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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 128 149 145 156 171 749
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 24 32 29 36 31 152
BOEING COMPANY 23 22 18 34 31 128
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 26 26 15 28 16 111
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 17 20 28 31 14 110
PANASONIC CORPORATION 24 29 24 19 3 99
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 24 26 15 20 14 99
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 15 23 17 14 14 83
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 13 16 19 13 17 78
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 9 22 14 17 14 76
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 22 16 9 17 74
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 21 24 14 10 2 71
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 5 14 11 15 15 60
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLC 4 22 17 9 8 60
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 8 11 18 12 56
DENSO CORPORATION 13 19 9 7 2 50
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 11 16 5 12 3 47
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 10 12 10 8 5 45
TDK CORPORATION 13 15 9 3 2 42
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 6 3 10 12 10 41
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 9 12 6 7 40
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 7 7 9 8 9 40
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 10 16 9 40
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 7 3 7 16 38
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 6 13 11 5 36
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 6 9 13 5 36
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 10 7 3 5 36
YAZAKI CORP. 5 7 9 6 8 35
APPLE, INC. 1 8 8 12 5 34
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 7 4 1 11 10 33
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14 7 5 4 3 33
INTEL CORPORATION 8 10 5 8 2 33
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 10 13 6 1 33
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 8 8 10 4 2 32
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 9 7 4 6 6 32
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 7 12 6 0 5 30
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 11 4 5 3 29
COVIDIEN LP 0 0 4 14 9 27
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 5 1 5 12 4 27
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 5 8 0 10 27
NEWFREY LLC 6 3 5 6 7 27
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 3 3 10 8 26
NTN CORPORATION 3 5 6 8 4 26
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 0 8 7 6 4 25
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 4 5 3 9 25
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 5 4 5 3 24
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 6 3 9 3 24
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 8 4 4 1 23
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 8 7 5 2 1 23
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 1 3 6 6 6 22
MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH 4 2 6 6 4 22
XEROX CORPORATION 4 2 4 6 6 22
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 4 5 5 3 4 21
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 4 7 3 4 3 21
MEDTRONIC INC. 5 4 2 4 6 21
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 4 4 4 6 20
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 3 6 1 3 20
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 3 5 8 3 20
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 6 4 5 3 2 20
JTEKT CORPORATION 6 2 2 8 2 20
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 7 6 5 1 1 20
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 2 6 1 5 19
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 4 7 4 2 19
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 3 4 3 6 3 19
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 4 6 3 18
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 18 18
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 3 4 3 3 17
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 6 5 4 2 0 17
NSK LTD. 3 2 8 2 2 17
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG 1 1 6 8 1 17
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 2 4 4 5 17
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 5 6 1 3 1 16
JOHN MEZZALLINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC 3 6 5 1 1 16
MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH 2 2 2 6 4 16
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 6 4 4 2 16
ANDREW CORPORATION 0 6 4 4 1 15
FUKUI PRECISION COMPONENT (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 4 3 1 5 15
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 6 2 2 3 2 15
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 0 4 5 4 2 15
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 6 3 1 2 15
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION 1 2 0 8 3 14
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 7 4 2 0 14
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 1 2 4 7 14
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 3 2 4 3 2 14
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 1 2 4 1 6 14
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 6 1 2 2 14
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 1 0 7 3 13
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED 1 1 4 4 3 13
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 2 5 0 3 3 13
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 1 2 4 4 2 13
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 4 1 6 0 13
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 4 2 2 3 13
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 4 2 2 2 3 13
REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 4 1 4 3 13
ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG 1 2 2 6 2 13
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 4 2 3 3 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 2 1 2 5 13
ZEPHYROS, INC. 3 1 2 4 3 13
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 3 3 1 3 2 12
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 2 3 2 3 12
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 2 3 4 2 12
NIDEC CORPORATION 6 2 1 1 2 12
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 3 3 3 3 12
SONY CORPORATION 4 4 1 3 0 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 6 0 1 3 2 12
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 1 4 4 1 12
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 1 5 1 2 11
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 0 2 2 4 3 11
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 3 4 2 1 11
FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC 2 3 4 1 1 11
HITACHI, LTD 5 2 2 2 0 11
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 4 11
WISTRON CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 4 11
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 4 2 1 3 0 10
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 3 2 0 0 10
EPCOS AG 0 3 1 3 3 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 5 0 1 3 10
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 1 2 6 0 10
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 2 1 4 10
PIEDEK TECHNICAL LABORATORY 0 6 2 1 1 10
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 7 3 0 0 0 10
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 0 3 1 5 1 10
TECNOMATIC, S.P.A. 1 1 0 7 1 10
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 3 2 5 10
