Ocean Tomo Patent Quality Inventor Study | April 2011
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`Ocean Tomo Patent Quality Inventor Study
`April, 2011
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`The U.S. has transitioned to an innovation based economy with intellectual property (IP) taking center stage. Eighty percent (80%) of company
`value is comprised of intangible assets, according to the Ocean Tomo Intangible Asset Market Value Study released earlier this year.
`One of the largest components of value, corporate intangibles can often be traced directly to the women and men responsible – the inventors holding
`the most significant patents. In order to recognize significant individual contributors, Ocean Tomo, the leading intellectual capital merchant banc™
`firm, undertook a study of top patent inventors relative to the quality of their 2010 issued and in-force patents.
`The Ocean Tomo Patent Quality Inventor Study ranks the top three inventors within four technology sectors: wireless, biotech, industrials and
`semiconductors. Requiring only a minimum of five issues patents, the ranking is based on the average patent IPQ® score for each inventor’s 2010
`issued and active U.S. patents within noted U.S. Patent Office Classifications. Ocean Tomo PatentRatings® IPQ scores objectively rate patent assets
`based on a proven statistical methodology, with a median score being 100.
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`Wireless (USPC 455, 370 & 375)
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`In Wireless, the top rated inventor with 16 patents in USPC 455, 370 & 375 is John Christopher Harvey. These patents have an average IPQ score
`of 235.7 which puts his patents in the top 0.1% of the approximate 220,000, active US utility patents granted in 2010. He is followed by Joseph J.
`Kubler with 7 patents within the technology area and an average IPQ® score of 204.8. Completing the top three in this category is Naoko Iwami,
`with 6 patents and an average IPQ score of 195.8.
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`1st Inventor1
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`Harvey; John C
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`Kubler; Joseph J.
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`Iwami; Naoko
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`Avg. IPQ®
`Score2
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`235.7
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`204.8
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`195.8
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`Patent Count3
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`Percentile4
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`Current Assignee(s)5
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`16
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`7
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`6
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`0.1%
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`0.3%
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`0.5%
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`Personalized Media Communications LLC
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`Broadcom Corp.
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`Hitachi Ltd.
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`The top rated patent within the technology area for each of these three inventors include:
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`Patent Number6
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`IPQ® Score7
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`Rating8
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`Title9
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`7848316
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`229.0
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`7738447
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`7747217
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`236.1
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`259.5
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`A+
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`A+
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`A+
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`Biotech (USPC: 435 & 436)
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`Hierarchical data collection network supporting
`packetized voice communications among
`wireless terminals and telephones
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`Voice communication system and voice
`communication method
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`Issue Date10
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`Nominal
`Expiration Date11
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`1st Inventor1
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`12/7/2010
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`10/5/2015
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`Kubler; Joseph J.
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`6/15/2010
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`12/13/2014
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`Iwami; Naoko
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`Signal processing apparatus and methods
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`6/29/2010
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`6/29/2027
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`Harvey; John C.
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`In Biotech, Travis Mickle is the top rated inventor. The 16 patents that fall within USPC 435 and 436 have an average IPQ score of 185.1. This
`average lands his patents in the top 1% of all active US utility patents. James G. Metz ranks second within this technology area with an average IPQ
`for his 13 patents at 171.1. He is followed by Joseph A. Sorge, with 8 patents and an average IPQ of 168.7.
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`1st Inventor1
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`Mickle; Travis
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`Metz; James G.
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`Sorge; Joseph A.
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`Avg IPQ®
`Score2
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`185.1
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`171.1
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`168.7
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`Patent Count3
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`Percentile4
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`Current Assignee(s)5
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`16
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`13
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`8
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`0.9%
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`1.7%
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`3.0%
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`Shire plc
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`Martek Biosciences Corp.
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`Hologic Inc.
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`www.PatentRatings.com
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`The top rated patent within the technology area for each of these three inventors include:
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`Patent Number6
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`IPQ® Score7
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`Rating8
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`Title9
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`Issue Date10
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`Nominal
`Expiration Date11
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`1st Inventor1
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`7642074
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`7662788
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`7794935
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`217.5
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`195.4
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`202.2
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`A+
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`A+
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`A+
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`PUFA polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof
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`1/5/2010
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`3/26/2024
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`Metz; James G.
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`Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
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`2/16/2010
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`4/10/2026
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`Mickle; Travis
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`Compositions for detection of a target nucleic acid
`sequence
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`9/14/2010
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`10/29/2019
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`Sorge; Joseph A.
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`Industrials (USPC: 324, 318 & 060)
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`In Industrials, Stephen Brown was the top Inventor with 7 patents in USPC 324, 318 and 060. Having an average IPQ score of 159.4 places those
`7 patents in the top 6% of all active US utility patents. The second ranked inventor is Kevin I. Bertness with 6 patents and an average IPQ score of
`146.9 placing his patents among the top 8.9% of all active US patents. He is followed by Lee D. Whetsel, with an average IPQ score of 134.0, his
`10 patents are among the top 14.7% of all in-force US patents.
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`1st Inventor1
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`Brown; Stephen J.
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`Bertness; Kevin I.
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`Whetsel; Lee D.
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`Avg IPQ®
`Score2
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`159.4
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`146.9
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`134.0
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`Patent Count3
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`Percentile4
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`Current Assignee(s)5
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`7
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`6
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`10
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`5.3%
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`8.9%
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`14.7%
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`Health Hero Network
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`Midtronics, Inc.
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`Texas Instruments Inc.
