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BUSINESS / COMPANIES
List: Top Ten US Patent Award Recipients
Date: 2005
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Base: All Companies applying for patents in the USA
Notes: IBM came top for the thirteenth year in a row. There is an estimated backlog of 500,000 and it takes an average of three years for approval.
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Company
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Number of Patents
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1995 Rank
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IBM
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2,941
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1
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Canon
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1,828
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2
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Hewlett-Packard
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1,797
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19
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Matsushita
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1,688
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8
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Samsung
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1,641
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21
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Micron Technology
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1,561
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158
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Intel
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1,549
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33
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Hitachi
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1,271
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7
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Toshiba
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1,258
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6
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Fujitsu
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1,154
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12
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