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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 64 50 62 93 96 365
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 22 33 40 40 57 192
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 22 15 36 34 23 130
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 16 45 37 19 130
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 22 15 28 21 34 120
SONY CORPORATION 19 11 29 21 19 99
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 11 11 23 25 18 88
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 16 21 17 23 85
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 11 10 11 25 26 83
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 9 13 20 23 76
FANUC LTD. 16 9 14 17 14 70
BOEING COMPANY 10 13 13 16 14 66
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 12 12 14 13 14 65
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14 15 17 11 7 64
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 10 9 18 14 13 64
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 12 20 18 13 64
HITACHI, LTD 11 8 7 6 17 49
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 5 3 13 14 12 47
YAMAHA CORPORATION 7 14 8 4 13 46
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 12 12 6 8 7 45
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 14 11 7 6 4 42
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 7 8 13 11 42
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 9 9 8 8 6 40
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 8 8 3 18 39
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 7 9 7 5 33
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 2 4 9 8 32
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 5 1 5 9 9 29
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 3 2 4 8 10 27
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 8 4 5 4 26
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 4 5 6 10 1 26
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 2 2 7 14 25
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 3 4 4 3 10 24
APPLE, INC. 1 1 8 8 4 22
OMRON CORPORATION 6 7 5 3 1 22
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 2 4 2 7 6 21
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 2 4 10 21
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 2 5 1 10 21
SHIMA SEIKI MFG. LTD. 6 5 3 2 3 19
INTEL CORPORATION 6 6 4 1 1 18
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 1 3 2 10 18
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 0 5 3 8 17
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 1 7 5 2 17
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 4 6 6 16
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 5 3 5 16
JTEKT CORPORATION 1 1 4 5 5 16
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 4 2 4 2 4 16
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 5 7 15
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 0 5 3 5 15
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 4 1 4 3 3 15
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0 0 5 3 6 14
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 4 2 2 3 14
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 4 4 6 14
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 1 2 3 8 0 14
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 0 6 3 2 13
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 6 13
OKUMA CORP. 0 1 4 5 3 13
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 7 4 13
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 0 0 3 4 6 13
WALGREEN CO. 0 0 2 3 8 13
XEROX CORPORATION 1 1 4 3 4 13
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 3 4 6 13
IROBOT CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 4 12
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 2 1 4 5 12
PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 2 2 6 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 3 2 2 2 12
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 6 5 12
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 0 2 3 4 12
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 4 4 3 11
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 0 6 3 1 11
KUKA ROBOTER GMBH 2 2 2 0 5 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 11 0 0 0 0 11
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 3 2 1 11
OMNICELL, INC. 0 1 1 2 7 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 0 0 5 5 1 11
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 1 2 5 2 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 6 1 1 10
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 3 3 2 1 10
CADENT LTD. 2 1 3 2 2 10
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 3 2 1 0 10
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 0 1 2 3 4 10
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 1 4 1 10
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 2 3 4 0 1 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 4 1 0 2 10
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 4 10
TERADYNE, INC. 0 0 0 6 4 10
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 2 3 9
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 3 3 3 9
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 3 4 0 1 9
AUTOMED TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED 1 3 4 0 1 9
CAREFUSION 303 INC. 0 2 1 1 5 9
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 2 1 2 4 9
LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 3 1 5 9
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 2 1 4 0 2 9
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 2 0 1 3 3 9
ROSEMOUNT INC. 1 0 2 2 4 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 3 3 1 9
TORO COMPANY 2 3 1 2 1 9
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 0 1 4 2 1 8
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 1 3 1 1 8
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT POWER & WATER SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 3 3 0 8
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 0 8
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 0 1 2 5 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 3 8
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 1 1 1 3 8
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 1 8
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
NORDEX ENERGY GMBH 0 0 3 3 2 8
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 2 0 5 8
REDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL, L.L.C. 1 1 4 1 1 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 1 1 2 8
SMP LOGIC SYSTEMS LLC 6 1 1 0 0 8
STRATASYS, INC. 1 1 1 4 1 8
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 2 1 2 3 8
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 2 8
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 0 3 1 2 1 7
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 1 5 1 7
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 3 1 2 1 7
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 1 2 4 7
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
F ROBOTICS ACQUISITIONS LTD. 2 0 2 1 2 7
FANUC ROBOTICS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 3 1 1 1 1 7
FOXNUM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 3 7
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
HONEYWELL ASCA INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
HURCO COMPANIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
KIVA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 5 7
NEC CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 2 7
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 1 7
PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 1 2 3 7
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
SIGMATEL INC. 1 0 3 3 0 7
SMART SYNCH, INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 2 7
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 0 0 0 3 4 7
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 3 6
ASTERES INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
CONSERT, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 3 2 1 0 0 6
DRESSER, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
EBARA CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
ENVISIONTEC GMBH 0 1 2 2 1 6
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 1 3 1 0 6
FANUC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
HITACHI METALS LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 0 3 6
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 2 6
MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH 3 0 0 3 0 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
OBJET GEOMETRIES LTD. 1 0 1 3 1 6
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 5 1 0 6
REPOWER SYSTEMS AG 0 3 1 0 2 6
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 1 0 4 0 6
ABB OY 0 1 0 3 1 5
ABL IP HOLDING LLC 0 4 0 0 1 5
AETHON, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
ASM JAPAN K.K. 1 0 1 3 0 5
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 3 0 2 0 5
AUTOFORM ENGINEERING GMBH 0 1 0 2 2 5
BELL AND HOWELL, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
BEVERAGE WORKS, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 5
CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
CURTISS-WRIGHT FLOW CONTROL CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 1 5
D2AUDIO CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED 1 0 1 0 3 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 0 1 1 3 5
EVOLUTION ROBOTICS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
GRIDPOINT, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
INOTERA MEMORIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 3 0 0 1 1 5
LIEBERT CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
MCKESSON AUTOMATION INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5
NEUCO, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
NIDEK CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
PEGASUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
SCHOTT AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
SOMFY 1 0 2 2 0 5
SPECTRA LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 0 0 2 2 5


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