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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

Greensboro-High Point, NC

( 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 22 29 29 31 22 17 15 10 8 6 18 17 10 9 19 14 276
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 7 9 7 20 7 14 7 9 11 11 25 8 16 16 22 190
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 5 8 3 11 14 10 15 17 5 3 11 9 11 12 8 11 153
GILBARCO, INC. 13 1 6 8 20 9 8 1 1 2 2 6 3 5 2 4 91
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 0 5 8 11 6 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
NEWELL WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. 0 2 1 10 3 0 10 4 1 1 5 4 4 2 0 1 48
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 5 6 10 5 5 3 2 48
TRANSTECH PHARMA, INC. 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 5 2 8 5 0 7 0 0 37
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 4 2 5 7 1 1 30
EVONIK STOCKHAUSEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 9 9 1 0 29
AKEVA, L.L.C. 1 2 0 2 0 4 11 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 28
THERMACO, INC. 0 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 28
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 3 3 7 28
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 10 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 4 2 26
LIBERTY HARDWARE MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 1 6 23
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 2 23
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 21
VESTURE CORPORATION 5 5 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 18
TARGACEPT, INC. 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 7 1 2 0 18
TENN-TEX PLASTICS, INC. 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 18
BANNER PHARMACAPS INC. 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 17
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 5 1 2 15
LITERA TECHNOLOGY LLC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 1 4 14
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 13
HIGH POINT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 2 2 13
CAMCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 12
ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12
C CHANGE SURGICAL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 11
WHITAKER CORPORATION 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 10
SARA LEE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CLEARLINE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MEDIWAVE STAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 9
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 8
HONDA PATENTS & TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA,LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 8
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 8
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 8
PIPER MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 8
STOCKHAUSEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRANSTECH PHARMA, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 7
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 6
CONFINEMENT TELEPHONY TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 6
ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 6
ENSCO, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DELAVAL HOLDING AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
DRESSER EQUIPMENT GROUP, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ETHOX CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GLASS UNLIMITED OF HIGH POINT, INC. 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
HAFELE AMERICA CO. 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PHARMAGRAPHICS (SOUTHEAST), L.L.C. 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
REX INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VTV THERAPEUTICS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
C.E. SMITH CO., INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
CREE, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
DOUGLAS BATTERY MANUFACTURING CO. 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
EVONIK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4
HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
IMMIXT, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
INTERTECH CORPORATION (NORTH CAROLINA) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
KAY CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
KENNAMETAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
LORILLARD LICENSING COMPANY, LLC 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
PHARMAGRAPHICS (MIDWEST), L.L.C. 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
STOCKHAUSEN GMBH & CO., KG 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTORS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4
VECOPLAN, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
ACES HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
BASF SE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CORDELIA LIGHTING INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
DITTO SALES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
DRESSER, INC. 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ECOLAB INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
HANAMINT CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
HUGHES SUPPLY CO. OF THOMASVILLE, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
INNOVATIVE TEXTILES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
MANNINGTON MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
MTJ AMERICAN LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
PHARMACORE, INC. 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PIEDMONT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
POWER INTEGRITY CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
PUROLATOR FACET, INC. 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
RIKE INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
STOCKHAUSEN GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TELEFLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VIRTUOSOWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


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