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

FLORIDA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 912 1102 1181 1099 1059 5353
MOTOROLA, INC. 174 163 135 137 95 704
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 86 91 62 60 65 364
HARRIS CORP. 76 69 69 40 50 304
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 45 48 29 34 24 180
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 10 13 24 53 56 156
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS 24 24 23 47 32 150
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 44 36 26 15 6 127
CORDIS CORPORATION 22 43 15 13 15 108
PARADYNE CORPORATION 13 28 17 24 21 103
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 18 22 28 20 13 101
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 11 14 22 26 25 98
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 0 0 24 33 30 87
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 18 23 20 9 13 83
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 13 18 18 20 14 83
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION 24 19 16 11 6 76
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 13 11 13 10 17 64
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 0 53 53
LINVATEC CORPORATION 12 18 4 10 5 49
COULTER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 5 9 18 4 11 47
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 6 12 8 14 7 47
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 4 5 14 21 46
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 17 24 4 0 0 45
IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC. 6 5 12 6 8 37
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 8 9 10 7 36
INTERSIL CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 4 19 12 35
AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 4 6 11 5 5 31
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 13 8 8 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4 4 6 6 8 28
MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION 6 2 7 3 9 27
HONEYWELL INC. 6 6 7 5 2 26
COULTER CORPORATION 12 10 2 1 0 25
METANETICS CORPORATION 4 13 4 3 0 24
BETZDEARBORN INC. 4 7 7 3 2 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 2 9 3 4 21
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 0 3 3 8 7 21
ANDRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 5 2 5 7 20
XOMED SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 6 7 3 3 20
EARTH RESOURCES CORPORATION 5 5 4 2 3 19
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION 11 7 1 0 0 19
NONINVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 6 4 2 4 19
FMC CORPORATION 1 3 7 4 3 18
KING OF FANS, INC. 0 0 3 3 12 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 5 4 5 3 1 18
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 9 3 1 3 2 18
ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 7 2 3 1 17
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 5 8 2 17
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 0 0 0 2 15 17
THE PANDA PROJECT 4 7 2 4 0 17
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 4 2 2 6 16
NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 2 1 4 5 15
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 0 0 1 4 10 15
CORVITA CORPORATION 3 4 3 1 3 14
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 2 10 1 0 0 13
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 3 6 13
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 3 4 2 3 13
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 4 1 4 3 13
RALLY MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 6 2 5 13
SAWTEK, INC. 3 5 2 3 0 13
ARTHREX INC. 3 1 2 3 3 12
CELOTEX CORPORATION 2 3 1 4 2 12
GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 1 4 7 12
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. 5 7 0 0 0 12
OCEAN DESIGN, INC. 3 3 1 2 3 12
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 5 2 5 12
LASER SUBSTRATES, INC. 0 1 4 1 5 11
OAK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 6 11
SIEMENS STROMBERG-CARLSON 4 5 1 1 0 11
BAKER NORTON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 0 3 0 6 10
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 2 3 10
LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT 2 1 7 0 0 10
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 2 3 2 0 3 10
MEDLOGIC GLOBAL CORPORATION 1 4 2 2 1 10
MEDX 96, INC. 0 4 2 1 3 10
PARKERVISION, INC. 1 0 2 5 2 10
AIRCRAFT MODULAR PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 3 1 0 9
BEAR ARCHERY INC. 4 1 1 2 1 9
DATAMAX CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 2 9
HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE, INC. 2 1 0 3 3 9
INNOVA/PURE WATER INC. 3 0 0 2 4 9
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3 1 0 2 3 9
REIKER ENTERPRISES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 0 9 9
SOLUTIA INC. 0 1 1 2 5 9
SYNTHEON LLC 0 0 0 4 5 9
TANTIVY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
TERANEX, INC. 0 0 0 5 4 9
ANSPACH EFFORT, INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
AUTHENTEC, INC. 0 0 1 6 1 8
BIOAVAILABILITY SYSTEMS, L.L.C. 0 0 2 4 2 8
CENTERPIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 2 3 1 8
DOTOLO RESEARCH CORP. 2 2 3 1 0 8
DOTOLO RESEARCH LTD. 0 0 2 2 4 8
HYDRODYNE INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 4 8
IMO INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 1 0 0 2 8
INTELLON CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 3 8
INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 2 0 1 3 8
NETSPEAK CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 4 8
NOUVEAU TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 3 0 0 8
ROMARK LABORATORIES, L.C. 0 0 6 2 0 8
SILICON BANDWIDTH, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
UROCATH CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 0 8
BENZ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
