U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
~Individually Owned Patent | 286 | 344 | 346 | 342 | 313 | 1631 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | 92 | 119 | 132 | 113 | 72 | 528 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY | 64 | 62 | 80 | 92 | 60 | 358 |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | 25 | 38 | 69 | 88 | 63 | 283 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY | 26 | 48 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 218 |
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. | 4 | 12 | 23 | 51 | 39 | 129 |
BLACK & DECKER INC. | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 115 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | 17 | 14 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 112 |
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND | 18 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 105 |
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. | 27 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 89 |
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. | 14 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 83 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 61 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | 5 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 58 |
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION | 10 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
CIENA CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 52 |
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 50 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 47 |
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 44 |
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 |
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 41 |
COMSAT CORPORATION | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
FUSION LIGHTING, INC. | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
WESTVACO CORPORATION | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION HEALTH FOUNDATION | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
ASGROW SEED COMPANY | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
GILLETTE COMPANY | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
EG&G PRESSURE SCIENCE, INC. | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
MONSANTO CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
STANFORD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
SWEETHEART CUP COMPANY INC. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
ANTEX BIOLOGICS FORMERLY MICROCARB INC. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
GENVEC, INC. | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
MARTIN-MARIETTA CORPORATION | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
AAI CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
AKZO NOBEL NV | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
GENETIC THERAPY, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
IGEN, INC. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
PRO-NEURON, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
TELOGY NETWORKS INC. | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
NOISE CANCELLATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
HENRY JACKSON FOUNDATION | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
ISOSTENT, INC. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
PER IMMUNE HOLDINGS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
FUSION SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
INNOTECH, INC. | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
MEMTEC AMERICA CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
NOVAVAX, INC. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
OHMEDA INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
ORGAN, INC. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
UNITED CONTAINER MACHINERY GROUP, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
UNIVERSAL HEALTHWATCH, INC. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
CALWOOD CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
LAB PRODUCTS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
VOLUNTEERS FOR MEDICAL ENGINEERING | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
WARD HOLDING COMPANY, INC. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
AT&T CORP. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
BARRSKOGEN, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
BLOOM & KRETEN | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
CATHCO, INC. | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
COLOR PRELUDE, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
CONTOUR OPTIK INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
CRYOVAC, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
EATON CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
FAIRCHILD SPACE AND DEFENSE CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
FOSS NIRSYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
NEUROPACE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
PARKWAY MACHINE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
SHIRE LABORATORIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
AIRPAX CORPORATION, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
FUTREX, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
HOWARD UNIVERSITY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
MARCOR MANAGEMENT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
MARYLAND WIRE BELTS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
MPR ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
ONCOR, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
THOMA J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
WATKINS-JOHNSON COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
CD RADIO INCORPORATED | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
EAGLE INVENTORS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
FREEWING AERIAL ROBOTICS CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
HAND TOOL DESIGN CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
INFORMEDIX, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
MOLECULAR TOOL, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
NEOCERA, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
NORFOLK FABRICATION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
PHARMACO BEHAVIORAL ASSOCIATES, INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
PULSE ELECTRONICS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
RAYTHEON COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
ROTHSCHILD'S ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
SAFT AMERICA, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SCIOS NOVA INC. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
SRCHEM INCORPORATED | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUES CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
V-ONE CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
WORLDSPACE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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