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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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

( 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 50 43 49 41 41 23 32 26 28 37 45 48 54 52 51 49 669
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 20 20 20 20 21 14 21 13 15 16 16 28 28 34 51 39 376
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 7 5 5 3 1 5 2 3 5 7 5 1 4 1 4 59
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 12 14 9 51
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 5 5 9 9 6 6 0 50
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 4 6 4 6 2 4 4 3 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 46
SQUARE D COMPANY 3 6 3 6 7 1 6 3 5 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 45
ECOSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 7 3 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 33
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 2 1 3 0 2 7 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 32
GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 5 7 3 0 0 27
TDY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 6 3 5 0 0 25
HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 4 2 1 2 24
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 2 0 3 1 3 2 0 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 22
SMARTVUE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 1 3 5 1 21
EARTH TO AIR SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 2 1 19
NU-KOTE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
FRANCE/SCOTT FETZER CO. 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17
CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY 3 2 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
LOCHINVAR, LLC 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 3 2 15
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 2 0 14
DIALYSIS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 7 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 13
SPECTRAMET, LLC 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 13
KENNAMETAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 12
MURRAY, INC. 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 6 12
BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11
SMARTGUARD, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 11
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11
3SAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 10
BIOVENTURES, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 10
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 10
JP SCOPE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 10
KODI KLIP CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 1 10
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
COEUR, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 1 9
FIBERWEB, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 9
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MSS, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 9
ADVANCED SORTING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 8
EDGENET INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8
ADVANCED BREATH DIAGNOSTICS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7
BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 7
ECO-OXYGEN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
HEATHCO LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRICORD SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 7
ASPECT SOFTWARE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 6
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CAPITAL CONFIRMATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 6
DANA CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
INNOVATIVE HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6
KYZEN CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
NATIONAL RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
PETERSON TOOL COMPANY 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
TUITION FUND, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 6
VEXTEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 6
ZAMA JAPAN 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ALADDIN TEMP-RITE, LLC 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
AMHERST HOLDING CO. 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
BALDWIN FILTERS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5
CHROMALOX, INC. 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
HOLCOMB HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL COMFORT PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LIVESCRIBE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 5
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 5
PERFECT EQUIPMENT INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5
STINGER INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5
TRW INC. 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
WELLNESS, LLC 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
ANESTHETIC GAS RECLAMATION, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CW INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
GIBSON BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
GRIFFIN & CANTRELL COMPANY, INC. 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
H-TECH, INC. 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
IMPULSE RADIO INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4
MAGNETIC SEPARATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MAX MOBILITY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4
MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
MEGATRADE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MINERAL SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
MOONTOAST, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4
NASHVILLE WIRE PRODUCTS MFG. COMPANY, INC. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
REEMAY, INC. 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
STOODY COMPANY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
STRATOS BOATS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
AOS HOLDING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
APCOM, INC. 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
AQUA BATH COMPANY, INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
BACKER EHP INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
BATLOK, LLC 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE RESEARCH, INC. 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CENTRAL SALES & SERVICE, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
CINRAM INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
COOPERCOPIA, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
DEL-MET CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
DIALOGIC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
EGRET MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
ENDLESS ANALOG, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
ENGINEERED GLASS PRODUCTS, LLC 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ESOTERIX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FIESTA GAS GRILLS, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FIRETRACE USA. LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
GENHUNTER CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
IMPULSE SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
INVISAFLOW LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
LANDMARK DIGITAL SERVICES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
LEGACY VENTURES LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MICROWAVE OVENS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NEWIRE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
PRECISION PULSUS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
PREMERUS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
RYMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SPAN TECH LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
SPECIALTYCARE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
STATE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SUBJECT MATTERS LLC 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SYSTEMS SPRAY-COOLED, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SYUS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TOTAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTIVE SERVICES, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
TRACKPOINT SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
TRIGGERMASTER, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
TRITON BOAT COMPANY, L.P. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
UNIVERSAL SAFETY RESPONSE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
ZAMA JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
ZANINI AUTO GRUP, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3


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