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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

Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 21 19 25 19 25 23 24 17 9 23 15 13 13 17 23 16 302
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 0 9 16 7 16 4 3 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 1 2 87
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 6 2 5 3 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 4 2 13 11 5 65
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 7 4 3 3 34
WESTVACO CORPORATION 14 5 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 10 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 30
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
BAYER CORPORATION 8 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
ARBORGEN, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 2 4 0 1 15
SAWGRASS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 11
PHIGENIX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 0 10
MARINE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 10
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 8
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 8
ORGAN RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
INNERLOGIC, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6
SAWGRASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 6
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
DARAMIC, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CACTUS, LLC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
ALCOA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
APOGEE BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
BAYER B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4
GUILD ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
NUCOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
CHARLESTON LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4
SEPRACOR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
AOL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
AUTOMATED TRADING DESK, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
CERTAINTEED CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
GENPHAR, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
GYRO-TRAC INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
JW ALUMINUM COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
KALIBURN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ENVIRO-MIX, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
RHODIA INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
DIGITAL REG OF TEXAS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
IDTX SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
PIEDMONT 361, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
POLYMER RECYCLING, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
THE INTERTECH GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


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