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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 374, Thermal Measuring and Testing

( 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 12 12 15 9 22 70
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 10 8 6 28
COVIDIEN AG 3 7 6 2 3 21
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 4 13 2 1 0 20
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 5 1 6 15
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 7 2 2 2 14
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 4 4 3 14
ACTHERM INC. 2 2 2 3 3 12
INTEL CORPORATION 1 4 3 0 4 12
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 1 0 5 1 5 12
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 2 4 4 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 0 3 2 3 11
WELCH ALLYN INC. 0 2 2 2 5 11
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 2 1 1 4 9
BOEING COMPANY 0 2 1 2 4 9
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 3 1 4 9
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 0 3 4 2 9
SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 1 3 5 0 0 9
FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 5 1 0 2 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 0 1 3 8
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 2 2 2 1 8
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 2 1 3 0 2 8
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 2 1 1 4 8
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 3 2 0 1 7
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 1 7
METTLER TOLEDO AG 1 3 3 0 0 7
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 4 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 3 2 0 1 7
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 1 2 2 0 6
RADIANT INNOVATION INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 1 1 0 2 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 1 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 2 1 0 3 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 1 1 1 2 5
EPCOS AG 0 0 2 2 1 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 2 0 0 0 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 2 1 0 2 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 4 0 1 0 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
SITRONIC GES. FUR ELEKTROTECHNISCHE AUSRUSTUNG MBH & CO. KG 0 1 0 3 1 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5


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