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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

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 29 9 17 35 30 120
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 11 6 13 4 37
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 1 6 3 14 8 32
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 7 3 8 5 3 26
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 8 5 2 1 19
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 4 5 2 6 18
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 2 3 4 1 14
UOP 3 1 3 4 3 14
HITACHI, LTD 4 3 2 1 3 13
LIFESCAN, INC. 8 4 1 0 0 13
APPLERA CORPORATION 1 1 0 5 5 12
DADE BEHRING INC. 0 1 5 5 1 12
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 6 1 1 4 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 2 2 0 3 12
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 3 1 2 2 11
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3 2 2 2 2 11
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 2 4 2 11
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 3 3 4 11
SYSMEX CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 5 11
BIOARRAY SOLUTIONS, LTD. 1 1 3 2 3 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 1 1 3 1 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 2 2 2 1 10
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 3 0 1 2 9
DADE BEHRING MARBURG GMBH 3 1 1 4 0 9
ARKRAY, INC. 4 0 2 2 0 8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 0 0 5 8
ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 1 1 0 5 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 4 2 0 1 1 8
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 2 2 1 8
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 4 0 1 1 1 7
BAYER CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 1 1 7
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 1 0 3 3 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 1 1 1 3 7
REAL-TIME ANALYZERS, INC. 0 2 0 1 4 7
SRU BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 5 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 2 0 2 2 7
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 1 0 2 1 2 6
DUKE UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 0 2 6
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 3 0 1 0 6
HOME DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 1 6
NANOGEN, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
QUIDEL CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 1 2 6
SEQUENOM, INC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 1 2 0 1 6
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
BIOMERIEUX SA 0 0 0 2 3 5
BIOSITE INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 1 5
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 0 4 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 2 0 1 2 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 1 1 2 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 1 1 2 5
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 2 1 5
PEDIATRIX SCREENING, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1 1 2 0 1 5
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS DIAGNOSTICS 0 0 0 4 1 5
SPECTROMEDICAL INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 0 1 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 0 2 2 1 0 5
VARIAN, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5


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