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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 073, Measuring and Testing

( 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 207 195 166 167 206 941
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 24 30 31 51 29 165
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 21 18 25 21 100
DENSO CORPORATION 11 12 16 26 31 96
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 13 15 9 20 29 86
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15 21 16 12 5 69
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 20 8 14 8 17 67
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 14 16 11 12 13 66
HITACHI, LTD 14 8 8 15 12 57
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 10 15 17 4 11 57
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 5 15 6 9 14 49
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 8 13 14 7 7 49
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 7 9 12 7 48
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 13 6 11 11 47
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 5 14 10 9 1 39
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 9 10 7 8 5 39
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 11 4 6 6 11 38
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 5 8 11 11 38
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 11 25 37
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 9 5 9 5 36
CATERPILLAR INC. 9 6 10 4 6 35
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 8 9 7 6 5 35
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 5 9 9 7 33
MICRO MOTION, INC. 5 6 2 11 9 33
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 15 8 7 1 1 32
MOTOROLA, INC. 8 7 8 3 6 32
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 13 2 3 5 6 29
ROSEMOUNT INC. 5 6 8 3 7 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 8 9 4 6 2 29
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 13 3 4 3 5 28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 7 7 2 4 8 28
SANDIA CORPORATION 8 2 5 3 9 27
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 6 12 9 0 0 27
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 7 7 7 4 0 25
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 2 6 4 6 24
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 5 8 4 3 24
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 9 3 4 3 4 23
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 15 6 23
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 7 8 7 22
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 4 7 10 21
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 6 11 4 0 0 21
ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 5 7 2 2 5 21
HONEYWELL INC. 8 7 5 1 0 21
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 10 7 1 2 1 21
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 6 9 3 0 20
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 4 2 3 3 8 20
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 6 7 3 3 20
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 2 2 4 5 7 20
NSK LIMITED 6 3 1 6 4 20
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 4 6 4 1 5 20
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 5 3 6 4 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 7 11 19
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 0 4 9 6 19
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 3 2 6 6 18
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 6 1 2 2 18
TRW INC. 1 4 3 6 4 18
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 3 6 6 17
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 7 4 2 2 2 17
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 2 1 2 4 8 17
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 6 1 3 6 17
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION 7 3 4 1 2 17
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 2 0 2 12 16
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 4 4 2 5 1 16
NEC CORPORATION 4 2 3 3 4 16
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 5 4 4 3 0 16
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 4 4 4 2 16
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 3 4 4 3 16
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 1 4 3 6 15
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 6 4 2 2 1 15
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 7 7 15
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 3 4 1 3 15
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 5 1 4 4 15
BOEING COMPANY 4 0 5 4 2 15
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 6 5 0 3 1 15
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 3 4 3 2 15
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, S.A. 3 7 3 1 1 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 7 1 3 3 1 15
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 1 4 3 3 3 14
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 5 4 2 2 14
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 10 3 1 0 0 14
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 2 14
XEROX CORPORATION 4 1 3 2 4 14
BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO, LLC 0 0 1 4 8 13
CTS CORPORATION 1 3 4 2 3 13
EATON CORPORATION 2 1 2 5 3 13
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 3 0 2 6 13
KROHNE AG 3 2 4 3 1 13
SHELL OIL COMPANY 3 3 4 2 1 13
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 4 0 2 4 13
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 5 5 3 0 0 13
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 1 2 2 5 12
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 1 1 4 5 12
K.K. HOLDINGS AG 3 3 3 1 2 12
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 4 3 2 0 3 12
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 1 1 4 2 4 12
YAZAKI CORP. 5 1 3 2 1 12
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 5 3 1 2 0 11
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 0 5 1 11
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 3 1 1 1 11
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 3 3 2 3 11
JAPAN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED 1 2 5 1 2 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 4 3 11
PANAMETRICS INC. 1 1 4 2 3 11
SIEMENS CANADA LTD. 0 2 4 2 3 11
SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 2 1 1 11
SSI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 2 1 2 0 11
TEXACO INC. 2 3 1 2 3 11
BAYER CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 2 10
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 3 2 2 1 10
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 2 3 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 4 0 3 10
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 2 3 10
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 3 3 2 0 10
HORIBA LTD. 1 1 3 1 4 10
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 2 0 4 10
KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC. 1 0 1 5 3 10
