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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 703, DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 39 43 69 69 63 283
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 27 22 30 26 31 136
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 12 24 26 44 27 133
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 26 26 16 16 9 93
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 12 16 14 28 75
FUJITSU LIMITED 12 9 13 16 23 73
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 12 11 16 12 20 71
BOEING COMPANY 8 8 13 9 16 54
XILINX, INC. 10 7 9 8 11 45
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 7 7 13 2 14 43
SYNOPSYS INC. 6 4 6 11 9 36
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 5 3 7 7 10 32
AUTODESK, INC. 1 8 11 3 6 29
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 0 4 10 5 27
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 7 6 6 3 5 27
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 2 9 3 6 27
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 7 9 8 1 0 25
LIVERMORE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 3 3 4 11 25
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 8 2 5 4 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 2 3 8 8 24
INTEL CORPORATION 4 4 8 1 7 24
ALTERA CORPORATION 4 4 6 5 4 23
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 8 5 5 23
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 1 9 2 1 8 21
HITACHI, LTD 5 2 8 3 3 21
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 1 1 4 7 8 21
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1 6 2 3 6 18
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 11 5 2 0 0 18
NEC CORPORATION 4 5 3 3 2 17
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION 2 1 4 2 7 16
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 4 6 6 16
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 2 5 6 16
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 3 3 4 5 15
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 1 6 2 6 15
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 5 4 3 14
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 4 2 3 14
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 3 2 5 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 2 4 3 13
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 4 4 2 13
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 6 2 13
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 0 4 5 12
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 12 12
BROADCOM CORPORATION 6 6 0 0 0 12
EMC CORPORATION 3 3 2 4 0 12
GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL -- AMERICAS, LLC 5 4 2 1 0 12
QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 2 1 1 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 3 2 3 3 12
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 1 1 3 2 4 11
HARRIS CORP. 0 2 2 4 3 11
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 5 0 1 3 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 3 3 3 11
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 3 0 6 2 11
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 1 2 2 2 10
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 1 0 1 8 0 10
LSI CORPORATION 1 4 2 2 1 10
NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC. 1 1 3 3 2 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 1 4 2 10
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 0 0 4 4 2 10
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 0 2 0 4 9
ARM LIMITED 2 2 2 0 3 9
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 1 2 2 4 9
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 4 1 2 1 1 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 0 1 2 1 9
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 1 0 4 3 1 9
SIEMENS CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 2 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 1 3 2 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 1 2 3 8
M-I L.L.C 2 4 1 1 0 8
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
STORAGE APPLIANCE CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 2 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 0 3 1 2 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 3 3 0 7
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 0 1 1 4 7
AIRBUS ESPANA, S.L. 0 0 2 3 2 7
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 2 2 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 0 3 0 1 7
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 2 7
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 2 2 2 0 1 7
SIEMENS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INC. 0 1 1 0 5 7
UNISYS CORPORATION 4 3 0 0 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 2 2 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 1 1 3 1 7
YAZAKI CORP. 4 3 0 0 0 7
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 1 0 1 1 3 6
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED 1 1 1 0 3 6
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
DASSAULT SYSTEMES 0 3 0 0 3 6
EDSA MICRO CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 3 3 0 0 6
IFP 0 0 0 3 3 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 1 1 3 1 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 0 4 1 6
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 0 2 1 6
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
ARCHI.CON.DES INVENTIONS (UK) LIMITED 0 0 0 0 5 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 0 2 1 0 2 5
HNTB HOLDINGS LTD 0 0 0 4 1 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 0 0 0 1 4 5
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 0 1 2 5
POWER ANALYTICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5


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