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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 74 63 77 58 64 336
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 34 30 33 23 22 142
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 42 36 25 17 14 134
SONY CORPORATION 27 21 48 13 19 128
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 19 24 43 25 9 120
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 29 15 29 24 22 119
HITACHI, LTD 22 27 17 15 11 92
FANUC LTD. 6 11 22 18 16 73
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 12 11 12 20 12 67
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 16 8 18 22 66
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 10 9 17 17 11 64
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 19 12 8 11 60
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 7 20 13 13 59
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 8 10 13 17 10 58
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 8 8 14 13 14 57
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 8 15 11 10 5 49
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 6 6 17 8 12 49
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 8 14 5 4 42
FUJITSU LIMITED 8 7 11 7 9 42
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 15 3 5 9 8 40
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 4 6 13 5 10 38
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 14 7 4 2 37
BOEING COMPANY 8 5 8 5 10 36
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 5 8 5 10 33
INTEL CORPORATION 7 3 8 3 6 27
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 7 11 5 2 26
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 17 2 1 1 2 23
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 4 7 8 3 0 22
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 7 4 5 22
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 5 6 5 3 21
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 3 4 3 5 5 20
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 4 7 3 4 2 20
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 12 3 2 3 0 20
OMRON CORPORATION 0 1 7 6 6 20
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 7 5 2 3 20
YAMAHA CORPORATION 3 0 6 4 7 20
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI 3 4 4 3 4 18
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 4 5 4 5 18
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 7 5 1 5 0 18
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 2 5 5 2 18
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 2 8 2 2 17
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 9 0 5 1 2 17
SHIMA SEIKI MFG. LTD. 0 1 3 7 6 17
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 6 5 2 2 2 17
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 3 2 6 3 2 16
PAVILION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 9 1 1 16
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 5 2 3 16
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 4 3 3 3 15
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 5 1 1 15
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 7 2 2 1 3 15
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 5 4 2 2 2 15
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 1 0 1 9 4 15
AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED 3 2 2 5 2 14
KUKA ROBOTER GMBH 4 0 6 2 2 14
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 5 2 1 3 13
POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 4 1 3 4 1 13
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 10 2 0 1 0 13
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 2 3 2 12
HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 6 3 12
INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 10 0 12
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 0 2 4 2 12
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 3 2 3 12
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 2 4 3 3 0 12
XEROX CORPORATION 3 1 5 2 1 12
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 3 4 2 1 2 12
ASML HOLDING N.V. 5 3 2 0 1 11
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 3 1 3 2 11
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 5 2 2 11
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 4 4 0 1 11
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 3 2 2 1 3 11
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 1 4 4 0 2 11
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 1 5 4 0 11
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 2 3 4 0 2 11
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 5 3 1 1 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 3 3 2 0 11
ABB, INC. 2 0 4 2 2 10
AUTODESK, INC. 3 1 3 1 2 10
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 3 2 2 10
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 4 2 1 0 10
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 0 4 1 4 10
TORO COMPANY 3 0 4 1 2 10
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 5 4 1 0 0 10
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 2 2 1 4 0 9
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 3 9
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 1 3 1 4 0 9
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 4 3 1 0 9
GILBARCO, INC. 4 1 3 1 0 9
MCKESSON AUTOMATION INC. 1 2 5 0 1 9
NEC CORPORATION 4 1 3 1 0 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 6 2 1 9
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 2 3 3 0 8
COMPUTER MOTION, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
I2 TECHNOLOGIES US, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 2 0 3 8
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 2 8
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 1 3 3 0 1 8
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 0 4 1 1 8
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 3 8
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 2 0 3 1 7
CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC. 0 0 5 1 1 7
ECOLAB INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 2 1 0 2 7
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 0 1 4 7
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 0 1 3 7
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 2 7
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 1 4 1 0 7
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 1 1 4 1 0 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 3 2 0 0 7
ROY-G-BIV CORPORATION 0 3 4 0 0 7
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 0 5 1 0 7
SRI INTERNATIONAL 2 2 3 0 0 7
STANLEY WORKS 3 2 2 0 0 7
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 2 2 2 1 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 3 0 0 7
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 2 1 3 0 0 6
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 3 0 3 6
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 0 2 3 0 6
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 5 0 0 6
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 2 1 2 0 6
F ROBOTICS ACQUISITIONS LTD. 0 1 2 1 2 6
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 2 3 1 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 0 0 3 0 6
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
ROSEMOUNT INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
SMP LOGIC SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 0 1 1 4 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 3 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 0 2 2 1 6
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 1 2 2 1 0 6
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 1 3 0 1 5
CADENT LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
DRESSER, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
EBARA CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 1 2 1 0 1 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 1 1 1 2 5
JVM CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 1 5
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 0 2 0 3 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 3 2 0 0 5
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
RIETER INGOLSTADT SPINNEREIMASCHINENBAU AG 0 2 3 0 0 5
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
SICK AG 0 2 2 0 1 5
SIEMENS POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SOFT SIGHT, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
THE PROTOMOLD COMPANY, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
TIMBRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 1 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 1 1 0 2 5
USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 2 1 2 5


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