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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

Columbia, 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 26 19 19 17 25 9 18 6 11 13 10 22 17 13 19 14 258
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1 4 1 3 2 2 7 4 2 3 5 14 23 26 28 25 150
SENSOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 3 7 2 2 4 8 6 21 60
NCR CORPORATION 7 9 7 2 7 5 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 42
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC 1 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 9 7 4 40
INTEL CORPORATION 7 1 2 6 4 3 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 39
LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 4 2 1 3 1 28
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 5 1 3 23
SIEMENS DIESEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 1 6 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 7 0 0 0 0 17
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17
DOTY SCIENTIFIC, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 15
PIRELLI CABLES AND SYSTEMS LLC 1 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
NITEK, INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 4 1 14
AVAYA INC. 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 11
MACHINE DESIGN INCORPORATED 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
PIRELLI CABLE CORP. 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
CONSOLIDATED SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 8
SPIRAX SARCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
CHAR-BROIL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
FN MANUFACTURING, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 6
HARSCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6
PRYSMIAN COMMUNICATION CABLES AND SYSTEMS USA, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 6
UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL INC. 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AOS HOLDING COMPANY 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
DELTA DESIGN INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GRUPO PETROTEMEX, S.A. DE C.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5
TERADATA US, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 5
HOLOPACK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
KRYOTECH, INC. 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
LTI AGENCY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
PIRELLI COMMUNICATIONS CABLES AND SYSTEMS USA, LLC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SQUARE D COMPANY 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
THE GRILL COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4
ZEUS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
EXOPACK, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
OMNICELL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
PLEASURECRAFT MARINE ENGINE CO. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
SHEEX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
STEELEYE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
THE ELECTRIC CONTROLLER AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
THE SEFA GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


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