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 1997 - 2001 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

INDIANA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 180 211 246 250 186 1073
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 213 172 178 152 106 821
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 67 68 76 40 12 263
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 34 33 62 56 46 231
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 27 39 48 33 31 178
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. 47 48 47 18 1 161
DANA CORPORATION 27 20 18 28 24 117
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 38 25 16 14 19 112
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 19 20 29 23 6 97
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 19 65 85
CTS CORPORATION 6 12 20 20 21 79
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 23 17 17 8 11 76
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 0 0 17 55 72
BAYER CORPORATION 17 19 11 6 15 68
CATERPILLAR INC. 7 4 11 19 20 61
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORP. 4 9 7 23 9 52
CARRIER CORPORATION 9 10 7 10 14 50
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 2 9 10 11 10 42
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 10 10 6 8 8 42
ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, INC. 0 5 6 7 18 36
ALLISON ENGINE COMPANY, INC 7 10 8 4 6 35
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 0 5 6 9 15 35
STANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 5 7 5 4 14 35
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 11 10 5 6 1 33
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 1 5 6 9 10 31
MSX, INC. 1 3 4 11 12 31
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. 3 6 7 12 2 30
TRW INC. 3 8 2 8 9 30
ZIMMER, INC. 20 6 3 0 1 30
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1 5 4 6 13 29
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 6 10 10 3 0 29
BIOMET, INC. 1 8 9 6 4 28
WHITE CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 5 7 9 2 25
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 8 3 8 3 24
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 3 4 4 5 7 23
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION 5 4 4 8 1 22
SONY CORPORATION 4 5 8 2 3 22
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM CORPORATION 5 14 2 0 0 21
THERMWOOD CORPORATION 4 4 3 7 1 19
EATON CORPORATION 0 2 4 8 4 18
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 4 5 6 2 18
REESE PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 7 1 3 18
BATESVILLE CASKET COMPANY, INC. 7 7 3 0 0 17
EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 6 6 5 0 0 17
MONSANTO CORPORATION 0 0 5 11 1 17
REILLY INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 6 1 5 2 17
REXAM PLASTICS, INC. 0 3 8 5 1 17
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORP. 0 0 5 5 7 17
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 6 10 17
ALLISON ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 2 10 16
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 0 16 16
MASCO CORP. OF INDIANA 1 3 4 1 7 16
PHD, INC. 0 1 2 5 8 16
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 11 16
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 3 8 2 1 16
ALCOA CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 8 1 2 2 15
CTB, INC. 4 2 4 2 3 15
BATESVILLE SERVICES, INC. 0 0 2 7 5 14
COOK INC. 3 4 1 3 3 14
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 3 2 3 5 14
PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 4 2 4 14
RIEKE CORPORATION 4 2 5 0 3 14
WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION 4 5 5 0 0 14
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 0 0 5 6 2 13
GENCORP INC. 4 3 0 4 2 13
L H CARBIDE CORPORATION 1 3 4 2 3 13
ROBERT BOSCH TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 3 6 4 0 13
DOWELANCO 10 2 0 0 0 12
UMM ELECTRONICS INC. 0 2 0 4 6 12
AT&T CORP. 2 4 3 0 2 11
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 3 11
BELDEN WIRE & CABLE COMPANY 1 4 1 0 5 11
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2 2 4 0 3 11
INNOTEK PET PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 5 5 0 11
MAYTAG CORPORATION 4 6 0 0 1 11
NOVO NORDISK A/S 3 3 1 0 4 11
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 1 4 2 11
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 0 1 1 5 4 11
VON DUPRIN, INC. 7 2 2 0 0 11
AUBURN GEAR, INC. 0 0 4 3 3 10
CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 1 10
MAGNETEK INC. 3 4 2 0 1 10
REXAM CLOSURES, INC. 3 6 1 0 0 10
TREDEGAR INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 4 1 1 0 10
ARVIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 2 4 1 9
ASGROW SEED COMPANY 5 1 0 2 1 9
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 0 3 2 4 9
FFI CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 2 9
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 2 2 1 9
INLAND STEEL CO. 4 2 1 2 0 9
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORP. 0 0 0 0 9 9
RANSBURG CORPORATION 5 3 1 0 0 9
RELIANCE ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 1 3 2 3 0 9
TRANS VIDEO ELECTRONICS, INC. 4 1 3 0 1 9
URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INCORPORATED 1 1 4 2 1 9
WAVETEK CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 4 9
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 2 2 1 2 2 9
YOSEMITE INVESTMENT, INC. 3 2 2 1 1 9
ADVANCED POLYMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 3 3 0 8
AMERICAN BIOGENETIC SCIENCES, INC. 0 4 1 1 2 8
COSCO, INC. 1 4 0 3 0 8
DEKKO ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
ELECTROMECHANICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 4 8
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 1 2 2 3 0 8
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC. 1 2 4 0 1 8
GROUP DEKKO SERVICES, LLC 0 0 0 2 6 8
INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING, INC. 1 2 2 3 0 8
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF INDIANA INC. 4 3 0 1 0 8
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 0 3 3 1 8
TOKHEIM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 5 8
TP ORTHODONTICS, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
TRILITHIC, INC. 3 1 0 2 2 8
TRU-FLEX METAL HOSE CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 2 2 2 8
VALEO THERMIQUE MOTEUR 1 3 1 2 1 8
ANALYTICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
BRAUN CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 3 7
CAPITAL MACHINE COMPANY, INC. 5 1 1 0 0 7
GROTE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 3 0 4 7
INDIAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
INNOTEK INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
MATTEL INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
OTHY, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
TASK FORCE TIPS INCORPORATED 1 2 0 2 2 7
THE SERVANTS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
THERMA-TRU CORP. 0 0 2 2 3 7
AEROQUIP CORPORATION, LINAIR DIVISION 1 1 3 1 0 6
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
BTR ANTIVIBRATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 0 1 1 6
CONTOUR HARDENING, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
COR-A-VENT, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
DITTO SALES, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 1 2 1 0 6
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 1 1 2 2 6
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 0 6
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
MAGNEQUENCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MONACO COACH CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 0 6
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 2 1 0 3 0 6
SIEMENS ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
THE MAJESTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 0 1 0 0 6
TRANSGUARD INDUSTRIES 0 2 1 2 1 6
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC 2 1 0 1 2 6
VALEO SYLVANIA L.L.C. 0 0 3 2 1 6
VERSON, A DIVISION OF ALLIED PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
AGTRACKS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA 4 0 1 0 0 5
AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 0 0 1 2 2 5
BEST LOCK CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
CHARLES E. HILL & ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
COOPER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CROWN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
EMX, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 1 4 0 5
ESSEX GROUP, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
GUIDE CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
INTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
KCL CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 0 5
LYALL ASSEMBLIES, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
MAGINOT VASCULAR SYSTEMS 0 0 3 1 1 5
MATERIALS RESEARCH INNOVATIONS CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
MORGAN MARSHALL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
OPTOSONICS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
P. L. PORTER CO. 0 1 0 4 0 5
PATMARK COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PENT ASSEMBLIES, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
PHELPS DODGE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
RPI, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
SAMTEC, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SIEMENS POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
STORE HEAT AND PRODUCE ENERGY, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
WABASH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
WELLS-CTI, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5



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