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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

NORTH CAROLINA

( 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 310 299 263 257 201 1330
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 248 202 264 249 238 1201
ERICSSON, INC. 172 158 121 74 44 569
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 30 32 40 34 36 172
DUKE UNIVERSITY 40 29 30 18 22 139
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 34 20 26 20 28 128
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 12 15 26 28 38 119
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 4 27 32 29 25 117
ALCATEL 27 26 22 16 21 112
CREE, INC. 10 10 19 23 26 88
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 15 11 22 23 16 87
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 21 30 19 9 6 85
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 13 11 20 16 16 76
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 1 20 25 16 10 72
LORD CORPORATION 15 15 16 6 11 63
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 12 16 13 9 58
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 1 7 21 29 58
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 11 3 16 16 10 56
GILBARCO, INC. 1 9 13 21 11 55
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9 9 9 20 8 55
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 4 13 15 10 10 52
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 14 9 7 7 13 50
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 16 7 13 8 4 48
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION 7 15 12 8 4 46
DANA CORPORATION 15 8 5 12 3 43
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 4 4 7 15 11 41
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 7 10 14 7 38
SARA LEE CORPORATION 7 5 7 12 6 37
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 10 4 8 11 3 36
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. 30 5 0 0 0 35
CORNING INCORPORATED 10 9 7 5 3 34
BASF CORP. 12 13 4 3 1 33
CEM CORPORATION 13 2 7 4 7 33
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 12 7 6 5 3 33
FMC CORPORATION 11 6 5 6 3 31
NOBEX CORPORATION 1 4 8 11 7 31
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 4 7 8 8 30
CATERPILLAR INC. 8 10 6 3 3 30
SQUARE D COMPANY 9 9 6 5 1 30
EATON CORPORATION 8 7 5 7 2 29
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 6 3 10 5 5 29
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 4 5 4 6 9 28
PTS CORPORATION 0 0 2 12 14 28
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 16 11 0 0 0 27
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 7 8 8 3 1 27
TARGACEPT, INC. 4 9 7 1 6 27
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. 9 9 2 3 4 27
MCNC 6 8 7 4 1 26
ICAGEN, INC. 4 6 5 6 4 25
TEKELEC 2 1 4 6 12 25
BOPS, INC. 6 14 3 0 0 23
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 2 13 5 3 0 23
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 2 9 6 5 22
EMC CORPORATION 2 3 2 10 5 22
PARADIGM GENETICS, INC. 2 6 6 8 0 22
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 20 1 0 0 0 21
ARTEVA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 8 4 6 2 0 20
EMBREX INC. 6 1 7 4 2 20
WELLMAN INC. 6 4 5 5 0 20
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 0 0 4 8 7 19
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 3 8 6 19
KENDRO LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 3 4 9 19
COMMSCOPE PROPERTIES, LLC 5 2 2 5 4 18
DEERE + COMPANY 3 3 3 4 5 18
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 4 6 4 2 2 18
INTEL CORPORATION 0 3 5 7 3 18
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 3 8 2 2 3 18
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 0 2 8 7 17
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 3 2 6 5 1 17
RHONE-POULENC INC. 5 9 3 0 0 17
AKZO NOBEL NV 7 3 2 1 3 16
ARVIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 6 7 16
CELGARD INC. 5 4 3 4 0 16
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 11 4 1 0 0 16
NEWELL WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. 2 1 10 3 0 16
SIECOR OPERATIONS, LLC 15 1 0 0 0 16
TRIMERIS, INC. 3 5 5 1 2 16
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 0 3 6 2 15
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 0 1 1 9 4 15
VARIAN, INC. 1 4 5 3 2 15
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 6 5 14
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 1 2 1 8 2 14
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 1 0 5 3 5 14
GRASS AMERICA, INC. 4 4 3 2 1 14
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 4 5 3 0 14
POWERWARE CORPORATION 4 4 3 2 1 14
ABB, INC. 0 5 5 2 1 13
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 1 1 5 3 3 13
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 1 3 5 4 13
REICHHOLD, INC. 2 7 1 2 1 13
VESTURE CORPORATION 5 5 2 0 1 13
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 3 2 4 12
BELL & HOWELL MAIL & MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES CO. 2 2 5 3 0 12
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 6 1 3 0 2 12
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 4 2 2 2 2 12
MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY 3 1 3 1 4 12
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 0 3 9 12
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 1 5 3 0 3 12
ZIPTRONIX, INC. 0 2 2 3 5 12
ABB AUTOMATION, INC. 0 8 3 0 0 11
AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE S.A. 2 3 5 1 0 11
INDIAN HEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 3 0 1 2 11
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 2 1 4 1 3 11
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 0 1 3 2 5 11
STATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. 1 1 0 4 5 11
TENN-TEX PLASTICS, INC. 0 4 3 2 2 11
WORLDCOM, INC. 0 5 2 3 1 11
AYLWARD ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 2 2 1 10
BORGWARNER INC. 0 3 1 2 4 10
