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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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

WISCONSIN

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 231 172 201 163 153 920
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 194 165 134 100 92 685
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 62 68 94 84 84 392
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 32 113 102 66 332
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 88 67 47 16 17 235
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 44 31 28 36 34 173
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 27 26 49 40 29 171
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 28 29 23 33 34 147
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 25 28 36 32 19 140
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 37 23 30 21 26 137
EATON CORPORATION 11 11 14 12 14 62
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 10 8 10 13 18 59
BRIGGS + STRATTON CORPORATION 9 9 13 11 13 55
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 11 15 11 8 9 54
PROMEGA CORPORATION 11 2 15 13 12 53
KOHLER CO. 17 11 10 6 8 52
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 9 13 9 7 49
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 7 13 13 6 6 45
FORT JAMES CORPORATION 24 11 8 2 0 45
HUSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 15 8 5 6 11 45
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 6 10 8 9 11 44
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION 3 10 12 12 7 44
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 6 8 14 6 5 39
DEERE + COMPANY 7 13 4 8 6 38
FLEETGUARD, INC. 7 5 6 7 10 35
MIRUS BIO CORPORATION 1 6 16 5 7 35
THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 4 8 6 8 34
ECOLAB INC. 3 14 10 2 3 32
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 14 6 1 3 6 30
APPLETON PAPERS, INC. 7 8 6 7 0 28
MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC 1 6 3 6 12 28
NCR CORPORATION 9 5 9 3 1 27
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 0 6 9 6 5 26
ACTUANT CORPORATION 8 8 5 2 3 26
CARDINAL CG COMPANY 1 6 8 9 2 26
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY 5 11 2 8 0 26
JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC. 5 4 9 4 3 25
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 4 6 9 1 3 23
MEDTRONIC INC. 5 4 4 6 4 23
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 5 6 10 23
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. 8 6 1 6 2 23
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE 9 7 2 0 3 21
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 1 3 7 8 19
KRUEGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 5 4 3 4 19
MCGRAW-EDISON COMPANY 10 6 3 0 0 19
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 3 7 4 3 18
C. G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 3 3 2 5 4 17
EARTH TOOL COMPANY, L.L.C. 4 4 7 2 0 17
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP 0 0 0 6 11 17
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION 4 2 5 2 4 17
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 2 7 1 4 16
PILLING WECK INCORPORATED 7 0 5 4 0 16
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 5 5 3 1 2 16
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. 5 10 0 0 0 15
BRP US INC. 0 1 7 5 2 15
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 3 7 5 15
REXNORD INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 6 2 5 1 15
SPX CORPORATION 3 2 5 4 1 15
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 5 2 4 0 14
AOS HOLDING COMPANY 3 1 2 3 5 14
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. 2 3 1 4 4 14
BLANKING SYSTEMS, INC. 6 2 2 2 1 13
CRAY INC. 2 1 4 3 3 13
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 2 3 4 3 1 13
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 3 2 2 4 13
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC. 5 1 2 3 2 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 2 6 0 13
WISYS TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION, INC. 6 1 2 4 0 13
BRIGGS & STRATTON POWER PRODUCTS GROUP, LLC 2 2 8 0 0 12
GE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. 5 2 3 1 1 12
GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 6 0 2 3 1 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 2 3 2 12
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 3 3 3 1 12
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 5 1 2 2 2 12
THERMO ELECTRON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 9 12
CARDINAL IG COMPANY 3 4 2 2 0 11
CMD CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 5 11
F/G PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 2 3 3 11
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 3 3 2 3 0 11
QUAD/TECH, INC. 2 2 6 1 0 11
S. C. JOHNSON HOME STORAGE INC. 3 3 5 0 0 11
SARIS CYCLING GROUP, INC. 0 4 4 1 2 11
SNO-WAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 2 1 2 1 11
SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS LP 3 2 4 2 0 11
TEXTRON INC. 6 2 2 1 0 11
THOMAS INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 3 2 1 1 11
TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION 3 2 5 0 1 11
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 2 4 2 0 10
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 3 2 2 0 10
BRUKER AXS, INC. 3 2 0 3 2 10
CEQUENT TRAILER PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 2 0 3 10
CURWOOD, INC. 1 2 3 3 1 10
DCI MARKETING 1 2 3 2 2 10
ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, INC. 1 3 2 2 2 10