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`The top rated patent within the technology area for each of these three inventors are:
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`Patent Number6
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`IPQ® Score7
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`Rating8
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`Title9
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`7765111
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`219.6
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`A+
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`Issued
`Date10
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`Nominal
`Expiration Date11
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`1st Inventor1
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`7/27/2010 11/17/2012
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`Brown; Stephen J.
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`Method and apparatus for remove health
`monitoring and providing health related
`information
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`7706991
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`7808264
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`192.7
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`199.1
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`A+
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`A+
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`Alternator tester
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`4/27/2010 7/29/2016
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`Bertness; Kevin I.
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`Method and apparatus for die testing on wafer
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`10/5/2010 10/31/2016
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`Whetsel; Lee D.
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`Semiconductors (USPC: 438, 257 & 365)
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`In Semiconductors, Howard Rhodes is the top inventor with 16 patents in USPC 438, 257 and 365. With an average IPQ score of 149.1, his 16
`patents rank among the top 9% of all active US utility patents. He is followed by Kristy Campbell, with 9 patents included in the study group with
`an average IPQ score of 147.4, placing her patents among the top 8.9% of all US issued patents. Alan Wood’s patents with an average IPQ score of
`145.7 places his six patents within the top 8.9% of all issued US patents.
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`1st Inventor1
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`Rhodes; Howard E.
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`Campbell; Kristy A.
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`Wood; Alan G.
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`Avg IPQ®
`Score2
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`149.1
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`147.4
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`145.7
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`Patent Count3
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`Percentile4
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`Current Assignee(s)5
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`16
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`9
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`6
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`8.9%
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`8.9%
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`8.9%
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`Aptina Imagin Corporation/Micron Technology, Inc./OmniVision
`Technologies, Inc./Round Rock Research, LLC
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`Micron Technology Inc.
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`Micron Technology, Inc.
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`The top rated patent within the technology area for each of these three inventors are:
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`Patent Number6
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`IPQ® Score7
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`Rating8
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`Title9
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`Issued Date10
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`Nominal
`Expiration Date11
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`1st Inventor1
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`7659205
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`7678691
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`7833832
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`167.8
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`214.5
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`194.8
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`A+
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`A+
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`A+
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`Amorphous carbon-based non-volatile memory
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`2/9/2010
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`7/27/2024
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`Campbell; Kristy A.
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`Method of making a semiconductor device
`having improved contacts
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`Method and system for fabricating
`semiconductor components with through
`interconnects
`www.PatentRatings.com
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`3/16/2010
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`3/7/2015
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`Rhodes; Howard E.
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`11/16/2010
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`12/28/2026
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`Wood; Alan G.
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`IPR2016-01520
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`Ocean Tomo Patent Quality Inventor Study | April 2011
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`The study was performed using the Ocean Tomo PatentRatings® system the first market-validated software platform for objectively assessing patent
`quality, relative value, and competitive trends for patents, patent portfolios, companies, and technology sectors. The Ocean Tomo PatentRatings®
`System uses a patented method of patent quality valuation, (USP 6,556,992 7,657,476 and 7,716,226 and other US and foreign patents pending)
`that is statistically based calculating the relative quality of all patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office since 1976 using more than 50 independent
`and objective factors that are correlated to patent value.
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`Methodology
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`The top three inventors featured in this study were identified using the following process:
`1. Starting with a list of the first or lead named inventors issued 5 or more patents from the USPTO in 2010 within selected technology areas as
`defined by the US Patent Classification (USPC) System.
`• BioTech defined by USPC 435 - Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology and USPC 436 - Chemistry: analytical and
`immunological testing
`Semiconductors: USPC 438 - Semiconductor device manufacturing: process, USPC 257 - Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors,
`solid-state diodes) and USPC 365 - Static information storage and retrieval
`• Wireless: USPC 455 - Telecommunications, USPC 370 - Multiplex communications and USPC 375 - Pulse or digital communication
`•
`Industrials: USPC 324 - Electricity: measuring and testing, USPC 318 - Electricity: motive power systems and USPC 060- Power plants)
`2. The inventors were ranked by the average IPQ® score of their in-force patents within the noted USPCs to determine the top 3 inventors within
`the technology areas.
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` 1st Inventor – Lead inventor named on issued US patent
` Avg IPQ® Score: Average IPQ for lead inventors’ 2010 issued & in-force US patents within designated USPC group
` Patent Count: Number of 2010 issued & in-force US patents for lead inventor within designated USPC group
` Percentile: Percentile ranking among all 2010 issued in-force US patents
` Current Assignee: The most current owner based on the USPTO’s Assignment database as recorded at the time of data capture, which maybe different from the original
`assignee on the face of the patent document.
` Patent Number: The identification number for a patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
` IPQ® Score: Output from Ocean Tomo’s PatentRatings® system, uses 50 independent and objective factors that are correlated to patent commercial value, where 100 is a
`median quality, above 100 indicates above average quality relative to all issued US patents.
` Rating: Output from Ocean Tomo’s PatentRatings® system, correlates to IPQ® Score as defined above
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` Title: Summary description of the invention
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`Issue Date: The date the patent was issued by the USPTO
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`11 Nominal Expiration Date: The projected date of patent expiration based on USPTO data
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`Source: Ocean Tomo PatentRatings® data (PatentRatings.com); as of April, 2011.
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`www.PatentRatings.com
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`PMC Exhibit 2217
`Apple v. PMC
`IPR2016-01520
`Page 3
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