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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 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 63 77 58 64 50 312
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 29 24 22 34 124
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 30 33 23 22 15 123
SONY CORPORATION 21 48 13 19 11 112
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 24 43 25 9 9 110
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 36 25 17 14 11 103
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 16 8 18 22 15 79
HITACHI, LTD 27 17 15 11 8 78
FANUC LTD. 11 22 18 16 9 76
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 20 13 13 16 69
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 11 12 20 12 12 67
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 8 14 13 14 15 64
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 10 13 17 10 11 61
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 12 8 11 10 60
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 6 17 8 12 12 55
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 17 17 11 0 54
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 15 11 10 5 7 48
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 6 13 5 10 9 43
BOEING COMPANY 5 8 5 10 13 41
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 5 9 8 16 41
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 8 5 10 9 37
FUJITSU LIMITED 7 11 7 9 2 36
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 7 4 2 8 35
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 14 5 4 1 32
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 6 4 7 14 31
OMRON CORPORATION 1 7 6 6 7 27
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 7 4 5 7 27
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 6 5 3 7 26
INTEL CORPORATION 3 8 3 6 6 26
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 7 11 5 2 1 26
SHIMA SEIKI MFG. LTD. 1 3 7 6 5 22
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 4 5 4 5 3 21
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 7 5 2 3 3 20
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 7 8 3 0 1 19
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 5 2 3 4 19
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 1 9 4 5 19
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 4 3 5 5 1 18
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 5 5 2 4 18
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 2 6 3 2 4 17
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 4 4 3 4 2 17
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 7 3 4 2 0 16
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 4 3 3 3 2 15
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 2 1 3 4 15
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 8 2 2 0 14
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 4 3 3 0 4 14
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 1 1 3 13
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 12 13
PAVILION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 9 1 1 0 13
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 5 2 2 1 12
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 6 3 1 12
INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 10 0 0 12
KUKA ROBOTER GMBH 0 6 2 2 2 12
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 2 2 2 2 12
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 3 2 3 1 12
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED 2 2 5 2 0 11
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 1 5 0 0 11
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 5 2 2 2 0 11
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 3 2 1 10
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 1 3 2 1 10
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 0 1 4 3 10
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 2 2 1 10
IROBOT CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 2 10
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 4 4 0 2 0 10
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 5 4 0 0 10
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 3 10
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 4 1 4 1 10
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 3 4 0 2 1 10
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 5 3 1 1 0 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 6 2 1 1 10
TORO COMPANY 0 4 1 2 3 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 3 2 0 2 10
XEROX CORPORATION 1 5 2 1 1 10
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 0 3 1 3 9
CARRIER CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 1 9
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 2 1 3 1 9
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 4 4 0 1 0 9
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 3 2 3 0 1 9
POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 1 3 4 1 0 9
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 5 1 2 1 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 4 2 1 9
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 4 2 1 2 0 9
ABB, INC. 0 4 2 2 0 8
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 3 0 1 3 8
AUTODESK, INC. 1 3 1 2 1 8
CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC. 0 5 1 1 1 8
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 2 3 0 3 8
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 3 1 4 0 0 8
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 3 1 0 0 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 1 1 1 2 3 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 0 3 2 8
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 2 2 1 3 0 8
MCKESSON AUTOMATION INC. 2 5 0 1 0 8
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 2 8
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 4 8
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 2 2 1 1 8
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION 0 2 3 3 0 8
AUTOMED TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED 1 0 2 1 3 7
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 2 1 4 0 0 7
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 0 7
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 3 3 0 1 0 7
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 3 2 7
NEC CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 3 2 0 0 2 7
ROY-G-BIV CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 5 1 0 1 7
SMP LOGIC SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 0 6 1 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 3 1 0 2 6
ASML HOLDING N.V. 3 2 0 1 0 6
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 3 0 3 0 6
CADENT LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
DRESSER, INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
F ROBOTICS ACQUISITIONS LTD. 1 2 1 2 0 6
FIELDBUS FOUNDATION 0 2 2 0 2 6
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 3 1 0 0 6
I2 TECHNOLOGIES US, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 4 1 0 0 6
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 1 4 1 0 0 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 2 0 0 1 6
SICK AG 2 2 0 1 1 6
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 1 1 4 0 6
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0 2 2 1 1 6
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 2 1 2 1 6
DEERE + COMPANY 0 5 0 0 0 5
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
ECOLAB INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 1 2 0 0 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 1 0 2 0 5
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 1 1 1 0 2 5
GILBARCO, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 0 5
JVM CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 0 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 1 5
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 2 0 3 0 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 3 0 2 5
PRECISION AUTOMATION, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
RIETER INGOLSTADT SPINNEREIMASCHINENBAU AG 2 3 0 0 0 5
ROSEMOUNT INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 2 3 0 0 0 5
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 2 2 1 0 0 5


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