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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 179 161 162 160 181 843
DENSO CORPORATION 41 53 61 74 51 280
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 27 38 49 57 56 227
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 55 48 38 39 40 220
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22 26 21 25 32 126
BOEING COMPANY 9 22 21 30 37 119
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 30 31 20 16 12 109
HITACHI, LTD 14 25 21 27 19 106
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 20 23 19 15 17 94
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 22 19 12 20 84
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 10 15 20 14 19 78
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 5 11 19 15 22 72
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 21 20 13 8 8 70
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 19 11 11 13 12 66
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 11 13 10 13 11 58
ROSEMOUNT INC. 6 10 10 11 19 56
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 8 11 15 12 5 51
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 11 11 5 12 6 45
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 11 9 7 5 13 45
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 9 10 12 9 3 43
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 5 9 9 5 12 40
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 5 7 6 10 11 39
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 3 7 8 11 37
CATERPILLAR INC. 6 5 5 10 10 36
CIDRA CORPORATION 2 2 10 10 12 36
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 6 5 7 8 10 36
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 16 5 7 1 6 35
KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC. 3 5 5 10 9 32
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 5 10 11 3 3 32
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 2 8 11 9 30
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 7 7 6 5 5 30
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 2 6 8 4 9 29
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 0 3 13 10 29
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 5 13 4 6 1 29
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 6 4 4 7 7 28
VEGA GRIESHABER KG 9 3 9 3 3 27
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 7 4 9 26
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 6 3 4 0 26
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 4 4 8 5 4 25
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 6 16 24
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 9 7 6 2 0 24
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 6 8 5 3 24
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 5 5 5 3 5 23
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 3 5 3 6 23
KROHNE AG 3 6 2 6 6 23
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 6 6 5 0 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8 2 2 4 6 22
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 5 2 4 2 8 21
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 6 4 2 4 21
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 3 2 6 5 5 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 8 0 3 8 2 21
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 3 2 7 9 21
ABB PATENT GMBH 2 0 5 6 7 20
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 7 1 9 2 1 20
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 1 4 9 5 0 19
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 4 5 3 4 19
PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 4 6 3 2 4 19
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 8 4 4 19
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 3 3 5 2 6 19
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 2 6 5 2 18
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 7 5 2 2 2 18
KOYO SEIKO COMPANY, LTD. 1 7 7 2 1 18
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 1 0 8 7 18
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 6 2 1 6 2 17
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 1 5 5 6 0 17
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 4 2 6 4 17
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6 3 5 0 3 17
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 3 2 4 4 17
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 4 4 2 3 16
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 3 4 4 4 1 16
CTS CORPORATION 2 1 4 5 4 16
FIDELICA MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 5 4 4 0 3 16
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 3 1 4 5 16
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 9 0 0 3 4 16
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4 3 3 3 2 15
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 4 5 2 1 3 15
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 1 2 2 7 15
DANA CORPORATION 5 4 3 1 2 15
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 2 3 4 3 15
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 7 6 1 15
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 5 6 15
PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 4 2 1 3 5 15
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 5 3 4 15
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 2 3 4 4 15
SANDIA CORPORATION 6 3 1 4 1 15
SPX CORPORATION 3 3 7 2 0 15
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 3 5 6 15
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 0 2 7 3 2 14
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 7 5 0 14
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 1 2 3 5 14
GILBARCO, INC. 0 5 7 2 0 14
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 4 4 3 0 14
NSK LIMITED 4 3 1 3 3 14
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 3 4 3 3 14
THALES 0 0 7 6 1 14
ABAS, INCORPORATED 3 3 4 3 0 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 3 4 2 13
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 4 3 0 1 13
LEAR CORPORATION 4 5 3 0 1 13
MICRO MOTION, INC. 5 0 2 4 2 13
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 1 1 3 5 3 13
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 3 2 2 5 13
SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 0 3 2 3 5 13
YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 6 3 4 13
AVL NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 3 3 3 1 12
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 2 4 2 3 1 12
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 4 1 2 1 4 12
INFICON GMBH 1 1 3 5 2 12
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 5 0 2 3 2 12
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 3 3 2 2 12
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 7 1 0 0 12
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 1 5 11
ASML HOLDING N.V. 0 1 8 1 1 11
AVL LIST GMBH 2 0 3 4 2 11
CELERITY, INC. 0 0 6 1 4 11
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 5 1 2 2 1 11
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 1 1 2 4 3 11
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 3 1 2 1 11
HORIBA LTD. 1 3 0 2 5 11
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 2 1 3 3 2 11
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 6 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 2 2 1 3 11
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 5 2 2 0 11
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 3 11
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 2 3 3 2 1 11
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 6 11
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 2 1 1 5 10
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 4 10
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 2 3 2 2 10
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 1 1 3 3 2 10
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 0 3 3 1 3 10
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 2 3 1 1 3 10
