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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

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 53 40 43 43 30 209
BAYER CORPORATION 11 11 15 10 14 61
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 6 8 8 12 35
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 7 10 8 4 3 32
COULTER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 3 8 2 8 3 24
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM G.M.B.H. 15 4 0 1 0 20
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 6 2 3 6 18
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 0 3 3 9 2 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 3 3 4 3 16
DADE BEHRING MARBURG GMBH 1 0 4 7 3 15
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 3 3 3 5 0 14
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 8 13
DADE BEHRING INC. 3 5 4 1 0 13
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY 3 4 2 2 2 13
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 9 13
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 0 2 6 4 0 12
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 1 1 1 9 12
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 3 0 2 3 12
PHARMACOPEIA, INC. 2 5 1 2 2 12
STRECK LABORATORIES, INC. 3 1 2 2 4 12
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 1 1 8 11
AVL MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AG 2 2 4 3 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 4 3 1 2 1 11
HITACHI, LTD 7 0 2 1 0 10
KYOTO DAIICHI KAGAKU CO., LTD. 5 2 0 2 1 10
CHIRON DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION 6 2 0 0 0 8
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 2 1 1 8
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, INC. 0 3 3 2 0 8
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 0 3 2 8
BEHRING DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 4 3 0 0 0 7
BIOMERIEUX SA 2 2 1 0 2 7
BIOSITE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 1 1 5 0 7
ENVIRONMENTAL TEST SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 2 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 0 0 6 7
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. 0 0 3 4 0 7
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 2 1 0 1 7
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 5 1 1 0 0 7
MOLECULAR PROBES, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 2 1 1 3 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 4 0 1 6
CARTER-WALLACE INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
CHIMERA RESEARCH AND CHEMICAL, INC. 5 0 0 0 1 6
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
DADE INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
DIONEX CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
DRAGER SICHERHEITSTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 3 1 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 0 3 1 6
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 1 4 1 6
SYSMEX CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 2 6
TOA MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 4 0 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 2 0 1 3 6
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2 0 2 2 0 6
APPLIED RESEARCH SYSTEMS ARS HOLDING N.V. 2 1 1 1 0 5
AUSTRALIAN MEMBRANE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 2 1 2 0 0 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 0 1 2 2 5
COULTER CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HACH COMPANY 2 1 0 1 1 5
LABSYSTEMS OY 0 0 2 2 1 5
LIFESCAN, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 0 5
PRECISION SYSTEM SCIENCE CO., LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
QUIDEL CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 1 1 0 1 2 5
SMITHKLINE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
TEKMAR COMPANY 0 1 3 0 1 5
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 0 2 1 0 5
TOSOH CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2 0 1 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 1 1 1 2 0 5
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 3 0 1 1 5
ZYOMYX, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 4 5


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