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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 316 268 241 225 183 1233
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 76 76 67 85 65 369
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 85 94 83 62 43 367
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 75 63 58 81 54 331
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 29 69 68 30 52 248
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 50 64 46 51 37 248
BLACK & DECKER INC. 49 43 54 52 43 241
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 22 38 25 22 20 127
APPLERA CORPORATION 1 17 31 41 31 121
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 21 23 31 25 21 121
CIENA CORPORATION 19 29 25 20 17 110
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 17 18 10 6 13 64
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 8 12 20 12 10 62
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 12 24 10 7 2 55
CORVIS CORPORATION 4 9 12 14 12 51
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 8 9 15 10 8 50
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 9 5 13 13 9 49
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 11 9 12 8 4 44
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 0 4 11 20 8 43
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 11 6 8 7 9 41
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 15 8 7 5 1 36
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 8 4 12 6 4 34
GENVEC, INC. 5 9 9 6 4 33
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 12 9 5 31
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. 21 7 0 0 2 30
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 8 9 3 4 5 29
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 3 7 6 5 28
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 8 7 6 2 5 28
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 1 6 10 7 3 27
PE CORPORATION 3 24 0 0 0 27
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 4 2 5 6 23
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 11 2 1 4 5 23
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 2 3 7 5 6 23
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 1 4 12 2 23
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 5 9 7 23
COMSAT CORPORATION 6 5 3 4 4 22
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 10 3 4 4 1 22
IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION 4 3 7 3 4 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 5 3 8 3 21
CRYOVAC, INC. 8 5 5 2 0 20
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 2 3 7 6 2 20
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 3 3 3 4 5 18
MEDIMMUNE, INC. 1 2 4 4 7 18
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 7 4 1 4 2 18
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 13 2 0 1 1 17
DORSAL NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 5 6 6 17
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 0 4 4 3 6 17
ADVANCIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 0 0 13 2 1 16
E-TENNA CORPORATION 0 3 4 6 3 16
HENRY JACKSON FOUNDATION 5 2 4 4 1 16
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 2 3 4 5 1 15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 4 1 2 5 15
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 4 1 7 1 14
PRO-NEURON, INC. 9 5 0 0 0 14
SHIRE LABORATORIES, INC. 3 2 2 5 2 14
WESTVACO CORPORATION 11 3 0 0 0 14
ADA FOUNDATION 5 3 2 1 2 13
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 2 4 4 2 13
STX LLC 0 2 3 0 8 13
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 5 5 13
FUSION LIGHTING, INC. 8 2 2 0 0 12
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 3 3 4 2 0 12
GRAY MATTER HOLDINGS, LLC 3 2 6 1 0 12
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 1 1 5 0 5 12
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 4 4 0 3 0 11
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 4 3 2 0 2 11
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 0 1 3 5 11
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 2 0 1 5 3 11
TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 8 1 2 11
WELLSTAT THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 7 11
ALCATEL 4 3 1 2 0 10
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 6 2 1 0 1 10
BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. 5 1 3 1 0 10
COGNIO, INC. 0 0 1 4 5 10
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 2 3 3 0 10
SUCAMPO, A.G. 0 4 3 0 3 10
DIGENE CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 2 9
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 2 4 2 1 0 9
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POSTAL SERVICE 1 0 3 0 5 9
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 1 0 4 4 9
ACTERNA, LLC 1 1 4 1 1 8
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
BEAMHIT, LLC 1 0 5 0 2 8
CODEON CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 0 8
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 0 8
ENTREMED, INC. 2 1 1 3 1 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
MOWER FAMILY CHF TREATMENT IRREVOCABLE TRUST 3 4 0 0 1 8
NEOCERA, INC. 0 2 2 1 3 8
ORCHID BIOSCIENCES, INC. 4 3 1 0 0 8
SENECA NETWORKS, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
SWALES AEROSPACE, INC. 4 2 2 0 0 8
TELOGY NETWORKS INC. 1 1 2 4 0 8
AIRPAX CORPORATION, INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 1 1 2 2 1 7
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 0 0 6 7
EFC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 3 0 7
GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC. 0 1 3 0 3 7
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 1 2 0 1 3 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
NABI 3 0 2 2 0 7
NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
ORIGENE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. 2 2 0 2 1 7
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
THE TALARIA COMPANY, LLC 3 3 1 0 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 1 2 1 1 7
VIASAT, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 1 7
3COM CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 0 0 5 1 0 6
ANTEX BIOLOGICS FORMERLY MICROCARB INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
APTI, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
BIOSURFACE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
CLEARANT, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 2 1 1 0 6
DYNASPLINT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
INTERNATIONAL DISPENSING CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
KELSYUS, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 3 0 1 0 6
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
NEW HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
R-TECH UENO, LTD. 3 2 1 0 0 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3 0 2 0 1 6
SOUTHCO INC. 2 0 2 0 2 6
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC 2 0 2 1 1 6
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
TOC TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 2 2 2 0 6
VOLUNTEERS FOR MEDICAL ENGINEERING 3 1 2 0 0 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
AKZO NOBEL NV 4 0 0 0 1 5
ARBITRON INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
BEACON LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
BIOVERIS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
CEL-SCI CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
IMAGE-GUIDED NEUROLOGICS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
LAB PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
LUMINARY LOGIC LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 1 0 1 5
MATRICS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
METASENSORS, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
MIKE'S TRAIN HOUSE, INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
NEUROPACE, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
PACE, INCORPORATED 2 1 2 0 0 5
PEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1 1 1 0 2 5
RIVA SPORTS, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
STUART SHELVING LLC 4 1 0 0 0 5
SUN AUTOMATION, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SWEETHEART CUP COMPANY INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA 1 0 1 1 2 5


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