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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 44 55 60 84 73 316
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9 10 29 36 42 126
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 16 28 25 29 111
SONY CORPORATION 7 9 25 23 27 91
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 8 18 27 34 89
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 10 17 20 10 63
HITACHI, LTD 9 7 7 17 22 62
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 8 14 24 10 56
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 10 7 15 8 49
FANUC LTD. 5 12 16 8 6 47
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 4 8 13 19 47
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 12 7 11 12 46
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 4 5 15 13 8 45
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 17 8 9 5 42
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 5 9 10 10 37
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 3 9 5 11 36
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 7 7 3 15 34
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 5 6 11 8 34
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 9 4 2 17 32
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 11 4 10 2 31
NEC CORPORATION 3 12 4 2 4 25
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 3 8 10 25
INTEL CORPORATION 2 1 5 6 7 21
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 5 8 4 21
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 10 5 6 21
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 6 5 5 3 21
XEROX CORPORATION 2 6 4 5 3 20
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 8 4 19
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 5 2 2 4 6 19
BOEING COMPANY 0 5 0 4 8 17
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 2 7 7 17
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 12 17
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 9 3 1 2 16
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 2 2 8 4 16
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 6 5 3 16
ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 10 5 1 0 0 16
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 7 8 15
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 5 4 2 1 15
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 4 8 2 14
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 2 5 3 3 13
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 3 4 3 2 13
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 4 4 12
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 7 12
PAVILION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 5 1 3 12
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 0 2 2 4 3 11
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 4 2 3 2 0 11
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 6 11
OKUMA CORP. 2 3 1 4 1 11
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 0 2 5 11
ROSEMOUNT INC. 3 0 3 4 1 11
GILBARCO, INC. 2 0 2 2 4 10
MOTOROLA, INC. 5 2 0 2 1 10
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 5 1 1 2 9
HONEYWELL INC. 3 1 3 1 1 9
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 2 1 1 4 9
KUKA ROBOTER GMBH 0 0 2 3 4 9
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 3 9
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 9 9
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 5 1 1 2 9
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 2 2 2 3 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 0 5 4 9
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 5 9
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED 0 1 3 1 3 8
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
DATA I/O CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 1 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 5 8
FANUC ROBOTICS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 4 0 2 2 0 8
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 3 8
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 2 3 3 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 1 2 1 1 3 8
MARCONI COMMERCE SYSTEMS INC. 2 2 4 0 0 8
NEWPORT CORPORATION 0 2 5 1 0 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 2 1 4 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 4 1 1 8
ABB AUTOMATION, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 1 2 2 1 7
COMPUTER MOTION, INC. 0 0 1 0 6 7
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 1 4 2 7
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 0 0 3 3 1 7
KOMATSU LTD. 3 2 0 1 1 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 0 2 3 7
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 3 2 1 1 7
THERMWOOD CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 0 7
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 3 7
YAZAKI CORP. 1 2 1 3 0 7
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 2 7
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
CLABER S.P.A. 0 4 0 0 2 6
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 2 6
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 2 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 2 6
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
AMADA AMERICA, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
AMADASOFT AMERICA, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
ASML HOLDING N.V. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
AUTODESK, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
BALLY GAMING, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 2 1 0 2 0 5
GERBER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 0 2 2 1 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 2 0 0 1 5
LANCER PARTNERSHIP LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 0 0 3 5
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
TORO COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 2 1 0 0 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5


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