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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)
Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas Breakout By Organization
Count of 2000 - 2011 Utility Patent Grants, By Calendar Year of Grant
- Explanation of Data -
Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving
3
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
( Metropolitan Statistical Area )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )
The following table displays first-named patent assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
77
70
67
49
40
26
17
43
48
53
55
58
603
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
20
18
13
14
12
7
9
10
6
3
3
2
117
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC.
4
4
4
8
4
9
3
1
1
0
0
0
38
SCROLL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1
8
9
4
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
26
PRISMA FIBERS, INC.
4
3
4
5
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
23
WHERENET CORPORATION
0
1
6
1
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
15
GRUPO PETROTEMEX, S.A. DE C.V.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
3
0
3
11
BEECHAM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
0
1
0
1
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
9
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
0
0
2
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
SANDVIK ROCK TOOLS, INC.
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
TRW INC.
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
ISOTAG TECHNOLOGY, INC.
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC.
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
6
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
5
EAGLEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
KENNAMETAL INC.
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
5
SRP 687 PTY LTD
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
THINOPTX, INC.
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
KEARNEY-NATIONAL INC.
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
4
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
4
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
SHOWALL, INC.
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
TAYLOR CUTLERY LLC
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
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