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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

NORTH CAROLINA

( 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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 264 249 238 300 270 1321
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 263 257 201 209 181 1111
ERICSSON, INC. 121 74 44 36 12 287
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 26 28 38 56 39 187
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 40 34 36 28 28 166
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 32 29 25 27 36 149
DUKE UNIVERSITY 30 18 22 48 28 146
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 7 21 29 44 45 146
CREE, INC. 19 23 26 38 34 140
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 26 20 28 20 25 119
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 25 16 10 26 23 100
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 22 23 16 11 14 86
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 20 16 16 18 13 83
TEKELEC 4 6 12 39 20 81
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 16 16 10 17 20 79
ALCATEL 22 16 21 17 2 78
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 0 4 37 36 77
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 16 13 9 22 12 72
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 3 9 25 30 67
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 7 7 13 21 15 63
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9 20 8 18 7 62
GILBARCO, INC. 13 21 11 8 3 56
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 7 8 8 14 12 49
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 10 14 7 11 7 49
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 4 8 7 11 15 45
LORD CORPORATION 16 6 11 7 5 45
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 7 15 11 6 6 45
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 15 10 10 2 5 42
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 9 6 3 3 40
PTS CORPORATION 2 12 14 10 0 38
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 6 5 3 15 9 38
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 8 11 3 8 8 38
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 1 9 4 17 6 37
NOBEX CORPORATION 8 11 7 9 0 35
EMC CORPORATION 2 10 5 7 10 34
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 8 6 12 3 32
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4 6 9 9 4 32
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 8 4 5 1 31
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 10 5 5 7 4 31
ICAGEN, INC. 5 6 4 10 5 30
SARA LEE CORPORATION 7 12 6 5 0 30
CEM CORPORATION 7 4 7 6 5 29
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 2 8 7 10 1 28
INTEL CORPORATION 5 7 3 13 0 28
NEWELL WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. 10 3 0 10 4 27
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 2 2 3 7 13 27
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 1 8 2 9 6 26
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION 12 8 4 0 2 26
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 9 6 5 4 1 25
CORNING INCORPORATED 7 5 3 5 5 25
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 3 2 5 9 6 25
STATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. 0 4 5 9 7 25
CATERPILLAR INC. 6 3 3 4 8 24
EMBREX INC. 7 4 2 7 4 24
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 6 5 7 2 23
DEERE + COMPANY 3 4 5 5 6 23
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 0 3 8 12 23
TARGACEPT, INC. 7 1 6 6 3 23
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 0 5 1 3 13 22
EATON CORPORATION 5 7 2 4 4 22
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 8 3 1 4 6 22
SQUARE D COMPANY 6 5 1 5 5 22
DANA CORPORATION 5 12 3 0 1 21
KENDRO LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. 3 4 9 5 0 21
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 0 3 18 21
CONAGRA FOODS INC. 0 6 4 7 3 20
COMMSCOPE PROPERTIES, LLC 2 5 4 7 1 19
AKEVA, L.L.C. 2 0 4 11 1 18
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 5 4 5 1 18
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 5 3 3 5 1 17
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 6 2 4 2 17
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 5 3 5 4 0 17
ARVIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 6 7 1 0 16
FMC CORPORATION 5 6 3 1 1 16
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 4 2 2 0 8 16
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 2 3 4 4 3 16
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 6 5 1 2 1 15
KENNAMETAL INC. 5 1 3 2 4 15
PARION SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 3 4 8 15
WELLMAN INC. 5 5 0 3 2 15
ZIPTRONIX, INC. 2 3 5 5 0 15
ADSTRACTS INC. 3 3 2 3 3 14
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 6 8 14
PARADIGM GENETICS, INC. 6 8 0 0 0 14
WIX FILTRATION CORP. 0 0 5 5 4 14
ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 9 4 13
BORGWARNER INC. 1 2 4 2 4 13
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 3 2 6 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 3 4 3 1 12
MCNC 7 4 1 0 0 12
ALTERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 9 11
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 4 0 2 11
DRAKA COMTEQ B.V. 0 0 0 3 8 11
EATON POWER QUALITY CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 6 11
GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL -- AMERICAS, LLC 3 2 1 0 5 11
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY AMERICA, INC 1 5 1 2 2 11
SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC 1 5 1 2 2 11
TRIMERIS, INC. 5 1 2 2 1 11
VARIAN, INC. 5 3 2 1 0 11
ZF SACHS AG 0 6 4 1 0 11
