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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 135 125 140 114 81 595
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 55 59 51 44 35 244
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 35 33 22 22 23 135
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 8 9 29 39 48 133
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 34 14 23 17 20 108
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 32 16 25 18 8 99
TDK CORPORATION 19 17 17 21 14 88
DENSO CORPORATION 12 15 19 21 6 73
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 31 19 11 6 5 72
INTEL CORPORATION 5 10 18 24 10 67
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 16 15 18 8 4 61
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 9 12 13 16 11 61
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 7 18 14 15 60
BOEING COMPANY 9 11 10 11 7 48
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 17 6 9 10 5 47
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 11 14 9 9 0 43
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 8 8 12 6 8 42
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 9 11 8 7 41
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 16 6 11 4 4 41
SONY CORPORATION 10 8 5 11 7 41
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 10 13 9 6 2 40
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 4 9 8 13 39
YAZAKI CORP. 10 8 8 6 7 39
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 8 5 5 10 37
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 9 8 8 7 3 35
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 7 10 9 4 35
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 7 8 7 7 32
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 5 7 8 6 32
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 13 4 5 7 2 31
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 9 9 8 2 1 29
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. 2 4 5 10 7 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 5 5 4 4 25
FORM FACTOR, INC. 3 4 9 7 1 24
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 3 5 1 1 23
HITACHI, LTD 7 3 6 3 3 22
NEWFREY LLC 2 6 8 3 3 22
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 3 3 7 7 22
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), INC. 7 2 5 3 5 22
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 7 5 6 3 0 21
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 9 1 2 5 21
NSK LIMITED 5 6 7 1 1 20
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 2 6 8 4 20
TESSERA, INC. 7 4 3 4 2 20
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 2 2 5 7 20
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 6 4 3 4 19
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 7 3 4 3 19
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 5 5 4 18
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 0 9 4 2 17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 1 4 4 2 15
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 11 3 1 0 0 15
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 2 2 5 5 1 15
LISLE CORPORATION 2 2 5 0 5 14
MAXTOR CORPORATION 0 2 1 7 4 14
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 3 4 5 1 14
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 2 5 4 2 1 14
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 3 4 3 3 13
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 4 2 2 4 13
MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. 1 0 5 6 1 13
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 1 4 4 3 13
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 5 13
DANA CORPORATION 3 4 2 1 2 12
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 2 2 4 3 12
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 3 2 4 2 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 3 4 0 1 12
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 1 4 0 11
KOMAX HOLDING AG 0 2 5 1 3 11
MIRAE CORPORATION 5 4 1 1 0 11
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 3 2 0 4 11
YKK CORPORATION 4 2 2 2 1 11
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 5 0 0 10
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 1 4 1 1 10
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 4 1 2 0 10
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 3 1 2 0 4 10
TORQUE-TRACTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 3 2 0 10
XEROX CORPORATION 2 3 3 2 0 10
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 1 2 2 2 9
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 1 1 2 2 3 9
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 5 9
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 4 0 9
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 3 0 0 1 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 3 3 3 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 0 2 3 2 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 3 9
RELIANCE ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 3 1 2 1 9
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 2 9
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 4 2 1 9
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC. 0 0 1 4 4 9
WHITESELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 5 1 2 9
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 6 1 8
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 1 2 4 0 8
ASMO CO., LTD. 1 1 2 3 1 8
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 1 2 1 2 8
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 2 1 3 2 8
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 5 8
GILLETTE COMPANY 1 1 4 2 0 8
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 1 4 3 0 0 8
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 4 0 0 3 1 8
NIDEC CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 4 8
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 0 4 3 0 8
NTN CORPORATION 2 2 4 0 0 8
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 2 2 2 2 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 4 1 1 8
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 2 0 5 0 1 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 3 1 0 1 8
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 0 1 5 1 1 8
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD. 0 1 1 4 1 7
HITACHI HIGH-TECH INSTRUMENTS COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 2 2 2 7
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 2 3 0 1 7
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 0 4 0 3 0 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 3 1 0 2 1 7
LEAR CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 1 7
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
NEC CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
PHOENIX PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 1 1 3 2 7
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. 1 0 1 1 4 7
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 1 4 1 7
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
SPX CORPORATION 2 1 4 0 0 7
TEXTRON INC. 0 2 4 1 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 2 3 1 7
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
AIRBUS FRANCE 2 0 2 1 1 6
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 2 1 2 1 0 6
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 2 6
ESEC TRADING SA 1 1 3 1 0 6
FINISAR CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 1 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 4 1 0 6
HENROB LIMITED 2 3 0 0 1 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
MITEK HOLDING, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
NEC TOKIN CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 2 6
PACESETTER, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
PROFIL-VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 1 1 2 6
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
SONY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 1 6
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
UTICA ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED 2 1 2 0 1 6
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
WILSON GREATBATCH LTD. 3 1 0 1 1 6
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ANDREW CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
APPLIED KINETICS INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 1 0 2 2 0 5
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 2 3 0 5
AVX CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA, LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 2 0 0 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 0 1 2 0 2 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 2 1 1 1 5
EATON CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
EPCOS AG 1 1 2 0 1 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 1 4 0 0 5
GLASS EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HARRIS CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 5
HAWORTH, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES 0 1 3 1 0 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
KENNAMETAL INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
L H CARBIDE CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
METSO PAPER, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 0 0 1 5
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 2 0 3 0 0 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
PIEDEK TECHNICAL LABORATORY 0 3 0 0 2 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
S & B TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
SOCIETE CASSESE S.A. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED 4 1 0 0 0 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP, K.K. 0 1 1 3 0 5
VISHAY DALE ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
WILSON GREATBATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
ZEPHYROS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5


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