U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1996 - 2000 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)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 246 232 305 299 315 1397
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 46 42 67 74 66 295
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 32 27 30 27 25 141
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 21 9 20 15 37 102
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 9 20 33 9 25 96
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 24 20 8 16 17 85
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 17 12 17 13 24 83
ERICSSON, INC. 6 9 25 25 15 80
FUISZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 9 15 19 14 10 67
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 10 16 14 15 12 67
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 13 12 12 14 10 61
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 13 9 20 10 7 59
WESTVACO CORPORATION 4 9 18 12 12 55
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 4 7 5 17 18 51
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 18 4 5 9 8 44
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY 11 11 14 4 1 41
ETHYL CORPORATION 9 8 7 6 9 39
ATLANTIC RESEARCH CORPORATION 4 1 9 5 18 37
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 4 4 5 8 15 36
CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 16 8 4 2 0 30
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 12 6 8 29
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 3 5 12 8 28
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY 10 9 8 0 0 27
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 7 5 5 5 4 26
FACE INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 4 3 18 25
FRAMATOME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 6 6 9 2 23
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. 2 4 4 10 1 21
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 5 3 4 4 4 20
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 7 4 6 1 1 19
ITT CORPORATION 7 4 3 4 1 19
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 5 6 6 2 0 19
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 1 4 12 17
MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 2 3 3 2 5 15
O.R. SOLUTIONS, INC. 4 2 2 4 3 15
AMSC SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION 1 2 7 2 2 14
HAMILTON BEACH/PROCTOR-SILEX, INC. 1 1 1 4 6 13
ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 9 1 2 13
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 1 2 4 5 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 4 3 2 2 13
AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA 2 3 3 1 2 11
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 3 6 2 11
INNOTECH, INC. 3 2 0 4 2 11
AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY 3 3 0 1 3 10
DYAX CORP. 0 1 0 1 8 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 1 4 1 10
MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 3 1 6 10
EON CORPORATION 1 4 4 0 0 9
GENICOM CORPORATION 0 2 4 3 0 9
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 2 3 2 9
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF HAMPTON ROADS 2 5 1 1 0 9
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC. 2 0 1 1 5 9
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION 4 2 2 1 0 9
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 6 9
SIMPLIMATIC ENGINEERING CO. 3 2 1 1 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 0 1 4 0 4 9
BRENCO, INCORPORATED 4 2 0 1 1 8
ERICCSON GE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC. 4 4 0 0 0 8
MARLEY MOULDINGS, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 0 2 5 0 0 7
LIFENET RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
REHRIG INTERNATIONAL 1 0 2 4 0 7
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 0 0 0 3 4 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 3 2 1 7
STANFORD TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
XYBERNAUT CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 1 7
AGRI-TECH, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 0 3 1 1 6
AMF BOWLING, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
BRISTOL COMPRESSORS, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
COHERENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
CUMMINS EAGLE, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
CYTOS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC 0 1 4 1 0 6
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS COMPANY 2 3 0 1 0 6
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 1 2 6
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 5 0 0 1 0 6
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
KSI INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
MEANS INDUSTRIES 0 0 0 4 2 6
MEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 2 2 0 0 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 1 5 6
VIRGINIA PANEL CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 0 6
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY 3 1 0 1 1 6
AGRINUTRIENTS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
AMERICAN FILTRONA CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
ARCTECH INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ASHWORTH BROTHERS, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
CONSERVATION RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
CYTONIX CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
GEO-CENTERS, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
HOPPMANN CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
LTC AMERICAS INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MACROSONIX CORP. 2 0 0 2 1 5
MALLEN RESEARCH LTD. PARTNERSHIP 2 0 0 1 2 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
OMNIPOINT CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
POLY-BOND, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
RUBBERMAID COMMERICAL PRODUCTS INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
S. E. VENTURES, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
TAILORED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
TECSEC INCORPORATED 0 1 2 1 1 5
UNION CAMP CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
VIRGINIA POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC 0 0 2 2 1 5
VISION III IMAGING, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
WAGNER ELECTRIC CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5



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