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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 700, DP: Generic Control Systems or Specific Applications (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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 52 45 44 55 60 256
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 22 14 13 16 30 95
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 10 9 10 29 62
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16 13 6 10 17 62
FANUC LTD. 12 12 5 12 16 57
SONY CORPORATION 5 6 7 9 25 52
FUJITSU LIMITED 14 11 9 10 7 51
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 16 4 2 8 18 48
HITACHI, LTD 11 10 9 7 7 44
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 7 3 17 8 37
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 3 8 3 9 33
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 4 0 8 14 33
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 3 4 12 7 32
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 9 3 5 9 30
NEC CORPORATION 6 5 3 12 4 30
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 2 4 5 15 28
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 3 4 11 4 28
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 3 1 9 3 22
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 3 3 4 8 22
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 3 4 5 6 22
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 3 3 0 9 4 19
XEROX CORPORATION 6 1 2 6 4 19
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 3 2 6 5 18
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 6 4 1 3 3 17
MOTOROLA, INC. 7 3 5 2 0 17
ALLEN BRADLEY COMPANY, LLC 3 11 2 0 0 16
HONEYWELL INC. 4 5 3 1 3 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 7 7 16
ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 10 5 1 16
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 2 5 5 2 2 16
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 3 5 4 0 2 14
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 2 2 5 13
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 1 0 2 5 12
INTEL CORPORATION 4 0 2 1 5 12
PAVILION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 2 5 12
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 3 5 4 12
BOEING COMPANY 1 5 0 5 0 11
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 4 4 1 0 2 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 5 0 2 2 11
AMADASOFT AMERICA, INC. 2 3 1 4 0 10
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 6 10
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 3 3 3 1 0 10
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
ROSEMOUNT INC. 4 0 3 0 3 10
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 3 0 1 4 1 9
GILBARCO, INC. 3 2 2 0 2 9
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 0 0 4 2 3 9
KOMATSU LTD. 2 2 3 2 0 9
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 3 0 3 2 9
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 4 9
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 4 9
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 1 1 0 5 1 8
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 0 3 7
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
COMPUTER MOTION, INC. 3 3 0 0 1 7
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 1 0 2 2 7
EATON CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 1 7
FANUC ROBOTICS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 0 2 1 7
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 2 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
NEWPORT CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 0 1 3 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 0 0 1 1 6
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 1 6
HONEYWELL-MEASUREX CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 3 1 1 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 1 1 1 2 1 6
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 2 0 0 1 3 6
NIKON CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 1 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
OKUMA CORP. 0 0 2 3 1 6
OMRON CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 3 6
SENSOR ADAPTIVE MACHINES, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
THERMWOOD CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 2 6
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 0 2 0 3 1 6
AG-CHEM EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
AMADA AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 0 1 0 2 2 5
BALLY GAMING, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
DIEBOLD INCORPORATED 0 3 2 0 0 5
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
FOXBORO COMPANY 1 1 0 0 3 5
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 0 2 0 0 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 1 1 2 1 0 5
IMMERSION CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 0 2 1 2 0 5
NCR CORPORATION 0 3 0 0 2 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 2 2 1 0 5
OMNICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 1 1 1 2 0 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 3 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 0 2 2 1 5
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
VOYAN TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 4 0 5


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