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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 23 26 24 19 21 113
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 30 33 21 9 15 108
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 12 25 21 15 7 80
HITACHI, LTD 2 18 14 16 17 67
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 16 14 8 5 4 47
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 11 12 11 6 47
BOEING COMPANY 5 5 8 4 7 29
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 13 5 3 1 2 24
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 5 6 5 1 19
KULICKE AND SOFFA INVESTMENTS, INC. 3 4 3 4 5 19
NEC CORPORATION 6 2 3 4 1 16
DENSO CORPORATION 1 5 2 4 2 14
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 2 0 5 3 4 14
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 1 3 4 2 13
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 5 1 1 3 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 2 1 1 4 13
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 5 3 1 13
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 1 5 3 1 12
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 3 3 2 12
ESEC TRADING SA 0 0 3 4 5 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 1 5 0 11
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 5 2 3 11
YAZAKI CORP. 4 1 0 4 2 11
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 2 2 2 3 1 10
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 0 6 2 10
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 2 1 2 10
ASM ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION LTD. 1 2 1 3 2 9
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 2 0 1 0 9
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 0 0 1 3 4 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 3 1 0 3 8
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 1 0 1 3 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 4 2 1 0 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 2 8
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 1 3 0 1 2 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
ELPATRONIC AG 5 0 1 1 0 7
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 3 2 2 0 0 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 4 2 0 0 7
ADVANPACK SOLUTIONS PTE LTD 0 0 1 4 1 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 5 0 1 0 0 6
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 0 6
MCMS, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
PACE, INCORPORATED 0 2 1 2 1 6
SHOWA ALUMINUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 0 1 0 6
DAIDO TOKUSHUKO, K.K. 3 1 1 0 0 5
ESEC SA 5 0 0 0 0 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 4 0 1 0 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 0 2 0 5
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 4 1 0 0 0 5
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
NKK CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
PAC TECH-PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH 3 1 0 0 1 5
SHIBUYA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 2 1 5
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
TRW INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
ULTEX CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 2 1 0 2 5


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