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

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

Count of 2007 - 2011 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

ALABAMA

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 63 62 70 92 80 367
ADTRAN 14 10 21 14 5 64
CEDAR RIDGE RESEARCH LLC 0 0 1 47 14 62
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 11 8 16 12 10 57
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS 0 0 4 18 20 42
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 12 2 9 7 9 39
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 5 8 7 11 8 39
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 5 12 10 11 38
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 13 10 6 4 3 36
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 4 9 5 3 1 22
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS AL, CORPORATION 8 7 6 0 0 21
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 3 5 4 1 6 19
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 1 8 7 17
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY 6 4 2 3 1 16
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 4 10 0 0 1 15
UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 0 5 5 15
AVOCENT CORPORATION 4 1 4 4 0 13
CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 1 3 5 3 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 2 1 3 1 12
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 4 1 5 2 0 12
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 2 2 0 6 2 12
BARON SERVICES, INC. 1 0 4 3 3 11
ALEREON INC. 0 4 2 4 0 10
MORGAN RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 2 4 2 0 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 1 2 3 2 10
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 9 0 0 0 0 9
FONTAINE FIFTH WHEEL COMPANY 0 0 0 5 4 9
Q-TRACK CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 2 9
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 1 1 3 8
ENTERPRISE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 1 8
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 2 3 2 8
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 3 7
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 6 1 0 0 0 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 1 0 2 0 7
NEXOLVE CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
EURO-PRO OPERATING, LLC 1 2 2 1 0 6
FONTAINE INTERNATIONAL 2 1 3 0 0 6
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 2 1 3 0 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
NEW CENTURY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
SYNAPSE WIRELESS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 0 2 2 2 6
UNITED TOLL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 0 0 1 6
WOLVERINE TUBE, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
BALANCE CERTIFIED GOLF, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORIES, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BROADBAND ELECTRIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
SCHREIBER, LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TORAY FLUOROFIBERS (AMERICA), INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5


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