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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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

TENNESSEE

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 185 170 167 157 145 824
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 86 77 79 57 42 341
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 20 49 52 61 43 225
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 20 20 20 20 21 101
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 13 20 13 24 21 91
MAYTAG CORPORATION 5 14 16 15 30 80
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 16 21 8 10 13 68
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 15 18 27 3 3 66
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 35 15 4 6 0 60
FLEETGUARD, INC. 5 6 7 19 6 43
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 6 11 12 5 5 39
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 6 7 5 7 33
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 14 7 4 3 1 29
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 7 7 5 5 25
SQUARE D COMPANY 3 6 3 6 7 25
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 8 3 5 0 24
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 7 5 4 5 24
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 5 1 4 8 6 24
TRW INC. 5 7 5 4 2 23
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 4 6 7 1 4 22
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 1 3 6 8 3 21
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8 4 3 2 3 20
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 14 4 1 20
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 2 2 6 5 5 20
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 3 2 4 5 5 19
MURRAY, INC. 3 5 4 4 2 18
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 1 2 6 6 2 17
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 5 4 4 3 1 17
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 0 2 6 6 14
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 3 2 4 4 1 14
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 6 5 2 13
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 8 13
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 2 1 6 4 13
TUTCO, INC. 1 1 0 6 5 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 4 1 2 4 13
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 3 2 2 3 2 12
DIALYSIS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 7 1 4 0 12
PORTER-CABLE/DELTA 0 2 2 4 4 12
SCHLEGEL CORPORATION 3 1 6 2 0 12
TUFF TORQ CORPORATION 1 0 1 8 2 12
DANA CORPORATION 2 3 3 3 0 11
KANZAKI KOKYOKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. 2 1 3 2 3 11
FIBER INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 6 2 2 10
WHERENET CORPORATION 0 1 6 1 2 10
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 3 2 0 2 2 9
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 1 4 9
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 2 0 3 1 3 9
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3 4 1 1 0 9
MONSANTO CORPORATION 9 0 0 0 0 9
PHOTOGEN, INC. 1 1 4 3 0 9
SPINAL INNOVATIONS 3 3 1 0 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 2 5 2 9
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
ZELLWEGER USTER, INC. 7 2 0 0 0 9
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 0 1 6 1 0 8
COOPER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 7 0 0 0 8
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 2 5 0 1 8
MECO CORPORATION 3 1 3 0 1 8
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 5 2 1 8
U. T. BATTELLE 0 3 3 1 1 8
ADVANCED SORTING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 2 2 1 7
AMERICAN WATER HEATER COMPANY 2 2 1 2 0 7
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 0 2 1 3 1 7
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
DORIS NEBEL BEAL INTER VIVOS PATENT TRUST 0 0 1 5 1 7
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 2 3 2 7
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 3 1 2 0 1 7
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 2 0 1 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 0 7
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 2 1 3 0 7
SOUTHERN IMPACT RESEARCH CENTER, LLC 0 1 5 1 0 7
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 0 7
WORTH, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
WYKO INCORPORATED 2 0 2 2 1 7
DEERE + COMPANY 1 2 0 3 0 6
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 0 0 3 3 6
ISOTAG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
PETERSON TOOL COMPANY 3 2 1 0 0 6
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 0 2 0 2 2 6
SRP 687 PTY LTD 2 3 0 1 0 6
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 5 0 1 0 0 6
AMHERST HOLDING CO. 0 2 3 0 0 5
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
BEECHAM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 0 1 0 1 3 5
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY 0 1 3 1 0 5
BWXT Y-12 L.L.C. 0 2 0 3 0 5
CHATTEM CHEMICALS, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
CTI, INCORPORATED 0 0 4 1 0 5
EAGLEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 0 1 1 1 5
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
GIL TECHNOLOGIES 0 1 0 4 0 5
INTERACTIVE PICTURES CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL COMFORT PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
JODA ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
KYZEN CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 2 5
LINCOLN BRASS WORKS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
MEMPHIS EYE & CATARACT ASSOCIATES AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER 0 1 3 1 0 5
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SHOFNER ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
TUFTCO CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
WELLNESS, LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
ZAMA JAPAN 0 0 0 2 3 5


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