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 4 3 0 0 10
CONAGRA FOODS INC. 0 0 0 6 4 10
CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 4 0 1 3 10
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 3 3 1 0 3 10
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 1 3 2 2 2 10
KENNAMETAL INC. 1 0 5 1 3 10
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 4 2 2 1 10
THERMACO, INC. 1 4 2 1 2 10
ZF SACHS AG 0 0 0 6 4 10
IEP PHARMACEUTICAL DEVICES INC. 2 1 5 1 0 9
INTERSIL CORPORATION, INC. 5 0 1 1 2 9
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 4 1 0 4 0 9
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC & ELECTRONICS USA, INC 4 3 1 0 1 9
SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC 1 1 1 5 1 9
SEMTECH CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 0 9
SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 4 5 0 9
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 4 2 1 1 1 9
SPX CORPORATION 6 2 1 0 0 9
ADSTRACTS INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
AKEVA, L.L.C. 2 0 2 0 4 8
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. 0 3 2 3 0 8
BSN MEDICAL, INC. 1 3 1 3 0 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
INDUSTRIAL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS, L.L.C. 3 1 1 2 1 8
INSTROTEK, INC. 1 0 3 4 0 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 0 1 2 1 8
MANTISSA CORPORATION 2 3 0 2 1 8
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION 7 1 0 0 0 8
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 4 0 1 3 0 8
SUPREME ELASTIC CORPORATION 2 6 0 0 0 8
UNITIVE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 3 0 2 2 8
BAYER CORPORATION 1 4 2 0 0 7
ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 2 2 0 7
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 0 0 0 1 6 7
GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL -- AMERICAS, LLC 0 1 3 2 1 7
GSLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
INNOVATIVE DEVICES, LLC 0 1 2 2 2 7
IPAC ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY I, LLC 0 1 1 2 3 7
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
MASONITE CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 3 7
MEDACOUSTICS, INC. 4 1 1 0 1 7
MEDIWAVE STAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 5 1 0 7
MICROCELL CORPORATION 0 6 0 0 1 7
MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP 0 0 0 2 5 7
NOVOZYMES A/S 1 0 5 0 1 7
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY AMERICA, INC 0 0 1 5 1 7
ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS, INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 1 0 3 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 0 1 2 2 7
THERMA-WAVE, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
3TEX, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ABB POWER AUTOMATION LTD. 0 2 0 4 0 6
ABB T&D TECHNOLOGY LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
ABT, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
ARTECEL SCIENCES, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
BANNER PHARMACAPS INC. 4 0 0 1 1 6
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 0 0 0 5 1 6
CHANNEL MASTER LLC 5 0 1 0 0 6
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 3 6
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
CLEARLINE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
COOPER BRANDS, INC. 2 1 0 3 0 6
DELTAGEN, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
FOLIA, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
GLEN RAVEN, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
INCUMED, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
NETIQ CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
NEW LIFE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
OVERTURE NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
PRIME/HOME IMPRESSIONS, LLC 0 4 1 1 0 6
REMOTELIGHT, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
RODEL HOLDINGS INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 1 2 2 1 6
WORLD FIBERS, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
AT&T CORP. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AXON CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
BELMONT TEXTILE MACHINERY CO., INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
CREE MICROWAVE, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 0 2 0 2 1 5
ELUMENS CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
FIELD CONTROLS, L.L.C. 0 0 2 3 0 5
FLEXCELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
FLOW SCIENCE, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
GASTON SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 0 0 1 4 5
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 0 0 0 2 3 5
KAY CHEMICAL, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 2 2 0 5
L.B. (PLASTICS) LIMITED 3 2 0 0 0 5
MEMSCAP S.A. 0 0 4 0 1 5
MIDDLEBY MARSHALL INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
MIDREX INTERNATIONAL BV ROTTERDAM, ZURICH BRANCH 2 2 1 0 0 5
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 3 1 0 1 5
MORRIS ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
NOMACORC, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY 2 2 0 0 1 5
PRODELIN CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
R.W.L. CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
SIMULA INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP. 0 2 1 0 2 5
SYNGENTA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
THE STEEL NETWORK, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
TRANSTECH PHARMA, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
ULTRA-MEK, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 1 1 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 0 2 0 5
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
WIX FILTRATION CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5


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