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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

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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 145 106 127 106 101 585
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 44 35 45 49 29 202
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 42 30 20 48 53 193
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 13 8 23 29 17 90
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 21 14 21 13 15 84
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 21 9 26 16 5 77
MAYTAG CORPORATION 30 22 14 5 2 73
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 2 25 23 22 72
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 0 0 20 24 44
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 4 6 10 7 5 32
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 5 8 7 9 32
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 7 3 6 5 7 28
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 5 5 8 6 4 28
FLEETGUARD, INC. 6 7 4 6 2 25
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 6 5 5 6 2 24
SQUARE D COMPANY 7 2 6 3 5 23
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 7 3 4 5 22
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 5 6 2 5 2 20
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 8 2 2 3 5 20
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 5 5 4 2 3 19
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 2 5 2 4 18
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 3 3 1 5 17
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 3 6 4 16
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 1 0 3 11 15
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 1 0 6 8 15
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 4 8 1 1 0 14
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 2 1 4 2 5 14
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 3 2 0 7 2 14
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 4 2 5 3 0 14
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 3 5 4 0 2 14
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 9 0 1 13
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 1 4 3 4 1 13
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 5 3 2 3 0 13
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 2 0 2 6 2 12
TUTCO, INC. 5 2 3 1 1 12
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 5 1 2 11
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 1 6 2 2 0 11
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 2 5 2 11
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION 1 8 2 0 0 11
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 2 7 1 1 11
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 2 3 0 2 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 1 2 1 4 2 10
CARRIER CORPORATION 6 2 1 0 0 9
DEVILBISS AIR POWER COMPANY 2 7 0 0 0 9
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 5 1 1 0 9
TUFTCO CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 3 9
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 2 8
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 1 2 3 1 1 8
DORIS NEBEL BEAL INTER VIVOS PATENT TRUST 1 2 3 1 1 8
EATON CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 2 8
ILIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 4 1 0 8
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 0 0 4 4 0 8
ADROIT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 3 0 2 1 1 7
BEECHAM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 3 1 1 2 0 7
BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 2 1 3 0 1 7
INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 0 4 2 1 7
PORTER-CABLE/DELTA 4 1 2 0 0 7
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 5 0 0 0 7
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 0 0 1 3 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
WHERENET CORPORATION 2 2 0 3 0 7
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 0 4 0 2 6
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
CLARITY CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 2 0 3 6
SHOFNER ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC. 1 1 4 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 4 0 0 1 1 6
AESCULAP II, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
ANALYSIS & MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
AQUA GLASS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
BODINE COMPANY 2 0 2 1 0 5
BOULDIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 1 0 1 1 2 5
CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
CCL LABEL, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
DELTA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY CORP. 2 2 1 0 0 5
FIBER INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 1 2 1 1 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 2 1 1 1 5
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 3 0 0 0 2 5
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
PROVECTUS PHARMATECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
RING INDUSTRIAL GROUP, L.P. 1 3 0 1 0 5
SOYGENETICS, LLC 1 1 0 3 0 5
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
TRANSLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 0 3 0 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. 0 2 2 0 1 5


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