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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 - 2015 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

Cedar Rapids, IA

( 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.
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 20 41 61 52 36 29 36 42 38 89 84 79 84 105 119 99 1014
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 5 11 7 9 6 5 2 2 10 13 12 2 6 4 7 106
INTERMEC IP CORP. 20 11 5 2 3 5 4 6 8 7 2 3 3 1 1 2 83
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 5 6 5 1 9 13 13 12 0 2 0 0 69
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 4 7 8 11 60
SQUARE D COMPANY 4 8 9 13 4 2 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 56
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 7 1 3 4 16 3 47
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 11 9 3 41
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 7 4 4 1 1 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 39
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 5 6 10 5 39
LIGHTWAVES SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 9 4 3 5 3 37
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 6 0 2 6 7 30
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 1 28
TEREX USA, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 4 6 5 27
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 6 6 26
CEDARAPIDS, INC. 10 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
HUNTER'S SPECIALTIES, INC. 3 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 21
CRYSTAL GROUP INC 0 3 5 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 6 17
CARGILL, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 3 16
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 5 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 14
SYNCBAK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 3 13
GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 12
ROCKWELL SCIENCE CENTER, LLC 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 10
GYCO, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 9
VECTOR CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
WEEMS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9
AMANA COMPANY L.P. 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
HENDERSON MANUFACTURING CO. 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
WORLDCOM, INC. 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
EVERGREEN PACKAGING INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRIPLETAIL VENTURES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MCI, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MCUBE INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6
ROELESIS WIRELESS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 6
SOFTRONICS, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
MARPEC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MCI, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MET-COIL SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5
MITEC INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CSR TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4
DECISIONMARK CORP. 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MOBILEDEMAND, LC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
PAPER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
PLASTIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
WABTEC RAILWAY ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FORMTEK, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
GO DADDY GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NELSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
NORAND CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SIEMENS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


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