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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 9 17 35 30 32 123
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 6 13 4 2 36
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 6 3 14 8 3 34
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 4 5 2 6 9 26
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 8 5 3 5 24
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 2 2 4 2 7 17
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 5 2 1 1 17
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 7 14
APPLERA CORPORATION 1 0 5 5 2 13
DADE BEHRING INC. 1 5 5 1 0 12
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 3 3 4 1 12
SYSMEX CORPORATION 2 0 2 5 3 12
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 1 2 2 3 11
BIOARRAY SOLUTIONS, LTD. 1 3 2 3 2 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 3 4 1 1 11
UOP 1 3 4 3 0 11
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 0 1 2 4 10
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 5 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 2 1 3 10
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 2 2 2 1 9
HITACHI, LTD 3 2 1 3 0 9
ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 1 0 5 1 2 9
QUIDEL CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 4 9
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 0 2 2 3 9
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 2 1 1 9
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 0 3 3 1 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 4 8
SRU BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 5 1 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 2 0 3 1 8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 0 5 0 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 0 1 2 2 7
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 1 1 3 1 7
REAL-TIME ANALYZERS, INC. 2 0 1 4 0 7
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2 2 1 0 2 7
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 0 1 0 2 3 6
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 0 2 1 2 1 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 4 1 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 2 1 1 0 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 1 2 0 2 6
DADE BEHRING MARBURG GMBH 1 1 4 0 0 6
DIONEX CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 4 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 1 0 3 6
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 3 1 0 6
HOME DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 4 1 0 0 1 6
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 3 1 0 1 1 6
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1 2 0 1 2 6
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 1 1 4 0 0 6
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
STRECK, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 3 1 0 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
ARKRAY, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
BIOMERIEUX SA 0 0 2 3 0 5
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 1 0 1 2 1 5
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
DUKE UNIVERSITY 1 2 0 2 0 5
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 0 3 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
LIFESCAN, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 1 1 0 0 3 5
NANOGEN, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
NANOSPHERE, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 2 1 0 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 2 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
PEDIATRIX SCREENING, INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS DIAGNOSTICS 0 0 4 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 0 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1 1 0 2 1 5
VARIAN, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5


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