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 | 109 | 96 | 130 | 133 | 105 | 573 |
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 5 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 81 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 51 |
ADTRAN | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 43 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 |
INTERGRAPH CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 28 |
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
AUBURN UNIVERSITY | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
SCI SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
INNOFLEX INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
RYDER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
SONY CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
USBI COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
ROBBINS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
CYBEX COMPUTER PRODUCTS CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
QUADRUM TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
WELLCUTTER INC. | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ABB ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, DIV. OF ABB FLAKT, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BARON SERVICES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
CRYSTAL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, A DIVISION OF FOLSOM METAL PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
DANA CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
GULF STATES PAPER CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
SHEARWATER POLYMERS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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