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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 35 30 32 36 30 163
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 2 6 9 7 20 44
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 14 8 3 6 1 32
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 3 5 8 8 29
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 4 2 3 5 27
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 1 6 7 4 9 27
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 4 1 7 7 22
SYSMEX CORPORATION 2 5 3 5 7 22
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 1 5 11 21
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 5 4 9 18
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 0 2 4 7 5 18
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 2 3 3 7 17
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 4 2 7 0 3 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 0 5 7 16
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 3 6 4 16
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INVESTMENTS, INC. 1 0 0 4 11 16
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 0 2 3 5 5 15
INTEL CORPORATION 0 5 5 2 2 14
ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 5 1 2 1 4 13
APPLERA CORPORATION 5 5 2 0 0 12
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 2 4 3 2 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 1 1 6 3 12
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 2 3 4 1 12
BIOARRAY SOLUTIONS, LTD. 2 3 2 0 4 11
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 3 1 3 1 11
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 3 2 6 0 11
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 3 5 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 3 1 3 4 11
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 5 0 4 1 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 2 2 3 10
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 0 3 0 5 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 3 1 4 2 10
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 1 2 3 4 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 4 2 2 10
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 1 0 2 4 10
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 0 2 2 3 9
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 1 1 1 4 2 9
SRU BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 5 1 1 1 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 1 2 0 5 9
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 2 1 3 0 8
ARKRAY, INC. 2 0 1 3 2 8
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 2 4 0 1 1 8
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 0 0 2 4 2 8
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 3 1 3 0 8
QUIDEL CORPORATION 2 0 4 1 1 8
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 1 2 2 2 1 8
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 0 0 0 4 4 8
WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 0 3 4 8
BIOMERIEUX SA 2 3 0 2 0 7
CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC 1 2 2 1 1 7
DIONEX CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 1 7
HITACHI, LTD 1 3 0 2 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 0 1 3 7
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 0 2 2 2 7
MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 0 3 3 7
STRECK, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 0 2 1 3 7
UOP 4 3 0 0 0 7
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 1 1 1 2 6
BIODESIX, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
DADE BEHRING INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
DENKA SEIKEN CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 3 0 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 1 1 0 0 6
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 1 3 0 2 0 6
NEC CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
PHYNEXUS, INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
REAL-TIME ANALYZERS, INC. 1 4 0 0 1 6
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 1 6
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS GMBH 0 0 2 3 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
XY, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
ALERE SWITZERLAND GMBH 0 0 0 1 4 5
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 0 1 5
BIOINCEPT, LLC 0 0 0 5 0 5
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 1 2 1 0 1 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 1 0 0 2 2 5
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
CORAMED HEALTHCARE, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
GENENTECH, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 0 2 1 2 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
NANOSPHERE, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 1 0 1 1 5
PEDIATRIX SCREENING, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 4 0 0 1 0 5
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS DIAGNOSTICS 4 1 0 0 0 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 0 2 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 2 0 0 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 2 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 3 5
VARIAN, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5


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