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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 166 167 205 218 180 936
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 31 51 29 46 55 212
DENSO CORPORATION 16 26 31 44 41 158
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 18 25 21 17 21 102
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 11 25 28 30 95
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 20 29 12 22 92
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 7 11 28 27 74
HITACHI, LTD 8 15 12 20 14 69
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 16 12 5 25 11 69
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 17 4 11 20 16 68
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 11 12 13 23 8 67
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 11 11 15 20 63
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 9 7 15 19 59
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 8 11 11 10 10 50
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 14 7 7 11 11 50
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 6 6 11 14 11 48
ROSEMOUNT INC. 8 4 7 20 6 45
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14 8 17 5 0 44
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 12 7 6 6 40
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 6 9 14 6 3 38
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 3 3 8 11 11 36
MICRO MOTION, INC. 2 11 9 8 5 35
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 15 6 9 2 34
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 8 6 7 5 33
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 1 4 5 14 9 33
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 7 8 5 6 7 33
CATERPILLAR INC. 10 4 6 5 6 31
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 5 7 9 6 31
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 9 5 3 8 30
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 4 8 8 8 30
BOEING COMPANY 5 4 2 9 9 29
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 4 7 10 7 1 29
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 5 8 13 29
MANNESMANN VDO AG 4 9 6 9 0 28
SANDIA CORPORATION 5 3 9 4 6 27
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 6 4 7 6 26
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 20 6 26
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 2 6 7 5 5 25
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 7 6 5 7 0 25
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 4 6 2 5 8 25
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 6 6 6 3 24
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 3 5 3 9 24
KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC. 1 5 3 12 3 24
MOTOROLA, INC. 8 3 6 4 2 23
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 8 4 3 1 7 23
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 7 7 6 1 22
BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO, LLC 1 4 8 5 4 22
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 4 2 4 11 1 22
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 10 9 1 1 0 21
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 5 6 5 2 21
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 1 3 7 9 21
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 2 4 8 4 3 21
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 8 5 6 21
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 4 3 6 4 21
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 4 6 4 0 20
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 2 12 4 2 20
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 3 2 9 4 20
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 2 5 5 5 19
ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 2 2 5 5 5 19
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 4 2 3 6 19
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 1 0 5 8 5 19
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 3 3 6 2 17
NSK LIMITED 1 6 4 2 4 17
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 3 6 3 0 16
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 1 2 5 3 5 16
FUJITSU LIMITED 4 3 2 4 3 16
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 2 6 5 3 16
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 3 7 4 16
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 3 6 2 4 16
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 3 4 3 15
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 0 0 3 9 3 15
CTS CORPORATION 4 2 3 4 2 15
EATON CORPORATION 2 5 3 3 2 15
HORIBA LTD. 3 1 4 6 1 15
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 3 3 2 0 15
SIEMENS CANADA LTD. 4 2 3 5 1 15
TRW INC. 3 6 4 2 0 15
VEGA GRIESHABER GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 5 9 15
XEROX CORPORATION 3 2 4 4 2 15
KROHNE AG 4 3 1 3 3 14
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 3 4 1 2 14
PANAMETRICS INC. 4 2 3 2 3 14
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 3 3 2 13
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 4 2 2 3 2 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 5 1 2 3 13
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 4 2 5 13
NEC CORPORATION 3 3 4 1 2 13
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 4 1 5 0 3 13
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 3 4 1 12
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. 9 3 0 0 0 12
ROCHESTER GAUGES, INC. 2 3 1 4 2 12
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 5 12
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 3 1 5 2 1 12
UNISIA JECS CORPORATION 4 1 2 5 0 12
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 6 1 4 1 12
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 4 2 3 3 12
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 0 1 5 3 3 12
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 4 4 1 1 11
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 3 2 1 1 4 11
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 7 4 0 0 0 11
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 4 0 3 1 3 11
DANA CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 5 11
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 1 5 0 5 11
JAPAN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED 5 1 2 1 2 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 4 3 1 2 11
PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 1 0 1 5 4 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 3 1 1 3 11
ABB PATENT GMBH 0 0 3 5 2 10
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 2 1 1 4 2 10
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0 2 2 2 4 10
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 2 1 2 3 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 0 4 10
DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 1 3 3 10
FOXBORO COMPANY 3 3 1 1 2 10
PERCEPTRON, INC. 4 1 4 0 1 10
RUPPRECHT & PATASHNICK CO., INC. 4 1 2 2 1 10
SHELL OIL COMPANY 4 2 1 2 1 10
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 2 2 4 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1 3 3 2 1 10
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 2 2 1 2 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 7 1 1 0 0 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 4 5 9
LEAR CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 4 9
MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 0 0 0 9
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 0 0 1 3 5 9
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 3 3 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 1 9
PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 0 0 2 3 4 9
RHEOLOGICS, INC. 0 0 2 4 3 9
