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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 073, Measuring and Testing

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 167 205 218 180 161 931
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 51 29 46 55 48 229
DENSO CORPORATION 26 31 44 41 53 195
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 25 28 30 30 124
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 11 28 27 38 111
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 20 29 12 22 26 109
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 25 21 17 21 20 104
HITACHI, LTD 15 12 20 14 25 86
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 11 11 15 20 23 80
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 5 25 11 22 75
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 12 13 23 8 11 67
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 7 15 19 11 61
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 11 11 10 10 15 57
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 11 20 16 5 56
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 6 11 14 11 13 55
ROSEMOUNT INC. 4 7 20 6 10 47
BOEING COMPANY 4 2 9 9 22 46
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 7 7 11 11 9 45
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 3 8 11 11 11 44
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 4 5 14 9 7 39
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 9 14 6 3 4 36
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 15 6 9 2 3 35
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 8 13 6 35
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 12 7 6 6 3 34
MICRO MOTION, INC. 11 9 8 5 0 33
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 8 5 6 7 7 33
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 5 7 9 6 5 32
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 6 7 5 4 30
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 17 5 0 0 30
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 20 6 4 30
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 5 3 9 10 30
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 4 8 8 8 2 30
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 7 10 7 1 4 29
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 8 5 6 8 29
ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 2 5 5 5 11 28
KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC. 5 3 12 3 5 28
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 5 3 8 3 28
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 0 5 8 5 10 28
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 7 6 1 5 26
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 6 5 6 5 26
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 6 6 3 4 25
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 6 4 7 6 2 25
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 6 7 5 5 2 25
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 9 4 6 3 25
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 1 6 5 13 25
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 5 5 5 7 24
MANNESMANN VDO AG 9 6 9 0 0 24
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 3 6 4 7 24
BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO, LLC 4 8 5 4 2 23
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 2 4 11 1 5 23
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 12 4 2 2 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 6 2 5 8 0 21
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 3 6 2 6 20
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 3 7 9 0 20
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 4 8 4 3 1 20
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 2 9 4 2 20
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 0 3 9 3 4 19
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 5 6 5 2 1 19
NSK LIMITED 6 4 2 4 3 19
VEGA GRIESHABER KG 0 1 6 9 3 19
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 6 5 3 2 18
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 6 5 7 0 0 18
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 1 3 5 9 18
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 3 7 4 4 18
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 6 4 2 3 18
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 2 3 6 3 18
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 2 5 3 5 1 16
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 5 0 5 5 16
KROHNE AG 3 1 3 3 6 16
PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 0 1 5 4 6 16
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 3 1 7 1 16
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 6 4 0 1 15
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 4 5 6 15
HORIBA LTD. 1 4 6 1 3 15
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 6 2 4 0 15
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 1 5 3 3 3 15
EATON CORPORATION 5 3 3 2 1 14
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 5 1 2 3 3 14
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 2 3 3 2 14
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 1 1 4 2 5 13
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 2 2 2 4 3 13
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 2 1 1 4 5 13
DANA CORPORATION 0 1 3 5 4 13
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 2 5 1 5 13
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 2 4 3 1 13
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 7 5 13
LEAR CORPORATION 1 0 3 4 5 13
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 3 1 2 3 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 4 1 2 3 13
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 6 1 4 1 1 13
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 2 2 2 6 13
XEROX CORPORATION 2 4 4 2 1 13
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 6 3 0 0 12
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 4 3 1 12
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 4 4 1 1 2 12
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 4 1 2 12
CTS CORPORATION 2 3 4 2 1 12
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 0 6 1 1 4 12
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 1 4 1 4 12
TRW INC. 6 4 2 0 0 12
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 9 1 1 0 0 11
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 2 2 3 2 2 11
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 3 1 1 2 4 11
DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 3 3 2 11
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 4 3 3 11
FIDELICA MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 5 4 11
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 1 1 7 11
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 4 2 5 0 11
PANAMETRICS INC. 2 3 2 3 1 11
PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 0 2 3 4 2 11
ROCHESTER GAUGES, INC. 3 1 4 2 1 11
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 5 0 3 2 11
SIEMENS CANADA LTD. 2 3 5 1 0 11
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 2 4 3 11
ABB PATENT GMBH 0 3 5 2 0 10
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 3 2 0 10
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 3 3 2 10
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 1 4 3 10
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 1 2 5 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 3 2 10
NEC CORPORATION 3 4 1 2 0 10
RHEOLOGICS, INC. 0 2 4 3 1 10
SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 5 3 2 10
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 3 0 2 9
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 2 1 3 2 9
