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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 385, Optical Waveguides

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 66 70 106 59 53 354
FUJITSU LIMITED 52 64 61 58 56 291
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 64 65 61 59 41 290
INTEL CORPORATION 37 71 62 52 32 254
CORNING INCORPORATED 73 35 45 33 25 211
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 44 31 34 45 37 191
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 22 29 15 38 60 164
FINISAR CORPORATION 12 24 34 42 44 156
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 44 32 31 27 22 156
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 23 30 34 39 16 142
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 56 28 27 12 13 136
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 55 56 9 2 1 123
NEC CORPORATION 26 34 20 17 17 114
FUJIKURA LTD. 25 22 20 22 23 112
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 28 24 27 12 19 110
ALCATEL 32 33 18 10 3 96
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 32 7 16 11 25 91
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 16 35 11 18 7 87
AVANEX CORPORATION 31 18 13 14 7 83
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 17 16 18 24 8 83
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 49 13 6 7 5 80
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 8 10 21 22 11 72
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 35 15 9 8 4 71
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 8 12 16 17 9 62
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 10 19 18 8 60
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 6 7 8 15 19 55
INFINERA CORPORATION 0 0 31 11 13 55
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 10 14 17 9 54
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 14 14 10 9 7 54
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 20 14 7 7 2 50
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 6 12 13 16 48
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 7 13 9 9 10 48
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 8 24 15 47
JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY LTD. 4 8 12 16 7 47
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 13 8 12 7 7 47
LUXTERA, INC. 1 0 27 15 3 46
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 7 5 7 17 9 45
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 11 8 5 7 12 43
BOEING COMPANY 7 6 8 6 14 41
HITACHI, LTD 17 11 5 6 2 41
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 15 11 8 5 2 41
SONY CORPORATION 2 10 14 5 10 41
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 11 12 6 8 39
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 15 15 6 3 0 39
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC NORTH AMERICA INC. 3 11 6 8 10 38
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 9 6 8 3 37
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 4 6 5 18 36
DRAKA COMTEQ B.V. 0 0 6 12 15 33
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 5 2 10 9 7 33
MOLEX INCORPORATED 11 6 6 3 6 32
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 11 3 7 5 6 32
XPONENT PHOTONICS INC 0 12 12 8 0 32
SIOPTICAL, INC. 6 13 6 2 4 31
STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 10 6 6 3 6 31
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 4 2 3 5 15 29
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 5 6 5 7 29
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 7 8 6 5 29
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 5 5 9 6 3 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 5 8 6 7 28
LIGHTSMYTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 8 11 5 27
OMRON CORPORATION 1 4 6 14 2 27
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 10 8 4 3 0 25
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 12 3 5 5 0 25
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 7 5 2 4 25
CIENA CORPORATION 13 5 3 1 2 24
CRYSTAL FIBRE A/S 1 6 5 7 5 24
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 14 10 24
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 2 5 3 9 5 24
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 5 6 4 5 24
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 5 4 6 3 6 24
AT&T CORP. 2 6 5 7 3 23
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 5 6 2 9 23
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 5 11 6 1 0 23
SEIKOH GIKEN CO., LTD. 5 2 10 3 3 23
EMCORE CORPORATION 2 6 7 2 5 22
XEROX CORPORATION 1 4 9 7 1 22
HARRIS CORP. 1 2 2 10 6 21
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 3 4 4 7 21
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 2 9 3 1 20
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 5 10 4 0 20
LIGHTWAVE MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 8 7 4 0 1 20
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 5 4 7 1 3 20
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 2 5 3 6 4 20
ALLIANCE FIBER OPTICS PRODUCTS, INC. 9 4 3 2 1 19
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 4 6 6 2 1 19
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 3 7 5 1 19
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 4 3 5 7 19
NUFERN 3 1 6 3 6 19
PIRELLI & C. S.P.A. 0 1 6 9 3 19
RAYTHEON COMPANY 8 6 3 1 1 19
CCS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 4 4 2 0 18
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 7 3 4 3 1 18
