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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 2011 - 2015 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

VIRGINIA

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 253 261 280 298 260 1352
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 66 81 94 96 98 435
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 54 61 40 61 42 258
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 36 36 49 37 39 197
AOL LLC 70 34 13 25 15 157
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 28 20 19 42 44 153
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 27 27 15 43 26 138
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 31 29 26 27 19 132
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 26 23 25 32 26 132
FACEBOOK, INC. 0 1 31 47 50 129
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 16 32 24 44 121
OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 33 23 54 110
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. 14 15 14 17 46 106
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 50 33 10 6 6 105
CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS, LLC 1 35 35 20 6 97
AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION 21 15 17 21 20 94
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 22 32 16 11 6 87
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 7 13 17 22 26 85
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 12 17 21 14 16 80
VERISIGN, INC. 0 6 14 24 30 74
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 9 13 17 20 15 74
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 9 9 23 17 11 69
ANDREW CORPORATION 10 20 18 13 7 68
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 17 9 9 21 12 68
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 7 17 17 8 14 63
ABL IP HOLDING LLC 6 18 7 15 14 60
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 10 12 15 9 13 59
EXELIS INC. 0 14 13 16 14 57
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 17 4 9 14 11 55
GOOGLE, INC. 4 7 19 7 14 51
GEORGE MASON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 18 12 12 8 0 50
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 11 7 13 8 9 48
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC 8 11 8 9 10 46
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1 1 15 15 13 45
TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC 0 0 8 17 20 45
ALARM.COM INC. 4 2 9 12 17 44
K2M, INC. 1 6 12 11 13 43
RAYTHEON COMPANY 5 7 8 10 12 42
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 4 7 10 9 10 40
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. 11 6 7 6 7 37
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 5 2 3 4 23 37
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 3 7 7 14 5 36
MITRE CORPORATION 7 9 2 9 8 35
VIRNETX, INC. 5 0 9 7 10 31
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 3 8 9 10 30
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. 8 7 9 3 2 29
SYBASE 365, INC. 7 8 8 5 1 29
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 9 10 9 0 0 28
DAON HOLDINGS LIMITED 3 0 7 7 10 27
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 7 9 8 3 0 27
INTREXON CORPORATION 2 5 4 6 9 26
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 7 7 11 25
BOEING COMPANY 5 2 6 5 6 24
TIME WARNER CABLE, INC. 5 12 4 2 1 24
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 4 6 9 2 23
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC. 0 1 1 5 15 22
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 5 6 2 2 22
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 5 4 5 3 5 22
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 4 7 3 1 22
RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS LLC 2 1 5 8 5 21
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 16 4 0 0 0 20
PIXELOPTICS INC. 7 4 6 3 0 20
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 3 5 5 6 0 19
SKYBITZ, INC. 6 2 3 3 5 19
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 5 8 3 3 19
CLEAR WIRELESS LLC 16 2 0 0 0 18
FANNIE MAE 7 3 2 6 0 18
PIXIA CORP. 0 2 3 4 9 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 5 7 3 2 18
ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 8 4 3 1 1 17
BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC. 8 1 4 2 2 17
INTELLIJECT, INC. 4 7 4 2 0 17
NUVOTRONICS, LLC 4 0 1 7 5 17
OBJECTVIDEO, INC. 5 3 5 3 1 17
COMSCORE, INC. 3 0 2 6 5 16
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 5 6 2 0 3 16
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 10 4 1 1 0 16
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 3 3 4 3 16
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 2 5 2 3 16
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 0 1 2 3 9 15
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY 1 3 2 6 3 15
HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE 3 0 1 8 2 14
MIKRO SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 2 2 6 14
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 3 2 6 3 0 14
SHARED SPECTRUM COMPANY 3 4 1 5 1 14
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 4 2 1 2 4 13
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY 0 3 3 4 3 13
EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL 2 3 3 4 1 13
FLOWSERVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 2 5 2 3 13
HARRIS CORP. 1 1 5 2 4 13
KALEO, INC. 0 0 0 4 9 13
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 10 13
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 0 2 5 4 1 12
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 4 7 1 12
C. B. FLEET COMPANY INCORPORATED 3 4 2 3 0 12
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES 1 2 1 4 4 12
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 4 5 12
HILL PHOENIX, INC. 1 0 1 6 4 12
LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC. 4 2 5 1 0 12
MOOG INC. 0 2 3 4 3 12
OPEN INVENTION NETWORK, LLC 1 2 3 2 4 12
PROMONTORY INTERFINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC 8 1 1 2 0 12
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 4 3 0 0 12
BAE SYSTEMS TENSYLON H.P. MATERIAL, INC 5 6 0 0 0 11
COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 11 11
CPFILMS, INC. 0 1 2 4 4 11
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 5 2 11
MCAFEE, INC. 1 2 3 5 0 11
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 0 8 2 1 11
PRIVARIS, INC. 2 3 4 2 0 11
REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 5 4 11
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY 1 2 4 4 0 11
