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Listing of Organizations
That Received 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
And That Were Located In
SOUTH CAROLINA
( patent ownership and geographic location are determined by the first-named patent owner (assignee) )
( domestic inventor share is the adjusted percentage of patents credited to U.S. resident inventors -- see Explanation of Data )
| First-Named Owner (Assignee) | Category | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 100% | 100% | 99.6% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 101 | 121 | 109 | 124 | 109 | 564 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 92.3% | 94.0% | 94.5% | 99.2% | 95.0% | 95.4% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 14 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 129 | |
| MILLIKEN & COMPANY | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 77.9% | 100% | 93.8% | 95.3% | 93.0% | 91.8% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 29 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 128 | |
| HAND-HELD PRODUCTS, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 94.1% | 97.4% | 94.1% | 95.2% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 58 | 113 | |
| AVX CORPORATION | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 36.4% | 28.3% | 33.8% | 28.9% | 19.3% | 28.9% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 11 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 99 | |
| SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 99.0% | 80.0% | 88.9% | 100% | 94.3% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 79 | |
| CRYOVAC, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 88.9% | 66.7% | 94.1% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 80.7% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 18 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 75 | |
| SENSOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 81.1% | 100% | 92.7% | 93.3% | 100% | 95.4% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 60 | |
| KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90.8% | 94.6% | 95.9% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 58 | |
| SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 57 | |
| 3D SYSTEMS, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 82.2% | 75.0% | 81.0% | 100% | 85.4% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 7 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 56 | |
| AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 91.7% | 100% | 100% | 99.0% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 52 | |
| POLY-MED, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 87.5% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98.8% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 43 | |
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98.6% | 100% | 99.5% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 41 | |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 98.1% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.2% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 100% | 96.4% | 86.4% | 93.5% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 31 | |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 90.0% | 100% | 97.1% | 96.9% | 93.8% | 95.6% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
| ARBORGEN, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 37.6% | 66.8% | 72.2% | 14.3% | 57.9% | 53.7% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | |
| ZIKE, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | . | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| JACOBS CHUCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 90.0% | 75.0% | 91.7% | 100% | . | 89.3% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | 100% | 75.0% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| NITEK, INC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| THE ESAB GROUP, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| COMPX INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| THATBOX DESIGN, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| ASTENJOHNSON, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 75.0% | 100% | 33.3% | . | 25.0% | 52.3% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| SAFERACK, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| SAM CARBIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| TIETEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| VITAG CORPORATION | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| TINDALL CORPORATION | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| ETHOX CHEMICALS, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| METGLAS, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | . | 100% | 50.0% | 81.1% | 88.1% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| POLYMER VENTURES, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | . | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | . | 100% | 100% | . | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| MCLAUGHLIN GROUP , INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| SMARTTRUCK SYSTEMS, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| INTERMEC IP CORP. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | . | 50.0% | 60.0% | 57.1% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| CONSOLIDATED SYSTEMS, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | . | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| EXOPACK, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | . | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| FN MANUFACTURING, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | . | . | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| INNOVATIVE GLOBAL SYSTEMS, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | . | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| NORTH AMERICAN RESCUE, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | . | 100% | 100% | . | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| PROTERRA INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| SCIO DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| THE MAITLAND COMPANY, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| VEGAS AMUSEMENT INCORPORATED | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| ADVANCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| APPLIED ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, INC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | . | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| CACTUS, LLC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | . | 100% | . | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| CONTEC, INC. OF SPARTANBURG | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | . | 100% | . | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| FORCE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 75.0% | 27.8% | . | . | . | 46.7% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| ORIGIN POINT BRANDS, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| PRYSMIAN COMMUNICATION CABLES AND SYSTEMS USA, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| SAWGRASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | . | 100% | 100% | 100% | . | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| TURNSTYLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | 100% | . | . | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| ZIPIT WIRELESS, INC. | Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share | 100% | 100% | . | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Patent Counts, all shares | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
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Alexandria VA 22313-1450tel: (571) 272-5600
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