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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 66 77 76 77 55 351
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 51 42 69 69 61 292
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 41 48 19 23 18 149
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 30 31 13 27 19 120
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 15 20 21 23 24 103
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 27 24 17 13 13 94
INTEL CORPORATION 20 25 19 11 12 87
HITACHI, LTD 19 25 14 16 10 84
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 9 23 17 18 15 82
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 13 21 19 17 77
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 21 21 10 10 14 76
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 11 15 19 17 70
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 20 11 20 7 11 69
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 17 19 13 3 65
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 16 15 16 7 7 61
BOEING COMPANY 11 15 12 10 11 59
ADVANTEST CORP. 4 11 14 14 14 57
FUJITSU LIMITED 8 15 10 18 6 57
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 7 5 15 15 10 52
TEKTRONIX INC. 11 7 13 10 11 52
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 8 12 16 9 4 49
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 16 13 7 6 6 48
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 11 13 12 6 5 47
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 9 11 8 15 47
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 15 9 3 5 37
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 12 14 4 5 2 37
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 7 10 8 5 7 37
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 11 7 7 6 4 35
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 4 10 7 5 8 34
WESTERNGECO, LLC 7 3 7 9 6 32
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 3 9 5 4 9 30
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 9 6 6 3 3 27
SONY CORPORATION 5 7 4 8 2 26
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 4 6 2 9 25
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 10 5 2 1 25
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 3 5 8 3 5 24
CATERPILLAR INC. 5 3 6 3 6 23
DENSO CORPORATION 4 6 9 2 2 23
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 6 3 3 6 5 23
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 7 3 5 2 23
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 8 7 4 3 1 23
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 6 5 8 0 22
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 3 4 8 5 0 20
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 10 5 1 2 1 19
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 3 8 3 3 1 18
BROADCOM CORPORATION 2 4 6 3 3 18
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 3 3 2 18
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 7 5 1 1 18
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 5 3 3 18
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 5 5 1 3 4 18
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 1 4 9 4 18
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 3 7 3 3 2 18
NEC CORPORATION 4 3 2 3 6 18
RAMBUS, INC. 3 6 5 1 3 18
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 7 3 2 1 17
TERADYNE, INC. 2 2 3 2 8 17
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 4 4 4 0 4 16
EMC CORPORATION 3 5 3 2 3 16
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 3 4 9 16
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 3 2 3 7 16
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 4 5 2 4 1 16
OMRON CORPORATION 1 3 5 5 2 16
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 3 6 2 3 16
CIDRA CORPORATION 0 5 2 8 0 15
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 1 1 7 3 3 15
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 4 4 5 1 1 15
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 4 2 3 15
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 1 5 2 3 15
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 2 0 6 4 3 15
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3 4 1 3 3 14
EATON CORPORATION 4 6 2 2 0 14
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 4 5 1 3 14
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 7 2 4 1 0 14
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 3 4 3 3 1 14
LECROY CORPORATION 3 3 3 2 2 13
ROSEMOUNT INC. 2 1 2 2 6 13
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 5 3 3 1 1 13
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 2 3 1 2 13
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 4 2 3 2 2 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 5 2 1 2 13
XEROX CORPORATION 5 1 1 2 4 13
ARM LIMITED 1 4 2 4 1 12
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 4 2 3 1 2 12
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 3 3 2 1 12
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 3 4 3 2 12
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 4 1 1 5 12
MOTOROLA, INC. 5 3 1 1 2 12
PATHFINDER ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 5 3 2 0 12
XILINX, INC. 4 2 5 1 0 12
ALTERA CORPORATION 1 5 1 3 1 11
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 3 2 1 2 11
APPLERA CORPORATION 1 2 3 5 0 11
ARKRAY, INC. 1 8 0 2 0 11
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 2 1 3 2 11
DEERE + COMPANY 0 3 7 1 0 11
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 2 2 0 4 3 11
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 3 2 2 11
MIDTRONICS, INC. 2 4 2 2 1 11
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 1 6 1 11
NXP B.V. 0 0 1 2 8 11
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 3 2 0 11
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 1 1 2 7 11
SHELL OIL COMPANY 6 1 0 1 3 11
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 1 4 2 2 11
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 2 3 1 4 0 10
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 5 1 1 0 10
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 1 3 2 0 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 2 2 2 4 10
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 3 2 1 2 10
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 1 3 2 1 10
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 2 3 4 1 10
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 1 3 2 3 1 10
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 4 2 0 9
