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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 228, Metal Fusion Bonding

( 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 5 10 18 8 10 51
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 7 9 11 11 9 47
BOEING COMPANY 12 8 13 8 4 45
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC. 7 8 4 3 7 29
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 6 7 6 7 26
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 3 9 3 2 23
INTEL CORPORATION 7 3 5 1 4 20
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 2 7 4 2 3 18
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 2 4 9 2 1 18
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 4 11 2 17
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 1 3 4 6 16
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 1 7 4 0 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 1 6 2 0 13
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 7 3 0 13
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 0 1 2 4 6 13
HITACHI, LTD 1 3 4 4 0 12
ASM ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION LTD. 1 0 8 0 2 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 3 1 1 11
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 1 6 3 1 11
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 1 2 3 3 9
SHINKAWA LTD. 0 0 2 2 5 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 3 3 9
COMAU, INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 4 1 0 1 8
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 1 2 1 3 8
ORTHODYNE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 4 8
SHIBUYA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 0 2 3 8
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 1 2 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 4 1 1 1 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
DENSO CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 0 7
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 0 7
ALCOA INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 2 6
MEGASTIR TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
PAC TECH-PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH 0 1 2 2 1 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 2 6
SCHUNK ULTRASCHALLTECHNIK GMBH 1 3 1 1 0 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 1 0 4 0 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
KAIJO CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 2 3 0 5
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 5 0 5
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 2 3 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
TDK CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5


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