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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

Spartanburg, 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
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 15 32 45 58 42 33 34 23 15 23 17 13 15 9 11 14 399
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 22 8 10 10 11 14 11 9 5 10 10 10 6 8 11 12 167
CRYOVAC, INC. 3 10 6 6 3 4 5 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 7 2 70
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 8 7 6 4 4 7 44
TIETEX INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 3 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 24
AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 3 4 3 16
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 11
DELPHI ORACLE CORP. 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD. 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CARRIER COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BOMMER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WABTEC HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 5
ETHOX CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
MLP U.S.A., INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SEALED AIR CORPORATION (U.S.) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
WOVEN ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5
CONTEC, INC. OF SPARTANBURG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
KINGS MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
SEALED AIR NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
UNITED RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ADMARK ATHLETIC VENTURES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BBS CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
HEXCEL CS CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM, LLC 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
RADER COMPANIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
SDC MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
WOLFF INDUSTRIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3


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