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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 77 76 77 55 72 357
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 43 69 70 61 77 320
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 48 19 23 18 15 123
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 31 13 27 19 26 116
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 20 21 23 24 26 114
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 23 17 18 15 12 85
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 13 21 19 17 11 81
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 24 17 13 13 11 78
HITACHI, LTD 25 14 16 10 12 77
ADVANTEST CORP. 11 14 14 14 18 71
INTEL CORPORATION 25 19 11 12 4 71
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 15 19 17 9 71
BOEING COMPANY 15 12 10 11 16 64
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 17 19 13 3 12 64
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 21 10 10 14 8 63
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 5 15 15 10 15 60
FUJITSU LIMITED 15 10 18 6 6 55
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 9 11 8 15 11 54
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 11 20 7 11 3 52
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 15 17 7 7 5 51
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 12 16 9 4 8 49
TEKTRONIX INC. 7 13 10 11 4 45
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 9 3 5 11 43
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 13 7 6 6 10 42
WESTERNGECO, LLC 3 7 9 6 14 39
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 13 12 6 5 2 38
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 10 8 5 7 7 37
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 9 5 4 9 9 36
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 3 4 9 14 30
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 7 7 6 4 6 30
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 10 7 5 8 0 30
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 3 3 6 5 9 26
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 5 8 3 5 5 26
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 6 2 9 3 24
SONY CORPORATION 7 4 8 2 3 24
DENSO CORPORATION 6 9 2 2 3 22
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 4 9 4 4 22
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 6 3 3 4 22
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 6 3 6 3 21
BROADCOM CORPORATION 4 6 3 3 4 20
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 5 1 3 4 7 20
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 6 5 8 0 1 20
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 8 3 3 2 4 20
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 1 7 3 3 5 19
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 4 2 3 6 19
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 2 3 7 3 18
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 14 2 2 0 0 18
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 10 5 2 1 0 18
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 3 5 2 1 18
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 3 2 1 5 18
RAMBUS, INC. 6 5 1 3 3 18
NEC CORPORATION 3 2 3 6 3 17
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 4 8 5 0 0 17
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 6 4 3 4 17
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 4 4 0 4 4 16
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 8 3 3 1 1 16
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 4 5 1 1 5 16
OMRON CORPORATION 3 5 5 2 1 16
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 9 16
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 4 3 1 1 16
TERADYNE, INC. 2 3 2 8 1 16
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 4 1 3 3 4 15
CIDRA CORPORATION 5 2 8 0 0 15
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 3 3 2 2 15
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 8 5 1 1 0 15
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 3 3 1 15
EMC CORPORATION 5 3 2 3 2 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 1 2 1 6 15
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 6 2 3 1 15
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 7 15
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 2 0 4 2 6 14
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 7 14
LECROY CORPORATION 3 3 2 2 4 14
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 4 3 2 2 14
NOKIA CORPORATION 4 5 1 3 1 14
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 3 2 3 1 5 14
ROSEMOUNT INC. 1 2 2 6 3 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 5 2 1 2 4 14
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 3 4 2 0 4 13
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 2 3 4 1 3 13
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 4 3 3 1 2 13
XILINX, INC. 2 5 1 0 5 13
DEERE + COMPANY 3 7 1 0 1 12
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 5 2 4 1 0 12
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 3 12
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 4 1 1 5 1 12
NIKE, INC. 0 2 4 3 3 12
NXP B.V. 0 1 2 8 1 12
PHATRAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 3 4 2 3 12
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 2 7 1 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 2 2 5 12
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 0 4 4 3 12
ALTERA CORPORATION 5 1 3 1 1 11
ARKRAY, INC. 8 0 2 0 1 11
ARM LIMITED 4 2 4 1 0 11
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 1 4 0 3 11
MAXYGEN, INC. 2 0 2 2 5 11
MIDTRONICS, INC. 4 2 2 1 2 11
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 11 11
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 3 11
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 1 1 1 6 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 5 2 3 0 11
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 2 1 2 2 10
APPLERA CORPORATION 2 3 5 0 0 10
EATON CORPORATION 6 2 2 0 0 10
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 0 4 1 3 10
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 5 2 0 1 10
HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 4 1 2 1 2 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 2 4 0 10
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 3 2 2 1 10
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 6 10
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 2 10
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 5 10
PATHFINDER ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 5 3 2 0 0 10
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 1 0 1 5 10
RENISHAW PLC 1 2 1 1 5 10
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 2 10
VERIGY PTE LTD 0 5 3 1 1 10
XEROX CORPORATION 1 1 2 4 2 10
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 0 1 7 1 9
