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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

Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, NC

( Non Metro/Micropolitan 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 16 14 6 17 16 7 12 7 6 2 11 9 12 10 8 6 158
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 3 3 1 8 10 37
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 22
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 4 3 3 20
UNIMIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 12
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CAROLINA SOY PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SENSORY ANALYTICS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
AVOCA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
CARDIACASSIST, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
CAROLINA SOY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
M/A COM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
WOODLANE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
WRIGHT CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


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