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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 706, DP: Artificial Intelligence (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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 17 38 49 77 105 286
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 18 30 46 57 57 208
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 17 34 69 60 196
SONY CORPORATION 4 5 10 16 9 44
YAHOO, INC. 0 0 5 13 26 44
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 7 8 10 11 7 43
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 6 8 11 8 37
INTEL CORPORATION 6 4 3 5 9 27
XEROX CORPORATION 2 6 4 3 10 25
GOOGLE, INC. 0 2 4 6 12 24
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 5 4 8 20
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 1 3 9 6 20
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 2 4 8 19
BOEING COMPANY 3 2 5 1 7 18
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 3 2 6 6 17
HEALTH DISCOVERY CORPORATION 1 4 5 4 3 17
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 2 5 4 5 17
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 5 4 7 17
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION 2 1 1 6 6 16
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 2 2 5 6 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 1 4 5 15
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 2 2 6 14
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 1 2 4 5 2 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 3 3 5 2 13
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 6 1 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 1 3 2 5 13
ZXIBIX, INC. 4 1 4 4 0 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 3 4 12
KNOWM TECH, LLC 0 5 2 3 2 12
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 1 3 3 2 2 11
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 4 2 11
NUMENTA, INC. 0 0 3 1 7 11
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 1 1 5 4 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 2 3 5 11
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 0 0 0 3 7 10
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 0 2 2 4 2 10
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 0 4 1 4 0 9
AILIVE, INC. 1 0 2 1 5 9
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 3 1 2 1 2 9
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 1 4 0 1 9
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 3 4 2 9
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 3 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 1 6 1 1 9
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 5 9
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
ALOFT MEDIA, LLC 0 1 5 0 2 8
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 1 1 2 4 8
D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 2 1 5 8
HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH 1 4 0 3 0 8
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 3 8
MANYWORLDS CONSULTING, INC. 0 0 6 2 0 8
NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 3 4 8
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 2 8
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
AUREON LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
GEORGE MASON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 2 2 0 2 1 7
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
ICOSYSTEM CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 2 7
NEC CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 0 7
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
SIEMENS CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 2 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 2 3 6
EBAY INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
NEUROSCIENCES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 4 6
TREND MICRO, INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
EMC CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 1 2 1 5
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
KOFAX, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 1 4 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
RED HAT, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
VEVEO, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5


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