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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 228, Metal Fusion Bonding

( 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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 19 14 30 32 21 116
~Individually Owned Patent 12 23 23 26 23 107
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 5 12 25 21 64
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 8 10 16 14 8 56
HITACHI, LTD 2 6 2 18 14 42
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 5 7 11 12 40
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 12 13 5 3 35
BOEING COMPANY 3 3 5 5 8 24
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 2 5 7 17
KULICKE AND SOFFA INVESTMENTS, INC. 1 5 3 4 3 16
NEC CORPORATION 2 2 6 2 3 15
MOTOROLA, INC. 4 5 0 2 2 13
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 4 5 3 0 0 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 4 5 2 1 12
ELPATRONIC AG 1 4 5 0 1 11
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 6 2 0 11
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 2 3 5 1 11
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 4 1 4 2 11
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 5 11
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 1 4 2 11
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 1 2 1 5 10
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 2 3 1 3 10
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 1 3 2 2 10
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 3 1 4 0 1 9
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 0 4 4 1 0 9
SHOWA ALUMINUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 3 2 0 9
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
DENSO CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 2 8
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 3 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 2 1 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 1 0 2 2 2 7
ESEC SA 0 2 5 0 0 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 0 5 0 1 7
MCMS, INC. 0 1 5 1 0 7
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 0 0 2 0 5 7
ULTEX CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 0 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 2 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
YAZAKI CORP. 0 2 4 1 0 7
DAIDO TOKUSHUKO, K.K. 0 1 3 1 1 6
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 0 1 1 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 0 0 2 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 0 1 3 1 6
NIPPON STEEL CORP. 2 3 1 0 0 6
NKK CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 1 3 1 0 6
VLT CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
ASM ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 0 2 1 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 1 0 5
TESSERA, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
TRW INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5


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