LOCKHEED MARTIN IDAHO TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 5 4 1 0 0 10
MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 6 3 0 10
MODERN CONTROLS, INC. 2 1 2 0 5 10
NIKON CORPORATION 5 0 1 2 2 10
RUPPRECHT & PATASHNICK CO., INC. 1 2 4 1 2 10
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 8 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 4 1 2 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1 2 1 3 3 10
WACOH CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 2 10
ZELLWEGER LUWA AG 2 1 2 0 5 10
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 2 3 2 1 9
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 2 2 9
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 0 3 1 4 1 9
FOXBORO COMPANY 1 1 3 3 1 9
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 5 3 0 1 9
ISCO, INC. 4 2 0 2 1 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 4 0 2 0 9
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 3 2 2 1 9
PERCEPTRON, INC. 0 0 4 1 4 9
SONY CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 1 9
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 0 0 3 1 5 9
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 2 9
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 4 1 1 0 8
ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL INC. 1 3 2 2 0 8
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY 6 1 0 1 0 8
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. 3 1 3 1 0 8
CHANGMIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 4 1 1 0 2 8
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE 2 4 1 0 1 8
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 0 0 1 2 5 8
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 3 0 1 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 1 1 3 0 8
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 4 1 3 0 0 8
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 5 2 8
NIPPON SANSO K.K. 0 3 0 2 3 8
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 2 3 3 0 8
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 0 2 2 1 3 8
TORRINGTON COMPANY 1 2 1 1 3 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2 0 4 1 1 8
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
AEROSPACE CORPORATION 4 0 0 3 0 7
AVL LIST GMBH 1 2 3 0 1 7
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 3 2 1 0 7
BEISSBARTH GMBH 1 2 4 0 0 7
CIDRA CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 3 7
DANFOSS A/S 1 1 2 0 3 7
DEFELSKO CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
HOFMANN WERKSTATT-TECHNIK GMBH 3 4 0 0 0 7
HONDA OF AMERICA MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
HORIBA INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 1 0 2 2 2 7
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
KIA MOTORS CORP. 7 0 0 0 0 7
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 0 0 1 5 1 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 3 7
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 1 0 0 0 7
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 2 4 1 7
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 1 0 3 0 3 7
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 2 3 7
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 0 0 6 1 7
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 0 4 2 7
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 5 7
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 3 1 2 0 6
BRIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
DIETERICH TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 5 1 0 0 0 6
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 0 3 1 2 0 6
HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 0 1 0 1 4 6
I F M ELECTRONIC GMBH 2 2 2 0 0 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 0 1 5 6
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 3 2 0 0 6
LEYBOLD AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 0 0 0 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 2 6
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 0 0 0 0 6 6
MIZUNO CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
OMRON CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
ROCHESTER GAUGES, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
SETRA SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
TEMIC TELEFUNKEN MICROELECTRONIC GMBH 0 2 3 1 0 6
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 1 1 1 1 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 0 2 4 0 6
VDO ADOLF SCHINDLING AG 4 2 0 0 0 6
WATERS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 0 2 2 1 1 6
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
WELCH ALLYN INC. 3 0 1 0 2 6
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 2 1 1 0 2 6
ALCATEL 0 0 1 2 2 5
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 1 0 2 1 1 5
ASMO CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
BETZDEARBORN INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
BRITISH AEROSPACE 2 3 0 0 0 5
CALDON, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBH 0 0 1 3 1 5
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES MATIERES NUCLEAIRES (COGEMA) S.A. 3 1 0 0 1 5
COORS BREWING COMPANY 0 0 2 3 0 5
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
CYRANO SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 3 0 0 5
DANA CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
EBARA CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
ELSAG INTERNATIONAL N.V. 5 0 0 0 0 5
FEMTOMETRICS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
HARTMANN & BRAUN GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 0 1 0 5
HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
KAVLICO CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
LEYBOLD VAKUUM GMBH 0 1 2 0 2 5
MEDICA CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 1 5
METASENSORS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
MOLECULAR IMAGING CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
NCR CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
PIERBURG AG 2 0 0 1 2 5
PIRELLI COORDINAMENTO PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 4 0 1 0 0 5
QUALMARK CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
QUASAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 0 0 2 2 1 5
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 2 2 1 0 5
STANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 4 0 1 0 5
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5
SUN ELECTRIC U.K. LIMITED 2 2 1 0 0 5
TOKYO GAS COMPANY LIMITED 2 1 1 0 1 5
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 0 5
UE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 0 1 3 1 5
VARIAN, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
VENTUREDYNE, LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
VISTA RESEARCH, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 0 1 1 3 0 5
WIKA ALEXANDER WIEGAND GMBH & CO. 0 1 1 3 0 5
ZELLWEGER USTER, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5


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