BOB'S SPACE RACERS, INC. 2 0 0 1 4 7
COMPSYS, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
CRITIKON COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 0 3 1 3 7
DADE BEHRING INC. 0 1 4 2 0 7
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 3 3 0 7
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 0 2 4 7
E-SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
ENDOSCOPIC CONCEPTS, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
FASHION NAILS, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
FLORIDA ORTHOPEDICS, INC. 1 0 1 4 1 7
GE-HARRIS RAILWAY ELECTRONICS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 4 7
GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION 0 4 3 0 0 7
IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
KLOCKNER-BARTELT, INC. 1 2 0 1 3 7
LAMBDA PHYSIK GMBH 0 0 2 4 1 7
LASERSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
ORTRONICS INC. 1 6 0 0 0 7
OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
PLASTIC COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
RESTORATIVE CARE OF AMERICA INCORPORATED 1 4 0 1 1 7
SAFARILAND LTD. INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
UNIMATION, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 2 3 1 1 7
VINYL CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
AMERICAN TORCH TIP COMPANY 1 2 0 1 2 6
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 1 0 2 2 1 6
BIO-LOK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST 2 1 1 1 1 6
BRIDGE PHARMA, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
CANOX INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 5 1 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
CHIMERA RESEARCH AND CHEMICAL, INC. 0 6 0 0 0 6
CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 2 6
DADE INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
EXONIX CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 0 1 1 6
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
HALKEY-ROBERTS CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 1 6
INTELLIKEY CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 1 6
MOLTECH POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
MORRISON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
NEOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
NKO, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
QTERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
R. P. SCHERER CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 0 6
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SUNOL MOLECULAR CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 0 6
U.S. BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
ULTRATECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
WINNER INTERNATIONAL ROYALTY CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
WORLD MEDICAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
WORLD PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 1 0 3 0 6
AARON MEDICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
ACCON MARINE, INC 1 0 1 2 1 5
ALTHIN MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA 2 3 0 0 0 5
AMJ EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
ARCHIBALD BROS. FINE BEVERAGES, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
ARCHIMICA (FLORIDA), INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
BARZELL WHITMORE MAROON BELLS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
BENCHMARK ENTERTAINMENT L.C. 0 1 1 0 3 5
BSG LABORATORIES. INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
CATALINA MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
COMBUSTION TEC, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
CORE DYNAMICS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
ECO SOUND INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
EXACTECH, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
FARMER MOLD AND MACHINE WORKS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
FAST INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
FLEXSITE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
FUELS MANAGEMENT INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
GALT LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
HORSE SENSE CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
HY-PAT CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 0 5
INTELLIGENT MACHINE CONCEPTS, LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
MANSUR INDUSTRIES INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
MICREL INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 4 5
MOLEX INCORPORATED 2 0 0 1 2 5
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
PCR, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
PETROFERM INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
PROFOLD, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
QUALITY BOAT LIFTS, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
QUEST INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FOOD INGREDIENTS COMPANY DIVISION OF INDOPCO, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
RACAL-DATACOM, INC. 0 5 0 0 0 5
REAL 3D, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
SAF-T-LOK CORP. 0 3 2 0 0 5
SANDAR INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
SCHWARTZ ELECTRO OPTICS, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
SCION CARDIO-VASCULAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY 1 3 0 1 0 5
SUPER VISION INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED 2 0 2 0 1 5
VASOCOR, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
VISION INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
WALTER LORENZ SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
WIREMOLD COMPANY 0 0 1 3 1 5
XM SATELLITE RADIO INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5



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