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

GEORGIA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 215 327 324 344 338 1548
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 40 71 72 86 83 352
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 32 38 40 33 65 208
NCR CORPORATION 7 38 36 46 43 170
MOTOROLA, INC. 36 28 16 37 18 135
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 15 17 30 34 30 126
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 16 27 23 24 34 124
EMORY UNIVERSITY 12 34 26 20 17 109
COCA-COLA COMPANY 6 14 19 12 29 80
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 31 23 8 9 7 78
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 8 13 15 19 19 74
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 51 12 5 3 1 72
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 11 15 10 18 18 72
NORDSON CORPORATION 18 13 9 13 10 63
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION 8 22 18 5 3 56
MEAD CORPORATION 15 16 12 3 7 53
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CORPORATION 0 0 10 16 21 47
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 5 3 14 3 13 38
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 9 7 5 7 6 34
JOHNSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 6 9 12 1 4 32
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 9 5 14 28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 8 6 8 4 27
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 3 8 6 6 3 26
OKI TELECOM, INC. 6 4 1 10 5 26
AER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. 3 2 5 7 7 24
INSTITUTE OF PAPER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 9 4 3 5 24
INTERFACE, INC. 8 5 6 1 4 24
CIBA VISION CARE CORP. 2 14 5 1 1 23
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 3 3 9 5 23
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 2 5 2 9 4 22
FAN TECH LTD 0 11 4 2 3 20
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 2 2 7 4 5 20
ITERATED SYSTEMS, INC. 0 10 8 1 0 19
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3 3 4 4 5 19
GENZYME CORPORATION 0 4 4 5 4 17
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 5 3 1 3 16
ISOLYSER CO., INC. 5 1 5 5 0 16
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 2 8 6 16
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY 4 5 3 1 3 16
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 0 2 9 3 1 15
HERCULES INCORPORATED 5 6 1 1 2 15
LAMBENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 7 6 2 0 15
SPECTRX, INC. 0 1 4 6 4 15
BIO-LAB, INC. 7 4 2 1 0 14
BP AMOCO CORPORATION 0 0 6 4 4 14
DITTLER BROTHERS, INC. 1 3 5 2 3 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 4 5 3 1 14
RELIANCE ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 1 2 6 5 0 14
ANTEC CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 6 13
DISPLAY INDUSTRIES LLC 0 0 1 4 8 13
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 3 6 1 13
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 4 2 4 1 2 13
NORTH AMERICAN CONTAINER CORP. 4 3 3 1 2 13
AT&T CORP. 0 3 3 1 5 12
ECC INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 3 3 1 0 12
GTE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CORPORATION 2 3 5 2 0 12
TENSAR CORPORATION 7 3 2 0 0 12
AMOCO CORPORATION 3 6 2 0 0 11
ATD CORPORATION 2 2 1 3 3 11
ATLANTA ATTACHMENT COMPANY, INC. 3 1 6 1 0 11
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 4 5 11
HEHR INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 5 2 2 1 11
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 0 4 6 11
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 0 3 6 11
MILLIKEN RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 5 4 0 0 11
POLYFIBRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 6 1 2 11
SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 5 0 3 11
SIMMONS COMPANY 3 2 2 1 3 11
THIONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 2 2 3 11
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 2 1 4 3 0 10
NOVOSTE CORPORATION 1 4 1 2 2 10
ERWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 2 1 1 1 9
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. 6 1 2 0 0 9
YKK CORPORATION OF AMERICA 1 4 1 1 2 9
CALLAWAY CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 0 8
CORRUGATED GEAR & SERVICES INC. 1 3 2 0 2 8
IMAGE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 5 0 0 0 8
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 1 8
TENNECO PACKAGING INC. 0 0 4 3 1 8
AMERICAN COMBUSTION, INC. 1 3 3 0 0 7
BALL CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
CLUB CAR INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
CRYOLIFE, INC. 2 2 2 0 1 7
CYTRX CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 0 7
FIBERCO, INC. 0 3 3 1 0 7
FOOD MACHINERY SALES, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 3 1 2 7
J & M LABORATORIES, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
KASON INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
KEY-TRAK, INC. 0 1 0 1 5 7
MICROCOATING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 2 2 1 1 1 7
PHOENIX AUTOMATION, INC. 3 0 1 2 1 7
T R SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
UNITED STATES ADVANCED NETWORK, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 5 0 1 1 0 7
VINING INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
BURNHAM SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
CATHETER IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
CHEMFREE CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 5 0 1 0 0 6
COLLINS & AIKMAN FLOOR COVERINGS CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
ENSURG, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 2 2 1 1 6
GTE WIRELESS SERVICE CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
INVENTIONS, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
KAWNEER COMPANY, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
KLIKLOK CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
M. A. HANNACOLOR, A DIVISION OF M. A. HANNA COMPANY 0 0 2 3 1 6
MICRON OPTICS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
MINERAL RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 1 1 2 6
NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
ROCK-TENN COMPANY 1 0 3 1 1 6
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 0 6
TEXTRON INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 0 6
UNIVERSAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CORPORATION--INSTRUMENT DIVISION 0 0 0 1 5 6
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
BIOFIELD CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
CELLEMETRY LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 0 1 2 0 5
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
EQUITECH INT'L CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
G-P GYPSUM CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 0 5
GLOBAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 2 0 0 2 5
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
HANSOTECH INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
HOOSIER GROUP, L.L.C. 1 2 2 0 0 5
HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
INTERNATIONAL SAFETY INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
LXE INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
MATSUSHITA COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA 2 1 2 0 0 5
MINRAD INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 2 1 5
SILTECH INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
TOTAL BATTERY MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
ULTIMATE ABRASIVE SYSTEMS, L.L.C. 1 2 1 0 1 5
UNION CAMP CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 0 3 0 1 1 5



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