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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 77 55 72 62 81 347
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 70 61 77 81 43 332
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 23 24 26 29 35 137
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 27 19 26 29 34 135
ADVANTEST CORP. 14 14 18 20 19 85
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 15 10 15 18 23 81
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 19 17 11 18 15 80
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 23 18 15 15 6 77
BOEING COMPANY 10 11 16 19 16 72
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 19 17 9 11 8 64
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 18 15 12 11 7 63
FUJITSU LIMITED 18 6 6 14 14 58
HITACHI, LTD 16 10 12 11 9 58
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 3 12 13 18 58
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 4 9 14 11 15 53
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 10 14 8 13 8 53
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 13 13 11 5 8 50
WESTERNGECO, LLC 9 6 14 11 5 45
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 6 5 9 9 15 44
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 8 15 11 6 4 44
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 6 10 11 9 42
TEKTRONIX INC. 10 11 4 7 8 40
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 7 7 5 13 37
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 9 4 4 5 12 34
INTEL CORPORATION 11 12 4 4 3 34
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 9 9 8 4 34
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 4 2 6 8 13 33
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 7 3 7 13 33
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 5 11 7 6 32
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 7 9 8 7 31
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 11 9 9 29
SYSMEX CORPORATION 3 3 7 13 3 29
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 9 4 8 5 2 28
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 6 4 6 4 6 26
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 2 7 7 7 26
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 7 7 5 4 3 26
NEC CORPORATION 3 6 3 2 9 23
SONY CORPORATION 8 2 3 4 6 23
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 7 7 1 22
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 9 3 5 3 22
MICRO MOTION, INC. 1 1 4 8 8 22
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 6 7 9 22
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 6 3 8 1 21
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 2 10 9 21
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 3 5 5 3 5 21
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 7 11 3 0 0 21
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 3 0 4 12 21
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 4 4 6 6 20
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6 5 2 5 2 20
APPLE, INC. 1 7 1 4 7 20
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 5 8 0 3 4 20
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 4 1 5 6 4 20
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 2 2 6 6 3 19
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 6 5 3 19
NXP B.V. 2 8 1 4 3 18
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 1 5 5 7 18
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 4 1 5 7 18
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 3 1 5 3 6 18
ROSEMOUNT INC. 2 6 3 5 2 18
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 1 3 6 5 18
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 3 4 6 2 18
XEROX CORPORATION 2 4 2 3 7 18
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 4 2 5 6 17
BROADCOM CORPORATION 3 3 4 4 3 17
NIKE, INC. 4 3 3 5 2 17
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 3 1 1 5 6 16
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 3 3 5 3 2 16
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 2 5 3 5 15
ELECTRO INDUSTRIES/GAUGE TECH. 1 1 2 6 5 15
LECROY CORPORATION 2 2 4 4 3 15
TERADYNE, INC. 2 8 1 3 1 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 5 3 3 15
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3 3 4 2 2 14
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 1 5 2 5 14
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 4 1 3 4 2 14
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 4 3 4 2 1 14
ACELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 5 5 13
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 5 0 5 13
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 6 1 0 0 6 13
PHATRAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4 2 3 1 3 13
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 1 3 2 3 4 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 2 4 3 3 13
YAMAHA CORPORATION 4 4 3 2 0 13
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 1 2 2 5 2 12
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 2 1 5 1 12
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 3 4 1 12
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 4 1 3 2 2 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 6 2 1 12
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 4 0 3 3 12
RAMBUS, INC. 1 3 3 2 3 12
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 2 3 5 12
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 1 1 2 7 11
ALTERA CORPORATION 3 1 1 3 3 11
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 2 4 4 1 11
CERNER INNOVATION, INC. 0 1 2 5 3 11
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 2 3 3 2 11
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 8 0 1 2 0 11
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 2 11
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 5 1 1 3 11
OMRON CORPORATION 5 2 1 1 2 11
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 7 1 1 0 11
XILINX, INC. 1 0 5 0 5 11
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 2 0 4 1 3 10
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 2 1 2 2 3 10
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 2 1 2 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 0 2 4 3 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 1 0 3 10
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 4 3 2 10
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0 1 2 2 5 10
ILLUMINA, INC. 0 1 4 1 4 10
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 3 2 4 1 0 10
LSI CORPORATION 3 2 1 4 0 10
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 2 2 2 2 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 2 2 2 1 10
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 1 2 2 3 10
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 4 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 0 4 3 1 10
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 1 4 4 10
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 1 2 0 2 4 9
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 4 3 9
DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. 0 0 1 3 5 9
EMC CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 2 9
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 1 1 3 2 9
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 3 2 1 2 1 9
MAXYGEN, INC. 2 2 5 0 0 9
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 2 1 1 0 9
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 4 2 9
