top 2004 US patent receivers
Posted by Douglas Sorocco, January 13, 2005 at 4:16 am
The official tally is out for 2004.
| Top US patent recipients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # in 2004 | Number of Patents in 2004 | Organization | # in 2003 | Number of Patents in 2003 |
|
1
|
3,248
|
IBM |
(1)
|
(3,415) |
|
2
|
1,934
|
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co |
(4)
|
(1,774 ) |
|
3
|
1,805
|
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
(2)
|
(1,992) |
|
4
|
1,775
|
Hewlett-Packard |
(5)
|
(1,759) |
|
5
|
1,760
|
Micron Technology |
(6)
|
(1,707) |
|
6
|
1,604
|
Samsung Electronics |
(9)
|
(1,313) |
|
7
|
1,601
|
Intel Corporation |
(7)
|
(1,592) |
|
8
|
1,514
|
Hitachi |
(3)
|
(1,893) |
|
9
|
1,310
|
Toshiba Corporation |
(13)
|
(1,184) |
|
10
|
1,305
|
Sony Corporation |
(10)
|
(1,311) |
| Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office | ||||