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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 029, Metal Working

( 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 157 135 125 140 114 671
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 47 55 59 51 44 256
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 53 35 33 22 22 165
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 34 34 14 23 17 122
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 27 32 16 25 18 118
TDK CORPORATION 21 19 17 17 21 95
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 6 8 9 29 39 91
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 24 31 19 11 6 91
DENSO CORPORATION 15 12 15 19 21 82
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 12 16 15 18 8 69
INTEL CORPORATION 11 5 10 18 24 68
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 13 11 14 9 9 56
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 9 12 13 16 55
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 10 17 6 9 10 52
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 6 7 18 14 51
YAZAKI CORP. 19 10 8 8 6 51
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 16 6 11 4 49
BOEING COMPANY 7 9 11 10 11 48
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 9 10 13 9 6 47
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 6 9 11 8 46
SONY CORPORATION 10 10 8 5 11 44
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 11 9 9 8 2 39
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 8 8 12 6 39
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 6 9 8 8 7 38
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 5 7 10 9 38
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 3 7 8 8 34
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 13 4 5 7 34
FUJITSU LIMITED 7 5 4 9 8 33
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 9 8 5 5 33
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 13 3 5 1 31
HITACHI, LTD 10 7 3 6 3 29
FORM FACTOR, INC. 5 3 4 9 7 28
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 6 5 7 8 28
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 7 5 6 3 27
NSK LIMITED 7 5 6 7 1 26
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 7 5 5 4 25
NEWFREY LLC 3 2 6 8 3 22
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. 0 2 4 5 10 21
TESSERA, INC. 3 7 4 3 4 21
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 4 0 2 6 8 20
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 2 7 3 4 20
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 7 2 5 4 2 20
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 4 11 3 1 0 19
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 4 2 3 3 7 19
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 4 1 4 4 18
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 2 0 9 4 18
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 4 9 1 2 18
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 3 2 5 0 17
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 2 6 4 3 17
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), INC. 0 7 2 5 3 17
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 3 1 4 16
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 1 2 2 5 5 15
MIRAE CORPORATION 4 5 4 1 1 15
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 1 3 4 5 15
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 4 2 2 5 15
XEROX CORPORATION 5 2 3 3 2 15
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 3 5 5 14
DANA CORPORATION 4 3 4 2 1 14
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 5 1 2 2 4 14
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 4 0 3 4 3 14
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 3 4 1 2 14
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 4 1 1 4 4 14
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 4 3 4 0 14
TORQUE-TRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 2 3 2 13
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 6 0 1 4 1 12
MAXTOR CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 7 12
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 0 1 0 5 6 12
NEC CORPORATION 5 2 2 2 1 12
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 3 2 2 1 12
ASMO CO., LTD. 4 1 1 2 3 11
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 5 3 0 0 11
KOMAX HOLDING AG 3 0 2 5 1 11
LISLE CORPORATION 2 2 2 5 0 11
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 3 2 3 1 2 11
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 1 3 2 4 11
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 6 2 0 1 2 11
TEXTRON INC. 4 0 2 4 1 11
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 1 1 2 4 10
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 6 0 3 0 1 10
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 3 1 4 1 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 4 0 0 3 3 10
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 4 3 0 10
LEAR CORPORATION 4 0 2 4 0 10
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 4 2 2 10
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 2 0 2 3 10
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 2 3 2 0 10
YKK CORPORATION 0 4 2 2 2 10
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 0 2 1 9
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 2 1 1 0 9
ESEC TRADING SA 3 1 1 3 1 9
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 0 3 4 9
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 4 2 0 1 2 9
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 1 0 4 3 9
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 4 5 0 0 0 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 3 3 1 0 9
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 2 0 1 5 1 9
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 4 1 9
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 0 1 6 8
BEN Q CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 2 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 2 0 3 0 8
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 2 1 1 2 2 8
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 1 1 4 2 8
HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 4 0 0 0 8
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 3 8
NTN CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 0 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 0 4 1 8
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 1 2 0 5 0 8
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 2 1 1 8
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 2 1 1 1 8
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 4 2 8
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 2 8
SONY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 4 2 0 0 8
SPX CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 0 2 3 8
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
ALSTOM (SWITZERLAND) LTD 7 0 0 0 0 7
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 2 1 2 2 7
AXIS USA, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 2 3 0 2 0 7
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 2 1 1 3 0 7
EATON CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD. 0 0 1 1 5 7
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 0 4 0 3 7
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 2 7
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 2 7
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 3 1 2 0 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 1 4 7
SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED 2 4 1 0 0 7
WHITESELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 1 7
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0 2 1 2 1 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 4 0 0 0 2 6
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 2 1 2 1 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 0 1 4 0 6
GLASS EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
HITACHI HIGH-TECH INSTRUMENTS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 0 2 2 6
HUCK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 1 2 3 0 6
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 3 1 0 2 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
METSO PAPER, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
MITEK HOLDING, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 1 2 0 3 0 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 2 2 2 6
PHOENIX PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 0 1 1 3 6
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 2 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 1 1 0 0 6
TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP, K.K. 1 0 1 1 3 6
UTICA ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 2 0 6
VISHAY DALE ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
ABB, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
AIRBUS FRANCE 0 2 0 2 1 5
ALCOA INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
ANDREW CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 0 1 0 2 2 5
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
AVX CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 1 2 0 5
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
EPCOS AG 1 1 1 2 0 5
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
FABRISTEEL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
FANUC LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
FINISAR CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
HENROB LIMITED 0 2 3 0 0 5
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 1 3 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 3 2 0 0 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
KONICA CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
L + L PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
L H CARBIDE CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 2 2 0 1 0 5
NEC TOKIN CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
NEXANS 1 1 1 1 1 5
PACESETTER, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 2 0 5
SOCIETE CASSESE S.A. 0 1 1 3 0 5
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 0 1 1 0 5
TIMKEN COMPANY 3 1 1 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
WILSON GREATBATCH LTD. 0 3 1 0 1 5
WILSON GREATBATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5


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