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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

MINNESOTA

( 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
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 371 287 311 306 241 1516
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 214 203 258 219 291 1185
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 254 243 257 197 174 1125
MEDTRONIC INC. 105 105 162 178 108 658
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 124 110 126 109 136 605
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 74 95 124 137 125 555
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 129 74 105 42 48 398
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 75 62 65 76 93 371
UNISYS CORPORATION 53 30 50 34 28 195
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 34 32 40 38 43 187
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 68 45 36 15 5 169
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 6 18 39 39 60 162
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 38 30 33 29 26 156
ECOLAB INC. 41 27 35 24 28 155
IMATION CORP. 32 31 39 22 16 140
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13 14 47 28 20 122
ROSEMOUNT INC. 21 20 22 25 32 120
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 15 22 21 20 23 101
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 20 22 18 17 23 100
MERTEC LLC 21 14 22 16 17 90
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 22 12 32 16 3 85
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 15 16 12 26 16 85
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 17 13 22 16 15 83
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 11 14 12 15 16 68
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 7 11 26 9 12 65
ENTEGRIS, INC. 11 24 13 10 6 64
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 20 16 14 10 4 64
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 20 11 14 5 7 57
SPX CORPORATION 12 13 16 6 9 56
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 7 11 12 8 13 51
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 10 6 9 13 11 49
CARGILL, INC. 9 9 11 8 9 46
ARCTIC CAT INC. 8 15 10 5 7 45
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 9 8 11 11 6 45
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 6 7 10 11 9 43
FINISAR CORPORATION 4 12 12 8 6 42
TENNANT COMPANY 6 10 12 8 2 38
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 0 2 13 21 36
TORO COMPANY 5 4 10 6 10 35
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 3 11 18 34
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 4 7 8 7 7 33
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 6 3 13 5 5 32
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. 6 4 9 5 5 29
FARGO ELECTRONICS, INC. 12 4 5 3 4 28
XILINX, INC. 2 2 6 7 11 28
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 9 8 7 1 2 27
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 4 7 7 5 3 26
PARKER HUGHES INSTITUTE 12 7 6 1 0 26
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 9 4 4 25
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 0 0 5 9 11 25
SURMODICS, INC. 4 3 11 4 3 25
EV3, INC. 5 5 3 3 8 24
STRATASYS, INC. 6 3 5 5 5 24
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 1 1 8 12 22
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 8 2 8 1 2 21
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 0 0 0 11 10 21
RESTORE MEDICAL, INC. 1 3 9 5 3 21
VERITAS OPERATING CORPORATION 3 7 5 6 0 21
EATON CORPORATION 8 2 5 4 1 20
NVE CORPORATION 4 3 3 5 5 20
QLOGIC CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 14 20
THERMO KING CORPORATION 8 4 4 3 1 20
ANCHOR WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 7 6 1 5 19
ADVANCED RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 2 5 5 5 18
GRACO INC. 7 5 2 3 1 18
SIEMENS POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, INC. 1 0 3 4 10 18
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 10 3 0 1 4 18
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 4 1 1 2 10 18
DATACARD CORPORATION, INC. 4 3 3 1 6 17
HON TECHNOLOGY INC. 7 8 2 0 0 17
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 8 2 2 0 17
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 6 5 1 4 1 17
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 1 9 3 1 3 17
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 3 6 2 1 17
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 0 6 3 7 16
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 3 2 4 3 16
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 6 3 2 1 4 16
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 4 3 2 15
ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 8 0 15
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION 4 4 2 2 3 15
CYMBET CORPORATION 1 3 3 5 3 15
INTEG, INC. 4 3 6 2 0 15
KING TECHNOLOGY, INC 1 1 6 3 4 15
UNITED DEFENSE, L.P. 7 6 2 0 0 15
XIOTECH CORPORATION 0 1 6 6 2 15
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 5 4 0 3 2 14
PILLSBURY COMPANY 7 7 0 0 0 14
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 5 3 3 1 2 14
STARKEY LABS, INC. 3 0 0 6 5 14
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 3 8 0 3 14
TRANSOMA MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 3 1 7 14
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 1 2 6 4 1 14
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 4 3 2 2 13
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 2 3 3 4 13
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 3 7 2 1 0 13
PACESETTER, INC. 0 1 4 3 5 13
ANDERSEN CORPORATION 3 2 3 3 1 12
COLDER PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 7 0 0 4 12
CSAV, INC. 0 0 2 5 5 12
NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 0 3 9 12
PRIMERA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 0 5 3 1 12
SCHWING AMERICA, INC. 6 1 3 1 1 12
VISION-EASE LENS, INC. 4 2 6 0 0 12
WATER GREMLIN COMPANY 2 5 1 2 2 12
WILSON TOOL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 4 3 0 12
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 1 2 3 1 4 11
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P. 0 0 4 3 4 11