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 2 0 1 3 10
OMRON CORPORATION 2 3 3 2 0 10
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 4 3 2 0 10
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 1 5 0 3 1 10
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 0 6 4 0 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 3 1 2 4 0 10
WATERS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1 3 5 1 0 10
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 2 2 0 3 3 10
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 1 5 0 2 9
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 3 3 2 1 0 9
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 2 4 0 0 9
HITACHI METALS LTD. 2 3 1 1 2 9
KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 5 0 2 1 1 9
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 4 0 1 3 1 9
TDK CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 4 9
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 1 1 1 4 9
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 4 0 1 9
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 2 1 2 1 9
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 2 0 2 3 2 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 1 3 8
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 2 5 1 0 0 8
BEI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 1 4 0 8
CHRYSLER LLC 0 0 0 3 5 8
DRESSER, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 0 1 1 2 8
GENERAL NANOTECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. 2 3 1 2 0 8
I F M ELECTRONIC GMBH 3 1 2 1 1 8
INTEL CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 3 8
INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, L.L.C. 1 0 4 2 1 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 4 3 0 0 8
LITEF GMBH 1 0 0 5 2 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 3 1 1 1 8
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD. 0 2 1 4 1 8
SAGEM S.A. 1 3 3 1 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 4 2 1 0 8
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 3 2 1 2 0 8
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 3 1 0 2 8
SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 2 2 0 1 8
TAKATA CORPORATION 2 1 4 1 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 1 2 2 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 0 2 3 2 1 8
VTI TECHNOLOGIES OY 0 1 0 2 5 8
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 2 2 0 2 8
ASHCROFT, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 3 0 1 0 3 7
BERKIN B.V. 0 1 2 0 4 7
CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 4 0 7
EPPENDORF AG 1 1 1 1 3 7
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 5 1 0 0 7
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 2 0 1 2 7
INNALABS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 2 1 2 0 7
MYKROLIS CORPORATION 1 3 3 0 0 7
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 1 1 1 1 3 7
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 2 7
OVAL CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 3 7
PROTEUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 0 0 5 1 1 7
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 0 2 2 2 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 1 4 7
SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE 0 2 2 0 3 7
SARTORIUS AG 0 5 1 0 1 7
SENSIRION AG 4 1 0 2 0 7
SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT GMBH 3 2 1 0 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 3 2 0 1 1 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 4 7
ABB LIMITED 1 3 1 1 0 6
ADVANTEST CORP. 0 0 6 0 0 6
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
ASYLUM RESEARCH CORP. 0 0 1 3 2 6
BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO, LLC 4 2 0 0 0 6
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 1 1 0 1 3 6
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 1 6
DEKATI OY 0 0 4 0 2 6
ENDRESS + HAUSER WETZER GMBH + CO. KG 0 3 1 0 2 6
ENTEGRIS, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
FAG KUGELFISCHER GEORG SCHAFER AG 0 0 3 2 1 6
HITACHI UNISIA AUTOMOTIVE, LTD. 1 3 2 0 0 6
INPUT/OUTPUT, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 2 0 2 1 1 6
JOHNS MANVILLE 0 0 3 2 1 6
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 2 1 3 0 0 6
METSCAN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 3 1 0 6
METTLER TOLEDO AG 0 0 0 5 1 6
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 1 4 1 0 0 6
NITTA CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 3 6
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 2 1 6
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 1 2 1 2 6
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 2 0 0 4 0 6
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 0 2 1 1 2 6
SCHENCK ROTEC GMBH 1 0 0 2 3 6
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SMITHS DETECTION INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 1 6
SONORA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
SONOSCAN, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES, INC. 0 2 0 0 4 6
TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 2 0 2 6
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 1 6
TRANSENSE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 1 2 1 2 0 6
TRANSONIC SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC 0 2 1 1 2 6
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 1 1 3 0 6
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 0 2 1 6
WACOH CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 1 2 0 2 6
ACTARIS S.A.S. 1 3 1 0 0 5
AGFA NDT GMBH 2 1 0 1 1 5
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
BBNT SOLUTIONS LLC 2 2 1 0 0 5
BJ SERVICES CO 1 2 0 2 0 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 1 2 1 1 5
CINCINNATI TEST SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
CNH AMERICA LLC 1 1 0 1 2 5
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 3 2 0 0 0 5
DANFOSS A/S 1 0 1 3 0 5
DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
DIETERICH STANDARD CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
DWYER INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
ENGINEERED SUPPORT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 0 1 0 2 5
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
FUJIKIN INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 1 1 2 0 1 5
GERSTEL SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 1 0 1 5
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 1 2 2 0 5
HORIBA INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 0 0 3 0 2 5
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 1 1 1 2 0 5
INVENSENSE INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
KELSEY-HAYES CO. 3 1 1 0 0 5
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 2 0 0 5
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 0 5
NARTRON CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
PTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 5
ROCHESTER GAUGES, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SAAB ROSEMOUNT TANK RADAR AB 1 1 1 2 0 5
SCHENCK PROCESS GMBH 1 2 0 2 0 5
SIEMENS FLOW INSTRUMENTS A/S 2 1 1 0 1 5
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
SILICON VALLEY MICRO C CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
SNECMA MOTEURS 2 1 1 1 0 5
SPINECORE, INC 0 1 2 1 1 5
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 2 2 1 0 5
THALES AVIONICS S.A. 3 2 0 0 0 5
THERMO ELECTRON (KARLSRUHE) GMBH 2 1 0 1 1 5
TROXLER ELECTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 3 0 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 0 2 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2 0 1 0 2 5
VERI-TEK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2 1 1 1 0 5
VETCO GRAY INC 0 1 3 1 0 5
VISTA ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 2 1 0 1 1 5


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