U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1997 - 2001 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

VIRGINIA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 232 305 299 315 303 1454
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 42 67 74 66 68 317
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 27 30 27 25 14 123
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 9 20 15 37 38 119
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 20 33 9 25 16 103
ERICSSON, INC. 9 25 25 15 13 87
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 12 17 13 24 9 75
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 20 8 16 17 12 73
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 9 20 10 7 20 66
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 12 12 14 10 14 62
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 16 14 15 12 5 62
FUISZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 15 19 14 10 3 61
WESTVACO CORPORATION 9 18 12 12 7 58
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 7 5 17 18 9 56
ATLANTIC RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 9 5 18 8 41
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 5 9 8 12 38
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 12 6 8 10 38
ETHYL CORPORATION 8 7 6 9 7 37
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 4 5 8 15 5 37
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 5 12 8 8 36
FACE INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 4 3 18 10 35
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY 11 14 4 1 3 33
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 1 4 12 13 30
FRAMATOME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 6 9 2 1 24
HAMILTON BEACH/PROCTOR-SILEX, INC. 1 1 4 6 11 23
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 3 4 4 4 7 22
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. 4 4 10 1 3 22
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 5 5 4 2 21
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY 9 8 0 0 1 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 4 1 10 17
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 6 6 2 0 3 17
CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 8 4 2 0 1 15
DYAX CORP. 1 0 1 8 4 14
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 4 6 1 1 2 14
MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 1 6 4 14
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 2 4 5 2 14
AMSC SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION 2 7 2 2 0 13
MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 3 3 2 5 0 13
ITT CORPORATION 4 3 4 1 0 12
ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 9 1 2 0 12
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 2 3 2 3 12
O.R. SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 2 4 3 1 12
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 1 6 3 12
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 1 4 0 4 3 12
AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY 3 0 1 3 4 11
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 0 3 6 2 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 4 3 2 2 0 11
AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA 3 3 1 2 1 10
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 0 2 7 10
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC. 0 1 1 5 3 10
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 0 0 3 5 2 10
GENICOM CORPORATION 2 4 3 0 0 9
SCROLL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 8 9
XYBERNAUT CORPORATION 0 4 2 1 2 9
EON CORPORATION 4 4 0 0 0 8
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 2 2 8
INLINE CONNECTION CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 5 8
INNOTECH, INC. 2 0 4 2 0 8
KSI INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF HAMPTON ROADS 5 1 1 0 1 8
REHRIG INTERNATIONAL 0 2 4 0 2 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 5 2 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 0 3 0 5 8
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
CHRYSALIS TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 6 7
CYTOS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC 1 4 1 0 1 7
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 2 5 0 0 0 7
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
MEANS INDUSTRIES 0 0 4 2 1 7
MICROAIRE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
PRISMA FIBERS, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 3 2 1 0 7
3COM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
AGRINUTRIENTS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 0 2 0 3 1 6
ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
ASHWORTH BROTHERS, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
CYBERCASH, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
CYTONIX CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
LIFENET 0 0 1 0 5 6
LIFENET RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 3 1 0 6
MARLEY MOULDINGS, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
MATERIALS MODIFICATION INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
SIMPLIMATIC ENGINEERING CO. 2 1 1 2 0 6
STANFORD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
TAILORED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 1 0 1 6
TECSEC INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 1 6
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 0 1 5 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1 1 2 0 2 6
AGRI-TECH, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 3 1 1 0 5
AMF BOWLING, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
ARCTECH INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
BASF CORP. 0 0 2 1 2 5
COHERENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
CONSERVATION RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
CPFILMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CUMMINS EAGLE, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
DESIGNTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
EAGLE EYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MALLEN RESEARCH LTD. PARTNERSHIP 0 0 1 2 2 5
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 0 5
TUBULAR FABRICATORS INDUSTRY, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 0 1 2 2 5
VIRGINIA PANEL CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
VIRGINIA POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC 0 2 2 1 0 5
VISION III IMAGING, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5



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