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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 127 106 101 114 122 570
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 20 24 68 137 249
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 20 48 53 57 60 238
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 45 49 29 31 70 224
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 23 29 17 25 19 113
BLACK & DECKER INC. 25 23 22 10 18 98
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 21 13 15 16 16 81
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 8 7 9 12 14 50
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 26 16 5 1 1 49
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 3 11 8 20 42
MAYTAG CORPORATION 14 5 2 4 10 35
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 5 6 2 11 11 35
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 10 7 5 7 0 29
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 5 7 0 6 24
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 2 4 5 7 23
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 8 6 4 2 3 23
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 3 4 1 4 10 22
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 0 0 2 9 10 21
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 6 4 3 5 21
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 4 0 2 8 5 19
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 2 5 2 5 5 19
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 4 2 3 5 5 19
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 9 0 1 4 4 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 1 4 2 3 8 18
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 5 5 0 17
BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES Y-12, LLC 0 0 3 6 6 15
FLEETGUARD, INC. 4 6 2 3 0 15
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 2 3 5 4 1 15
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 0 0 15 15
SQUARE D COMPANY 6 3 5 0 1 15
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 6 8 0 1 15
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 7 1 1 3 2 14
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 0 2 3 5 13
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 2 3 1 12
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 2 5 2 2 1 12
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 2 6 2 2 0 12
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 4 2 5 0 0 11
GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 5 6 11
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 5 2 0 11
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 1 2 1 2 4 10
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 0 0 2 7 1 10
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 4 2 1 1 2 10
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 0 2 3 10
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 3 1 1 1 3 9
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 0 7 2 0 0 9
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 4 4 0 1 0 9
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 4 0 2 2 1 9
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 1 3 3 2 0 9
ADROIT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 1 1 1 3 8
BOULDIN CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 2 8
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 1 5 1 8
GYRUS ENT L.L.C. 0 1 2 1 4 8
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 5 3 0 0 0 8
SMARTVUE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 3 3 1 0 7
CLARITY CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 1 7
METROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 0 1 3 7
TUFTCO CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
YALE SECURITY INC. 2 0 2 1 2 7
AMERICAN WATER HEATER COMPANY 0 3 1 2 0 6
BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 0 3 1 0 6
INNOVATION SERVICES, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
PROVECTUS PHARMATECH, INC. 0 0 5 0 1 6
SMARTGUARD, LLC 0 2 1 3 0 6
AESCULAP II, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
ANALYSIS & MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
ARC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 1 1 2 1 0 5
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 3 0 1 0 1 5
DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC 2 2 0 1 0 5
DORIS NEBEL BEAL INTER VIVOS PATENT TRUST 3 1 1 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
ILIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
SPECTRAMET, LLC 1 0 0 2 2 5
TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
TUTCO, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5


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