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 4 0 6 4 4 18
OPNEXT JAPAN, INC. 2 2 7 2 5 18
SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD. 0 2 2 9 5 18
TDK CORPORATION 2 1 8 4 3 18
TYCO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (US) INC. 6 4 3 2 3 18
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 7 1 4 1 16
CALIENT NETWORKS, INC. 7 3 4 2 0 16
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 4 3 3 3 3 16
FIBER OPTIC NETWORK SOLUTIONS CORP. 1 3 6 2 4 16
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 5 5 4 2 0 16
PRYSMIAN CAVI E SISTEMI ENERGIA S.R.L. 0 0 2 6 8 16
PTS CORPORATION 6 8 2 0 0 16
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 3 1 5 3 4 16
PANDUIT CORPORATION 2 2 3 4 4 15
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 4 8 2 0 15
TERAXION INC. 3 9 2 0 1 15
KYOCERA CORPORATION 5 1 1 3 4 14
LG CABLE CO., LTD. 4 0 6 3 1 14
PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.P.A. 4 8 2 0 0 14
QINETIQ LIMITED 1 3 5 1 4 14
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 4 4 2 13
NEXANS 2 6 0 4 1 13
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 2 3 5 2 13
TRIQUINT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO. 5 4 4 0 0 13
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 9 3 0 0 0 12
NOVERA OPTICS, INC. 3 8 1 0 0 12
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, INC. 5 2 2 2 1 12
OPTIWORK, INC. 3 4 2 3 0 12
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. 0 0 6 5 1 12
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 3 4 12
TEKTRONIX INC. 4 3 0 3 2 12
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 2 6 0 2 1 11
AXSUN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 1 1 1 0 11
CIDRA CORPORATION 4 3 2 1 1 11
CORONA OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 7 4 0 0 0 11
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 1 0 0 11
HITACHI METALS LTD. 1 3 1 2 4 11
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 2 11
HOYA CORPORATION 4 1 0 4 2 11
KOTURA, INC. 2 4 0 1 4 11
NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY LIMITED 3 0 3 1 4 11
NTT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 4 4 0 3 11
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 5 11
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, L.L.C. 0 0 4 4 3 11
SCHLEIFRING UND APPARATEBAU GMBH 0 0 5 2 4 11
SEARETE LLC 0 0 0 1 10 11
TROPIC NETWORKS INC. 6 2 3 0 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHHAMPTON 4 1 4 0 2 11
XANOPTIX, INC. 6 5 0 0 0 11
YAZAKI CORP. 4 3 1 2 1 11
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 0 7 1 0 10
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 3 3 4 10
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 1 4 4 10
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC. 3 2 0 2 3 10
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 0 7 1 1 1 10
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 0 3 4 10
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'OPTIQUE 2 1 2 2 3 10
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 4 2 10
MAIN STREET VENTURES, LLC 0 0 3 6 1 10
MESOPHOTONICS LIMITED 3 2 3 2 0 10
METROPHOTONICS INC. 3 4 3 0 0 10
NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 4 10
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 3 10
OEWAVES, INC. 0 1 1 3 5 10
SCHOTT AG 0 1 2 6 1 10
TOMOEGAWA PAPER CO. LTD. 1 2 2 3 2 10
TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM N.V. 2 2 5 1 0 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 3 0 5 2 10
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 5 1 3 0 1 10
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 0 3 1 3 3 10
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 1 3 2 4 10
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 1 3 4 0 9
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 6 9
CHIRAL PHOTONICS, INC. 3 3 1 1 1 9
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 3 3 1 1 1 9
DRAKA FIBRE TECHNOLOGY B.V. 1 1 5 2 0 9
HUBER & SUHNER AG 2 1 0 4 2 9
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 5 1 2 0 9
OPTIMER PHOTONICS, INC. 1 2 3 2 1 9
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 2 4 9
ROSEMOUNT INC. 1 1 4 2 1 9
SCHOTT CORPORATION 1 1 1 5 1 9
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 4 1 0 1 9
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 2 0 4 2 1 9
TELECT, INC. 3 1 0 2 3 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 5 0 3 0 9
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 2 5 1 1 9
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 5 8
ADC GMBH 0 0 1 2 5 8
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 4 0 1 3 8
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 3 1 2 0 2 8
BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC 2 2 1 3 0 8
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 4 2 0 2 0 8
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 2 0 1 2 8
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 2 4 8
HYMITE A/S 2 2 0 2 2 8
IMRA AMERICA, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
ITF TECHNOLOGIES OPTIQUES INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 0 4 0 2 8
LXSIX PHOTONICS INC. 1 1 2 3 1 8
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 0 1 5 0 2 8
NETWORK INTEGRITY SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 3 1 4 8
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 1 2 2 2 8
SARNOFF CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 1 8
