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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 228, Metal Fusion Bonding

( 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 26 24 19 21 20 110
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 33 21 9 15 8 86
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 25 21 15 7 11 79
HITACHI, LTD 18 14 16 17 11 76
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 11 12 11 6 4 44
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 14 8 5 4 6 37
BOEING COMPANY 5 8 4 7 7 31
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 6 5 1 7 24
KULICKE AND SOFFA INVESTMENTS, INC. 4 3 4 5 1 17
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 0 5 3 4 5 17
DENSO CORPORATION 5 2 4 2 2 15
ESEC TRADING SA 0 3 4 5 2 14
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 6 2 5 14
NEC CORPORATION 2 3 4 1 4 14
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 3 1 2 14
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 3 2 2 12
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 3 4 2 2 12
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 1 1 3 2 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 3 1 2 1 12
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 0 1 3 4 3 11
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 5 3 1 0 10
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 5 3 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 4 2 10
SONY CORPORATION 0 5 2 3 0 10
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 1 2 1 10
ASM ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION LTD. 2 1 3 2 1 9
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 2 2 3 1 1 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 1 0 3 2 9
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 3 0 1 2 2 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 5 0 0 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
YAZAKI CORP. 1 0 4 2 1 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 2 0 0 1 7
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 1 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 0 7
ADVANPACK SOLUTIONS PTE LTD 0 1 4 1 0 6
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
DANA CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
PACE, INCORPORATED 2 1 2 1 0 6
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 2 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 0 2 1 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 2 0 0 1 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 3 0 0 1 5
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 0 1 3 0 5
SHIBUYA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 1 0 2 0 5


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