ADLENS BEACON, INC. 0 2 4 2 2 10
ANGEL.COM INCORPORATED 0 0 1 3 6 10
AREVA NP INC. 2 2 6 0 0 10
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 4 5 1 0 10
BRIGHT SUN TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 3 7 0 10
GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS INC. 5 1 0 1 3 10
IDENTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 0 2 1 1 10
LIFENET HEALTH 1 2 3 0 4 10
NANTERO, INC. 3 1 4 1 1 10
OPTICAL AIR DATA SYSTEMS, LLC 1 2 1 3 3 10
PINE VALLEY INVESTMENTS, INC. 3 4 2 1 0 10
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 1 4 1 2 2 10
TREDEGAR FILM PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 3 4 2 1 10
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 0 5 4 1 0 10
VT IDIRECT, INC. 4 2 1 3 0 10
AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. 1 2 5 1 0 9
ASHWORTH BROTHERS, INC. 1 0 1 4 3 9
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 5 9
BLACKBERRY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 8 9
BLACKBOARD INC. 1 6 0 1 1 9
CHEMTREAT, INC. 1 0 0 3 5 9
GENCIA CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 2 9
GRIDPOINT, INC. 1 1 0 4 3 9
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 2 0 1 2 4 9
LYOTROPIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 3 2 3 0 9
PROTOTYPE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2 4 2 1 0 9
RELIEVANT MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 6 9
ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 1 9
WYETH 0 1 1 1 6 9
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. 0 0 3 4 1 8
AREVA INC 0 0 0 4 4 8
COMSONICS, INC. 1 2 0 2 3 8
DIFFUSION PHARMACEUTICALS LLC 3 3 0 1 1 8
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 3 8
E-VISION SMART OPTICS, INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
EBAY INC. 2 3 3 0 0 8
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 0 4 4 8
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 2 2 8
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 2 1 2 3 0 8
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
NOBLIS, INC. 1 2 2 3 0 8
OVONYX, INC. 3 3 1 1 0 8
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
POWER MONITORS, INC. 4 1 0 2 1 8
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 3 8
VIRGINIA INNOVATION SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
ACS STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
BLACKBIRD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
CARFAX, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
CENTER ROCK, INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
CYTONIX LLC 1 2 0 3 1 7
DOGWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 4 3 0 0 7
E-VISION LLC 4 1 0 2 0 7
EICES RESEARCH, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 2 7
FOURTHWALL MEDIA, INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 3 1 1 2 0 7
LEIDOS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES 1 2 1 1 2 7
NATIONAL OPTRONICS, INCORPORATED 2 2 1 2 0 7
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION 0 2 1 4 0 7
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
PROTOTYPE PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED VENTURES TWO, LLC 0 1 6 0 0 7
QBASE, LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 2 2 1 1 1 7
ADVERTISING.COM LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
AIRWATCH, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
ATLAS COPCO SECOROC LLC 2 3 1 0 0 6
AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
AWT IP, LLC 0 0 2 3 1 6
BABCOCK & WILCOX MPOWER, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
FREEPORT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 1 0 1 6
GENERAL SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
GENWORTH HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
GLOBALTRAK, LLC 0 0 0 5 1 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 2 1 1 6
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
I/P ENGINE, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
MLR, LLC 1 1 1 3 0 6
NORDT DEVELOPMENT CO., LLC 4 1 0 1 0 6
OBJECTIVE INTERFACE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
PATRIOT3, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
PROTECTED MOBILITY, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
S& S PRECISION, LLC 0 1 2 3 0 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
SELLERBID, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT GROUP, INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 2 0 1 2 6
VMWARE, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 2 0 1 2 5
ANITE FINLAND OY 0 0 3 0 2 5
ASHBURY INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
AUTOMATED TRACKING SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 1 0 4 0 5
BASCOM RESEARCH, LLC 0 0 1 0 4 5
CERTICOM CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC 1 2 1 0 1 5
DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS U.S. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 1 2 2 5
EMC CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
ENCORE HEALTH, LLC 2 1 0 1 1 5
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
GLOBAL PLASMA SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
INNOVATIVE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
INSCOPE ENERGY, LLC 0 0 2 3 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 4 0 0 0 1 5
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 1 3 0 1 0 5
LC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
MACH 1 DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
MIKOH CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU IMAGING CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
NIITEK INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
NOVELL, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
POWERWAVE COGNITION, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
PRIME PHOTONICS, LC 0 1 1 2 1 5
QUBICAAMF WORLDWIDE, LLC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
RED HAT, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
REVERB NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SOFTWARE AG 0 3 1 1 0 5
SYNTHONICS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
TECHLAB, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
TECSEC INCORPORATED 2 2 0 1 0 5
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
WESTROCK MWV, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
ZSCALER, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5


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