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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 61 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 16 I N D U S T RY 12 Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 155 Harlem Ave., Glenview, Ill., 60025 847-724-7500, www.itw.com Engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems 10 1 226 E. Scott Santi chairman and CEO 1912 13 Meridian Medical Systems 325 Harris Drive, Aurora, Ohio, 44202 440-287-6801, www.meridianmed.net Digital imaging systems 10 1 N/A Jeffrey Carr president/CEO 2008 14 Allegro Microsystems LLC 115 Northeast Cutoff, Worcester, Mass., 01606 508-853-5000 , www.allegromicro.com Semiconductor products 6 2 44 Dennis H. Fitzgerald president/CEO 1990 15 Hydro-Photon Inc. 262 Ellsworth Road, Blue Hill, 04614 374-5800, www.steripen.com Portable UV water purification 6 1 N/A Miles Maiden CEO 2003 16 Angel Secure Networks Inc. 20 Godfrey Drive, #20, Orono, 04473 866-6537, www.angelsecurenetworks.com Anti-tampering software products for U.S. government 5 2 N/A Cynthia Smith CEO 1999 17 Here Be Dragons LLC 11 Depot St., Bridgton, 04009 647-5443, N/A Engineering services 5 2 N/A Frank A. Howell N/A 18 Tom's of Maine 302 Lafayette Center, Kennebunk, 04043 985-2944, www.tomsofmaine.com Personal care products 5 1 N/A Tom O'Brien CEO 1970 1 Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Only companies with at least one utility patent granted for year 2014 were considered for this list. 2 Where this figure is N/A, company had less than 40 total patents for 2014. 3 Headquartered in San Jose, Calif. 4 National Semiconductor was acquired by Texas Instruments in September 2011. 5 Patent count is for National Semiconductor Corp. 6 Year parent company, Albany International, was founded. 7 Headquartered in Corning, N.Y. 8 Fiscal year 2013 figures are the latest available. This list was compiled by Roger Magnus and Heide Martin and published in the August 24, 2015, issue of Mainebiz. SOURCE: U.S. Patent Office. 13 Meridian Medical Systems 325 Harris Drive, Aurora, Ohio, 44202 440-287-6801, www.meridianmed.net Digital imaging systems 10 1 N/A Jeffrey Carr president/CEO 2008 14 Allegro Microsystems LLC 115 Northeast Cutoff, Worcester, Mass., 01606 508-853-5000 , www.allegromicro.com Semiconductor products 6 2 44 Dennis H. Fitzgerald president/CEO 1990 15 Hydro-Photon Inc. 262 Ellsworth Road, Blue Hill, 04614 374-5800, www.steripen.com Portable UV water purification 6 1 N/A Miles Maiden CEO 2003 16 Angel Secure Networks Inc. 20 Godfrey Drive, #20, Orono, 04473 866-6537, www.angelsecurenetworks.com Anti-tampering software products for U.S. government 5 2 N/A Cynthia Smith CEO 1999 17 Here Be Dragons LLC 11 Depot St., Bridgton, 04009 647-5443, N/A Engineering services 5 2 N/A Frank A. Howell N/A 18 Tom's of Maine 302 Lafayette Center, Kennebunk, 04043 985-2944, www.tomsofmaine.com Personal care products 5 1 N/A Tom O'Brien CEO 1970 1 Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Only companies with at least one utility patent granted for year 2014 were considered for this list. 2 Where this figure is N/A, company had less than 40 total patents for 2014. 3 Headquartered in San Jose, Calif. 4 National Semiconductor was acquired by Texas Instruments in September 2011. 5 Patent count is for National Semiconductor Corp. 6 Year parent company, Albany International, was founded. 7 Headquartered in Corning, N.Y. 8 Fiscal year 2013 figures are the latest available. This list was compiled by Roger Magnus and Heide Martin and published in the August 24, 2015, issue of Mainebiz. SOURCE: U.S. Patent Office. 