CELERITY, INC. 0 4 3 2 0 9
FINISAR CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 2 9
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 2 5 2 0 9
GUIDE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 4 1 1 9
HARRIS CORP. 1 3 2 2 1 9
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 4 1 0 2 9
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 1 9
NIKE, INC. 0 0 2 4 3 9
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 4 1 2 0 9
PHATRAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 3 4 2 9
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 0 9
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 2 1 4 0 2 9
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 3 9
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 1 1 5 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 1 2 2 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 2 1 3 1 9
VERIGY PTE LTD 0 0 5 3 1 9
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 3 1 0 9
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 1 0 1 6 9
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 4 9
ALCATEL 3 1 2 1 1 8
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 2 0 4 2 8
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 2 0 4 1 8
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 3 3 2 0 0 8
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 2 8
HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 4 1 2 1 8
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
MAXYGEN, INC. 2 2 0 2 2 8
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 3 0 3 2 8
PHATRAT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 1 0 0 8
QCEPT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 2 1 8
RENISHAW PLC 3 1 2 1 1 8
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 2 2 2 1 8
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
THE WEATHER CHANNEL, INC. 0 1 4 3 0 8
UNISYS CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 2 1 2 0 8
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 0 1 2 1 4 8
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 3 8
AIRBUS FRANCE 2 3 1 1 0 7
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 3 1 3 0 7
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 0 1 3 2 7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 4 2 0 0 1 7
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 5 1 0 0 7
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 2 0 4 1 7
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
ITRON, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 2 7
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 0 7
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 4 1 1 1 7
SMARTSIGNAL CORPORATION 4 0 0 2 1 7
SMITHS DETECTION INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
SPX CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 0 7
SQUARE D COMPANY 0 1 2 4 0 7
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 3 1 7
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 2 2 2 0 1 7
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 2 3 0 7
TIMBRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 1 1 7
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
YAZAKI CORP. 2 0 2 1 2 7
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 1 1 4 0 0 6
ANALYSIS & MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
ANRITSU CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 2 6
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 2 1 2 1 6
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 0 6
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 0 1 5 0 0 6
DRESSER, INC. 1 0 4 1 0 6
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 2 1 0 1 6
GARMIN LTD. 3 1 0 2 0 6
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 4 0 0 0 2 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 2 0 0 2 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 2 1 1 1 1 6
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 1 6
NSK LIMITED 1 0 2 1 2 6
PGS AMERICA, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 5 1 0 0 0 6
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 1 0 1 4 6
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY 0 0 1 5 0 6
TANITA CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 1 1 2 0 2 6
WYETH 2 1 2 1 0 6
ZILOG, INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
ABB PATENT GMBH 0 0 3 1 1 5
ABB, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ACCELRYS SOFTWARE INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
ADVANTEST AMERICA R& D CENTER, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
BRION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 3 0 1 1 5
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 0 1 1 0 3 5
CELLOMICS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
CERNO BIOSCIENCE LLC 0 1 0 1 3 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 1 2 1 0 5
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 2 2 0 0 1 5
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 3 1 0 0 1 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
ELECTRO INDUSTRIES/GAUGE TECH. 0 0 3 1 1 5
ELPIDA MEMORY, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 0 3 0 2 0 5
FANUC LTD. 1 0 2 2 0 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 2 0 1 1 5
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 0 1 1 5
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
HORIBA LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 2 0 1 0 2 5
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
KJT ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
LANDIS & GYR, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 1 4 0 0 5
LEOPOLD KOSTAL GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 0 0 5
MEDIATEK INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
NIKON CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 3 0 0 2 0 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
SPM INSTRUMENT AB 0 1 3 1 0 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 2 1 1 1 5
TEST ADVANTAGE, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
THALES 2 1 0 0 2 5
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 2 0 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 1 3 0 0 5
WEATHERBANK, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
WSI CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 4 0 1 0 0 5
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5


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