| Top 100 Assignee |
| Ord. | Assignee's name | Last publication | Number of Patent applications |
| 1 | International Business Machines Corporation | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097694 - PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AGAINST UNATHORIZED HARDWARE USE | 25024 |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097714 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING PRIVATE INFORMATION | 18977 |
| 3 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097691 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE VIA NETWORK, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF | 15939 |
| 4 | Microsoft Corporation | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097697 - Security Primitives Employing Hard Artificial Intelligence Problems | 13446 |
| 5 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097675 - POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR SERVER | 11305 |
| 6 | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096419 - MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD | 10792 |
| 7 | SONY CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097650 - RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, FILTERING AND STORING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 10695 |
| 8 | FUJITSU LIMITED | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097441 - MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR SYSTEM, POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT | 8951 |
| 9 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096601 - LIQUID INJECTION DEVICE AND MEDICAL APPARATUS | 7426 |
| 10 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096702 - Controlling The Access To A User Interface For Atmosphere Control With An Atmosphere Creation System | 7108 |
| 11 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097542 - CATEGORIZING APPARATUS AND CATEGORIZING METHOD | 7090 |
| 12 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097609 - System and Method for Determining Thermal Management Policy From Leakage Current Measurement | 6922 |
| 13 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096853 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS | 6185 |
| 14 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096804 - FUEL INJECTION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 5373 |
| 15 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096941 - CLINICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM | 4813 |
| 16 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130057842 - SOLUTION TO OPTICAL CONSTRAINT ON MICROTRUSS PROCESSING | 4788 |
| 17 | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097624 - SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING FAVORITE CHANNEL/PROGRAM BASED ON TV WATCHING PATTERN AND METHOD THEREOF | 4171 |
| 18 | DENSO CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097564 - INPUT APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS | 4122 |
| 19 | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096761 - HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM | 3792 |
| 20 | RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097676 - MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT | 3691 |
| 21 | XEROX CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097494 - Method and system for visual cues to facilitate navigation through an ordered set of documents | 3687 |
| 22 | HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097675 - POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR SERVER | 3539 |
| 23 | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Apr 11, 2013 / 20130089357 - Developer Container Provided with Cap for Covering Filling Port | 3527 |
| 24 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097459 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED DIAGNOSTIC REASONING | 3523 |
| 25 | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095838 - MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, CELL RESELECTION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM OF MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | 3501 |
| 26 | SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095617 - THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 3366 |
| 27 | BASF SE | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096526 - FLUID-ABSORBENT ARTICLE | 3184 |
| 28 | Apple Inc. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097511 - Positioning a Virtual Sound Capturing Device in a Three Dimensional Interface | 3144 |
| 29 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097025 - PASSENGER GUIDANCE DISPLAY SYSTEM, PASSENGER GUIDANCE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND PASSENGER GUIDANCE DISPLAY METHOD | 3074 |
| 30 | BROADCOM CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097633 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING RESOURCES FOR SETUP BOXES (STB) IN A HOME NETWORK | 2896 |
| 31 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097468 - LOW POWER SCAN & DELAY TEST METHOD AND APPARATUS | 2886 |
| 32 | FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097491 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | 2623 |
| 33 | NEC Corporation | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097375 - STORAGE DEVICE AND REBUILD PROCESS METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE | 2605 |
| 34 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097265 - METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AND STORING CPM SERVICE MESSAGE AND SERVICE THEREOF | 2547 |
| 35 | SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095352 - NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | 2457 |
| 36 | Hynix Semiconductor Inc. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094316 - MEMORY SYSTEM | 2434 |
| 37 | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097358 - METHOD FOR SHARING MEMORY OF VIRTUAL MACHINE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM USING THE SAME | 2431 |
| 38 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097666 - PROXY GATEWAY ANTI-VIRUS METHOD, PRE-CLASSIFIER, AND PROXY GATEWAY | 2335 |
| 39 | NOKIA CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097548 - Virtual Keyboard, Input Method, and Associated Storage Medium | 2295 |
| 40 | Tokyo Electron Limited | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130093446 - SUPPORT BODY FOR CONTACT TERMINALS AND PROBE CARD | 2271 |
| 41 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097458 - STORAGE SYSTEM, AND DATA BACKUP METHOD AND SYSTEM RESTARTING METHOD OF STORAGE SYSTEM | 2221 |
| 42 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097471 - ERROR CORRECTION IN A STACKED MEMORY | 2206 |
| 43 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096808 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 2192 |
| 44 | Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095420 - ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER | 2173 |
| 45 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097571 - METHOD FOR DUMMY METAL AND DUMMY VIA INSERTION | 2061 |
| 46 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094844 - CAMERA MODULE HAVING AUTO-FOCUS APPARATUS | 2034 |
| 47 | Hyundai Motor Company | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096925 - SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SOUND SOURCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE | 1983 |
| 48 | NXP B.V. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094603 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENCODING BITS TO SYMBOLS FOR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 1957 |
| 49 | BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096043 - Additive to Improve Flow, Reduce Power Consumption and Pressure Drop in Heavy Oil Pipelines | 1946 |
| 50 | MOTOROLA, INC. | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120256863 - Methods for Associating Objects on a Touch Screen Using Input Gestures | 1932 |
