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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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 55 60 84 73 63 335
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 10 29 36 42 36 153
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 18 27 34 30 117
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16 28 25 29 15 113
SONY CORPORATION 9 25 23 27 21 105
HITACHI, LTD 7 7 17 22 27 80
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 14 24 10 19 75
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 17 20 10 14 71
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 8 13 19 24 68
FANUC LTD. 12 16 8 6 11 53
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 12 7 11 12 11 53
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 15 13 8 8 49
FUJITSU LIMITED 10 7 15 8 7 47
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 17 8 9 5 5 44
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 11 4 10 2 16 43
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 9 10 10 9 43
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 5 6 11 8 10 40
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 9 5 11 8 36
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 7 3 15 3 35
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 9 4 2 17 2 34
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 7 8 15 30
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 10 5 6 7 28
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 3 8 10 2 26
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 6 5 5 3 7 26
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 8 4 6 24
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 2 8 4 7 23
NEC CORPORATION 12 4 2 4 1 23
BOEING COMPANY 5 0 4 8 5 22
INTEL CORPORATION 1 5 6 7 3 22
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 5 8 4 2 21
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 3 1 2 5 20
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 0 2 3 12 3 20
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 4 8 2 5 19
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 4 2 1 7 19
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 2 2 4 6 5 19
XEROX CORPORATION 6 4 5 3 1 19
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 7 7 2 18
DENSO CORPORATION 1 6 5 3 2 17
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 3 1 7 5 17
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 5 3 3 2 15
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 1 1 4 7 15
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 0 2 6 6 15
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 0 2 5 4 14
PAVILION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 1 3 2 13
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 5 1 1 2 4 13
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 2 1 5 4 13
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 4 4 1 12
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 2 2 3 3 2 12
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 0 12
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 2 2 3 3 12
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 5 3 11
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 1 4 2 4 11
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 0 3 3 1 4 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 2 1 1 3 4 11
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 0 3 3 4 11
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 4 1 1 3 11
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED 1 3 1 3 2 10
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 1 1 4 2 2 10
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 5 1 1 2 1 10
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 4 10
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 0 2 3 3 2 10
OKUMA CORP. 3 1 4 1 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 5 4 1 10
COMPUTER MOTION, INC. 0 1 0 6 2 9
GILBARCO, INC. 0 2 2 4 1 9
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 1 2 3 1 9
KUKA ROBOTER GMBH 0 2 3 4 0 9
NEWPORT CORPORATION 2 5 1 0 1 9
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 0 9
ROSEMOUNT INC. 0 3 4 1 1 9
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 0 1 3 4 8
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 2 1 8
ASML HOLDING N.V. 0 0 0 5 3 8
DATA I/O CORPORATION 1 2 4 1 0 8
FANUC ROBOTICS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 3 2 0 1 8
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 3 2 0 1 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 2 1 0 2 8
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 2 1 1 1 8
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 2 2 3 8
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. 2 1 2 0 3 8
YAZAKI CORP. 2 1 3 0 2 8
ABB AUTOMATION, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 1 7
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 1 1 1 4 7
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 2 2 1 2 7
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 3 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 0 3 2 7
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 1 4 0 7
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 0 2 4 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 3 1 1 2 0 7
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 2 2 2 6
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
AUTODESK, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
CLABER S.P.A. 4 0 0 2 0 6
COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 2 2 1 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
GERBER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
HONEYWELL INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
I2 TECHNOLOGIES US, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 0 2 3 0 1 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 1 0 4 6
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 3 0 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 3 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 5 1 0 0 0 6
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 0 6
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 1 2 1 2 6
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AMADA AMERICA, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
FIRST DATA CORPORATION INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 1 0 2 0 2 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 2 2 0 1 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 0 1 1 5
KOMATSU LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 0 0 1 2 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5
MCKESSON AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 0 4 1 5
RIETER INGOLSTADT SPINNEREIMASCHINENBAU AG 1 0 2 0 2 5
ROY-G-BIV CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
SANDEN CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 1 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 1 0 0 2 2 5
STANLEY WORKS 0 0 0 3 2 5
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 3 0 2 5
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 3 0 2 5
THERMWOOD CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
TORO COMPANY 0 1 1 3 0 5
YAMAZAKI MAZAK KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 1 5


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