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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document (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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
24 |
23 |
30 |
41 |
31 |
149 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
13 |
17 |
27 |
13 |
25 |
95 |
~Individually Owned Patent |
11 |
21 |
8 |
13 |
4 |
57 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
16 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
40 |
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. |
15 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
39 |
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. |
10 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
35 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
6 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
32 |
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. |
8 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
31 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
10 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
28 |
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
23 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
HITACHI, LTD |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
6 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
3 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
NEC CORPORATION |
0 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
AT&T CORP. |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
0 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
INTEL CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
ORACLE CORPORATION |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
OBJECT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
DESIGN INTELLIGENCE, INC. |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
SONY CORPORATION |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
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