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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 305 299 315 303 288 1510
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 67 74 66 68 68 343
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 20 15 37 39 52 163
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 30 27 25 14 15 111
ERICSSON, INC. 25 25 15 13 14 92
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 33 9 25 16 3 86
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 17 13 24 9 15 78
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 8 16 17 12 11 64
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 20 10 7 20 3 60
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 12 14 10 14 8 58
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 5 17 18 9 9 58
WESTVACO CORPORATION 18 12 12 7 5 54
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 14 15 12 5 7 53
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 12 6 8 10 14 50
ATLANTIC RESEARCH CORPORATION 9 5 18 8 8 48
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 5 8 15 5 14 47
FUISZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 19 14 10 3 0 46
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 9 8 12 6 40
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 12 8 8 7 40
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 4 12 13 9 39
FACE INTERNATIONAL CORP. 4 3 18 10 3 38
HAMILTON BEACH/PROCTOR-SILEX, INC. 1 4 6 11 12 34
ETHYL CORPORATION 7 6 9 7 4 33
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 1 10 13 29
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY 14 4 1 3 6 28
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. 4 10 1 3 7 25
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 4 4 4 7 2 21
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 5 4 2 4 20
FRAMATOME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 9 2 1 0 18
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 2 4 5 2 4 17
SCROLL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 8 8 17
DYAX CORP. 0 1 8 4 2 15
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 3 6 2 0 4 15
MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 6 4 1 15
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 6 2 0 3 4 15
XYBERNAUT CORPORATION 4 2 1 2 6 15
AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY 0 1 3 4 6 14
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 0 0 2 12 14
MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 3 2 5 0 4 14
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC. 1 1 5 3 4 14
CHRYSALIS TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED 0 0 1 6 5 12
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 0 2 7 2 12
ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. 9 1 2 0 0 12
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 6 3 1 12
AMSC SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION 7 2 2 0 0 11
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 2 5 11
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES RICHMOND, LP 0 0 0 1 10 11
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 6 1 1 2 1 11
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 0 0 3 4 4 11
O.R. SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 4 3 1 1 11
PRISMA FIBERS, INC. 0 0 4 3 4 11
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 0 3 5 2 1 11
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 4 0 4 3 0 11
3COM CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 4 10
CYTONIX CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 4 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 0 2 3 5 10
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 3 2 3 0 10
LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 6 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 5 2 2 10
AGRINUTRIENTS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 2 0 3 1 3 9
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY 8 0 0 1 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 2 2 0 2 9
AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA 3 1 2 1 1 8
ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 0 1 3 2 2 8
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 0 2 6 8
INLINE CONNECTION CORPORATION 1 2 0 5 0 8
ITT CORPORATION 3 4 1 0 0 8
KSI INC. 0 1 5 2 0 8
LIFENET 0 1 0 5 2 8
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
REHRIG INTERNATIONAL 2 4 0 2 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 3 0 5 0 8
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
BASF CORP. 0 2 1 2 2 7
CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 4 2 0 1 0 7
CPFILMS, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
GENICOM CORPORATION 4 3 0 0 0 7
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
MALLEN RESEARCH LTD. PARTNERSHIP 0 1 2 2 2 7
MATERIALS MODIFICATION INC. 0 2 0 4 1 7
MEANS INDUSTRIES 0 4 2 1 0 7
TUBULAR FABRICATORS INDUSTRY, INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 1 5 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 1 2 2 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1 2 0 2 2 7
4 WAVE, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
AGRI-TECH, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS WATER TREATMENTS LIMITED 0 2 0 1 3 6
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
CYBERCASH, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
CYTOS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC 4 1 0 1 0 6
EAGLE EYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 1 1 0 0 4 6
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 1 2 0 3 6
INNOTECH, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
LAMINA, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
LIFENET RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
MICROAIRE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
MOBIL OIL CORP. 0 1 2 1 2 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
REGENT COURT TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 2 1 0 0 6
TAILORED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
TECSEC INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 1 6
ADVANCED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
AKZO NOBEL NV 3 1 1 0 0 5
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ASHWORTH BROTHERS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
BP HOLDINGS, LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
COHERENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
DESIGNTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ENSCO, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
HARRIS CORP. 1 1 0 1 2 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
MACROSONIX CORP. 0 2 1 1 1 5
MARLEY MOULDINGS, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
SCOREBOARD, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SOFTCARD SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 0 4 1 0 5
UTRON INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
VIRGINIA POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC 2 2 1 0 0 5
WOOD TECH, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
WORKSMART ENERGY ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5


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