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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 702, DP: Measuring, Calibrating, or Testing (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 69 70 61 77 81 358
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 76 77 55 72 62 342
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 21 23 24 26 29 123
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 13 27 19 26 29 114
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 19 23 18 15 15 90
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 21 19 17 11 18 86
ADVANTEST CORP. 14 14 14 18 20 80
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 15 15 10 15 18 73
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 17 18 15 12 11 73
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 15 19 17 9 11 71
BOEING COMPANY 12 10 11 16 19 68
HITACHI, LTD 14 16 10 12 11 63
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 17 13 13 11 5 59
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 19 12 3 12 13 59
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 10 10 14 8 13 55
FUJITSU LIMITED 10 18 6 6 14 54
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 11 8 15 11 6 51
INTEL CORPORATION 19 11 12 4 4 50
WESTERNGECO, LLC 7 9 6 14 11 47
TEKTRONIX INC. 13 10 11 4 7 45
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 3 4 9 14 12 42
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 16 9 4 8 5 42
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 20 7 11 3 0 41
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 6 6 10 11 40
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 17 7 7 5 4 40
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 3 5 11 7 35
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 5 4 9 9 8 35
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 3 6 5 9 9 32
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 8 5 7 7 5 32
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 12 6 5 2 5 30
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 7 6 4 6 4 27
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 3 3 7 13 27
CATERPILLAR INC. 6 3 6 3 8 26
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 4 9 4 4 5 26
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 6 2 9 3 5 25
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 8 3 5 5 3 24
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 7 9 8 24
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 7 5 8 0 3 23
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 4 7 7 22
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 3 7 3 7 22
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 3 3 4 6 22
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 7 3 3 5 3 21
SONY CORPORATION 4 8 2 3 4 21
BROADCOM CORPORATION 6 3 3 4 4 20
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 4 2 6 8 20
DENSO CORPORATION 9 2 2 3 4 20
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 3 2 7 7 20
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 11 9 20
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 3 6 5 20
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 6 4 3 4 2 19
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 4 0 4 4 6 18
ROSEMOUNT INC. 2 2 6 3 5 18
NIKE, INC. 2 4 3 3 5 17
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 8 5 0 0 4 17
TERADYNE, INC. 3 2 8 1 3 17
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 5 8 0 1 2 16
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 0 2 2 6 6 16
MICRO MOTION, INC. 2 1 1 4 8 16
NEC CORPORATION 2 3 6 3 2 16
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 0 4 1 5 6 16
NXP B.V. 1 2 8 1 4 16
LECROY CORPORATION 3 2 2 4 4 15
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 3 4 1 3 4 15
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 1 1 5 2 14
OMRON CORPORATION 5 5 2 1 1 14
RAMBUS, INC. 5 1 3 3 2 14
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 2 3 1 5 3 14
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 3 6 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 5 2 3 0 4 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 2 5 3 14
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 3 3 1 1 5 13
APPLE, INC. 0 1 7 1 4 13
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 3 3 4 2 13
ELECTRO INDUSTRIES/GAUGE TECH. 3 1 1 2 6 13
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 3 3 2 4 1 13
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 3 2 2 2 13
NOKIA CORPORATION 5 1 3 1 3 13
PHATRAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 4 2 3 1 13
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 6 7 13
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 4 4 3 2 13
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 2 1 2 2 5 12
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 3 2 1 5 12
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 3 1 0 12
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 1 6 2 12
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 2 10 12
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 2 1 3 3 12
LSI CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 4 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 5 2 1 1 12
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 0 1 5 5 12
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 6 2 3 1 0 12
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 2 7 1 1 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 1 2 4 3 12
XEROX CORPORATION 1 2 4 2 3 12
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 4 2 5 11
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 4 2 0 4 1 11
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 2 2 1 11
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 2 1 2 3 3 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 4 0 3 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 1 5 0 11
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 1 4 1 5 11
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 3 4 1 2 1 11
VERIGY PTE LTD 5 3 1 1 1 11
XILINX, INC. 5 1 0 5 0 11
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 0 2 5 3 10
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 0 2 4 4 10
CIDRA CORPORATION 2 8 0 0 0 10
DEERE + COMPANY 7 1 0 1 1 10
EMC CORPORATION 3 2 3 2 0 10
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 4 1 3 2 10
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 2 1 2 10
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 2 2 2 2 10
RENISHAW PLC 2 1 1 5 1 10
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 3 2 3 10
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION 3 3 0 3 1 10
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 1 1 6 1 10
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 3 1 1 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 1 2 0 4 3 10
ALTERA CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 3 9
