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

VERMONT

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 158 220 201 236 281 1096
~Individually Owned Patent 49 33 40 33 46 201
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 11 17 36 64
BURTON CORPORATION USA 0 4 6 11 13 34
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. 7 4 4 4 3 22
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 7 8 1 20
ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 3 1 1 0 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 2 1 4 10
ASCENSION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 2 8
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 0 0 2 2 4 8
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 0 2 1 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 0 1 2 1 3 7
GENERAL DYNAMICS ARMAMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
MORRISON BERKSHIRE, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
TUCEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
CARPENTER CO. 0 0 2 0 3 5
CAULDRON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 2 1 1 0 5
HAZELETT STRIP-CASTING CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
KOBEL, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
SPECTRA, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 2 1 2 0 0 5



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