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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 300 270 383 429 484 1866
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 209 181 149 156 220 915
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 56 39 54 51 81 281
CREE, INC. 38 34 52 46 70 240
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 25 30 35 56 65 211
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 37 36 39 39 46 197
DUKE UNIVERSITY 48 28 28 32 37 173
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 27 36 26 23 34 146
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 28 28 29 23 31 139
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 21 15 27 24 48 135
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 44 45 30 7 2 128
TEKELEC 39 20 15 14 33 121
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 20 25 20 20 34 119
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 18 13 19 23 34 107
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 26 23 22 16 3 90
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 22 12 11 16 27 88
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 18 18 23 26 88
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 17 20 12 4 13 66
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 18 7 13 13 14 65
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 9 6 10 11 29 65
ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 9 4 6 22 20 61
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 14 12 10 10 15 61
DEERE + COMPANY 5 6 16 15 18 60
ERICSSON, INC. 36 12 6 2 1 57
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 7 13 6 9 19 54
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 8 12 10 10 13 53
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 11 15 7 7 11 51
EMC CORPORATION 7 10 8 14 12 51
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 11 14 9 11 6 51
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 3 13 10 14 6 46
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 8 8 6 5 14 41
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 2 3 13 13 9 40
QURIO HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 2 6 32 40
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 15 9 5 6 5 40
STATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. 9 7 8 9 6 39
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 17 6 4 4 5 36
EATON CORPORATION 4 4 7 10 10 35
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 12 3 4 4 12 35
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 9 4 8 6 7 34
TIPPER TIE, INC. 1 4 9 8 12 34
RED HAT, INC. 0 0 1 12 19 32
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 4 3 13 11 31
GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL -- AMERICAS, LLC 0 5 6 12 8 31
NVIDIA CORPORATION 3 1 7 10 10 31
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 5 8 7 11 31
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 9 6 5 7 3 30
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 7 2 8 8 3 28
ALTERA CORPORATION 2 9 5 6 6 28
ICAGEN, INC. 10 5 4 4 5 28
PARION SCIENCES, INC. 4 8 10 0 4 26
LORD CORPORATION 7 5 4 4 5 25
ATHENIX CORPORATION 0 1 4 7 11 23
CEM CORPORATION 6 5 3 4 5 23
DRAKA COMTEQ B.V. 3 8 6 4 2 23
HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 7 2 6 8 23
NEWELL WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. 10 4 1 1 7 23
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 11 7 2 3 0 23
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 3 5 8 3 22
INTEL CORPORATION 13 0 6 2 1 22
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 7 4 2 5 4 22
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0 3 0 6 12 21
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 6 6 4 2 3 21
QIMONDA NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 0 3 5 13 21
WIX FILTRATION CORP. 5 4 6 3 3 21
ALCATEL 17 2 1 0 0 20
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 5 5 10 20
TARGACEPT, INC. 6 3 5 1 5 20
TRANSTECH PHARMA, INC. 5 0 5 2 8 20
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 2 6 9 20
BIOCON LIMITED 1 4 6 5 3 19
CORNING INCORPORATED 5 5 1 2 6 19
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 0 8 1 6 4 19
AKEVA, L.L.C. 11 1 2 4 0 18
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 8 2 3 1 18
EDISON NATION, LLC 0 0 0 7 11 18
NETAPP, INC. 0 0 0 5 13 18
THE STEEL NETWORK, INC. 2 2 1 8 5 18
ZIPTRONIX, INC. 5 0 6 4 3 18
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 3 3 1 4 6 17
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 4 2 4 3 4 17
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 4 6 3 2 2 17
TESSERA NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 8 1 7 17
BRIGHT VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 5 4 3 16
EMBREX INC. 7 4 2 3 0 16
GILBARCO, INC. 8 3 1 2 2 16
PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC 1 1 1 5 8 16
SQUARE D COMPANY 5 5 1 4 1 16
BOWE BELL & HOWELL COMPANY 5 2 4 3 1 15
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 1 3 2 4 5 15
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 3 1 3 5 3 15
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 3 4 5 15
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 4 1 1 3 5 14
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 6 8 0 0 0 14
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 2 1 2 6 3 14
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 4 4 4 14
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3 1 1 6 3 14
NITRONEX CORPORATION 2 2 5 2 3 14
THERMACO, INC. 2 2 3 4 3 14
UNITIVE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 4 1 4 4 14
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 5 1 3 2 2 13
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC 0 0 0 0 13 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 2 5 2 4 13
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 4 3 3 13
CAMFIL FARR INC. 0 4 1 3 4 12
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 7 3 2 12
COOPER BRANDS, INC. 3 4 3 2 0 12
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. 2 1 2 2 5 12
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 5 1 3 2 1 12
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 3 6 2 12
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 10 1 0 0 0 11
COMMSCOPE PROPERTIES, LLC 7 1 1 1 1 11
CONAGRA FOODS INC. 7 3 1 0 0 11
EATON POWER QUALITY CORPORATION 4 6 0 1 0 11
EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY LLC 0 0 3 2 6 11
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. 2 5 0 0 4 11
RAMBUS, INC. 1 1 0 4 5 11
TEXTRON INC. 4 4 2 1 0 11
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 2 0 9 0 11
CELGARD INC. 1 1 0 3 5 10
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 0 0 2 7 1 10
KENNAMETAL INC. 2 4 2 1 1 10
M & C INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 4 4 2 10
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 2 1 1 10
NETWORK INTEGRITY SYSTEMS INC. 2 1 4 1 2 10
PTS CORPORATION 10 0 0 0 0 10
SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC 2 2 1 1 4 10
TERADATA US, INC. 0 0 1 2 7 10
TRANS1 INC. 0 0 0 6 4 10
BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 5 9
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 0 3 0 9
HAND-HELD PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 3 2 3 9
MASONITE CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 2 9
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 3 4 9
NOBEX CORPORATION 9 0 0 0 0 9
PENTAIR WATER POOL AND SPA, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
SICEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 5 1 9
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 2 1 0 2 4 9
WELLMAN INC. 3 2 0 0 4 9
ADSTRACTS INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. 0 0 1 1 6 8
AFFINERGY, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 3 2 2 0 8
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 2 4 2 8
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. 0 2 4 0 2 8
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 3 0 2 8
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 2 6 0 0 0 8
DONNELLY CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 1 2 2 2 1 8
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 5 0 3 0 0 8
INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC. 0 0 4 2 2 8
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2 2 2 1 1 8
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 7 8
NEXANS 0 2 1 3 2 8
NEXTREME THERMAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
PUROLATOR FILTERS NA LLC 1 2 1 2 2 8
QIMONDA AG 0 0 0 0 8 8
R.W.L. CORPORATION 5 0 1 2 0 8
STOCKHAUSEN, INC. 0 6 2 0 0 8
SYNECOR, LLC 5 0 3 0 0 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 3 1 1 3 8
UNIMIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 4 8
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 4 3 0 0 1 8
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
AXON CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 0 7
BIOPTIGEN, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
BORGWARNER INC. 2 4 0 1 0 7
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 2 5 0 0 0 7
FOTOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 2 2 2 1 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 3 1 1 2 7
MICROCELL CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
MICROELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
ORIEL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY AMERICA, INC 2 2 1 1 1 7
SAFFRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 4 2 7
SEMTECH CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 4 7
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 2 1 2 1 1 7
TRIMERIS, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
U.S. GREENFIBER, LLC 0 4 0 1 2 7
WYETH 0 2 2 1 2 7
ALPHAVAX, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
CAMCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
EVONIK STOCKHAUSEN, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
GE MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC 3 1 0 1 1 6
GRASS AMERICA, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
HARRIS STRATEX NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
KENDRO LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. 5 0 0 0 1 6
NCONTACT SURGICAL, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 4 1 0 6
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
STI LICENSING CORP. 0 1 2 1 2 6
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
TIME WARNER CABLE 0 0 0 2 4 6
TRIPATH IMAGING, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 2 2 1 0 6
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 2 0 0 2 2 6
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 5 0 0 0 5
AXLAND COMEC, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
BARR LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
BIOLINK LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
BSN MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
C CHANGE SURGICAL LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
CADUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
CENES LTD. 0 1 1 3 0 5
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
CORMETECH, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
DELTASPHERE, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
DSG TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD 0 0 1 0 4 5
DYNOGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ENVENTYS, LLC 1 2 0 1 1 5
FIELD CONTROLS, L.L.C. 1 1 0 1 2 5
FLOW SCIENCE, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
GRASS GRAFFITI, LLC 0 1 3 0 1 5
HATTERAS NETWORKS 1 0 2 0 2 5
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
HITWISE PTY. LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER 0 1 0 4 0 5
KING PHARMACEUTICALS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
LASER STRIKE LLC 0 1 2 2 0 5
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
MCMURRAY FABRICS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
MONITECH, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
NETIQ CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 0 0 5
PBI PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
POKERTEK, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
PURESPECTRUM LLC 0 2 1 2 0 5
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
SARA LEE CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
SPINEWAVE, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
STOVALL LIFE SCIENCE, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
VIASIC, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 0 0 0 1 4 5
XINTEK, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5

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