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 3 1 3 1 9
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 5 0 0 4 0 9
RENISHAW PLC 1 1 5 1 1 9
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 2 0 2 2 3 9
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 3 3 1 1 9
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 2 2 4 1 9
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 4 1 2 1 1 9
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 1 6 1 0 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 3 9
VERISAE, INC. 2 1 2 4 0 9
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 6 0 0 2 9
ABB AG 0 3 3 1 1 8
ASAHI KASEI EMD CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 1 8
AXIAM, INCORPORATED 0 2 2 3 1 8
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 1 1 1 4 1 8
CIDRA CORPORATION 8 0 0 0 0 8
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 2 1 1 3 8
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 4 3 0 1 0 8
EXPRO METERS, INC. 1 2 3 1 1 8
HEARTFLOW, INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
ITRON, INC. 1 1 2 3 1 8
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 1 2 1 8
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 2 1 1 3 8
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 2 1 1 1 8
METTLER TOLEDO AG 0 2 2 2 2 8
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 2 8
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 4 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 3 1 0 2 8
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 3 2 0 2 8
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. 1 1 3 2 1 8
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 5 0 0 1 2 8
THALES 0 2 1 2 3 8
THERMO FINNIGAN LLC 1 2 2 3 0 8
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 0 8
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 1 1 0 6 0 8
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
ARM LIMITED 4 1 0 1 1 7
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 3 2 2 0 0 7
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
CELLOMICS, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
CODEXIS MAYFLOWER HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 0 4 3 7
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 4 0 3 0 0 7
DP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 3 0 7
EATON CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 4 7
GOOGLE, INC. 1 1 0 1 4 7
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 4 1 0 2 0 7
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 1 1 0 2 3 7
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 3 2 2 7
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION 3 0 3 1 0 7
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
SQUARE D COMPANY 4 0 1 2 0 7
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 2 1 2 0 2 7
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
VEGA GRIESHABER KG 1 0 3 0 3 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 0 2 2 0 6
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 0 2 4 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 2 0 1 2 6
BROOKS INSTRUMENT, LLC 0 1 2 3 0 6
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 0 3 2 1 0 6
CERNO BIOSCIENCE LLC 1 3 0 2 0 6
CLEAN POWER RESEARCH, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 6 6
CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, LLC 0 1 0 1 4 6
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 1 1 2 2 6
DANIEL MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
DEXCOM, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 0 0 1 2 6
ECOFACTOR, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
FEI COMPANY 0 2 0 2 2 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 4 1 0 1 0 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 3 6
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 0 1 1 2 2 6
GEORGE MASON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
HSB SOLOMON ASSOCIATES, LLC 1 0 0 5 0 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 1 1 2 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 0 2 2 0 2 6
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
MICROSTRAIN, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 4 2 6
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 2 3 1 0 6
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 0 3 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 2 1 2 6
SIEMENS CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
SMARTSIGNAL CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 3 6
SPECTRASEIS AG 0 2 3 0 1 6
TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED 0 0 1 2 3 6
TEST ADVANTAGE, INC. 3 0 0 3 0 6
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 0 2 1 1 2 6
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 2 0 1 0 3 6
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 0 1 1 2 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 0 2 1 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 2 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 3 1 2 0 0 6
VERIGY PTE LTD 3 1 1 1 0 6
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY 0 3 2 1 0 6
WSI CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 0 6
XENCOR, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ABB PATENT GMBH 1 1 3 0 0 5
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 0 0 1 4 5
APPLERA CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
ARKRAY, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC 2 0 0 2 1 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 0 1 0 3 5
BIOARRAY SOLUTIONS, LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
BRYANT CONSULTANTS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE 3 1 1 0 0 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 2 0 1 2 5
DNA TWOPOINTO INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
FORM FACTOR, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 4 1 0 0 5
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 0 0 1 1 3 5
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 1 2 0 5
HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, F., + CO. AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MESNE 1 0 3 0 1 5
HORIBA LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
IFP 0 0 0 2 3 5
INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY 2 0 0 0 3 5
INTEGRIEN CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 1 1 1 2 5
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 1 0 2 2 5
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
METABOLON, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 1 2 0 1 5
MIDTRONICS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
PIVOTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
QCEPT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
REDMERE TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
RENAULT S.A.S. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SMITHS DETECTION INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 2 0 0 1 5
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 0 1 0 1 5
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNICO, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 0 0 4 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 1 1 2 5
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 0 0 0 2 3 5
YAZAKI CORP. 1 2 0 1 1 5


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