First-Named Assignee ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES BLACK & DECKER INC. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND APPLERA CORPORATION NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION CIENA CORPORATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED GENENTECH, INC. HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. INVITROGEN CORPORATION E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURSMICROWAVE, AND COMPANY PARATEK INC. CORVIS CORPORATION CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. LG ELECTRONICS INC. SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. MEDIMMUNE, INC. COGNIO, INC.
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Total
225
183
219
189
159
975
85
65
84
57
59
350
81 52
54 43
81 74
58 61
62 52
336 282
51
37
53
57
44
242
62
43
50
37
35
227
30 25 41
52 21 31
40 35 16
31 29 2
30 29 1
183 139 91
12 20
10 17
16 15
18 14
22 11
78 77
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15
11
15
59
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46 46 38
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE STX LLC VERIZON SERVICES CORP. AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. WELLSTAT THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. J. M. HUBER CORPORATION INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. DORSAL NETWORKS, INC. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION ARBITRON INC. MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. GENVEC, INC. AOL LLC COMSAT CORPORATION GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
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27
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6
26
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9
25
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24
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14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ATMEL CORPORATION CELIGHT, INC. FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. KELSYUS, LLC SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED SUCAMPO, A.G. WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. ADVANCIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. VISICU, INC. 180S, INC. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC. IPR LICENSING, INC. MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. SEDNA PATENT SERVICES, LLC BROADWING CORPORATION CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. E-TENNA CORPORATION ENTREMED, INC. GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY
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ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. SHIRE LABORATORIES, INC. BIOVERIS CORPORATION DIGENE CORPORATION DYAX CORP. GENEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE LSI LOGIC CORPORATION NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. A & G PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. AAI CORPORATION AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS APEX/ECLIPSE SYSTEMS, INC. CLEARANT, INC. CORDIS CORPORATION DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. GERON CORPORATION HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. INTELITRAC, INC. LITTLE OPTICS, INC. MCAFEE, INC. MEDTRONIC INC. MGI GP, INC. MUSIC CHOICE NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 3E TECHNOLOGIES, INTERNATIONAL, INC. ADA FOUNDATION ADCOR INDUSTRIES, INC. AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
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6 6 6
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0
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1
6
BIOSURFACE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BRITANNIA INVESTMENT CORPORATION BROADBAND ROYALTY CORPORATION CORRELOGIC SYSTEMS, INC., GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. INFINERA CORPORATION LAITRAM, L.L.C. MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. NEOCERA, INC. NEW HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. QUALCOMM, INC. SOUTHCO INC. SUN AUTOMATION, INC. SWALES & ASSOCIATES, INC. TVI CORPORATION UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. VIASAT, INC. ANDREW CORPORATION ARINC, INC. ASTIC SIGNAL DEFENSES L.L.C. CEL-SCI CORPORATION E-NUMERATE SOLUTIONS, INC. EMERGENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAITHERSBURG INC. ERRANT GENE THERAPEUTICS, LLC ESSEX CORPORATION GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. GREATBATCH-HITTMAN, INC. IGEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. INTERNATIONAL DISPENSING CORPORATION
1
1
0
2
2
6
1
1
2
2
0
6
0
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0
6
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1 0 1 3
3 0 1 3
6 6 6 6
2
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1
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6
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ISG TECHNOLOGIES INC. MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY CONVERSION INTERNATIONAL, INC. MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. ORIGENE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ROCKLAND, INC. WEMTEC, INC. XYMID L.L.C. TOTALS:
2
2
0
1
0
5
1
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1
2
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5 5 5
1 1049
2 937
2 1118
0 950
0 925
5 4979