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 2 0 2 3 3 10
BASF CORP. 4 3 1 2 0 10
COOPER BRANDS, INC. 0 3 0 3 4 10
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 3 1 10
GRASS AMERICA, INC. 3 2 1 2 2 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 1 4 5 0 10
MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 1 4 1 1 10
SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 4 5 0 1 0 10
TEXTRON INC. 0 0 2 4 4 10
TRANSTECH PHARMA, INC. 2 0 3 5 0 10
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC. 1 1 3 2 2 9
AYLWARD ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 1 3 1 9
BOWE BELL & HOWELL COMPANY 0 0 2 5 2 9
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 3 0 2 1 3 9
CELGARD INC. 3 4 0 1 1 9
INSTROTEK, INC. 3 4 0 2 0 9
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 5 3 0 0 1 9
NOVOZYMES A/S 5 0 1 1 2 9
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 4 1 3 0 1 9
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 0 1 1 2 5 9
R.W.L. CORPORATION 0 1 3 5 0 9
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 0 1 3 1 4 9
TENN-TEX PLASTICS, INC. 3 2 2 0 2 9
THE STEEL NETWORK, INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
THERMACO, INC. 2 1 2 2 2 9
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 3 0 3 2 1 9
UNITIVE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 2 2 1 4 9
ABB, INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 6 2 0 0 0 8
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 1 3 1 3 8
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 2 3 0 2 1 8
AXON CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
BELL & HOWELL MAIL & MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES CO. 5 3 0 0 0 8
FOLIA, INC. 0 3 3 1 1 8
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 0 1 6 1 0 8
GSLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 0 8
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 2 3 0 3 8
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 5 3 0 0 0 8
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 4 0 2 2 8
MASONITE CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 1 8
MEDIWAVE STAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 0 2 0 8
NITRONEX CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 2 8
PILLING WECK INCORPORATED 0 2 2 2 2 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 0 3 8
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 3 1 1 2 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 2 1 1 2 8
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 3 1 8
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 1 2 1 8
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 1 3 1 0 7
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE S.A. 5 1 0 1 0 7
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
BRIGHT VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 3 7
DELTAGEN, INC. 0 3 3 1 0 7
FIELD CONTROLS, L.L.C. 2 3 0 1 1 7
GE MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC 0 2 1 3 1 7
HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
INCUMED, INC. 0 3 3 0 1 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP 0 2 5 0 0 7
NETIQ CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
OVERTURE NETWORKS, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
POWERWARE CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
WORLD FIBERS, INC. 2 3 0 2 0 7
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
HATTERAS HAMMOCKS, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
IEP PHARMACEUTICAL DEVICES INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
INNOVATIVE DEVICES, LLC 2 2 2 0 0 6
IPAC ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY I, LLC 1 2 3 0 0 6
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
MORRIS ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
PARATA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
PHARMACORE, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
STOCKHAUSEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SYNECOR, LLC 0 0 1 5 0 6
TIPPER TIE, INC. 0 1 0 1 4 6
WORLDCOM, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
A LA CART, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ABT, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
ARTECEL SCIENCES, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BIOCON LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
CAMFIL FARR INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO. 1 1 0 3 0 5
CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
CREE MICROWAVE, LLC 0 5 0 0 0 5
ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
ETHOX CHEMICALS, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
FLOW SCIENCE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
HDN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
KAY CHEMICAL, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
LIPOSCIENCE, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
MANTISSA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
MEMSCAP S.A. 4 0 1 0 0 5
NEPTCO INCORPORATED 1 0 3 0 1 5
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
POWER TALK, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
PPD DISCOVERY, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
REICHHOLD, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 3 0 0 1 5
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SANTRONICS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
SEMTECH CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
X-SPOOLER, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5

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