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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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI

( 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
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 36 31 42 44 24 21 27 33 43 39 35 32 25 25 27 29 513
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 18 17 23 19 11 16 6 16 6 16 16 10 9 9 12 18 222
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 3 12 10 3 5 43
COSKATA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 3 5 17
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 4 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
TRI-STATE HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORPORATION 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 2 0 3 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 1 12
JAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 12
MICHIGAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 11
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 10
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 9
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
AI MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 7
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 7
ADAC PLASTICS, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AMYRIS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
BORGWARNER INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
CLARITY TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ECOSYNTHETIX INC. 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
P.I. ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5
WELD-AID PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5
TCI AUTOMOTIVE, L.L.C. 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
AIR LIFT COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4
APPLIED CARBOCHEMICALS 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TAPCO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
JOHN HENRY COMPANY 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
METNA CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
COMBUSTION DYNAMICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
DPD, INC. 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
EMERALD BIOAGRICULTURE CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
INSTRUMENTED SENSOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
JM ELECTRONICS LTD. LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
LACKS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MELANGE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
MUNTERS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
PBS BIOTECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (U.S.), L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
WORKING BUGS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3


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