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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 029, Metal Working

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 140 115 81 82 109 527
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 29 39 48 47 39 202
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 51 44 35 1 0 131
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 23 17 20 24 32 116
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 22 22 23 17 30 114
TDK CORPORATION 17 21 14 17 21 90
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 13 16 11 17 21 78
INTEL CORPORATION 18 24 10 8 12 72
BOEING COMPANY 10 11 7 18 20 66
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 25 18 8 10 5 66
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 18 14 15 10 5 62
DENSO CORPORATION 19 21 6 6 8 60
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 4 23 29 56
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 6 8 4 8 20 46
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 8 13 11 4 45
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 18 8 4 10 5 45
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 9 10 5 10 10 44
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 8 7 10 7 43
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 12 6 8 9 8 43
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. 5 10 7 10 8 40
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 11 6 5 9 8 39
YAZAKI CORP. 8 6 7 4 13 38
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 10 9 4 7 7 37
SONY CORPORATION 5 11 7 5 8 36
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 9 9 0 9 8 35
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 5 4 10 10 34
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 8 6 3 8 32
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 5 7 4 13 31
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 3 5 8 14 30
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 3 2 8 16 29
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 4 4 5 4 28
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 5 10 2 6 28
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 7 2 5 7 26
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 3 7 7 4 5 26
NEWFREY LLC 8 3 3 5 6 25
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 7 7 2 0 24
BLACK & DECKER INC. 9 4 2 3 6 24
FORM FACTOR, INC. 9 7 1 4 3 24
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 4 4 3 6 7 24
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 8 7 3 2 2 22
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 4 4 4 5 22
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 4 3 3 8 21
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 2 3 1 9 4 19
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 9 6 2 2 0 19
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 4 2 4 4 18
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 5 4 5 18
HITACHI, LTD 6 3 3 4 2 18
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 3 3 2 6 17
KOMAX HOLDING AG 5 1 3 6 2 17
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 3 2 3 7 17
NIDEC CORPORATION 1 3 4 0 9 17
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 0 4 5 6 17
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 4 3 3 3 3 16
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 4 3 4 2 3 16
MAXTOR CORPORATION 1 7 4 2 2 16
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), INC. 5 3 5 2 1 16
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 4 3 5 1 15
GILLETTE COMPANY 4 2 0 4 5 15
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 4 5 1 2 3 15
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 8 2 1 3 0 14
NSK LIMITED 7 1 1 2 3 14
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 1 4 4 4 14
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 2 2 2 5 13
HITACHI HIGH-TECH INSTRUMENTS COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 2 3 4 13
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 7 13
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 2 5 2 3 13
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 2 4 2 3 13
LISLE CORPORATION 5 0 5 1 2 13
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 5 5 1 1 1 13
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 5 6 1 1 0 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 2 0 8 2 13
ASMO CO., LTD. 2 3 1 1 5 12
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 1 2 3 12
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 0 0 6 6 12
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 5 2 12
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 6 1 1 2 11
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 2 2 3 1 3 11
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 1 3 2 2 3 11
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 2 2 2 1 4 11
SHELL OIL COMPANY 2 4 2 3 0 11
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 5 1 1 4 0 11
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 1 4 3 10
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 3 0 0 1 10
PROFIL-VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 2 4 10
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 0 4 6 10
TESSERA, INC. 3 4 2 0 1 10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 0 1 2 3 10
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 5 0 2 10
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 1 0 0 4 4 9
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 0 2 2 5 9
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 4 1 1 2 1 9
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 1 0 2 4 2 9
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 1 1 5 1 9
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 2 1 3 3 9
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 3 0 4 2 9
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 4 9
PHOENIX PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 3 2 3 0 9
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 1 2 2 4 0 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 4 1 1 2 9
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC. 1 4 4 0 0 9
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 3 9
WHITESELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 1 2 0 1 9
XEROX CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 3 9
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 4 0 0 2 8
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 2 0 2 1 3 8
HARRIS CORP. 1 1 3 3 0 8
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 3 8
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 3 8
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 2 8
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 3 0 2 8
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 0 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 1 1 0 2 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 3 1 1 1 8
YKK CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 2 8
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 1 1 1 0 4 7
ASSEMBLEON N.V. 0 1 1 1 4 7
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC 2 3 0 0 2 7
BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA, LTD. 1 3 1 1 1 7
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 1 2 1 1 7
EPCOS AG 2 0 1 2 2 7
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 4 1 0 2 0 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 2 0 2 2 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD. 1 4 1 1 0 7
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 0 1 2 1 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 0 4 1 0 7
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 0 1 4 7
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 4 3 0 0 0 7
NTN CORPORATION 4 0 0 2 1 7
PACESETTER, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 5 0 1 0 1 7
S & B TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 4 7
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 5 7
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 1 1 4 0 7
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 4 2 1 0 0 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 1 1 5 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 1 0 0 7
ZEPHYROS, INC. 0 1 4 1 1 7
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 1 6
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 1 1 0 4 6
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 2 2 1 1 6
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
FINISAR CORPORATION 4 0 1 1 0 6
KENNAMETAL INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
LEAR CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 1 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
SPS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 1 0 3 6
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 0 0 2 2 6
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
AIRBUS FRANCE 2 1 1 0 1 5
ALFING KESSLER SONDERMASCHINEN GMBH 1 1 0 2 1 5
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 0 0 0 0 5
DANA CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 0 5
FLEX-ING, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
HENROB LIMITED 0 0 1 1 3 5
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 0 1 1 0 3 5
IMPULSE DEVICES, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 1 0 2 1 5
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
MAGNECOMP CORP. 1 1 0 1 2 5
MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC. 2 0 0 0 3 5
MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH 0 1 0 1 3 5
NEC TOKIN CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
PANDUIT CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 3 5
PIEDEK TECHNICAL LABORATORY 0 0 2 1 2 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG 0 2 0 1 2 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 0 2 1 5
SPX CORPORATION 4 0 0 0 1 5
SV PROBE PTE., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 1 2 0 0 2 5
TEXTRON INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
TORQUE-TRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 0 0 1 1 5
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
WILSON GREATBATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5


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