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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 706, DP: Artificial Intelligence (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 38 49 77 105 74 343
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 30 46 57 57 57 247
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 17 34 69 60 50 230
SONY CORPORATION 5 10 16 9 18 58
YAHOO, INC. 0 5 13 26 10 54
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 8 10 11 7 17 53
GOOGLE, INC. 2 4 6 12 20 44
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 8 11 8 6 39
XEROX CORPORATION 6 4 3 10 12 35
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 5 4 5 15 31
INTEL CORPORATION 4 3 5 9 4 25
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 5 4 7 6 23
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 4 8 5 23
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION 1 1 6 6 8 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 3 5 11 22
NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC. 1 0 3 4 13 21
NUMENTA, INC. 0 3 1 7 10 21
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 4 8 3 21
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 3 9 6 2 21
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 2 6 6 3 20
HEALTH DISCOVERY CORPORATION 4 5 4 3 4 20
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 4 5 7 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 3 2 5 9 20
BOEING COMPANY 2 5 1 7 3 18
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 2 6 6 18
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 2 4 5 2 5 18
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 3 5 2 4 17
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 5 6 2 17
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 1 2 2 10 15
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 4 2 6 15
KNOWM TECH, LLC 5 2 3 2 3 15
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 1 5 4 4 15
D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC. 0 2 1 5 6 14
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 9 13
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 0 0 3 7 2 12
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 2 2 4 2 2 12
AILIVE, INC. 0 2 1 5 3 11
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 3 4 1 11
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 3 3 2 2 1 11
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 2 3 3 11
NEC CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 4 11
NEUROSCIENCES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 2 2 1 5 11
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 2 1 5 2 11
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 2 4 1 3 10
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 3 10
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1 2 4 2 1 10
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 3 4 3 10
SIEMENS CORPORATION 0 0 5 2 3 10
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 4 1 4 0 0 9
ALOFT MEDIA, LLC 1 5 0 2 1 9
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 5 2 9
EBAY INC. 0 0 3 3 3 9
EMC CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 4 9
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 2 1 4 9
ICOSYSTEM CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 2 9
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 1 4 4 9
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 3 3 2 1 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 6 1 1 0 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 2 0 2 4 9
RED HAT, INC. 0 0 0 5 4 9
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 6 1 0 0 9
ZXIBIX, INC. 1 4 4 0 0 9
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 1 2 2 3 0 8
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 1 1 2 4 0 8
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 0 4 8
HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH 4 0 3 0 1 8
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 1 4 3 8
MANYWORLDS CONSULTING, INC. 0 6 2 0 0 8
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 0 4 2 8
AUREON LABORATORIES, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 0 0 6 7
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 1 2 2 2 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 3 3 6
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 1 2 1 2 0 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 3 0 6
GEORGE MASON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
KOFAX, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 0 3 6
TREND MICRO, INC. 1 0 4 1 0 6
APPLE, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
EKTIMISI SEMIOTICS HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 0 1 3 5
MAXSP CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
QPS TECH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 0 2 0 0 3 5
QUEST SOFTWARE, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
VEVEO, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5


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