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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 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 95 63 62 70 92 382
ADTRAN 25 14 10 21 14 84
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 8 11 8 16 12 55
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 41 9 0 0 0 50
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 16 13 10 6 4 49
CEDAR RIDGE RESEARCH LLC 0 0 0 1 47 48
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 11 5 8 7 11 42
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 11 12 2 9 7 41
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 9 4 9 5 3 30
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS AL, CORPORATION 7 8 7 6 0 28
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 5 12 10 27
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS 0 0 0 4 18 22
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 5 6 4 2 3 20
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 2 3 5 4 1 15
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 4 10 0 0 14
AVOCENT CORPORATION 1 4 1 4 4 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 5 2 1 3 14
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 4 1 5 2 13
UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 3 0 5 12
ALEREON INC. 1 0 4 2 4 11
CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 5 11
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 0 1 2 3 11
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 8 10
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 0 2 2 0 6 10
MORGAN RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 2 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 2 1 2 3 9
BARON SERVICES, INC. 0 1 0 4 3 8
ENTERPRISE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 3 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 1 0 2 8
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 6 1 0 0 7
FONTAINE INTERNATIONAL 1 2 1 3 0 7
IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 3 0 1 0 7
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 1 7
NEW CENTURY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
Q-TRACK CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 2 7
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 1 1 1 6
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 0 1 2 2 1 6
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 0 2 1 3 6
GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORP. 2 0 0 2 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 0 0 2 2 6
BALANCE CERTIFIED GOLF, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
FONTAINE FIFTH WHEEL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 5 5
INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORIES, INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BROADBAND ELECTRIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MEMS OPTICAL, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
SCHREIBER, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
UIT, LLC 1 2 2 0 0 5
UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 3 0 0 5
WOLVERINE TUBE, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5


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