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 1 1 4 1 3 10
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 4 10
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 4 1 1 2 10
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD. 0 2 0 4 3 9
COMAU LLC 1 1 0 5 2 9
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 4 2 2 1 0 9
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 3 1 3 9
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 3 0 0 9
GILLETTE COMPANY 1 2 3 2 1 9
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 2 2 1 3 9
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2 2 2 1 2 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 6 0 3 0 9
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 1 3 4 1 9
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. 9 0 0 0 0 9
RENAULT S.A.S. 1 4 0 1 3 9
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 2 2 1 2 2 9
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 1 9
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 3 6 0 0 0 9
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 0 4 2 2 0 8
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 1 2 1 8
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 0 3 1 3 8
AVDEL UK LIMITED 2 5 0 1 0 8
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 2 8
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 3 1 2 1 1 8
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 2 3 2 1 0 8
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
HITACHI HIGH-TECH INSTRUMENTS COMPANY, LTD. 2 6 0 0 0 8
HITACHI METALS LTD. 0 2 0 4 2 8
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 3 1 2 0 8
KONE CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 1 8
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 1 4 8
MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY 0 0 3 3 2 8
MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC. 1 4 1 1 1 8
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 4 2 0 8
PROFIL-VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 3 3 0 8
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. 3 2 2 0 1 8
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 0 0 4 3 8
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
AVX CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 1 7
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH 0 2 2 2 1 7
BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
COCHLEAR LIMITED 2 0 0 4 1 7
CPUMATE INC. 0 2 4 1 0 7
DAIMLER AG 2 2 2 0 1 7
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 3 1 2 1 7
GED INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 0 0 4 1 7
GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD. 3 2 2 0 0 7
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
HIRATA CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 2 7
KINSUS INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 3 0 2 1 7
LEAR CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 2 7
LG CHEM, LTD. 1 0 2 2 2 7
MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 3 1 3 0 7
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
PANDUIT CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 1 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 0 2 1 7
SIEMENS, PLC 0 4 1 0 2 7
VICTAULIC COMPANY OF AMERICA 4 1 0 2 0 7
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC 0 0 3 1 3 7
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION 2 0 0 5 0 7
AIRBUS OPERATIONS, S.L. 0 1 2 1 2 6
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ANDROID INDUSTRIES OF MICHIGAN, LLC 0 2 1 2 1 6
ATOP S.P.A. 1 1 2 1 1 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
BAL SEAL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 3 1 0 0 6
DDI GLOBAL CORP. 1 2 3 0 0 6
ELECTROIMPACT, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 0 3 0 3 6
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP. 1 1 0 2 2 6
FEINICS AMATECH TEORANTA 1 1 2 0 2 6
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY 1 1 0 1 3 6
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 1 6
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 1 2 1 1 1 6
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
HIDAKA SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 1 4 6
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 0 1 1 6
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 2 1 1 2 0 6
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 2 1 2 1 6
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 0 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 3 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS JAPAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 0 6
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 3 0 6
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
SUBTRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 1 3 6
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 2 2 6
ADCO INDUSTRIES- TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. 1 2 0 1 1 5
ADVANCED MAGNET LAB, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 3 0 0 0 5
ALPHANA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
ASMO CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ASSEMBLEON N.V. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 5 0 0 0 5
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
BOLLHOFF VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 1 0 1 2 1 5
BTM CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 0 5
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 0 0 3 1 1 5
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
CHEP TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED 1 1 1 2 0 5
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2 1 1 1 0 5
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 0 5
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
EAGLE-PICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
EMAG HOLDING GMBH 1 1 0 0 3 5
FIRST SOLAR, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
FLORIDA TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 2 0 0 2 5
FORM FACTOR, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
FUJIKURA LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC 0 2 0 3 0 5
GEMALTO SA 2 0 3 0 0 5
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 2 0 0 2 5
HARRIS CORP. 0 1 2 2 0 5
HENROB LIMITED 1 0 0 2 2 5
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 0 4 1 0 5
IMBERA ELECTRONICS OY 0 4 0 1 0 5
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
KYOCERA CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
LIFT-U, DIVISION OF HOGAN MFG., INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
NEUMAYER TEKFOR HOLDING GMBH 0 1 3 0 1 5
NIKE, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
NIKON CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
NIVAROX-FAR S.A. 0 0 0 3 2 5
POUL CHANG METAL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SANYO MACHINE WORKS LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 3 0 0 5
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC 0 1 1 3 0 5
STATS CHIPPAC LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 4 0 0 5
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 2 2 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR 1 2 2 0 0 5
VALINGE INNOVATION AB 0 1 0 2 2 5
WIRTGEN GMBH 0 3 0 0 2 5
WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
ZAMTEC LIMITED 0 2 1 2 0 5
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 0 4 1 0 5



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