Patents

Patents

  • Between 1969 and 2005, Johns Hopkins was issued 1061 patents, which is the 7th highest in the nation.
  • Between 2003 and 2007, the top ten patent-winning companies in the Greater Baltimore area were issued nearly 600 patents. 
  • From 2000 to 2005, Maryland issued over 8,000 utility patents.
  • Three prominent Universities in the Greater Baltimore area continue records of innovative excellence. 

Total Patents, 1969-2005
 
Rank
Number
 
 
1
5226
University Of California, The Regents Of
 
2
2919
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
 
3
1564
California Institute Of Technology
 
4
1559
University Of Texas
 
5
1500
Stanford University
 
6
1301
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
 
7th
1061
Johns Hopkins University
 
8
948
Cornell Research Foundation Inc.
 
9
812
Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc.
 
10
800
University Of Minnesota, The Regents Of
 
38th
334
University Of Maryland
 
409th
2
University Of Maryland, School Of Medicine
 
Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
 
 
 
 
Patents registered in Maryland, issued to Business located in the Greater Baltimore area
(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
Rank
Company
Location
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Total
1
Black & Decker Inc.
Towson
54
52
43
74
61
284
2
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Rockville, MD
68
30
52
40
31
221
3
Applera Corporation
Rockville, Md
31
41
31
16
2
121
4
Ciena Corporation
Linthicum, MD
25
20
17
15
14
91
5
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Baltimore, MD
20
12
10
16
18
76
6
Hughes Electronics Corp.
Chevy Chase, Md
25
22
20
6
0
73
7
Paratek Microwave, Inc.
Columbia, MD
11
20
8
13
3
55
8
Invitrogen Corporation
Frederick, Maryland
13
13
9
9
10
54
9
Corvis Corporation
Columbia, MD
12
14
12
9
3
50
10
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
Columbia, MD
10
6
13
7
5
41
* Listings in black are within the Baltimore Metropolitan region
Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office