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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

VIRGINIA

( 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 194 190 199 266 253 1102
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 51 49 48 78 66 292
AOL LLC 30 41 42 61 70 244
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 20 19 27 41 36 143
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 10 11 30 54 120
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 9 15 39 50 117
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 14 16 47 31 116
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 16 12 14 26 27 95
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 12 20 11 24 26 93
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 23 11 26 21 9 90
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8 15 10 22 22 77
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 12 16 18 13 10 69
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 9 11 11 28 66
AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION 6 10 7 19 21 63
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 16 7 8 16 16 63
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 8 13 14 15 11 61
GEORGE MASON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 7 5 7 23 18 60
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 7 14 7 17 12 57
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 18 14 12 9 53
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 13 6 10 14 10 53
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 7 5 15 17 50
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 14 7 9 12 7 49
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 6 7 7 14 9 43
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. 0 6 11 13 11 41
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 9 7 2 3 17 38
ANDREW CORPORATION 4 6 8 7 10 35
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC 5 8 2 9 8 32
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 8 4 6 7 32
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 26 6 0 0 0 32
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 7 8 5 4 5 29
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 8 5 5 6 4 28
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 7 1 8 5 26
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. 1 4 3 9 8 25
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 2 3 4 9 7 25
LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC. 1 9 7 3 4 24
TIME WARNER CABLE 4 4 6 5 5 24
SYBASE 365, INC. 3 4 4 5 7 23
E-VISION LLC 4 5 6 2 4 21
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. 0 0 1 6 14 21
BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC. 2 6 3 1 8 20
MITRE CORPORATION 2 3 2 6 7 20
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 7 3 6 4 0 20
FANNIE MAE 2 1 0 9 7 19
NORDT DEVELOPMENT CO., LLC 0 0 10 5 4 19
OBJECTVIDEO, INC. 1 3 3 6 5 18
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 1 2 1 8 5 17
CLEAR WIRELESS LLC 0 0 0 0 16 16
AREVA NP INC. 0 5 5 3 2 15
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 7 3 3 0 15
SKYBITZ, INC. 1 2 3 3 6 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 6 1 4 1 15
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 2 1 2 10 0 15
PINE VALLEY INVESTMENTS, INC. 0 0 3 8 3 14
PIXELOPTICS INC. 0 0 4 3 7 14
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 3 3 3 5 14
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 2 4 3 4 13
YT ACQUISITION CORPORATION 0 2 7 4 0 13
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 3 1 0 4 4 12
ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 1 1 8 12
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 4 1 1 3 12
PROMONTORY INTERFINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC 0 2 2 0 8 12
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, L.L.C. 5 7 0 0 0 12
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 0 0 4 7 12
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 1 2 5 11
GE FANUC AUTOMATION NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 2 2 2 2 11
NUVOTRONICS, LLC 0 1 2 4 4 11
TETRA HOLDING (US), INC. 2 2 2 4 1 11
ADAPTIVENERGY, LLC 4 4 2 0 0 10
BAE SYSTEMS TENSYLON H.P. MATERIAL, INC 0 2 0 3 5 10
ERA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 3 4 2 0 10
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 2 4 1 1 2 10
INTELLIJECT, INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
NATIONAL OPTRONICS, INCORPORATED 1 4 2 1 2 10
PRIVARIS, INC. 0 1 4 3 2 10
SCIMIST, INC. 0 1 7 1 1 10
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 0 3 7 10
ACS STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 0 6 2 9
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY 4 1 2 2 0 9
EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL 1 1 3 2 2 9
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 3 4 1 0 1 9
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. 3 3 0 1 2 9
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 2 5 9
IDENTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 2 6 9
INVICTA NETWORKS, INC. 2 1 1 4 1 9
OVONYX, INC. 0 4 0 2 3 9
RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS LLC 1 0 3 3 2 9
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 3 0 3 0 3 9
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT GROUP, INC. 1 1 3 2 2 9
ABL IP HOLDING LLC 0 0 0 2 6 8
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 0 2 0 8
ADVANCED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 1 1 5 1 0 8
AFTON CHEMICAL INTANGIBLES, LLC 2 3 1 1 1 8
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 4 8
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 3 8
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
PGXHEALTH LLC 0 0 5 1 2 8
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 7 1 0 0 0 8
TECSEC INCORPORATED 3 0 2 1 2 8
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
TRICIPHER, INC. 0 2 5 1 0 8
VT IDIRECT, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIES PRODUCT GROUP UNLIMITED LLC 1 2 0 2 2 7
DUPONT AIR PRODUCTS NANOMATERIALS LLC 1 2 2 1 1 7
FORTINET, INC. 0 1 0 5 1 7
H2GEN INNOVATIONS, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
MOOG INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
POWER MONITORS, INC. 1 0 0 2 4 7
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 1 0 5 0 1 7
VIRNETX, INC. 1 1 0 0 5 7
WORLD SHELTERS, INC. 0 2 3 2 0 7
AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 0 6
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
CARFAX, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 1 2 1 0 6
DAON HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 0 3 3 6
EBAY INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
FOLIO (FN), INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
FRAMATOME ANP INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
GENBAND US LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 1 2 1 1 1 6
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
HAMILTON BEACH/PROCTOR-SILEX, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES RICHMOND, LP 3 3 0 0 0 6
INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. 1 0 1 1 3 6
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 1 2 0 1 2 6
LIFENET HEALTH 0 1 3 1 1 6
MEDECO SECURITY LOCKS, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
NIITEK INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
RAYTHEON UTD, INCORPORATED 0 0 1 1 4 6
SWIMWAYS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
WIRELESS VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
A. G. STACKER, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
ALARM.COM INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 4 1 0 0 0 5
AZDEL, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
C. B. FLEET COMPANY INCORPORATED 0 1 1 0 3 5
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 0 3 2 0 0 5
CERTICOM CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
CONTENT ANALYST COMPANY, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
DIFFUSION PHARMACEUTICALS LLC 0 1 0 1 3 5
EATON CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
IDIRECT INCORPORATED 3 2 0 0 0 5
INTELLIMATS, LLC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
LYOTROPIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES 0 1 1 2 1 5
NAUTILUS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 1 0 0 3 1 5
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
SELLERBID, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SHARED SPECTRUM COMPANY 0 1 1 0 3 5
SHIRE LLC 0 4 1 0 0 5
SYNERJECT, LLC 2 0 1 1 1 5
TECHLAB, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 0 4 0 0 5
THE NASDAQ OMX GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
VERISIGN, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5

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