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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2005 - 2009 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

ALABAMA

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 87 95 63 62 70 377
ADTRAN 19 25 14 10 21 89
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 26 41 9 0 0 76
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 10 8 11 8 16 53
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 8 16 13 10 6 53
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 11 11 12 2 9 45
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 11 11 5 8 7 42
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 11 9 4 9 5 38
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS AL, CORPORATION 7 7 8 7 6 35
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 5 6 4 2 20
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 4 2 3 5 4 18
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 0 5 12 17
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 4 10 0 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 3 5 2 1 14
MEMS OPTICAL, INC. 9 3 1 0 0 13
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 1 4 1 5 12
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 5 0 1 2 12
AVOCENT CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 4 10
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4 2 0 3 1 10
BOEING COMPANY 4 1 2 1 1 9
ALEREON INC. 1 1 0 4 2 8
IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 3 3 0 1 8
MORGAN RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 4 8
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 6 1 0 7
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
FONTAINE INTERNATIONAL 0 1 2 1 3 7
INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORIES, INC. 2 0 4 0 1 7
NEW CENTURY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 3 0 7
3DLABS INC. LTD. 2 0 1 1 2 6
CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 4 1 0 6
UIT, LLC 1 1 2 2 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 2 0 0 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 1 2 1 2 6
WOLVERINE TUBE, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
BARON SERVICES, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
ENTERPRISE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 1 5
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
GEBERIT AG 2 2 0 1 0 5
HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
NEXT-RF, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
PSI SALES, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
Q-TRACK CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC 0 3 2 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 3 0 5


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