FPNA ACQUISITION CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 3 10
IGC-MEDICAL ADVANCES, INC. 6 2 1 1 0 10
K. W. MUTH COMPANY, INC. 2 1 2 3 2 10
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, INC. 3 1 3 2 1 10
MGS MFG. GROUP, INC. 3 2 3 1 1 10
TT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 5 10
ALKAR-RAPIDPAK, INC. 0 2 2 1 4 9
ARIENS COMPANY 2 1 4 1 1 9
BROAN-NUTONE LLC 3 1 1 2 2 9
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 2 2 3 2 9
CORONA OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 4 2 2 1 0 9
J & L FIBER SERVICES, INC. 3 3 2 0 1 9
MARQUIP, LLC 4 4 0 1 0 9
PLAYSTAR, INC. 1 1 2 4 1 9
ROVCAL, INC. 0 5 1 2 1 9
S & S CYCLE, INC. 2 2 0 3 2 9
SPACESAVER CORPORATION 4 2 1 1 1 9
WACKER CORPORATION 0 4 3 1 1 9
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
BUELL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 3 1 1 2 1 8
DRESSER, INC. 0 1 3 3 1 8
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 3 0 4 8
IMATION CORP. 3 1 0 2 2 8
NATIONAL GRAPHICS, INC. 0 1 5 2 0 8
SEAQUIST CLOSURES FOREIGN, INC. 3 1 4 0 0 8
SERIGRAPH INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
TTM ADVANCED CIRCUITS, INC. 4 3 1 0 0 8
U-LINE CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 3 8
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 4 3 0 0 1 8
WEATHER CENTRAL, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP. 0 0 1 3 3 7
ALTERRA HOLDINGS CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
ALTO-SHAAM, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
BOU-MATIC TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 0 3 3 1 7
DORNER MFG. CORP. 1 3 0 2 1 7
EVERBRITE, LLC 2 3 2 0 0 7
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 4 0 1 7
HELLERMANNTYTON CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 3 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 3 7
KENERGY, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
M-B-W., INC. 2 0 2 3 0 7
MEDRAD, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
MILLER BREWING COMPANY 1 1 3 2 0 7
MIRUS CORPORATION 5 1 1 0 0 7
PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY 1 2 4 0 0 7
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 2 1 1 7
RUSSELL CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
SCA TISSUE NORTH AMERICA LLC 0 0 4 1 2 7
SCAG POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
SCHREIBER FOODS, INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA CORP. 4 1 0 1 1 7
THE MCW RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 4 0 1 0 2 7
WAUKESHA ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 2 7
ALWIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
ANDIS COMPANY 1 3 2 0 0 6
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
CELLGATE, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
EMPIRE LEVEL MANUFACTURING CO. 1 3 1 1 0 6
FISKARS BRANDS, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
HARNISCHFEGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 3 2 1 0 6
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
KUHN KNIGHT INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
MHE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
MIKKELSEN GRAPHIC ENGINEERING, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
NESTEC, S.A. 0 2 1 1 2 6
NORTHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 1 6
QUARTEX, A DIVISION OF PRIMEX, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
R. F. TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
RAY-O-VAC CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
RMT, INC. 0 2 1 0 3 6
SARGENTO FOODS INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
TRAEX COMPANY 2 3 1 0 0 6
ULTRATEC, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
UNION SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. 2 2 0 1 1 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
AMERICAN BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO., INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
AMERICAN PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
BRADSHAW MEDICAL INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
CHERRY CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
CONSTRUCTION FORMS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
CREDO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
DEXCOM, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ENDOLINE% MEGTEC SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
GAUTHIER BIOMEDICAL INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
GEHL COMPANY 1 4 0 0 0 5
GILSON, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
GREENHECK FAN CORPORATION 1 0 3 0 1 5
H & S MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
HYDRO-GEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 2 0 0 2 5
IN-WELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
JLG OMNIQUIP, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PACIFIC CYCLE, LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
PHAEDRUS, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
POWERBRACE CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
REACT-NTI, LLC 0 0 3 1 1 5
SMITHS MEDICAL PM, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SYNGENTA (AT) LIMITED 0 0 3 2 0 5
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
TECHNICAL CONCEPTS, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
TRU FIRE CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
UNICO, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 1 1 0 1 5
WESTFALIASURGE, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5


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