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 9 0 0 0 0 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 2 4 2 1 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4 1 1 0 3 9
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 4 0 0 3 9
ZELLWEGER LUWA AG 2 0 5 2 0 9
AVL LIST GMBH 3 0 1 2 2 8
DANFOSS A/S 2 0 3 2 1 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 1 0 3 4 8
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 1 4 3 8
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 1 1 3 3 8
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 2 3 0 8
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 0 2 5 1 8
HORIBA INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 2 2 2 2 0 8
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 3 2 3 0 0 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 1 1 1 3 8
INSTROTEK, INC. 0 1 0 3 4 8
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 1 2 1 3 8
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 1 7 8
KAVLICO CORPORATION 1 3 0 4 0 8
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 1 5 2 0 0 8
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 0 0 6 1 1 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 1 2 2 8
MODERN CONTROLS, INC. 2 0 5 1 0 8
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 0 2 1 4 1 8
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 2 2 1 2 1 8
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 3 0 3 1 1 8
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 1 2 2 2 8
SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 3 8
TORRINGTON COMPANY 1 1 3 2 1 8
WACOH CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 1 8
WELCH ALLYN INC. 1 0 2 4 1 8
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 1 0 3 2 7
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 2 0 7
BAYER CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 0 3 1 1 2 7
CIDRA CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 2 7
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 1 2 0 3 1 7
CSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 5 1 1 0 7
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
FIDELICA MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 1 2 1 7
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 4 7
GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 2 0 1 1 7
HONDA OF AMERICA MANUFACTURING, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
HONEYWELL INC. 5 1 0 1 0 7
INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 2 7
K.K. HOLDINGS AG 3 1 2 1 0 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 2 2 3 7
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 5 1 0 0 7
NIKON CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 0 7
NIPPON SANSO K.K. 0 2 3 1 1 7
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 3 0 1 0 7
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 4 1 0 0 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 3 0 0 0 7
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 1 2 1 2 7
SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, S.A. 3 1 1 2 0 7
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 2 7
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 2 1 3 0 1 7
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
CORGHI S.P.A. 0 0 0 2 4 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 2 0 1 2 6
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 0 1 1 1 3 6
CUMMINS INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
CYRANO SCIENCES, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
DRESSER, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
HELIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
INFICON GMBH 0 0 0 5 1 6
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 1 6
LATTICE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LTD. 0 1 3 2 0 6
METASENSORS, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 1 5 6
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY 1 2 2 1 0 6
OMRON CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 0 0 1 2 3 6
SETRA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
TACHI-S CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
TEXACO INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
TIMKEN COMPANY 1 0 2 1 2 6
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 0 3 1 6
UE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 0 1 2 2 6
VERI-TEK INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 0 3 6
WATERS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2 1 1 1 1 6
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 3 0 1 1 6
WIKA ALEXANDER WIEGAND GMBH & CO. 1 3 0 1 1 6
YAZAKI CORP. 3 2 1 0 0 6
ACUSHNET COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
ALCATEL 1 2 2 0 0 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 1 0 1 1 5
BEISSBARTH GMBH 4 0 0 1 0 5
CASE CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 0 5
CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBH 1 3 1 0 0 5
COORS BREWING COMPANY 2 3 0 0 0 5
DEW ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 2 0 1 2 0 5
DIGITAL WAVE CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 2 0 5
DWYER INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
EBARA CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 1 5
EDWARDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 1 2 0 0 2 5
EXPONENT, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
FEMTOMETRICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 3 0 5
FUJIKOKI CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 1 0 0 0 4 5
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 0 0 2 0 3 5
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. 3 0 1 1 0 5
HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 0 1 4 0 0 5
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
I F M ELECTRONIC GMBH 2 0 0 0 3 5
INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS 1 2 0 2 0 5
INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 2 0 0 2 1 5
KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 0 0 1 1 3 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 2 0 5
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
LITEF GMBH 1 0 2 1 1 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
MAGNA-LASTIC DEVICES, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
MICRO SENSORS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
MSP CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5
PIERBURG AG 0 2 2 1 0 5
S.E.G. MEKANIK AB 3 1 0 1 0 5
SAGEM S.A. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITED 0 1 2 0 2 5
SCHENCK ROTEC GMBH 0 1 2 1 1 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
SENSIRION AG 0 0 0 1 4 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE S.A. 0 1 0 2 2 5
SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 3 0 5
SMITHS GROUP PLC 0 2 0 2 1 5
SNECMA MOTEURS 0 0 1 2 2 5
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
TAKATA CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
THALES AVIONICS S.A. 0 0 0 2 3 5
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 0 2 2 0 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 0 1 1 2 5
TORQUE-TRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 3 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 2 1 0 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 3 1 0 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
VARCO I/P, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
VARIAN, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 1 0 2 0 2 5


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