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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 28 39 43 69 69 248
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 25 27 22 30 26 130
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 5 12 24 26 44 111
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 24 26 26 16 16 108
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 12 12 11 16 12 63
FUJITSU LIMITED 12 12 9 13 16 62
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 5 12 16 14 48
BOEING COMPANY 4 8 8 13 9 42
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 12 7 7 13 2 41
XILINX, INC. 7 10 7 9 8 41
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 8 0 4 10 30
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 12 11 5 2 0 30
SYNOPSYS INC. 3 6 4 6 11 30
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 7 9 8 1 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 7 2 9 3 28
INTEL CORPORATION 9 4 4 8 1 26
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 7 6 6 3 26
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 8 2 5 24
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 2 5 3 7 7 24
ALTERA CORPORATION 4 4 4 6 5 23
AUTODESK, INC. 0 1 8 11 3 23
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 3 2 8 5 23
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 3 2 3 8 21
HITACHI, LTD 1 5 2 8 3 19
GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL -- AMERICAS, LLC 5 5 4 2 1 17
LIVERMORE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 4 3 3 4 17
NEC CORPORATION 0 4 5 3 3 15
UNISYS CORPORATION 8 4 3 0 0 15
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 1 9 2 1 13
EMC CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 4 13
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 7 13
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 3 1 3 2 13
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 6 6 0 0 12
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 1 5 4 12
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 5 1 1 3 2 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 2 2 4 12
LSI CORPORATION 3 1 4 2 2 12
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 1 6 2 3 12
QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 5 2 1 12
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 5 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 1 3 2 3 12
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 1 1 0 1 8 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 4 4 11
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 6 11
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 3 4 2 11
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 2 0 1 2 10
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 3 1 2 2 10
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 4 3 0 3 0 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 3 3 4 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 5 0 1 1 3 10
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 2 10
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 4 6 10
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 0 3 0 6 10
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 4 1 2 1 9
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 0 1 6 2 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 5 0 1 2 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 0 3 3 9
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 1 0 0 4 4 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 1 2 2 1 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 1 2 1 3 9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 1 1 1 3 9
YAZAKI CORP. 2 4 3 0 0 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 0 1 3 3 8
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 0 4 8
HARRIS CORP. 0 0 2 2 4 8
M-I L.L.C 0 2 4 1 1 8
NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 2 5 0 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 2 1 4 8
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 0 1 0 4 3 8
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 1 0 2 8
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
SIEMENS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 1 7
ARM LIMITED 0 2 2 2 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 0 3 3 0 6
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 1 2 0 6
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 0 2 2 2 0 6
STORAGE APPLIANCE CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 2 0 3 1 6
WIRELESS VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 5 0 0 1 0 6
AIRBUS ESPANA, S.L. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 1 2 2 5
BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 0 5
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 2 2 5
CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 1 1 5
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
EDSA MICRO CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
ENTELOS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 1 0 4 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 2 1 5
SMARTSIGNAL CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 2 2 0 1 0 5


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