHESEBROUGH-POND'S USA CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 19 15 23 25 13 95
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 4 10 15 28 31 88
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 2 15 28 18 24 87
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 22 13 13 11 21 80
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC. 14 12 23 18 10 77
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 12 8 21 15 17 73
OLIN CORPORATION 24 18 11 9 6 68
BAYER CORPORATION 3 7 12 27 15 64
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 9 12 10 16 12 59
TORRINGTON COMPANY 20 7 10 11 6 54
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 7 11 7 11 10 46
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 9 8 6 6 14 43
BLACK & DECKER INC. 5 14 18 3 1 41
WALKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 7 21 12 40
NESTEC, S.A. 5 3 8 12 11 39
LOCTITE CORPORATION 11 9 7 6 5 38
PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION 7 6 9 8 5 35
STANADYNE AUTOMOTIVE CORP. 6 3 5 11 8 33
CARRIER CORPORATION 7 3 8 10 4 32
ENSIGN-BICKFORD COMPANY 7 8 10 4 3 32
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION 0 5 5 7 14 31
INTERNATIONAL FUEL CELLS CORPORATION 8 2 9 4 8 31
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 12 5 5 7 2 31
SIEMON COMPANY 3 5 9 4 9 30
MACDERMID, INC. 6 6 7 4 6 29
GENERAL DATACOMM, INC. 5 3 8 6 6 28
TIMEX CORPORATION 11 6 6 0 4 27
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 0 0 0 0 27 27
ZYGO CORPORATION 5 6 8 4 4 27
DIESEL ENGINE RETARDERS, INC. 5 2 7 3 9 26
GERBER SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS, INC. 7 3 6 5 5 26
REFLEXITE CORPORATION 4 7 5 1 9 26
EMISPHERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 3 12 5 24
ELIZABETH ARDEN CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 3 7 6 3 23
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 6 4 12 1 0 23
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 3 3 2 4 11 23
STANLEY WORKS 3 4 8 6 2 23
GERBER SYSTEMS CORPORATION 6 5 5 5 1 22
HARROW PRODUCTS, INC. 4 5 3 4 6 22
HP INTELLECTUAL CORP. 0 0 0 14 8 22
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 3 4 6 3 6 22
WIREMOLD COMPANY 2 5 6 8 0 21
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 12 3 4 1 0 20
BIC CORPORATION 3 5 2 3 6 19
INTERNATIONAL FUEL CELLS, LLC 0 0 2 2 15 19
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 1 4 4 8 2 19
CONAIR, INC. 3 3 5 5 2 18
EMHART GLASS MACHINERY INVESTMENTS INC. 3 3 10 1 0 17
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 1 2 6 5 3 17
CUNO INC. 1 1 1 6 7 16
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 4 6 6 16
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. 1 4 7 1 2 15
LI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 3 1 5 15
CIRCON CORPORATION 2 1 3 5 3 14
ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 4 2 3 4 1 14
GERBER GARMENT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 5 4 1 1 14
NYNEX SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 8 3 2 14
SUN HILL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 3 7 3 14
SVG LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 4 7 2 14
CLAIROL INCORPORATED 7 5 0 1 0 13
CURAGEN CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 7 13
ELECTRIC MOTION COMPANY, INC. 1 4 4 2 2 13
EMHART INC. 2 4 0 3 4 13
GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION 2 6 3 2 0 13
JENERIC/PENTRON INCORPORATED 0 1 1 4 7 13
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 1 0 4 7 1 13
RICHARDSON-VICKS INC. 4 2 6 1 0 13
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 3 2 2 2 12
CENTRIX, INC. 1 2 1 3 5 12
INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 0 7 5 0 0 12
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 1 2 2 4 3 12
OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 4 4 4 12
R. T. VANDERBILT COMPANY, INC. 1 5 4 0 2 12
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 4 4 2 1 0 11
ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 2 5 11
BRANSON ULTRASONICS CORPORATION 1 2 4 3 1 11
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 3 1 2 3 2 11
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES OF CONNECTICUT, INCORPORATED 2 1 4 1 3 11
PEPSICO, INC. 4 3 0 2 2 11
PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC. 0 2 2 4 3 11
TRANSWITCH CORPORATION 4 1 2 2 2 11
ABB ALSTOM POWER INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 1 5 3 1 10
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 3 5 0 1 10
BURNDY CORPORATION 7 2 0 1 0 10
CANNONDALE CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 4 10
CIDRA CORPORATION 0 0 2 6 2 10
INDUSTRI AB THULE 1 0 1 4 4 10
LISCO, INC. 1 5 2 2 0 10
SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 5 3 1 1 0 10
WALBRO CORPORATION 0 5 0 3 2 10
XOMED SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 3 5 10
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 0 4 4 1 9
COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC. 1 0 3 4 1 9
DOW-UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COMPOSITE PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 4 1 0 9
REXAM COSMETIC PACKAGING INC. 1 0 2 4 2 9
RISDON CORPORATION 0 6 0 3 0 9
SARGENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 2 9
SORVALL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 5 2 1 1 9
STANDARD-KNAPP, INC. 4 1 2 1 1 9
UOP 6 2 0 1 0 9
WHELEN ENGINEERING CO., INC. 0 3 4 2 0 9
XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 3 9
ANALYTICA OF BRANFORD, INC. 0 0 1 1 6 8
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 1 7 0 0 0 8
COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 3 0 4 1 0 8
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 4 3 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 0 0 0 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 5 0 1 8
EMHART GLASS S.A. 0 0 0 4 4 8
EXECUTONE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 4 1 0 8
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS USA INC. 0 5 2 1 0 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 0 1 1 4 8
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 4 1 1 8
IQ SYSTEMS 0 2 3 1 2 8
JOINT MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 2 8
NTC TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
THERMION SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 5 3 8
THERMOTREX CORPORATION 2 4 2 0 0 8
ARCO CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 0 1 1 1 4 7
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 3 2 2 7
CAPEWELL COMPONENTS COMPANY, LLC 0 1 1 2 3 7
CARLINGSWITCH, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
CASCO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
DANA CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
DATAPRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
DYMAX CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 1 7
FLETCHER-TERRY CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 0 7
HARTFORD HOSPITAL 1 0 1 4 1 7
HOWE FURNITURE CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 0 7
INNOVATIVE USA, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
JET PROCESS CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 2 7
PTT, LLC 1 1 3 1 1 7
T. SENDZIMIR, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
WORLD PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
ARCH CHEMICALS INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
BILCO COMPANY 2 0 0 2 2 6
CARPIN MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
CDC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
COMBUSTION COMPONENTS ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
CULTOR LTD. 0 3 1 2 0 6
DICTAPHONE CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 0 3 0 6
ENTHONE-OMI, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
GERBER OPTICAL, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
INTEGRATED PROCESS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
KOSLOW TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
LEE COMPANY 2 1 1 2 0 6
NOWAK PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
SURGICAL DYNAMICS, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
TRI-TECH INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
WATERBURY ROLLING MILLS, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
ABGENIX, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ADVANCED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
BRYMILL CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
CE NUCLEAR POWER LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 1 4 0 5
DURHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
ELECTRONIC RETAILING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
GERBER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
IMI WILSHIRE INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
INFILTRATOR SYSTEMS INC 2 0 2 1 0 5
MEARTHANE PRODUCTS CORP. 0 1 1 1 2 5
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MOTT METALLURGICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
NOISE CANCELLATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
NORCO, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
PITTWAY CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
POLYSTAR PACKAGING, INCORPORATED 0 2 1 1 1 5
PRESTONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
PRICELINE.COM INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ROGERS CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
SOFTWARE SECURITY, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
THE PLASTEK GROUP 0 0 0 4 1 5
UNIPHASE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
VANSON LEATHERS, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
WENTWORTH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5



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