13 Meridian Medical Systems 325 Harris Drive, Aurora, Ohio, 44202 440-287-6801, www.meridianmed.net Digital imaging systems 10 1 N/A Jeffrey Carr president/CEO 2008 14 Allegro Microsystems LLC 115 Northeast Cutoff, Worcester, Mass., 01606 508-853-5000 , www.allegromicro.com Semiconductor products 6 2 44 Dennis H. Fitzgerald president/CEO 1990 15 Hydro-Photon Inc. 262 Ellsworth Road, Blue Hill, 04614 374-5800, www.steripen.com Portable UV water purification 6 1 N/A Miles Maiden CEO 2003 16 Angel Secure Networks Inc. 20 Godfrey Drive, #20, Orono, 04473 866-6537, www.angelsecurenetworks.com Anti-tampering software products for U.S. government 5 2 N/A Cynthia Smith CEO 1999 17 Here Be Dragons LLC 11 Depot St., Bridgton, 04009 647-5443, N/A Engineering services 5 2 N/A Frank A. Howell N/A 18 Tom's of Maine 302 Lafayette Center, Kennebunk, 04043 985-2944, www.tomsofmaine.com Personal care products 5 1 N/A Tom O'Brien CEO 1970 1 Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Only companies with at least one utility patent granted for year 2014 were considered for this list. 2 Where this figure is N/A, company had less than 40 total patents for 2014. 3 Headquartered in San Jose, Calif. 4 National Semiconductor was acquired by Texas Instruments in September 2011. 5 Patent count is for National Semiconductor Corp. 6 Year parent company, Albany International, was founded. 7 Headquartered in Corning, N.Y. 8 Fiscal year 2013 figures are the latest available. This list was compiled by Roger Magnus and Heide Martin and published in the August 24, 2015, issue of Mainebiz. SOURCE: U.S. Patent Office. Maine's largest patent holders Ranked by number of utility patents granted to companies with Maine-based inventors for years 2010-2014 1 Business description No. patents 2010-2014 (Maine-based inventors) No. patents 2014 (Maine-based inventors) Total no. patents for company 2 Chief executive Title Year founded 1 Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. 82 Running Hill Road, South Portland, 04106 3 775-8100, www.fairchildsemi.com Power and mobile semiconductor technologies 142 33 99 Mark S. Thompson CEO 1957 2 United Technologies Corp. 1 Financial Plaza, Hartford, Conn., 06101 860-728-7000, www.utc.com Technology products and services for building systems and aerospace industries 68 16 377 Gregory J. Hayes president/CEO 1929 3 National Semiconductor Corp. 4 2500 TI Blvd., Dallas, Texas, 75243 972-995-2011, www.ti.com Semiconductor chip design, manufacturing and sale 58 5 5 5 52 5 Rich Templeton chairman, president/ CEO 1954 4 Idexx Laboratories Inc. 1 Idexx Drive, Westbrook, 04092 556-0300, www.idexx.com Pet health care products; water and dairy safety 55 7 N/A Jonathan W. Ayers chairman, president/ CEO 1983 5 University of Maine 168 College Ave., Orono, 04469 581-1865, www.umaine.edu University 30 5 N/A Susan J. Hunter president 1862 6 IBM Corp. 1 New Orchard Road, Armonk, N.Y., 10504 914-499-1900, www.ibm.com Information technology products and services 20 6 7,481 Virginia M. Rometty chairman, president/ CEO 1911 7 Wilcox Industries Corp. 25 Piscataqua Drive, Newington, N.H., 03801 603-431-1331, www.wilcoxind.com Tactical products for military and law enforcement 20 5 N/A James Teetzel CEO 1992 8 Albany Engineered Composites Inc. 112 Airport Drive, Rochester, N.H., 03867 603-330-5800, www.albint.com Composite component design, development and manufacturing 16 6 N/A Ralph Polumbo president 1895 6 9 Corning Inc. 2 Alfred Road, Kennebunk, 40330 7 985-3111, www.corning.com Materials science; glass and ceramic products 12 1 276 Wendell P. Weeks chairman and CEO 1851 10 The Jackson Laboratory 8 600 Main St., Bar Harbor, 04609 288-6000, www.jax.org Biomedical/genetic research 11 2 N/A Edison T. Liu president/CEO 1929 11 Artel Inc. 25 Bradley Drive, Westbrook, 04092 854-0860, www.artel-usa.com Analytic instruments and systems 10 2 N/A Kirby Pilcher president 1982 12 Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 155 Harlem Ave., Glenview, Ill., 60025 847-724-7500, www.itw.com Engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems 10 1 226 E. Scott Santi chairman and CEO 1912 13 Meridian Medical Systems 325 Harris Drive, Aurora, Ohio, 44202 440-287-6801, www.meridianmed.net Digital imaging systems 10 1 N/A Jeffrey Carr president/CEO 2008 14 Allegro Microsystems LLC 115 Northeast Cutoff, Worcester, Mass., 01606 508-853-5000 , www.allegromicro.com Semiconductor products 6 2 44 Dennis H. Fitzgerald president/CEO 1990 15 Hydro-Photon Inc. 262 Ellsworth Road, Blue Hill, 04614 374-5800, www.steripen.com Portable UV water purification 6 1 N/A Miles Maiden CEO 2003 16 Angel Secure Networks Inc. 20 Godfrey Drive, #20, Orono, 04473 Anti-tampering software products for U.S. government 5 2 N/A Cynthia Smith CEO 1999