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 | 94 | 83 | 105 | 137 | 115 | 534 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 48 |
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
BOEING COMPANY | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 34 |
BAYER CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
HAY & FORAGE INDUSTRIES | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
GARMIN CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
SYMBIOS LOGIC INC. | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
DEERE + COMPANY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
WENGER MANUFACTURING CO. INC. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
WESCON PRODUCTS COMPANY | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
SANDOZ LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
KEJR ENGINEERING, INC. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
WCM INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COMPANY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
HOECHST MARION ROUSSEL, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
SCRIPTPRO L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
VEKTEK, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
MERCK + CO., INC. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
PRECO INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
THE BRADBURY COMPANY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
AERO TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
CASE CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
CATERPILLAR INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
INTRALUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
LAWRENCE PAPER COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
LYNK, INC. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
ALFA-LAVAL AGRI, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BELOIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
BUSHNELL CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
GELCO INTERNATIONAL L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
GORDON-PIATT ENERGY GROUP, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
IT'S DENTS OR US, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
TENSION ENVELOPE CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MED CENTER | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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