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 | 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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