CORTEC CORPORATION 3 0 5 3 0 11
DOUGLAS MACHINE, INC. 1 3 2 4 1 11
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 2 1 3 2 3 11
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 1 6 3 11
ITRON, INC. 1 1 1 2 6 11
MICRO EAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 2 1 4 11
MYOCOR, INC. 6 1 3 1 0 11
PERCARDIA, INC. 3 6 2 0 0 11
PLANETAIR TURF PRODUCTS, LLC 1 0 5 2 3 11
RED DEVIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1 3 1 4 2 11
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 0 0 2 1 7 10
APPLIED KINETICS INC. 3 2 2 1 2 10
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC. 5 2 0 3 0 10
CELLRESIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 4 2 1 3 10
CHART INC. 5 4 1 0 0 10
FACET TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 1 3 1 3 10
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. 0 0 1 4 5 10
GRYPHICS, INC. 1 2 2 3 2 10
HORMEL FOODS, LLC 4 1 3 1 1 10
INTELLEX, INC. 0 0 2 4 4 10
MINNESOTA MEDICAL PHYSICS, LLC 4 1 3 2 0 10
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 6 4 10
SAFE LITES, LLC 1 0 3 4 2 10
WENGER CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 1 10
AUGUST TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 4 1 0 0 9
CARDIA, INC. 0 4 3 1 1 9
CELADON SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 2 3 1 9
JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 4 2 2 1 9
TESCOM CORPORATION 3 1 1 3 1 9
UNION SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 4 5 0 0 9
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 3 9
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
DSP GROUP, INC. 0 0 4 4 0 8
ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 3 1 2 0 8
FORCE 10 NETWORKS, INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
HONEYWELL INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 1 1 1 8
MSP CORPORATION 4 0 1 1 2 8
PEMSTAR, INC. 3 3 1 1 0 8
QUALITY ASSURED ENTERPRISES, INC. 5 0 0 3 0 8
RIMAGE CORP. 3 0 2 2 1 8
ROYAL THOUGHTS L.L.C. 1 5 2 0 0 8
SKYLINE DISPLAYS, INC. 2 2 3 0 1 8
SPINNAKER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 2 1 3 0 8
TRANS1 INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 6 1 0 1 0 8
ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 5 0 1 7
BANNER ENGINEERING CORP. 0 1 3 0 3 7
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
CARTER DAY INDUSTRIES INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
DIGI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
ELECTROCHEMICALS, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
EPITOPIX, LLC 0 0 3 1 3 7
GARELICK MFG. CO. 2 3 1 0 1 7
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 1 1 2 2 1 7
GEODIGM CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 3 7
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 0 3 0 3 7
HUNT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
MEDICAL CV, INC. 0 0 1 5 1 7
MULTI-TECH SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
QUALITY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION 1 0 0 5 1 7
SLT LOGIC LLC 0 3 3 0 1 7
SPINEOLOGY, INC. 3 0 2 2 0 7
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
TRICAM INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
ACCENTURE LLP 3 1 1 0 1 6
ADAPTEC, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
BOC GROUP, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
CAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
COGNOS INCORPORATED 0 0 4 2 0 6
CRAY INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
D B INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
DERNER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
DYNAMIC AIR INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
LAND O'LAKES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
MARVIN LUMBER AND CEDAR COMPANY 3 2 0 1 0 6
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 0 1 1 2 2 6
MICRO CONTROL COMPANY 1 1 1 2 1 6
MINNTECH CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
ONAN CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
POTLATCH CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 2 6
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
SINEX AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 1 6
TERADYNE, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
TRICARDIA, INC. 0 4 0 2 0 6
XERXES CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
ADHERENT LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
AIR CURE, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
AMEI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
ATRITECH, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
CORDIS CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
CROWN IRON WORKS COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 5
CVRX, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
DIVERSI-PLAST PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
ENTEROMEDICS INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
GENTRA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
HERMAN MILLER INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
LEGACY HOLDINGS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
LINDY LITTLE JOE, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
LORAM MAINTENANCE OF WAY, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 1 1 5
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
MENTOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
MICRONET MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
NEXEN GROUP, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
OPTICAL SENSORS, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP 2 2 1 0 0 5
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RIVATEK INCORPORATED 0 0 3 1 1 5
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 0 1 3 1 0 5
SMITHS MEDICAL MD, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SYNOVIS LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
THE PROTOMOLD COMPANY, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
TURFCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5


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