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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 225 183 219 189 159 975
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 85 65 84 57 59 350
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 81 54 81 58 62 336
BLACK & DECKER INC. 52 43 74 61 52 282
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 51 37 53 57 44 242
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 62 43 50 37 35 227
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 30 52 40 31 30 183
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 25 21 35 29 29 139
APPLERA CORPORATION 41 31 16 2 1 91
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 12 10 16 18 22 78
CIENA CORPORATION 20 17 15 14 11 77
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 10 8 15 11 15 59
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 5 18 14 16 55
GENENTECH, INC. 0 3 13 21 16 53
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 22 20 6 0 3 51
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 13 9 9 10 8 49
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 6 8 14 13 46
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 20 8 13 3 2 46
CORVIS CORPORATION 14 12 9 3 0 38
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 6 9 13 9 37
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 12 2 9 6 7 36
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 9 7 8 5 7 36
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 6 13 7 5 3 34
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 1 6 2 9 15 33
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 9 21 30
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 13 10 5 29
MEDIMMUNE, INC. 4 7 4 6 7 28
COGNIO, INC. 4 5 9 8 1 27
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 7 9 2 5 4 27
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 8 3 6 3 6 26
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 10 5 9 25
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 5 9 3 1 24
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 6 4 4 4 6 24
STX LLC 0 8 6 4 5 23
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 3 6 6 2 6 23
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 5 2 3 3 22
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 8 4 4 2 4 22
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 5 5 4 3 5 22
WELLSTAT THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION 2 7 6 4 3 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 5 0 7 5 21
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 1 3 5 5 21
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 0 5 2 11 3 21
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 2 14 2 2 20
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 4 2 12 19
DORSAL NETWORKS, INC. 6 6 3 1 2 18
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 5 1 4 5 3 18
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 4 5 4 2 2 17
ARBITRON INC. 0 4 1 4 7 16
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 6 2 5 3 0 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 0 5 4 5 2 16
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 7 3 2 1 2 15
GENVEC, INC. 6 4 3 2 0 15
AOL LLC 1 0 3 1 9 14
COMSAT CORPORATION 4 4 2 3 1 14
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 7 2 4 1 0 14
IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 2 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 5 1 3 1 4 14
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 2 3 4 4 13
CELIGHT, INC. 0 0 3 5 5 13
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 5 2 0 5 13
KELSYUS, LLC 1 5 3 3 1 13
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 5 3 1 2 2 13
SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. 2 1 3 5 2 13
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 5 6 1 0 0 12
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 5 3 1 3 0 12
SUCAMPO, A.G. 0 3 5 1 3 12
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 2 5 0 1 4 12
ADVANCIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 2 1 7 1 0 11
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 2 1 2 3 3 11
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 4 4 1 1 1 11
VISICU, INC. 1 0 0 2 8 11
180S, INC. 2 2 3 2 1 10
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES 1 2 3 2 2 10
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 4 5 1 0 0 10
EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC. 0 0 2 3 5 10
IPR LICENSING, INC. 0 1 4 5 0 10
MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 1 3 5 1 0 10
SEDNA PATENT SERVICES, LLC 0 0 4 4 2 10
BROADWING CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 7 9
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 2 5 0 2 0 9
E-TENNA CORPORATION 6 3 0 0 0 9
ENTREMED, INC. 3 1 3 1 1 9
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 1 4 3 9
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 4 1 3 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 2 3 0 0 9
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 1 1 2 5 0 9
SHIRE LABORATORIES, INC. 5 2 2 0 0 9
BIOVERIS CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 2 8
DIGENE CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 4 8
DYAX CORP. 0 1 4 2 1 8
GENEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 4 2 0 8
HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE 4 1 1 1 1 8
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 0 8
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. 3 5 0 0 0 8
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 2 2 0 0 8
A & G PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
AAI CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 5 7
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 0 1 0 3 3 7
APEX/ECLIPSE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
CLEARANT, INC. 3 3 0 1 0 7
CORDIS CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 1 7
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 0 0 2 2 7
GERON CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 1 7
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
INTELITRAC, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
LITTLE OPTICS, INC. 2 1 4 0 0 7
MCAFEE, INC. 0 0 5 1 1 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
MGI GP, INC. 0 0 0 6 1 7
MUSIC CHOICE 0 1 3 0 3 7
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 1 3 2 1 7
SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
3E TECHNOLOGIES, INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ADA FOUNDATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
ADCOR INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
BIOSURFACE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
BRITANNIA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
BROADBAND ROYALTY CORPORATION 0 4 2 0 0 6
CORRELOGIC SYSTEMS, INC., 0 1 1 1 3 6
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
INFINERA CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
LAITRAM, L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 3 6
MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
NEOCERA, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
NEW HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
SOUTHCO INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
SUN AUTOMATION, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
SWALES & ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
TVI CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
VIASAT, INC. 1 3 0 1 1 6
ANDREW CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
ARINC, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
ASTIC SIGNAL DEFENSES L.L.C. 0 2 0 2 1 5
CEL-SCI CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
E-NUMERATE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
EMERGENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAITHERSBURG INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ERRANT GENE THERAPEUTICS, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
ESSEX CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 1 2 1 5
GREATBATCH-HITTMAN, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL DISPENSING CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
ISG TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ORIGENE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ROCKLAND, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
WEMTEC, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
XYMID L.L.C. 1 2 2 0 0 5


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