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 | 178 | 210 | 264 | 264 | 236 | 1152 |
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. | 57 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 276 |
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. | 19 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 32 | 158 |
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | 16 | 20 | 38 | 46 | 33 | 153 |
G. D. SEARLE & CO. | 20 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 142 |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. | 26 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 140 |
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. | 8 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 68 |
CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI | 7 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 54 |
CONTICO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC. | 13 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 45 |
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
SOLUTIA INC. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
HUBBELL INCORPORATED | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
NOVUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
CONTINENTAL SPRAYERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC. | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
COIN ACCEPTORS, INC. | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
YOUNG DENTAL MFG. CO., INC. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
ELISHA TECHNOLOGIES CO. L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
SHERWOOD MEDICAL COMPANY | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
BREWER SCIENCE, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC. | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
MALLINCKRODT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
BAYER CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
OUELLETTE MACHINERY SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
U.S. RING BINDER CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
MITEK HOLDING, INC. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
TOXONICS MANUFACTURING, INC. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
AMERICAN TRADING AND PRODUCTION CORP. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
TOMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
CUSTOM METALCRAFT, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
DIAMANT BOART, INC. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
HUSSMANN CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
STAMINA PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
CUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
GLIATECH, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
OLIN CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
PETROLITE CORPORATION | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
SEALRIGHT CO., INC. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
THE FIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
WESTERN LITHO PLATE + SUPPLY CO. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
AGCO CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
ANGELES GROUP, INC. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
BEECH-NUT NUTRITION CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
BHA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
BOEING COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
CRANE CO. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
ETHYL CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
HARMON INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
HUSKY CORPORATION | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
INPRINT SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
INSITUFORM (NETHERLANDS) B. V. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
MAGNETEK INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
MIDLAND BRAKE, INC. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
STORZ INSTRUMENT COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
TRUE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
WEST AGRO, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
ALVEY INC. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
CALMAR, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
DAL PARTNERSHIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
DIAGRAPH CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
DIDION MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
FIKE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
FLEXSYS AMERICA L. P. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
HEMAGEN/PFC | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
IRECO, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
LAKE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
TECHNICAL SERVICES & MARKETING, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
TYCO GROUP S.A.R.L. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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