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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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

MARYLAND

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 315 316 268 241 225 1365
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 60 85 94 83 62 384
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 65 76 76 67 85 369
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 72 75 62 58 81 348
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 50 50 64 46 51 261
BLACK & DECKER INC. 39 49 43 54 52 237
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 39 29 69 68 30 235
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 15 22 38 25 22 122
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 20 21 23 31 25 120
CIENA CORPORATION 25 19 29 25 20 118
APPLERA CORPORATION 0 1 17 31 41 90
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 19 8 12 20 12 71
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 13 12 24 10 7 66
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 13 17 18 10 6 64
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 20 11 9 12 8 60
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 14 8 9 15 10 56
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 12 15 8 7 5 47
CORVIS CORPORATION 2 4 9 12 14 41
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 0 9 5 13 13 40
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 4 11 6 8 7 36
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 0 0 4 11 20 35
GENVEC, INC. 3 5 9 9 6 32
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. 4 21 7 0 0 32
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 2 8 4 12 6 32
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 10 10 3 4 4 31
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 7 3 7 6 29
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 6 8 7 6 2 29
BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. 12 13 2 0 1 28
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 11 6 4 2 5 28
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 7 4 1 4 12 28
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 6 10 7 27
PE CORPORATION 0 3 24 0 0 27
COMSAT CORPORATION 8 6 5 3 4 26
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 2 8 9 3 4 26
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 1 12 9 25
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 11 2 1 4 24
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 10 2 3 4 5 24
CRYOVAC, INC. 3 8 5 5 2 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4 2 5 3 8 22
WESTVACO CORPORATION 6 11 3 0 0 20
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 3 7 4 1 4 19
PRO-NEURON, INC. 5 9 5 0 0 19
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 2 3 7 6 18
HENRY JACKSON FOUNDATION 2 5 2 4 4 17
IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION 0 4 3 7 3 17
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 0 2 3 7 5 17
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 7 6 2 1 0 16
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 9 16
ADVANCIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 0 0 0 13 2 15
FUSION LIGHTING, INC. 3 8 2 2 0 15
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 4 1 7 15
ADA FOUNDATION 2 5 3 2 1 13
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 0 3 3 3 4 13
E-TENNA CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 6 13
SHIRE LABORATORIES, INC. 1 3 2 2 5 13
TELOGY NETWORKS INC. 5 1 1 2 4 13
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 2 2 3 3 12
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 0 3 3 4 2 12
GRAY MATTER HOLDINGS, LLC 0 3 2 6 1 12
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 6 2 3 0 1 12
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 1 2 0 0 12
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 1 2 4 4 12
AIRPAX CORPORATION, INC. 5 2 3 0 1 11
ALCATEL 1 4 3 1 2 11
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 5 1 0 0 11
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 0 4 4 0 3 11
BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. 1 5 1 3 1 11
DORSAL NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 5 6 11
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 4 3 2 0 11
MEDIMMUNE, INC. 0 1 2 4 4 11
MOWER FAMILY CHF TREATMENT IRREVOCABLE TRUST 4 3 4 0 0 11
SWALES AEROSPACE, INC. 3 4 2 2 0 11
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 5 4 1 0 1 11
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 0 0 4 4 3 11
NEUROPACE, INC. 5 1 3 1 0 10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 3 4 1 2 10
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 2 2 0 9
DIGENE CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 1 9
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 2 1 1 5 0 9
ORCHID BIOSCIENCES, INC. 1 4 3 1 0 9
TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 8 1 9
VOLUNTEERS FOR MEDICAL ENGINEERING 3 3 1 2 0 9
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
ANTEX BIOLOGICS FORMERLY MICROCARB INC. 3 1 0 2 2 8
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
CODEON CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
CORDIS CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 3 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 3 3 2 0 8
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 1 3 2 1 1 8
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 0 2 0 1 5 8
SENECA NETWORKS, INC. 0 5 3 0 0 8
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC 3 2 0 2 1 8
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 0 8
ACTERNA, LLC 0 1 1 4 1 7
APTI, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 1 1 1 2 2 7
EFC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
ENTREMED, INC. 0 2 1 1 3 7
NABI 0 3 0 2 2 7
NEOCERA, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 2 0 1 3 7
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 3 0 2 0 7
STUART SHELVING LLC 2 4 1 0 0 7
SUCAMPO, A.G. 0 0 4 3 0 7
SWEETHEART CUP COMPANY INC. 3 2 1 0 1 7
THE TALARIA COMPANY, LLC 0 3 3 1 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 2 1 2 1 7
3COM CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 4 0 0 0 6
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
ASGROW SEED CO. LLC 2 2 2 0 0 6
BEAMHIT, LLC 0 1 0 5 0 6
CEL-SCI CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 1 6
FIRST DATA CORPORATION INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
FUTREX, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 5 0 1 0 0 6
GILLETTE COMPANY 3 1 1 0 1 6
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
LAB PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
LUMINARY LOGIC LTD. 1 2 1 0 2 6
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 1 6
METASENSORS, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
ORIGENE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
R-TECH UENO, LTD. 0 3 2 1 0 6
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
STX LLC 1 0 2 3 0 6
TOC TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
ACME GRATING VENTURES, LLC 1 3 0 0 1 5
BEACON LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
BIOSURFACE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
COGNIO, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
CONTOUR OPTIK INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
DOVETAIL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
IMAGE-GUIDED NEUROLOGICS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
INTERNATIONAL DISPENSING CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
K & L MICROWAVE INCORPORATED 2 2 1 0 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 2 1 0 5
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
MIKE'S TRAIN HOUSE, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
NEW HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
NL TECHNOLOGIES, LIMITED 1 0 2 1 1 5
PACE, INCORPORATED 0 2 1 2 0 5
PARKWAY MACHINE CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
PEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
RIVA SPORTS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
UNITED CONTAINER MACHINERY GROUP, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
VAGHI FAMILY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC 1 2 0 2 0 5
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
WARD HOLDING COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 1 4 0 0 0 5


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