IBM Tops U.S. Patent List for 2010

IBM received a record 5,896 U.S. patents in 2010, marking the 18th consecutive year it has topped the list of the world's most inventive companies. Top companies on the list include:

1. IBM -- 5,896

2. Samsung -- 4,551

3. Microsoft -- 3,094

4. Canon -- 2,552

5. Panasonic -- 2,482

6. Toshiba -- 2,246

7. Sony -- 2,150

8. Intel -- 1,653

9. LG Electronics -- 1,490

10. HP -- 1,480http://www.ibm.com