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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 43 30 43 30 9 155
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 8 12 7 7 3 37
BAYER CORPORATION 10 14 5 3 4 36
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 8 2 3 11 29
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 9 3 3 8 26
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 9 11 0 0 21
COULTER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 8 3 5 4 0 20
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 9 2 2 6 1 20
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 6 4 3 3 19
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 8 3 3 3 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 6 5 4 1 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 3 2 5 2 16
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 4 3 3 3 2 15
DADE BEHRING MARBURG GMBH 7 3 1 3 1 15
LIFESCAN, INC. 1 1 1 8 4 15
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 3 4 2 3 14
ZYOMYX, INCORPORATED 1 4 4 3 1 13
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 4 0 1 1 6 12
HITACHI, LTD 1 0 4 4 3 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 4 2 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 3 1 4 2 11
STRECK LABORATORIES, INC. 2 4 2 1 1 10
DIONEX CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 2 9
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 2 1 2 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 5 0 2 0 2 9
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 2 0 1 1 4 8
HOME DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 1 0 2 1 4 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 2 1 3 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 1 0 6 0 1 8
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 3 0 3 8
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 1 3 7
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 4 1 0 2 0 7
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INVESTMENTS, INC. 1 2 1 0 3 7
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1 1 3 1 1 7
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, INC. 2 0 3 2 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 1 1 3 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 0 2 2 2 7
UOP 0 1 2 3 1 7
BIOSITE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS 1 1 2 0 2 6
CEM CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 2 0 1 1 6
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
MERCK + CO., INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 2 6
TOSOH CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 1 6
ARKRAY, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 1 0 4 0 5
BIACORE AB 1 0 2 1 1 5
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 1 2 5
DADE BEHRING INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
ESA, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
GLAXO WELLCOME INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
HAEMOSCOPE CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 0 1 1 2 1 5
HELENA LABORATORIES CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
IMMUNIVEST CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 1 5
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 0 1 3 1 0 5
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH 0 3 0 1 1 5
ISOTECHNIKA INCORPORATED 0 2 2 0 1 5
KYOTO DAIICHI KAGAKU CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 0 1 2 2 0 5
LUMINEX CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
MOLECULAR PROBES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 0 5
SPECTRAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
SURROMED, LLC 0 0 3 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 2 0 1 2 0 5


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