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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 367, Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices

( 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
WESTERNGECO, LLC 33 21 37 23 25 139
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 31 13 27 8 17 96
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 9 13 22 12 17 73
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 15 10 8 12 15 60
PGS GEOPHYSICAL AS 6 10 12 10 11 49
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 8 16 8 3 37
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 5 4 7 4 22
DENSO CORPORATION 4 7 3 3 3 20
FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 3 4 3 15
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 0 4 2 2 15
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 1 3 2 1 7 14
SHOTSPOTTER, INC. 1 4 4 2 3 14
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 2 4 0 4 12
ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION 0 4 4 2 1 11
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 2 11
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 2 3 1 4 11
THALES 4 1 3 2 1 11
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 4 3 1 10
OPTOPLAN AS 1 3 4 2 0 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 5 10
TELEDYNE RD INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 3 2 1 1 9
CGGVERITAS SERVICES SA 0 0 1 6 1 8
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 1 2 0 5 8
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 0 4 0 4 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 1 4 2 8
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 1 0 5 0 7
PGS AMERICA, INC. 5 0 2 0 0 7
PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 4 0 2 0 0 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 5 0 6
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
INOVA, LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
NEC CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 1 6
SERCEL, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
SONITOR TECHNOLOGIES A/S 3 1 0 2 0 6
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH 1 1 2 0 1 5
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
INPUT/OUTPUT, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 0 2 0 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 2 0 0 5
MICROSEISMIC INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
PROBE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
SECOND WIND SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 1 3 1 0 5
SIEMENS MILLTRONICS PROCESS INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
WIRELESS SEISMIC, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5


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