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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (Data Processing)

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 41 44 39 43 67 234
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 10 6 12 29 70
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 7 26 10 13 59
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 3 5 6 33 54
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 9 8 4 13 38
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6 4 4 7 14 35
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 6 7 5 8 8 34
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 1 1 10 9 11 32
HITACHI, LTD 10 5 4 5 8 32
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 9 5 4 4 8 30
NEC CORPORATION 3 4 3 3 12 25
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 3 3 8 6 22
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 4 7 7 22
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 10 3 1 0 21
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 10 9 20
INTEL CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 8 20
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 3 6 8 20
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 3 3 3 7 20
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 2 6 6 2 19
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 2 1 3 5 18
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 5 7 3 3 18
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 0 0 3 3 11 17
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 2 2 5 4 17
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 4 2 2 2 7 17
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 0 6 6 16
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 0 4 1 7 4 16
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 0 5 5 1 16
ADVANTEST CORP. 2 2 2 3 6 15
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 5 1 3 3 15
SONY CORPORATION 3 3 4 2 3 15
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 3 3 6 2 0 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 4 2 3 2 14
ROSEMOUNT INC. 0 4 2 2 6 14
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 3 5 2 3 14
TEKTRONIX INC. 3 2 2 2 4 13
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 2 3 3 3 2 13
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY 5 5 1 1 0 12
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 6 12
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 3 0 1 5 3 12
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 0 1 5 12
BARON SERVICES, INC. 1 1 3 4 2 11
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 3 0 2 5 11
MICRO MOTION, INC. 0 0 0 5 6 11
MOTOROLA, INC. 5 2 0 0 4 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 5 2 1 1 2 11
EXXON PRODUCTION RESEARCH COMPANY 2 5 3 0 0 10
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 0 1 4 3 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 3 2 2 1 10
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 3 3 1 1 1 9
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 1 7 9
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 3 2 2 9
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 0 3 3 3 9
AT&T CORP. 1 2 3 2 0 8
CASE CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 2 8
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 1 6 1 0 0 8
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 1 0 3 2 2 8
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 2 1 0 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
ELF EXPLORATION PRODUCTION 0 0 4 2 2 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 0 2 3 8
KOMATSU LTD. 1 2 1 3 1 8
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 1 5 0 0 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 2 0 2 2 8
WESTERNGECO, LLC 0 0 0 2 6 8
XEROX CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 4 8
A.L. AIR DATA, INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 6 0 0 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 0 1 1 4 7
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 2 0 2 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 1 2 0 4 7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 0 1 1 4 6
EATON CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 1 6
GEOQUEST, A DIVISION OF SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 0 6
INTERVAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 1 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
RELIABLE POWER METERS, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 1 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
TERADYNE, INC. 2 1 0 0 3 6
UNISYS CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 4 6
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
BP AMOCO CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 0 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 0 5
CONOCO, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
CRANE NUCLEAR, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 4 1 0 0 0 5
MICROSCRIBE, LLC 0 0 3 1 1 5
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 1 2 0 5
PERCEPTRON, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
PGS TENSOR, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
PHATRAT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 0 1 2 5
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
YAZAKI CORP. 2 1 1 0 1 5


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