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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 21 20 12 5 7 65
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 8 10 5 5 43
HITACHI, LTD 17 12 11 1 1 42
BOEING COMPANY 7 7 7 6 12 39
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 11 5 4 5 32
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 4 4 6 5 25
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 7 5 5 6 24
INTEL CORPORATION 2 5 6 3 7 23
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 4 6 5 3 2 20
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 4 3 2 4 2 15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 1 6 3 1 13
ESEC TRADING SA 5 2 3 1 0 11
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 2 2 3 11
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. 4 5 1 1 0 11
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 2 7 10
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 1 3 1 9
KULICKE AND SOFFA INVESTMENTS, INC. 5 1 3 0 0 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 2 0 3 0 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 3 0 4 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 2 1 0 2 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 2 8
EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, INC. 3 0 0 2 2 7
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 0 1 1 2 7
ALCOA INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
ASM ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 2 6
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 1 2 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 1 6
PAC TECH-PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH 1 2 3 0 0 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 0 2 1 0 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 1 1 2 0 1 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 3 0 0 1 5
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
NEC CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5


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