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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)
Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Organization
Count of 2005 - 2009 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 718, Virtual Machine Task or Process Management or Task Management/Control (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)
( 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
47
53
44
48
74
266
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
12
24
20
14
17
87
INTEL CORPORATION
10
13
9
18
25
75
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
18
17
13
9
18
75
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
8
24
9
12
13
66
HITACHI, LTD
4
5
5
4
3
21
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
3
2
2
5
6
18
UNISYS CORPORATION
1
4
4
5
2
16
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1
4
1
7
1
14
EMC CORPORATION
2
3
4
2
2
13
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
3
4
2
2
2
13
FUJITSU LIMITED
3
5
2
1
1
12
NEC CORPORATION
2
3
3
3
1
12
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
0
1
0
4
6
11
SONY CORPORATION
3
2
1
3
0
9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
2
3
1
2
0
8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED
0
5
2
1
0
8
CRAY INC.
1
0
1
3
2
7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
1
2
2
1
1
7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
0
0
0
6
1
7
NOKIA CORPORATION
0
2
0
2
3
7
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
2
1
0
2
2
7
AGERE SYSTEMS INC.
0
1
1
3
1
6
BEA SYSTEMS, INC.
1
1
0
3
1
6
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION
0
0
0
3
3
6
VMWARE, INC.
0
0
1
2
3
6
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
2
1
0
1
1
5
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
1
0
1
1
2
5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
0
2
2
0
1
5
DENSO CORPORATION
1
2
0
2
0
5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
2
2
1
0
0
5
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
0
1
2
2
0
5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION
0
2
1
2
0
5
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC.
1
0
2
1
1
5
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