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Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by geographical areas: North America
Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by geographical areas: North America
Rankings of the groups’ invention by geographical areas: North America
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| Rank | Group | Number of Patents | Industry | Country |
| 1 | HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 16790 | Technology | United states |
| 2 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 14834 | Technology | United states |
| 3 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 14600 | Industrials | United states |
| 4 | INTEL CORP | 13697 | Technology | United states |
| 5 | MICROSOFT CORP | 11301 | Technology | United states |
| 6 | MOTOROLA INC | 10500 | Technology | United states |
| 7 | EASTMAN KODAK CO | 8943 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 8 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 7263 | Technology | United states |
| 9 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 6563 | Industrials | United states |
| 10 | XEROX CORP | 6158 | Technology | United states |
| 11 | PROCTER & GAMBLE CO | 5969 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 12 | SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC | 5832 | Technology | United states |
| 13 | FORD MOTOR CO | 5188 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 14 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 5180 | Technology | United states |
| 15 | AT&T INC. | 4801 | Telecommunications | United states |
| 16 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 4625 | Industrials | United states |
| 17 | TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP. | 4577 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 18 | 3M COMPANY | 4531 | Industrials | United states |
| 19 | CATERPILLAR INC | 4309 | Industrials | United states |
| 20 | LSI CORPORATION | 4246 | Technology | United states |
| 21 | APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 4110 | Technology | United states |
| 22 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP | 4027 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 23 | CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 3919 | Technology | United states |
| 24 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3904 | Health Care | United states |
| 25 | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3649 | Industrials | United states |
| 26 | NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED | 3587 | Technology | Canada |
| 27 | VISTEON CORP | 3526 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 28 | DELPHI CORPORATION | 3408 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 29 Erreur de traitement dans la version béta | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP - IBM | n.a. | Technology | United states |
| 30 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (THE) | 3112 | Basic Materials | United states |
| 31 | BOEING CO | 2933 | Industrials | United states |
| 32 | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC | 2877 | Industrials | United states |
| 33 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | 2755 | Industrials | United states |
| 34 | MEDTRONIC INC | 2686 | Health Care | United states |
| 35 | KIMBERLY CLARK CORP | 2502 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 36 | EMERSON ELECTRIC CO | 2461 | Industrials | United states |
| 37 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | 2447 | Health Care | United states |
| 38 | EXXON MOBIL CORP | 2167 | Oil & Gas | United states |
| 39 | CITIGROUP INC | 2165 | Financials | United states |
| 40 | MOLEX INC | 2105 | Industrials | United states |
| 41 | TYCO ELECTRONICS LTD. | 2102 | Technology | Bermuda |
| 42 | NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | 2042 | Technology | United states |
| 43 | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC | 1941 | Oil & Gas | United states |
| 44 | QUALCOMM INC | 1924 | Technology | United states |
| 45 | DANAHER CORP | 1901 | Industrials | United states |
| 46 | PFIZER INC | 1752 | Health Care | United states |
| 47 | RAYTHEON COMPANY | 1649 | Industrials | United states |
| 48 | DEERE & CO | 1631 | Industrials | United states |
| 49 | JOHNSON CONTROLS INC | 1539 | Consumer Goods | United states |
| 50 | FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 1530 | Technology | United states |