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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring or Plural Processor Synchronization (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 175 191 148 199 225 938
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 38 37 45 60 74 254
~Individually Owned Patent 46 45 51 43 62 247
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 20 39 50 43 76 228
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 46 35 49 36 41 207
INTEL CORPORATION 26 26 32 38 42 164
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 19 30 38 25 49 161
FUJITSU LIMITED 29 28 31 23 30 141
3COM CORPORATION 22 29 27 12 23 113
HITACHI, LTD 24 22 18 19 24 107
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 24 17 24 19 16 100
NEC CORPORATION 25 19 18 15 21 98
AT&T CORP. 23 23 21 16 13 96
SONY CORPORATION 15 23 18 15 22 93
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 14 13 17 22 81
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 22 30 18 3 0 73
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 24 46 70
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 14 11 12 11 8 56
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 6 8 14 12 10 50
UNISYS CORPORATION 12 11 10 4 10 47
EMC CORPORATION 5 8 11 4 7 35
MOTOROLA, INC. 11 11 3 1 9 35
WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. 6 12 3 6 6 33
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 8 4 6 4 10 32
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 8 6 2 9 32
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 8 17 5 0 0 30
ALCATEL 5 3 8 4 7 27
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 8 10 3 2 4 27
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 5 6 7 5 4 27
NCR CORPORATION 6 8 5 5 3 27
NOVELL, INC. 12 2 4 4 5 27
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 6 4 0 9 25
ACCENTURE LLP 0 1 5 12 5 23
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 0 2 7 13 23
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 6 6 5 3 23
XEROX CORPORATION 6 2 5 5 4 22
LV PARTNERS, L.P. 0 0 0 8 13 21
ORACLE CORPORATION 11 6 3 0 0 20
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 3 0 7 2 7 19
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 3 6 2 3 5 19
GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC. 4 4 4 2 5 19
WORLDCOM, INC. 0 0 7 5 7 19
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 6 3 4 3 2 18
COMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, L.P. 0 0 13 4 0 17
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 3 2 2 4 5 16
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 6 2 1 5 2 16
ALACRITECH, INC. 0 3 5 2 5 15
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 3 1 3 7 15
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. 10 5 0 0 0 15
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 1 3 4 5 15
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 4 2 3 3 15
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 3 1 7 14
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 5 5 4 14
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 5 6 2 14
OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. 0 5 2 5 2 14
NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 8 5 0 0 0 13
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 5 6 1 0 1 13
ERICSSON, INC. 4 2 1 2 3 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 2 2 2 12
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY 6 3 2 1 0 12
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 4 3 2 2 12
ADAPTEC, INC. 0 3 3 1 4 11
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 3 1 7 0 0 11
MCI WORLDCOM, INC. 3 3 5 0 0 11
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 8 11
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 0 2 3 6 11
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 8 11
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, INC. 2 1 5 1 2 11
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 4 10
ASPECT COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 0 4 1 4 10
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 7 10
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 1 4 4 0 1 10
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 2 0 1 1 6 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 0 4 5 10
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 2 2 5 10
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 5 4 0 1 0 10
TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 0 0 4 10
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 7 2 0 0 0 9
FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 2 0 1 2 9
NETSPEAK CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 4 9
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 4 3 0 2 0 9
PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 6 9
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 1 5 0 2 9
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 1 1 2 5 9
SRI INTERNATIONAL 0 1 1 2 5 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 1 3 0 0 9
ALCATEL USA SOURCING, L.P. 1 6 1 0 0 8
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
MEDIAONE GROUP, INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
PALM, INC. 0 2 6 0 0 8
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 0 0 3 4 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 2 4 2 0 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 2 2 0 8
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 0 1 2 1 4 8
ZAPLET, INC. 0 0 4 3 1 8
BULL S.A. 3 0 3 1 0 7
COLLABORATION PROPERTIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 5 1 0 7
GENUITY INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 0 7
AMERITECH CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
CDDB, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
INTERMEC IP CORP. 2 1 1 1 1 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 2 2 0 6
MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 2 6
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 1 6
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
YAHOO, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
YAZAKI CORP. 4 0 0 1 1 6
3COM TECHNOLOGIES 1 2 2 0 0 5
ALCATEL CANADA, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
ALTA VISTA COMPANY 0 3 1 1 0 5
ATT WIRELESS SERVICES INC 1 0 0 2 2 5
ATTACHMATE CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
BIGFIX, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
FRISKIT, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
HEARME 1 3 1 0 0 5
I2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
IQ NETSOLUTIONS INC. 0 5 0 0 0 5
JUNO ONLINE SERVICES, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
LEXTRON SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
MERRILL LYNCH & COMPANY, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
METROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
NETIQ CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
OBJECT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 3 2 0 0 5
PLURIS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
SOLECTRON CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
SONY INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) GMBH 0 0 3 0 2 5
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
TUMBLEWEED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 0 1 2 1 1 5
WALL DATA INCORPORATED 3 0 2 0 0 5
YODLEE.COM, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5


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