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 2 2 3 2 9
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 3 2 0 1 9
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 2 1 4 1 1 9
SHELL OIL COMPANY 2 1 2 1 3 9
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 1 2 0 6 9
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 5 2 1 9
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 1 5 2 1 0 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 4 2 1 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 3 3 2 1 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 1 1 3 1 9
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 1 2 3 0 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 4 0 8
CIDRA CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 2 8
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 3 1 3 1 8
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 1 1 3 2 8
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 1 0 1 8
DRESSER, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 3 4 0 8
FOXBORO COMPANY 3 1 1 2 1 8
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
INSTROTEK, INC. 1 0 3 4 0 8
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 0 3 4 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 3 8
NIPPON SANSO K.K. 2 3 1 1 1 8
OMRON CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 2 1 2 2 8
SAGEM S.A. 0 1 3 1 3 8
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 0 1 2 3 2 8
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 3 8
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 3 0 1 3 8
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 2 2 2 1 8
TORQUE-TRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 5 0 3 8
TORRINGTON COMPANY 1 3 2 1 1 8
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION 1 2 5 0 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 4 0 0 3 1 8
WACOH CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 2 8
ACTARIS S.A.S. 0 0 3 1 3 7
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 2 0 3 1 1 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 2 1 2 0 7
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 3 0 2 7
INFICON GMBH 0 0 5 1 1 7
JAPAN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED 1 2 1 2 1 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 0 0 2 1 4 7
KAVLICO CORPORATION 3 0 4 0 0 7
LATTICE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LTD. 1 3 2 0 1 7
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 5 2 0 0 0 7
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 0 1 0 1 5 7
NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 2 7
RUPPRECHT & PATASHNICK CO., INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 2 0 0 1 4 7
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
THALES AVIONICS S.A. 0 0 2 3 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1 1 0 3 2 7
WATERS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1 1 1 1 3 7
WELCH ALLYN INC. 0 2 4 1 0 7
WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY 2 1 2 0 2 7
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 4 0 3 7
ZELLWEGER LUWA AG 0 5 2 0 0 7
ABAS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 3 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 0 3 2 0 6
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 0 3 1 1 6
AVL NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
BEI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
CORGHI S.P.A. 0 0 2 4 0 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 0 1 2 1 6
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
CUMMINS INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
DANFOSS A/S 0 3 2 1 0 6
DIGITAL WAVE CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
HITACHI METALS LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
HORIBA INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 2 2 2 0 0 6
INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 0 6
INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 1 6
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 0 1 1 3 1 6
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 5 1 0 0 0 6
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
MODERN CONTROLS, INC. 0 5 1 0 0 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 5 0 6
NIKON CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
OVAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
PERCEPTRON, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
PIERBURG AG 2 2 1 0 1 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 0 1 4 6
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 2 1 2 1 0 6
SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITED 1 2 0 2 1 6
SENSIRION AG 0 0 1 4 1 6
SHOWA CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 2 6
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 3 0 1 6
SMITHS GROUP PLC 2 0 2 1 1 6
SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
SNECMA MOTEURS 0 1 2 2 1 6
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 0 6
TAKATA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 0 4 6
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 3 1 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 0 1 2 2 1 6
VARCO I/P, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
VERI-TEK INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 3 0 1 1 1 6
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 2 6
AEROSPACE CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 0 0 5
ANELVA CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
ANTON PAAR GMBH 2 1 1 0 1 5
AVL LIST GMBH 0 1 2 2 0 5
BAYER CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
BBNT SOLUTIONS LLC 0 1 0 2 2 5
CALDON, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
CYRANO SCIENCES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. 0 2 1 0 2 5
EDWARDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
GENERAL NANOTECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 3 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 0 0 0 4 1 5
GILBARCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 2 0 3 0 5
HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 1 4 0 0 0 5
HONDA OF AMERICA MANUFACTURING, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 3 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 0 1 2 1 1 5
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
LITE-ON AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
METASENSORS, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 0 3 5
MSP CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
MYKROLIS CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
PTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 4 1 0 0 0 5
SARTORIUS AG 0 0 0 0 5 5
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 0 3 1 5
SCHENCK ROTEC GMBH 1 2 1 1 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 0 5
SETRA SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE S.A. 1 0 2 2 0 5
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 0 3 1 1 0 5
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
TEXACO INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
TIMKEN COMPANY 0 2 1 2 0 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 1 1 2 1 5
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 0 0 0 5
UE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 1 0 1 1 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 0 2 2 1 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 0 3 0 5
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC 2 0 2 0 1 5
WIKA ALEXANDER WIEGAND GMBH & CO. 3 0 1 1 0 5


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