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

Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 3 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

( Metropolitan Statistical Area )

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays first-named patent assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 12 5 7 9 10 9 21 22 11 25 20 9 12 16 20 13 221
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 8 7 12 10 6 4 5 4 3 5 8 10 14 10 9 120
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 0 0 1 5 21 18 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 3 3 0 3 7 8 9 43
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 7 4 8 7 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 2 4 2 0 2 5 1 6 4 2 2 2 3 0 0 35
NUVOTRONICS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 1 7 5 24
MOOG INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 3 4 3 22
CELANESE ACETATE LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 3 9 21
INTREXON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 2 5 17
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 15
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
TETRA HOLDING (US), INC. 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 14
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13
IDENTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 2 1 1 13
TECHLAB, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 12
REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 11
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 10
WIRELESS VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ASPEN MOTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
HEARING ENHANCEMENT COMPANY LLC 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7
AKIBA ELECTRONICS INSTITUTE LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6
HOLLINGSWORTH + VOSE COMPANY 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
NEW RIVER PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PRIME PHOTONICS, LC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
SYNTHONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 6
RADVA CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
AEROPROBE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4
AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
EMISSHIELD, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4
MINERAL AND COAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
MOOG COMPONENTS GROUP INC. 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
NUTRITION THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4
VIRGINIA OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
FSP TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
LIBRATO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
NOVOZYMES BIOLOGICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
OPEN INVENTION NETWORK, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
PULASKI FURNITURE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
RAMU INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
WESSEX INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
XILINX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3


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