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

NORTH CAROLINA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 243 266 289 322 306 1426
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 83 71 153 179 203 689
ERICSSON, INC. 11 21 118 180 197 527
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 20 32 28 41 23 144
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. 33 21 28 30 28 140
WHITAKER CORPORATION 29 25 26 28 23 131
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 31 34 27 20 9 121
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 25 22 26 23 23 119
BASF CORP. 24 27 20 21 17 109
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. 12 19 20 26 19 96
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 28 14 23 15 7 87
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 18 16 15 17 15 81
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION 0 7 21 18 20 66
EATON CORPORATION 19 14 8 9 14 64
SIECOR CORPORATION 9 8 16 18 13 64
FMC CORPORATION 12 6 15 14 15 62
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 12 18 14 4 10 58
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 8 7 13 15 13 56
GILBARCO, INC. 9 4 11 12 16 52
SQUARE D COMPANY 11 7 9 16 6 49
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 17 15 11 3 1 47
LORD CORPORATION 5 8 12 9 13 47
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 10 11 10 4 11 46
MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC. 2 8 22 5 6 43
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 7 5 10 15 41
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 5 11 9 13 41
RHONE-POULENC INC. 3 9 5 10 7 34
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 6 6 4 7 9 32
ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. 12 5 10 4 0 31
DANA CORPORATION 2 4 11 8 5 30
MCNC 2 3 3 11 8 27
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 9 4 5 3 5 26
CREE RESEARCH, INC. 3 7 8 4 4 26
SARA LEE CORPORATION 4 9 2 5 6 26
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 0 2 5 8 10 25
REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. 2 5 5 9 3 24
VESTURE CORPORATION 2 4 4 9 5 24
KENNAMETAL INC. 5 4 7 6 1 23
ALCATEL THOMSON FAISCEAUX HERTZIENS 0 0 0 2 20 22
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 9 4 5 3 1 22
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 8 8 4 2 0 22
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 4 1 9 5 21
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 3 6 7 2 20
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 1 2 2 14 1 20
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 1 4 4 6 5 20
GRASS AMERICA, INC. 5 3 5 4 2 19
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 17 19
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 5 6 5 3 0 19
TEE-LOK CORPORATION 2 10 3 3 0 18
WELLMAN INC. 3 5 0 5 5 18
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 3 4 5 17
HENKEL CORPORATION 9 2 2 3 1 17
CHIRON CORPORATION 0 0 8 7 1 16
INDIAN HEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 6 4 1 1 16
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 6 4 4 16
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY 11 0 2 2 0 15
ERICCSON GE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC. 12 0 0 2 1 15
BAYER CORPORATION 1 2 7 3 1 14
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 5 8 1 0 0 14
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 4 10 14
HARRIS CORP. 0 1 6 7 0 14
SIECOR OPERATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 2 12 14
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 2 3 3 4 2 14
KOBE STEEL USA, INC. 4 4 2 2 1 13
STERLING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INC. 3 4 5 1 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1 5 2 2 3 13
ABT, INC. 1 5 4 1 1 12
ALCATEL NA CABLE SYSTEMS INC. 2 4 4 1 1 12
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 0 4 1 6 1 12
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 2 2 0 3 5 12
GUILFORD MILLS, INC. 8 2 1 1 0 12
KAY CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 2 1 4 4 12
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 12 12
WINDSOR INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 5 2 2 1 12
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 0 0 0 0 11 11
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 2 2 1 3 3 11
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 0 1 3 7 11
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 10 11
PUROLATOR PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 4 2 3 2 11
BURNS AEROSPACE CORPORATION 5 3 2 0 0 10
CARDIMA, INC. 1 3 2 2 2 10
CELGARD INC. 0 0 0 4 6 10
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 3 1 3 2 1 10
HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 4 3 0 10
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 3 6 1 10
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 0 4 4 2 0 10
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION 6 2 0 0 2 10
REXAM INDUSTRIES CORP. 5 2 0 2 1 10
SOFT PLAY, L.L.C. 1 5 1 2 1 10
ALBA WALDENSIAN, INCORPORATED 2 4 2 1 0 9
CAMCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 2 5 1 1 9
CEM CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 4 9
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 1 4 2 1 1 9
CORPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 6 0 0 9
DATA GENERAL CORP. 0 2 3 4 0 9
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
FED CORPORATION 4 2 1 2 0 9
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 1 1 2 2 9
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 4 0 3 2 9
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 4 4 1 9
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 0 0 3 5 9
PHARMAGRAPHICS (MIDWEST), L.L.C. 0 0 4 1 4 9
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 5 9
BURLINGTON CHEMICAL CO., INC. 0 4 2 1 1 8
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 3 8
EMBREX INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
MIDDLEBY MARSHALL CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 1 8
PNEUMAFIL CORPORATION 6 0 1 1 0 8
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP. 0 4 1 0 3 8
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 4 1 1 1 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 2 1 2 0 8
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 4 1 1 8
APLIX, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
AT&T CORP. 0 0 4 2 1 7
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
DELTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
DOUGLAS BATTERY MANUFACTURING CO. 0 2 3 0 2 7
LAMBDA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
MANTISSA CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 4 2 7
MIDREX INTERNATIONAL BV ROTTERDAM, ZURICH BRANCH 1 3 1 1 1 7
MONARCH KNITTING MACHINERY CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 1 7
NOVO NORDISK BIOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
OSSID CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 0 7
TRIANGLE PACIFIC CORP. 0 0 4 2 1 7
TRIMERIS, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
TUBULAR TEXTILE LLC 0 4 2 0 1 7
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 1 7
AKEVA, L.L.C. 1 0 2 2 1 6
ALEMITE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 3 6
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 0 0 0 6 6
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. 3 0 0 0 3 6
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 2 1 1 0 2 6
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 0 0 2 3 1 6
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 2 1 3 6
FUCHS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
GLASS UNLIMITED OF HIGH POINT, INC. 1 1 4 0 0 6
KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 0 6
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 0 2 4 6
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 0 0 4 2 6
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 0 0 5 1 6
POLYGENEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
SURRY CHEMICALS, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
THUNDERBIRD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
TOTER, INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
WANDEL & GOLTERMANN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
WEAVEXX CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
ALLIED LOGIC CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
BELL & HOWELL MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEMS COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 5
BILLIONS OF OPERATIONS PER SECOND, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 2 0 0 1 2 5
CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 4 0 0 1 5
CHANNEL MASTER LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
CLEARLINE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
DRINKARD METALOX, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
ENCELLE, INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
EXIDE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL 0 2 1 1 1 5
FRONTIER INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
GENPAK, L.L.C. 0 2 0 1 2 5
HOMELITE, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 0 0 0 3 5
ILCO UNICAN CORP. 0 2 0 2 1 5
INDUSTRIAL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
INTERSIL CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
MATREX FURNITURE COMPONENTS, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PARKER MEDICAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 0 1 1 1 5
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS 1 2 2 0 0 5
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 0 4 1 0 0 5
RIKE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
S-B POWER TOOL COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
SANDOZ LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
STERIS CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
THERMA-WAVE, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
TRI-POINT MEDICAL L.P. 4 1 0 0 0 5
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 0 0 2 5
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5



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