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 0 2 2 3 8
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 4 3 1 8
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 0 0 4 2 8
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 3 2 2 0 0 7
FRANCE TELECOM 1 2 2 2 0 7
INTEGRATED OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1 4 1 1 0 7
LAMBDA CROSSING LTD. 0 2 4 1 0 7
LITTLE OPTICS, INC. 2 1 4 0 0 7
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 4 0 0 2 1 7
LS CABLE LTD 0 0 0 1 6 7
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 1 3 1 1 7
MITSUBISHI CABLE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 1 1 1 0 7
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 1 3 0 2 1 7
PHOTON-X, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
PRIMA LUCI, INC. 1 2 4 0 0 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 4 1 7
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 1 1 2 2 7
VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
WAVESPLITTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 0 1 0 0 7
ZYGO CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 0 7
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 0 0 0 5 1 6
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 1 6
COHERENT, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
COMMSCOPE SOLUTIONS PROPERTIES, LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
CORVIS CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 6
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. 0 1 2 2 1 6
GENERAL PHOTONICS CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 1 6
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE 0 0 1 2 3 6
HOYA CORPORATION USA 0 0 0 0 6 6
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 5 6
IFOS, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
LAKE SHORE CRYOTRONICS, INC. 2 0 3 1 0 6
LIGHTWAVES 2020, INC. 3 0 3 0 0 6
LUMERA CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 1 6
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS S.P.A. 1 0 3 1 1 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 1 0 2 1 2 6
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 0 2 4 0 0 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 0 2 1 3 0 6
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
OMNIGUIDE COMMUNICATIONS 3 2 1 0 0 6
OMNIGUIDE, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
OPNEXT, INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
OPTOVIA CORPORATION 1 5 0 0 0 6
PENTAX CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
PHOTINTECH INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
PROXIMON FIBER SYSTEMS AB 0 0 3 2 1 6
SCHOTT GLASWERKE 3 2 1 0 0 6
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
SILICON LIGHT MACHINES INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 0 0 3 2 6
T-NETWORKS, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
TEEM PHOTONICS, INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
TERABEAM CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 0 6
TREX ENTERPRISES CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 1 2 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 2 1 0 0 3 6
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
WAVIEN, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
ACTIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
AURORA INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 1 2 2 0 5
CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
CHEETAH OMNI, LLC 3 1 1 0 0 5
COVEYTECH, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 3 2 0 0 5
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 2 2 0 0 1 5
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ENABLENCE, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
FCI 2 1 1 0 1 5
FIBERA, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
FIBERGUIDE INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 0 2 1 1 1 5
GEMFIRE CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
HITACHI COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
IDC, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
INPLANE PHOTONICS, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 1 0 2 1 1 5
ITF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
JSR CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 4 1 0 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 3 0 5
LIGHTEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
LYNX PHOTONIC NETWORKS INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
MOOG COMPONENTS GROUP INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
NP PHOTONICS, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
OPTICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES 0 0 1 2 2 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 0 1 4 5
PHOTODIGM, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
PIRELLI GENERAL PLC 2 1 2 0 0 5
POLATIS LIMITED 0 0 2 0 3 5
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 0 1 2 5
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. 0 1 0 4 0 5
SPECTALIS CORP. 3 1 1 0 0 5
STRATOS LIGHTWAVE, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 1 1 1 5
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 1 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 0 0 1 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 1 0 1 2 1 5
XILINX, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5

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