| 51 | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097703 - SYSTEM AND METHOD TO LOCATE A PREFIX HIJACKER WITHIN A ONE-HOP NEIGHBORHOOD | 1875 |
| 52 | Robert Bosch GMBH | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096809 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING UNCONTROLLED COMBUSTIONS IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | 1863 |
| 53 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097754 - MANDARIN TREE NAMED 'KINNOWLS' | 1816 |
| 54 | MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120323917 - NAVIGATING MEDIA CONTENT BY GROUPS | 1809 |
| 55 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096995 - ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SERVICES | 1777 |
| 56 | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097615 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MESSAGING APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE | 1727 |
| 57 | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097267 - Method and Radio Communication Device for the Transmission Efficient Editing Of Multimedia Messages | 1715 |
| 58 | KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095991 - SHEET FOLDER | 1709 |
| 59 | NITTO DENKO CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095639 - FILM FOR BACK SURFACE OF FLIP-CHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, DICING-TAPE-INTEGRATED FILM FOR BACK SURFACE OF SEMICONDUCTOR, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND FLIP-CHIP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 1707 |
| 60 | Yahoo! Inc. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097321 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORK LOAD BALANCING | 1705 |
| 61 | Kyocera Corporation | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095811 - RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD | 1652 |
| 62 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097324 - Selective Reestablishment of Cable Modem Internet Protocol Connectivity | 1633 |
| 63 | Olympus Corporation | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094781 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS | 1632 |
| 64 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097347 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA BETWEEN DEVICES CONNECTED VIA A BUS DEFINING A TIME SLOT DURING TRANSMISSION FOR RESPONSIVE OUTPUT INFORMATION FROM BUS DEVICES | 1595 |
| 65 | GOOGLE INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097695 - Dynamic Profile Switching Based on User Identification | 1557 |
| 66 | Applied Materials, Inc. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095643 - METHODS FOR IMPLANTING DOPANT SPECIES IN A SUBSTRATE | 1554 |
| 67 | NIKON CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094006 - SUBSTRATE CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYANCE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | 1535 |
| 68 | ZTE CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095876 - Quick Positioning Method And Device For Multiple Cycles And Multiple Users | 1517 |
| 69 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095375 - ELECTRICAL PART, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE CELL, AND LEAD WIRE AND SEALABLE CONTAINER FOR USE THEREIN | 1466 |
| 70 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095860 - MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, RADIO BASE STATION, AND UPPER NODE | 1444 |
| 71 | The Boeing Company | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096772 - SELF-CONFIGURING CABIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 1444 |
| 72 | RICOH COMPANY, LTD | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097299 - DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | 1441 |
| 73 | SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094624 - METHOD FOR CORE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY DETERMINATION | 1439 |
| 74 | E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095965 - CHAIN TENSION GUIDE SUITABLE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 1436 |
| 75 | NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130044530 - LAYOUT OF MEMORY CELLS AND INPUT/OUTPUT CIRCUITRY IN A SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | 1429 |
| 76 | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096174 - PLANT DISEASE CONTROL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PLANT DISEASE | 1381 |
| 77 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095869 - Uplink Switched Antenna Transmit Diversity Method and Apparatus | 1345 |
| 78 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096604 - INTEGRATED CROSSING BALLOON CATHETER | 1344 |
| 79 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094970 - WIND TURBINE BLADE, WIND TURBINE GENERATOR EQUIPPED WITH WIND TURBINE BLADE AND METHOD OF DESIGNING WIND TURBINE BLADE | 1312 |
| 80 | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095349 - READER STOP-LAYERS | 1294 |
| 81 | FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097449 - MEMORY UNIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD | 1274 |
| 82 | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095233 - MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 1236 |
| 83 | Elpida Memory, Inc. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097388 - DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM | 1221 |
| 84 | MEDTRONIC, INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096673 - Prosthetic Heart Valve Devices And Methods Of Valve Replacement | 1208 |
| 85 | Renesas Electronics Corporation | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095779 - FILTER CIRCUIT AND RECEIVING DEVICE | 1178 |
| 86 | Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130093654 - Organic Light Emitting Diode Display | 1169 |
| 87 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL) | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097296 - SECURE CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION | 1157 |
| 88 | VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130097315 - IP-BASED MOBILE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION FOR CONTENT DELIVERY | 1156 |
| 89 | TDK CORPORATION | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094121 - LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC PARTS | 1148 |
| 90 | ASML Netherlands B.V. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094897 - Radiation Beam Welding Method, Body and Lithographic Apparatus | 1124 |
| 91 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095396 - SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK | 1120 |
| 92 | Rohm Co., Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095594 - SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR THE SAME | 1097 |
| 93 | Nike, Inc. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096704 - Systems for Activating Electronic Devices for Operation with Athletic Equipment | 1087 |
| 94 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096179 - SIRT4 ACTIVITIES | 1022 |
| 95 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094001 - PROJECTOR, PROJECTION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | 1014 |
| 96 | SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130093297 - DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | 1009 |
| 97 | FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094244 - LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 1000 |
| 98 | FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Apr 11, 2013 / 20130087311 - THERMAL MODULE | 988 |
| 99 | THALES | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096814 - COLLISION PREVENTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE ON THE GROUND | 971 |
| 100 | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130093597 - COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS | 969 |