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 1 0 2 4 9
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 2 1 1 3 9
ITRON, INC. 2 1 1 2 3 9
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 2 4 1 0 2 9
MAXYGEN, INC. 0 2 2 5 0 9
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 1 5 1 1 9
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 2 2 1 2 2 9
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 1 3 3 1 9
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 0 2 2 4 9
SQUARE D COMPANY 2 4 0 1 2 9
THERMO FINNIGAN LLC 1 1 2 2 3 9
VERISAE, INC. 0 2 1 2 4 9
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 6 9
ABB PATENT GMBH 3 1 1 3 0 8
ACELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
APPLERA CORPORATION 3 5 0 0 0 8
ARM LIMITED 2 4 1 0 1 8
ASAHI KASEI EMD CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 2 8
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 3 2 2 0 8
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 1 2 1 2 2 8
CERNER INNOVATION, INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 1 4 0 3 0 8
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 3 1 2 1 1 8
DRESSER, INC. 4 1 0 1 2 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 0 4 3 8
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 0 4 3 0 1 8
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 5 2 0 1 0 8
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 3 2 1 2 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 2 1 0 0 8
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 1 6 1 0 0 8
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 1 8
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 0 8
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 1 8
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 0 8
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. 1 1 1 3 2 8
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 1 8
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 2 2 0 0 8
TEST ADVANTAGE, INC. 2 3 0 0 3 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 4 8
YAMATAKE CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 2 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 2 0 2 2 7
ABB AG 0 0 3 3 1 7
AXIAM, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 2 3 7
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 3 0 0 2 2 7
CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBH 1 0 3 2 1 7
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 1 1 1 4 7
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 5 0 0 0 2 7
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 5 1 1 0 0 7
DP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
EXPRO METERS, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 1 2 1 1 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
MIDTRONICS, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 3 4 7
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 1 7
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
SMITHS DETECTION INC. 3 0 2 2 0 7
SPM INSTRUMENT AB 3 1 0 2 1 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 5 0 0 1 7
THE WEATHER CHANNEL, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 3 1 2 0 7
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 1 6 0 0 7
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 3 7
WSI CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 4 0 0 0 2 6
BROOKS INSTRUMENT, LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
CELLOMICS, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
CERNO BIOSCIENCE LLC 0 1 3 0 2 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 2 4 6
FLYING J, INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 4 1 0 1 6
GEORGE MASON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
GUIDE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 1 0 1 0 4 6
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 0 2 1 2 6
HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 0 6
HSB SOLOMON ASSOCIATES, LLC 0 1 0 0 5 6
ILLUMINA, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 1 6
METTLER TOLEDO AG 0 0 2 2 2 6
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 0 0 4 0 6
NSK LIMITED 2 1 2 1 0 6
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 1 6
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 0 1 0 6
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 0 2 0 2 2 6
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 2 2 0 0 6
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 1 3 2 0 6
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED 4 1 0 1 0 6
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 3 0 1 0 6
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. 1 5 0 0 0 6
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 2 0 2 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 1 1 6
WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY 0 0 3 2 1 6
XENCOR, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
YAZAKI CORP. 2 1 2 0 1 6
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
ADVANCED STRUCTURE MONITORING, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
ADVANTEST AMERICA R& D CENTER, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
AIRBUS FRANCE 1 1 0 1 2 5
ANALYSIS & MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 1 0 0 1 3 5
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
BIOARRAY SOLUTIONS, LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
CELERITY, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE 0 3 1 1 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
ELPIDA MEMORY, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 3 0 0 2 0 5
FANUC LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
FORM FACTOR, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 0 4 1 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
HARRIS CORP. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HORIBA LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
INTEGRIEN CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 1 0 2 2 0 5
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
KJT ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 1 0 1 3 0 5
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 1 1 2 0 5
MICROSTRAIN, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
OHM LIMITED 1 1 2 0 1 5
PATHFINDER ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 3 2 5
QCEPT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
RENAULT S.A.S. 0 0 1 3 1 5
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 2 1 5
SIEMENS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
SPECTRASEIS AG 0 0 2 3 0 5
SYNOPSYS INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
THALES 0 0 2 1 2 5
THOMSON LICENSING 2 0 1 0 2 5
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 0 0 0 4 1 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 3 0 0 1 1 5


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