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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 2000 - 2004 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 367, Communications, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and Devices

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 31 22 31 23 24 131
~Individually Owned Patent 17 23 15 11 15 81
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 9 4 5 7 4 29
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 6 2 5 1 4 18
INPUT/OUTPUT, INC. 4 4 1 6 3 18
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 3 5 3 2 15
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 14 1 0 0 0 15
WESTERNGECO, LLC 0 0 3 9 3 15
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 2 3 3 2 13
ACUSON CORPORATION 6 3 1 0 0 10
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 1 3 2 2 1 9
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 0 0 1 1 6 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
THOMSON MARCONI SONAR SAS 2 4 2 0 0 8
SYNTRON, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
TECHSONIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5
GARMIN CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 0 5
GEOSENSOR CORP. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE 0 0 0 5 0 5
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 1 0 5
TERATECH CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5


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