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 3 2 1 9
CELERITY, INC. 4 3 2 0 0 9
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 3 1 2 1 9
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 2 0 4 3 0 9
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 2 1 2 3 9
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 3 2 1 2 1 9
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 2 2 2 2 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 0 3 2 1 9
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 6 1 0 9
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 2 9
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 2 2 1 2 9
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 2 0 1 9
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 2 9
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 2 3 2 2 0 9
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 4 2 2 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 1 2 0 4 9
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 1 3 1 2 9
ABB PATENT GMBH 0 3 1 1 3 8
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 1 3 2 2 8
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 1 0 1 8
FINISAR CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 0 8
HARRIS CORP. 3 2 2 1 0 8
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 1 0 2 1 8
ITRON, INC. 2 2 1 1 2 8
LSI CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 1 8
MICRO MOTION, INC. 0 2 1 1 4 8
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 1 2 0 1 8
QCEPT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 2 1 1 8
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 3 3 1 1 0 8
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
SMITHS DETECTION INC. 1 3 0 2 2 8
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 2 4 1 0 1 8
SQUARE D COMPANY 1 2 4 0 1 8
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 1 3 1 3 8
THE WEATHER CHANNEL, INC. 1 4 3 0 0 8
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 1 6 0 8
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 3 1 3 0 0 7
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 0 3 2 7
CELLOMICS, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
ELECTRO INDUSTRIES/GAUGE TECH. 0 3 1 1 2 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 0 4 1 0 7
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 3 2 0 0 2 7
GUIDE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 2 0 0 4 7
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 3 7
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 2 7
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 0 1 4 1 7
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 0 1 3 2 7
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 1 4 0 2 0 7
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 4 1 1 1 0 7
SPM INSTRUMENT AB 1 3 1 0 2 7
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 3 0 1 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 1 5 0 0 7
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
WSI CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 3 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 0 2 6
ABB AG 0 0 0 3 3 6
AIRBUS FRANCE 3 1 1 0 1 6
ASAHI KASEI EMD CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 3 6
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 0 4 2 6
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 0 0 2 4 6
AT&T CORP. 2 1 2 0 1 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 3 0 1 1 1 6
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 1 0 2 6
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 5 0 0 0 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 1 0 0 0 6
DRESSER, INC. 0 4 1 0 1 6
ELPIDA MEMORY, INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
EXPRO METERS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
FLYING J, INC. 0 3 0 1 2 6
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
HORIBA LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
ILLUMINA, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
LANDIS & GYR, INC. 2 1 0 0 3 6
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 0 3 2 1 6
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 1 1 1 2 6
NSK LIMITED 0 2 1 2 1 6
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 2 2 2 0 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 0 1 2 6
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
SPX CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 1 6
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY 0 1 5 0 0 6
THERMO FINNIGAN LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 1 2 0 2 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 0 1 6
VERISAE, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 2 1 0 0 3 6
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 1 4 0 0 0 5
ABB, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
ADVANCED STRUCTURE MONITORING, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
ADVANTEST AMERICA R& D CENTER, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
ALCATEL 1 2 1 1 0 5
ANALYSIS & MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
ANRITSU CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
CAMBRIDGESOFT CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
CERNO BIOSCIENCE LLC 1 0 1 3 0 5
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE 0 0 3 1 1 5
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 1 0 4 5
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 0 3 0 0 2 5
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 3 0 2 0 0 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 2 0 1 1 1 5
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 1 0 5
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 0 0 4 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 0 1 0 2 2 5
KJT ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 0 1 0 1 3 5
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 1 4 0 0 0 5
MEDIATEK INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
METSO AUTOMATION OY 2 2 0 0 1 5
METTLER TOLEDO AG 1 0 0 2 2 5
MICROSTRAIN, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SPECTRASEIS AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 2 2 0 1 0 5
TANITA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
TEST ADVANTAGE, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
UNISYS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 1 0 0 0 4 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 3 0 0 1 5
VEGA GRIESHABER KG 1 0 1 0 3 5
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 2 1 1 0 5
WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY 0 0 0 3 2 5
WYETH 1 2 1 0 1 5
XENCOR, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
YAZAKI CORP. 0 2 1 2 0 5
ZILOG, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5


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