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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

Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, 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
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 10 34 24 37 33 45 25 40 71 69 160 265 248 246 307 1618
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 39 37 38 30 14 19 21 14 20 17 10 21 29 23 26 23 381
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 3 5 5 5 11 11 31 14 9 3 11 3 15 5 22 16 169
CRYOVAC, INC. 12 24 14 14 8 8 8 7 4 14 8 11 4 12 10 4 162
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 5 11 11 6 8 6 6 10 3 5 10 8 10 8 17 10 134
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 3 7 6 12 10 8 9 6 6 6 6 7 9 3 4 3 105
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 1 3 5 9 5 6 8 7 4 4 9 2 1 5 5 6 80
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 5 9 3 3 2 5 6 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
PACESETTER, INC. 0 7 3 5 6 1 0 1 5 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 44
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 1 10 3 3 4 34
AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 9 9 28
POWER TOOL HOLDERS, INC. 7 7 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 8 10 26
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 0 3 3 1 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 22
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 18
IMRA AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 6 2 16
BBA NONWOVENS SIMPSONVILLE, INC. 1 2 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
JACOBS CHUCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 15
ZIKE, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 15
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 14
TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 3 1 14
RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 1 13
BIC CORPORATION 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 5 12
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 1 11
COMPX INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 11
MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM, LLC 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11
ASTENJOHNSON, INC. 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
ITRON, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 10
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
EASTWAY FAIR COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 9
FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 9
ETHOX CHEMICALS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8
SAFETY COMPONENTS FABRIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SMARTTRUCK SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 8
T + S BRASS AND BRONZE WORKS, INC. 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 7
ELLCON-NATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 7
MARJEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
MCLAUGHLIN GROUP , INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 7
ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SUNEX INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
GHC RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MEDSAFE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ZIPIT WIRELESS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
CORNELL DUBILIER MARKETING, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GROUP DEKKO INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 5
INNEGRITY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5
NCR CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
NORTH AMERICAN RESCUE, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 5
ONCOLIX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5
WOVEN ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD. 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ALFMEIER CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
BARVIT INDUSTRIAL, LLC 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
BASF CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4
CREATIVASC MEDICAL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
INNOVATIVE SPORTS, INC. 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
LIQUID COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
SAUER-DANFOSS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
STEEL HEDDLE MFG. CO. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TELLABS PETALUMA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
WATERMARK PADDLESPORTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CHAMPION AEROSPACE INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CIRCOR INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
COMFORTAIRE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
DIVERSIFIED SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
DUNLOP MAXFLI SPORTS CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ELEVANCE RENEWABLE SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
GATEWAY SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
GUARDIAN BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
HOOWAKI, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
INSUL-MAGNETICS, INCORPORATED 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
KELLER MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
LIQUID SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
M P HUSKY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
MULTISORB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PATENT CONSULTANTS & SERVICES, INC. 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PRECISION VALVE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
PROTERRA INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
SCHLUMBERGER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SPARTANBURG FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SPRAYEX, INC. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SYBRON CHEMICALS INC. 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TB&B PARTNERS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VELOCITI ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
VISHAY SPRAGUE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3


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