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

NEBRASKA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 61 64 60 69 62 316
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF 24 24 22 25 17 112
ISCO, INC. 10 10 7 7 7 41
CENTURION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 6 8 6 25
J. A. WOOLLAM CO. INC. 2 4 8 7 1 22
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 6 6 5 1 18
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC. 1 0 4 11 2 18
SPORTSSTUFF, INC. 0 2 5 4 6 17
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 1 3 4 0 15
TRANSCRYPT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 9 0 1 5 15
STRECK LABORATORIES, INC. 3 5 1 2 3 14
BALDWIN FILTERS, INC. 2 5 4 0 2 13
BIONEBRASKA, INC. 3 2 2 3 2 12
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 3 1 1 4 12
LI-COR, INC. 1 2 1 2 4 10
SUPRATEK PHARMA INC. 1 1 0 4 4 10
EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED 0 4 2 1 2 9
DALE ELECTRONICS INC. 4 0 4 0 0 8
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 1 2 4 8
CONAGRA, INC. 1 2 0 3 1 7
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 3 1 0 0 3 7
PFIZER INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
TRANSGENOMIC INCORPORATED 0 3 2 2 0 7
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 0 6 6
RANSOMES AMERICA CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
SAFETY BY DESIGN, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
ZONAGEN, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
AMERICAN TOOL COMPANIES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
CABELA'S INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
COLEMAN POWERMATE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES INCORPORATED 0 0 3 2 0 5
SNYDER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5



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