Note: You can find the most up-to-date version of this study here. This is the archived copy, completed in May 2006.

V.A.1. Elkhart County Top 50 Assignees

This chart shows the top 50 assignees in Elkhart County for both time periods. "NEW" signifies a company that was not ranked in the first time period, "REMOVED" signifies a company that was in the first but not in the second. Click on a column heading to resort by that column.

Company Name	Patents 1976-1995	Rank	% of Total	Patents 1996-2006	Rank	% of Total	Change in % of Total	Change in Rank
cts	140	2	10.26%	283	1	42.30%	32.04%	1
bayer	35	3	2.57%	75	2	11.21%	8.64%	1
excel ind	31	4	2.27%	30	3	4.48%	2.21%	1
reese products	15	8	1.10%	21	4	3.14%	2.04%	4
dometic	3	15	0.22%	19	5	2.84%	2.62%	10
american electronic components	*	*	*	17	6	2.54%	NEW	NEW
nibco	23	5	1.69%	17	6	2.54%	0.85%	-1
environmental test systems	4	14	0.29%	16	7	2.39%	2.10%	7
crown intl	23	5	1.69%	11	8	1.64%	-0.04%	-3
norco ind	*	*	*	10	9	1.49%	NEW	NEW
integrated biomedical technology	*	*	*	9	10	1.35%	NEW	NEW
serim research	4	14	0.29%	9	10	1.35%	1.05%	4
agdia	*	*	*	5	11	0.75%	NEW	NEW
jayco	*	*	*	5	11	0.75%	NEW	NEW
durakool	6	12	0.44%	5	11	0.75%	0.31%	1
bennington marine	*	*	*	4	12	0.60%	NEW	NEW
continental ind	*	*	*	4	12	0.60%	NEW	NEW
monaco coach	*	*	*	4	12	0.60%	NEW	NEW
coachmen ind	18	7	1.32%	4	12	0.60%	-0.72%	-5
atlas die	7	11	0.51%	4	12	0.60%	0.08%	-1
fas ind	3	15	0.22%	4	12	0.60%	0.38%	3
atwood mobile products	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
asc ind	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
atlantis plastics	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
d & w	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
days	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
dura automotive systems	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
fastec industrial	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
micrology laboratories	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
r n r intl	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
utilimaster	*	*	*	3	13	0.45%	NEW	NEW
elkhart brass mfg	9	10	0.66%	3	13	0.45%	-0.21%	-3
nelgo mfg	7	11	0.51%	3	13	0.45%	-0.06%	-2
gds technology	7	11	0.51%	3	13	0.45%	-0.06%	-2
trans video electronics	5	13	0.37%	3	13	0.45%	0.08%	0
morryde intl	4	14	0.29%	3	13	0.45%	0.16%	1
transhield technology co	2	16	0.15%	3	13	0.45%	0.30%	3
asv plastics	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
banks lumber	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
blackpoint engineering	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
cequent towing products	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
dee enterprises	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
flair interiors	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
philips products	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
plastic form	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
ronald jwolf	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
united musical instruments usa	*	*	*	2	14	0.30%	NEW	NEW
rcr scientific	4	14	0.29%	2	14	0.30%	0.01%	0
gaska tape	4	14	0.29%	2	14	0.30%	0.01%	0
selmer	4	14	0.29%	2	14	0.30%	0.01%	0
miles laboratories	752	1	55.13%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
ziggity systems	22	6	1.61%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
bristol products	10	9	0.73%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
solvay enzymes	9	10	0.66%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
lrv	6	12	0.44%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
avtron	6	12	0.44%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
holiday rambler	6	12	0.44%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
bristol	5	13	0.37%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
kreuter mfg	5	13	0.37%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
bock products	5	13	0.37%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
elkhart door	5	13	0.37%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
uneek cap & door	5	13	0.37%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
trans aire intl	4	14	0.29%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
elkhart products	4	14	0.29%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
shrock mfg	4	14	0.29%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
custom form mfg	4	14	0.29%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
vista mfg	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
cmi intl	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
efp	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
silver street	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
haarmann & reimer	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
state wide aluminum of indiana	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
unitron	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
agri engineering	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
c g conn	3	15	0.22%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
r & t frames	2	16	0.15%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
qmp	2	16	0.15%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED
advanced polymer technology	2	16	0.15%	*	*	*	REMOVED	REMOVED