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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 703, DP: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation (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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 26 47 26 38 150
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 9 20 38 25 27 119
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3 15 20 24 26 88
FUJITSU LIMITED 8 10 11 12 12 53
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 10 13 10 12 7 52
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 4 20 12 10 48
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 9 11 12 40
INTEL CORPORATION 5 6 16 9 4 40
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 5 11 8 8 38
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 9 12 4 7 37
XILINX, INC. 0 4 9 7 10 30
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 4 5 7 7 27
UNISYS CORPORATION 7 2 6 8 4 27
SYNOPSYS INC. 4 4 7 3 6 24
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 10 5 3 22
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 1 5 5 3 7 21
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 4 3 7 5 2 21
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 7 5 4 3 20
BOEING COMPANY 0 2 5 4 8 19
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 7 5 1 5 19
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 0 0 2 4 12 18
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 4 5 2 15
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 1 1 7 5 1 15
NEC CORPORATION 4 3 4 0 4 15
QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 4 1 3 15
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 4 5 1 4 14
ALTERA CORPORATION 1 1 3 4 4 13
STMICROELECTRONICS, LTD. 3 6 4 0 0 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 4 5 12
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 3 1 1 2 5 12
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 5 1 5 12
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 2 4 3 12
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 3 2 1 1 4 11
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 0 5 3 11
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 3 3 5 0 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 4 5 1 0 11
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 3 2 3 0 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 1 4 4 0 11
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 2 4 0 1 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 5 1 3 1 11
AUTODESK, INC. 1 2 6 0 1 10
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 2 3 2 10
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 0 5 2 2 10
GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL -- AMERICAS, LLC 0 0 0 5 5 10
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 0 5 4 0 1 10
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 4 5 1 0 10
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 2 1 2 1 10
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 4 2 2 9
ARM LIMITED 0 1 5 0 2 8
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 2 2 3 1 8
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 0 4 2 0 7
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
LIVERMORE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
NCR CORPORATION 0 2 4 1 0 7
OBJECT RESERVOIR, INC. 0 1 4 1 1 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 1 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 0 7
YAZAKI CORP. 0 1 0 2 4 7
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 1 3 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 0 1 3 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 0 1 2 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 0 1 1 2 2 6
ADVANTEST CORP. 3 1 0 0 1 5
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 0 2 3 5
ENTELOS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 0 2 3 0 0 5
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 1 1 5
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 1 3 0 0 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 1 1 0 2 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
WIRELESS VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5


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