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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 1969 - 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 274 206 289 221 236 271 246 236 207 215 172 223 259 208 193 192 196 163 208 196 267 216 219 255 249 282 276 286 344 346 342 315 316 268 241 225 183 219 189 9449
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 143 145 143 152 147 106 151 127 90 54 52 81 58 66 76 53 56 55 43 28 21 66 83 71 95 92 83 64 62 80 92 60 85 94 83 62 43 50 37 3149
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 75 57 68 60 70 62 56 58 47 46 33 58 46 41 36 29 36 25 38 18 26 29 46 27 24 37 25 27 48 44 51 50 50 64 46 51 37 53 57 1751
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 4 4 5 12 14 13 11 7 10 10 12 7 16 26 19 25 21 27 21 28 31 35 62 67 79 82 96 120 135 114 72 75 63 58 81 54 81 58 1657
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 90 48 109 63 64 76 60 42 63 82 49 38 32 35 29 29 43 37 37 32 45 52 51 48 41 53 36 30 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1426
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 64 61 66 80 54 63 65 55 33 38 35 23 33 27 31 38 32 22 21 26 37 42 39 52 42 60 40 27 17 19 14 13 17 18 10 6 13 7 5 1345
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 5 2 2 7 5 4 10 3 9 10 4 6 9 7 6 10 15 18 18 19 26 14 23 20 32 21 26 25 38 70 90 65 76 76 67 85 65 84 57 1129
BLACK & DECKER INC. 27 15 26 24 23 15 15 15 14 1 3 9 28 10 12 17 5 7 5 6 17 15 12 8 13 9 7 6 9 26 35 39 49 43 54 52 43 74 61 849
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 23 51 39 29 69 68 30 52 40 31 448
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 25 31 28 19 19 12 13 15 13 10 9 10 8 8 19 11 11 3 6 4 8 5 10 23 15 17 7 10 1 8 9 4 11 6 8 7 9 2 5 439
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 4 4 12 20 14 20 19 14 24 31 21 22 23 31 25 21 35 29 380
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 12 11 11 10 7 9 5 4 4 0 3 4 14 5 2 9 4 4 7 7 8 10 17 11 15 14 12 8 6 9 6 7 3 7 6 5 9 3 297
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 4 7 12 7 4 8 8 7 13 14 14 14 12 6 4 9 11 29 33 11 5 10 3 9 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 266
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 3 3 1 2 2 3 7 6 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 4 2 8 4 7 18 25 19 14 13 10 12 12 15 8 7 5 1 3 1 246
COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION 3 8 7 7 11 25 19 20 10 17 12 10 18 16 10 5 4 10 4 5 8 9 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 1 4 2 3 6 3 6 5 0 0 1 2 4 7 7 6 6 6 5 7 7 7 9 10 3 9 11 13 8 4 11 6 4 2 5 6 8 14 224
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 35 27 19 8 12 20 12 10 16 18 208
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4 2 6 3 7 10 9 10 5 12 2 2 8 4 3 4 2 5 3 4 4 6 7 7 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 4 2 5 3 8 3 6 3 196
CIENA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 10 25 19 29 25 20 17 15 14 191
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 19 15 22 38 25 22 20 6 0 183
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 0 3 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 1 3 5 2 3 8 4 6 2 5 13 8 12 20 11 9 12 8 4 4 2 171
AT&T CORP. 12 13 17 18 6 9 5 7 4 3 3 5 4 7 6 6 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 152
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 3 5 1 3 1 3 4 3 2 2 6 2 3 3 1 6 6 14 8 9 15 10 8 15 11 152
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 1 9 6 7 7 6 10 5 8 5 4 1 3 4 0 0 7 0 4 4 7 6 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 1 5 0 5 2 11 146
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION 14 7 3 3 5 1 1 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 2 6 1 1 5 6 11 12 9 4 7 6 8 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142
APPLERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 31 41 31 16 2 139
BENDIX CORPORATION (NOW ALLIED-SIGNAL INC.) 13 16 24 12 16 10 6 6 3 7 1 1 2 4 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137
WESTVACO CORPORATION 10 4 6 3 5 3 3 6 7 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 4 3 1 5 2 2 3 10 3 3 3 6 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 123
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 8 13 4 6 10 5 12 9 11 5 3 3 3 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 121
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 0 0 16 9 4 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 6 0 1 1 1 3 4 2 4 1 1 8 4 0 3 3 3 4 5 4 2 117
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 6 14 18 24 15 12 13 2 0 1 1 0 0 115
KOPPERS COMPANY INC. 10 10 10 13 10 10 7 10 6 6 6 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109
AAI CORPORATION 12 11 3 3 5 8 7 1 5 3 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 107
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 1 2 9 7 5 11 16 6 13 14 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 104
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 4 12 13 12 24 10 7 2 4 1 99
COMSAT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 9 6 11 6 5 5 8 6 5 3 4 4 2 3 91
MARYLAND CUP CORPORATION 4 7 4 2 4 1 8 3 4 4 3 3 14 6 10 7 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 2 5 5 8 8 4 8 7 6 14 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 89
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 4 3 6 4 6 4 10 2 3 4 5 1 4 5 85
BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. 2 0 2 2 2 8 4 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 5 1 1 5 1 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 78
ADA FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 2 5 6 1 3 11 2 5 3 2 1 2 1 1 76
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 5 3 6 18 8 10 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 4 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 11 2 1 4 5 0 7 70
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 13 13 9 9 10 68
CORVIS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 12 14 12 9 3 65
PACE, INCORPORATED 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 1 1 1 5 0 4 5 10 5 3 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 65
HERCULES INCORPORATED 1 6 8 10 5 3 4 3 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
SCM CORPORATION 7 3 4 3 5 4 9 2 2 5 1 6 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
FUSION SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 1 6 3 7 8 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION 2 1 12 8 3 4 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 61
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 7 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 4 3 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 61
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 5 5 3 4 4 5 1 4 9 7 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 60
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 6 7 4 1 4 12 2 9 6 59
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 20 8 13 3 59
SURVIVAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 2 6 5 6 0 1 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 4 21 7 0 0 2 4 0 56
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 29 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
BOWLES ENGINEERING CORPORATION 23 20 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 4 5 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 54
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 4 1 2 5 18 14 52
GENVEC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 3 5 9 9 6 4 3 2 51
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 8 4 12 6 4 4 4 50
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 5 10 10 3 4 4 1 0 0 49
FMC CORPORATION 9 8 5 10 3 5 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
SINGER COMPANY 0 0 1 7 5 9 3 6 4 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 5 7 6 2 1 0 1 0 3 47
CARBORUNDUM COMPANY 0 5 5 10 13 6 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 5 0 1 4 2 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 13 6 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 6 8 7 6 2 5 0 1 44
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 2 3 3 9 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 42
SOLAREX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 5 7 3 9 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
FUSION LIGHTING, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 11 6 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 40
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 7 8 5 40
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 6 10 7 3 2 1 38
GENENTECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 21 38
CATALYST RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 4 8 3 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
QUANTEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 4 10 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12 9 5 2 3 36
FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES INC. 2 2 6 3 3 2 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 3 2 0 2 14 2 35
MACK TRUCKS, INC. 2 1 4 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 35
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
ARMCO INC. 0 1 6 7 4 1 4 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 9 3 4 5 1 0 32
CHEVRON RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CO. 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
MEDIMMUNE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 4 4 7 4 6 31
GENEX CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 2 4 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 30
PULSE ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 13