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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

MARYLAND

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 241 225 183 219 189 1057
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 67 85 65 84 57 358
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 58 81 54 81 58 332
BLACK & DECKER INC. 54 52 43 74 61 284
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 83 62 43 50 37 275
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 46 51 37 53 57 244
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 68 30 52 40 31 221
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 31 25 21 35 29 141
APPLERA CORPORATION 31 41 31 16 2 121
CIENA CORPORATION 25 20 17 15 14 91
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 20 12 10 16 18 76
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 25 22 20 6 0 73
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 15 10 8 15 11 59
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 11 20 8 13 3 55
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 13 13 9 9 10 54
CORVIS CORPORATION 12 14 12 9 3 50
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 10 6 13 7 5 41
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 2 5 18 14 40
GENENTECH, INC. 0 0 3 13 21 37
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 5 6 8 14 35
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 9 7 8 5 34
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 12 2 9 6 33
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 9 5 2 3 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8 7 9 2 5 31
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 12 8 4 4 2 30
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 6 5 9 3 30
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 12 6 4 4 4 30
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 6 9 13 28
COGNIO, INC. 1 4 5 9 8 27
MEDIMMUNE, INC. 4 4 7 4 6 25
ADVANCIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 13 2 1 7 1 24
GENVEC, INC. 9 6 4 3 2 24
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 10 7 2 4 1 24
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 13 10 24
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 10 7 3 2 1 23
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 5 0 5 2 11 23
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 7 6 2 5 3 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 8 3 6 3 23
DORSAL NETWORKS, INC. 5 6 6 3 1 21
STX LLC 3 0 8 6 4 21
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 4 3 6 6 2 21
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 0 2 14 2 20
WELLSTAT THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION 1 2 7 6 4 20
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 4 5 1 4 5 19
IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION 7 3 4 3 2 19
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 7 5 6 1 0 19
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 2 5 5 4 3 19
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 3 4 5 4 2 18
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 0 1 6 2 9 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 5 0 7 17
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 7 1 3 5 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 7 5 1 3 1 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 3 0 5 4 5 17
COMSAT CORPORATION 3 4 4 2 3 16
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 10 5 16
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 6 2 5 0 1 14
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 3 4 5 1 0 13
E-TENNA CORPORATION 4 6 3 0 0 13
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 5 3 1 3 13
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 4 2 3 0 13
KELSYUS, LLC 0 1 5 3 3 12
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 1 5 3 1 2 12
SUCAMPO, A.G. 3 0 3 5 1 12
TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8 1 2 0 1 12
HENRY JACKSON FOUNDATION 4 4 1 1 1 11
SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. 0 2 1 3 5 11
SHIRE LABORATORIES, INC. 2 5 2 2 0 11
AOL LLC 5 1 0 3 1 10
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 2 2 1 2 3 10
GENEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 4 2 10
IPR LICENSING, INC. 0 0 1 4 5 10
MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 0 1 3 5 1 10
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 4 4 1 1 10
180S, INC. 0 2 2 3 2 9
ARBITRON INC. 0 0 4 1 4 9
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 4 9
CELIGHT, INC. 1 0 0 3 5 9
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 4 2 9
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 5 0 2 9
ENTREMED, INC. 1 3 1 3 1 9
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 4 1 0 0 9
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 9 9
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 3 5 0 0 9
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 4 2 2 0 9
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 1 2 5 9
ACTERNA, LLC 4 1 1 1 1 8
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 0 2 1 8
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 2 8
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES 0 1 2 3 2 8
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 3 0 0 2 8
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 5 2 0 8
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 0 1 4 8
LITTLE OPTICS, INC. 1 2 1 4 0 8
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 2 8
NEOCERA, INC. 2 1 3 2 0 8
SEDNA PATENT SERVICES, LLC 0 0 0 4 4 8
VIASAT, INC. 3 1 3 0 1 8
ADA FOUNDATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
BEAMHIT, LLC 5 0 2 0 0 7
BIOSURFACE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 2 7
CLEARANT, INC. 0 3 3 0 1 7
CRYOVAC, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
DYAX CORP. 0 0 1 4 2 7
GRAY MATTER HOLDINGS, LLC 6 1 0 0 0 7
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 1 0 4 1 7
NEW HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 1 0 1 3 2 7
ORIGENE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
A & G PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ANDREW CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 2 6
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
BIOVERIS CORPORATION 0 0 5 1 0 6
BRITANNIA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
BROADBAND ROYALTY CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 0 6
CEL-SCI CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
CODEON CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
ESSEX CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 1 6
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 4 2 0 0 0 6
GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC. 3 0 3 0 0 6
GERON CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
INTELITRAC, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
MCAFEE, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
MGI GP, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SOUTHCO INC. 2 0 2 0 2 6
SUN AUTOMATION, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
SWALES & ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC 2 1 1 0 2 6
TELOGY NETWORKS INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 1 0 1 0 3 5
ANTEX BIOLOGICS FORMERLY MICROCARB INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
BEACON LABORATORIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
DIGENE CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
DYNASPLINT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
EFC SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
GREATBATCH-HITTMAN, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
INFINERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
INTERNATIONAL DISPENSING CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
ISG TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
MATRICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MIKE'S TRAIN HOUSE, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
POTOMAC PHOTONICS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
XEROX CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
XYMID L.L.C. 0 1 2 2 0 5

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