INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
249 |
238 |
300 |
270 |
383 |
1440 |
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT |
257 |
201 |
209 |
181 |
149 |
997 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
28 |
38 |
56 |
39 |
54 |
215 |
CREE, INC. |
23 |
26 |
38 |
34 |
52 |
173 |
ERICSSON, INC. |
74 |
44 |
36 |
12 |
6 |
172 |
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG |
21 |
29 |
44 |
45 |
30 |
169 |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY |
34 |
36 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
155 |
DUKE UNIVERSITY |
18 |
22 |
48 |
28 |
28 |
144 |
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC |
29 |
25 |
27 |
36 |
26 |
143 |
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD |
0 |
4 |
37 |
36 |
39 |
116 |
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA |
20 |
28 |
20 |
25 |
20 |
113 |
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB |
3 |
9 |
25 |
30 |
35 |
102 |
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION |
16 |
10 |
26 |
23 |
22 |
97 |
TEKELEC |
6 |
12 |
39 |
20 |
15 |
92 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON |
7 |
13 |
21 |
15 |
27 |
83 |
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
16 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
19 |
82 |
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. |
16 |
10 |
17 |
20 |
12 |
75 |
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED |
23 |
16 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
73 |
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY |
13 |
9 |
22 |
12 |
11 |
67 |
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
20 |
8 |
18 |
7 |
13 |
66 |
ALCATEL |
16 |
21 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
57 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY |
8 |
8 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
52 |
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC |
8 |
7 |
11 |
15 |
7 |
48 |
GILBARCO, INC. |
21 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
44 |
POLYMER GROUP, INC. |
15 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
42 |
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
14 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
41 |
EMC CORPORATION |
10 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
40 |
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. |
9 |
4 |
17 |
6 |
4 |
40 |
QUALCOMM, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
18 |
39 |
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG |
5 |
3 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
37 |
DEERE + COMPANY |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
36 |
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
6 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
36 |
PTS CORPORATION |
12 |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY |
11 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
36 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) |
8 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
33 |
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY |
0 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
33 |
LORD CORPORATION |
6 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
33 |
STATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. |
4 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
33 |
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH |
5 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
10 |
32 |
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. |
2 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
32 |
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY |
2 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
31 |
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED |
8 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
30 |
ICAGEN, INC. |
6 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
29 |
INTEL CORPORATION |
7 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
6 |
29 |
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. |
6 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
28 |
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION |
10 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
27 |
NOBEX CORPORATION |
11 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION |
8 |
7 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
9 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
CEM CORPORATION |
4 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
25 |
PARION SCIENCES, INC. |
0 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
25 |
EATON CORPORATION |
7 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
24 |
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE |
5 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
23 |
SARA LEE CORPORATION |
12 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
CONAGRA FOODS INC. |
6 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
21 |
TARGACEPT, INC. |
1 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
CATERPILLAR INC. |
3 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
20 |
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
8 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
WIX FILTRATION CORP. |
0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
19 |
CORNING INCORPORATED |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
19 |
EMBREX INC. |
4 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
ZIPTRONIX, INC. |
3 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
AKEVA, L.L.C. |
0 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
COMMSCOPE PROPERTIES, LLC |
5 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. |
5 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
KENDRO LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. |
4 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
18 |
NEWELL WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. |
3 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG |
6 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION |
8 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
DRAKA COMTEQ B.V. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
17 |
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. |
3 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
SQUARE D COMPANY |
5 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
ALTERA CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
16 |
DANA CORPORATION |
12 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
ARVIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
6 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
TIPPER TIE, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
DAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL -- AMERICAS, LLC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
ZF MERITOR, L.L.C. |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
ADSTRACTS INC. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
BOWE BELL & HOWELL COMPANY |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
COOPER BRANDS, INC. |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
NVIDIA CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
TRANSTECH PHARMA, INC. |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
BORGWARNER INC. |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
BRIGHT VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. |
3 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
KENNAMETAL INC. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
TEXTRON INC. |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
BIOCON LIMITED |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
EATON POWER QUALITY CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
FMC CORPORATION |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY AMERICA, INC |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
ZF SACHS AG |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
NITRONEX CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
R.W.L. CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
THERMACO, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
UNITIVE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
WELLMAN INC. |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
ABB RESEARCH LTD. |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
AXON CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
MASONITE CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
PRECISION FABRICS GROUP, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
SYNECOR, LLC |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
TESSERA NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
THE STEEL NETWORK, INC. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
ATI PROPERTIES, INC. |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
FOLIA, INC. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
GRASS AMERICA, INC. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
OVERTURE NETWORKS, INC. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
PARADIGM GENETICS, INC. |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
PILLING WECK INCORPORATED |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
STOCKHAUSEN, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
VARIAN, INC. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
ALCATEL LUCENT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
AYLWARD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
BLACK & DECKER INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
DELTAGEN, INC. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
GE MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
INCUMED, INC. |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
NETWORK INTEGRITY SYSTEMS INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
TRIMERIS, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
ALPHAVAX, INC. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
BASF CORP. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
CAMFIL FARR INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
CELGARD INC. |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
HATTERAS HAMMOCKS, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
INSTROTEK, INC. |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
MORRIS ASSOCIATES, INC. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
NETIQ CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
ORIEL THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
PARATA SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
PHARMACORE, INC. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
SEMTECH CORPORATION |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
TENN-TEX PLASTICS, INC. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
A LA CART, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
AKZO NOBEL NV |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
ATHENIX CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
BARR LABORATORIES, INC. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CADUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CREE MICROWAVE, LLC |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CYBERLUX CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
DYNOGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
FIELD CONTROLS, L.L.C. |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
FLOW SCIENCE, INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
GSLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
HAND-HELD PRODUCTS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
INDUSTRIAL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS, L.L.C. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
INNOVATIVE DEVICES, LLC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
IPAC ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY I, LLC |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
MANTISSA CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
MCNC |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
ULTRA-MEK, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
VIASIC, INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
WORLD FIBERS, INC. |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
X-SPOOLER, INC. |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |