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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

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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 346 342 313 316 268 1585
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 132 113 72 75 62 454
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 80 92 60 85 94 411
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 70 90 65 76 76 377
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 44 50 50 50 64 258
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 23 51 39 29 69 211
BLACK & DECKER INC. 26 35 39 49 43 192
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 24 30 20 21 23 118
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 15 19 15 22 38 109
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 35 27 19 8 12 101
CIENA CORPORATION 11 10 25 19 29 94
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 19 14 13 17 18 81
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 24 15 12 13 2 66
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 4 12 13 12 24 65
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 8 12 20 11 9 60
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10 12 12 15 6 55
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. 9 8 4 21 7 49
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 6 5 14 8 9 42
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 11 5 10 10 3 39
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8 9 4 11 6 38
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 4 11 6 4 33
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 14 9 1 2 32
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 9 6 7 3 31
FUSION LIGHTING, INC. 11 6 3 8 2 30
COMSAT CORPORATION 5 5 8 6 5 29
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 3 4 6 8 7 28
PE CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 24 27
GENVEC, INC. 5 4 3 5 9 26
WESTVACO CORPORATION 3 3 6 11 3 26
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 6 4 10 2 3 25
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION HEALTH FOUNDATION 3 11 2 5 3 24
PRO-NEURON, INC. 2 3 5 9 5 24
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 3 9 6 2 3 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 6 6 4 2 5 23
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 2 5 7 6 2 22
CRYOVAC, INC. 0 4 3 8 5 20
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 6 11 2 20
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 6 7 4 1 20
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 7 8 1 4 0 20
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 0 0 2 8 9 19
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 10 3 5 1 0 19
APPLERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 17 18
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 8 4 0 3 3 18
ASGROW SEED CO. LLC 9 2 2 2 2 17
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 10 5 0 0 17
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 17 0 0 0 0 17
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 3 2 8 4 17
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 1 3 7 4 16
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 3 1 5 5 1 15
CORVIS CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 9 15
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 6 2 4 3 15
MONSANTO CORPORATION 0 13 1 1 0 15
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 3 1 6 14
HENRY JACKSON FOUNDATION 2 3 2 5 2 14
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 5 14
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 4 0 3 3 13
TELOGY NETWORKS INC. 5 1 5 1 1 13
SHIRE LABORATORIES, INC. 1 5 1 3 2 12
SWEETHEART CUP COMPANY INC. 1 5 3 2 1 12
AIRPAX CORPORATION, INC. 0 1 5 2 3 11
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 2 1 0 4 4 11
GILLETTE COMPANY 4 2 3 1 1 11
MOWER FAMILY CHF TREATMENT IRREVOCABLE TRUST 0 0 4 3 4 11
NEUROPACE, INC. 0 2 5 1 3 11
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 1 5 4 1 11
AAI CORPORATION 1 6 2 0 1 10
ANTEX BIOLOGICS FORMERLY MICROCARB INC. 2 4 3 1 0 10
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 2 2 2 2 10
EG&G PRESSURE SCIENCE, INC. 8 1 1 0 0 10
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 2 4 2 1 1 10
LAB PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 2 2 1 10
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 2 2 1 3 2 10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 2 0 3 4 10
VOLUNTEERS FOR MEDICAL ENGINEERING 1 2 3 3 1 10
BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. 2 0 1 5 1 9
CONTOUR OPTIK INC. 0 4 3 1 1 9
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2 1 5 0 1 9
PER IMMUNE HOLDINGS, INC. 4 5 0 0 0 9
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 4 3 2 0 0 9
SWALES AEROSPACE, INC. 0 0 3 4 2 9
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 1 2 4 0 8
ALCATEL 0 0 1 4 3 8
APTI, INC. 1 2 1 1 3 8
DIGENE CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
GENETIC THERAPY, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
INNOTECH, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
ISOSTENT, INC. 4 0 3 1 0 8
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 3 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 3 1 1 2 8
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
ORCHID BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
PARKWAY MACHINE CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 0 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 2 2 3 0 8
SENECA NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
UNITED CONTAINER MACHINERY GROUP, INC. 1 2 5 0 0 8
UNIVERSAL HEALTHWATCH, INC. 6 1 1 0 0 8
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
CATHCO, INC. 4 0 1 1 1 7
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
EATON CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 1 7
FOSS NIRSYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 3 0 0 7
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 3 7
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 5 0 0 0 7
STUART SHELVING LLC 0 0 2 4 1 7
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 7 0 0 0 0 7
ENTREMED, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS CORPORATION 4 0 0 2 0 6
FIRST DATA CORPORATION INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
FUSION SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
FUTREX, INC. 0 0 4 0 2 6
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
HAND TOOLS DESIGN CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
K & L MICROWAVE INCORPORATED 0 1 2 2 1 6
MARCOR MANAGEMENT, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
MEMTEC AMERICA CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
NABI 1 2 0 3 0 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 1 1 1 2 6
ROTHSCHILD'S ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCES, INC. 4 0 1 0 1 6
THE TALARIA COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3 3 0 0 0 6
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
WATKINS-JOHNSON COMPANY 1 3 2 0 0 6
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
WORLDSPACE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 1 1 1 1 1 5
CEL-SCI CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
COLOR PRELUDE, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 1 0 2 2 5
DOVETAIL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
EAGLE INVENTORS, LLC 2 1 2 0 0 5
GRAY MATTER HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MEDIMMUNE, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
METASENSORS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
NEOCERA, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
NOISE CANCELLATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
NORFOLK FABRICATION, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
OHMEDA INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
R-TECH UENO, LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
REPLICON, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC 0 0 3 2 0 5
TORQMASTER, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 1 1 2 1 5


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