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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 29 37 43 52 50 211
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 12 33 16 22 20 103
MOTOROLA, INC. 12 25 20 20 10 87
RAYTHEON COMPANY 6 15 13 21 15 70
ERICSSON, INC. 8 24 17 13 2 64
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 9 18 23 10 62
HARRIS CORP. 1 13 7 21 17 59
TRW INC. 2 9 13 22 9 55
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 5 8 18 10 12 53
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 5 9 17 19 52
NEC CORPORATION 3 11 14 12 7 47
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 11 15 9 11 46
ALLGON AB 3 5 14 8 13 43
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 8 12 9 10 40
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 10 6 9 10 37
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 4 7 6 9 34
QUALCOMM, INC. 9 7 5 9 3 33
ALCATEL 0 5 10 9 5 29
ANDREW CORPORATION 4 4 9 3 9 29
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 8 12 3 28
SONY CORPORATION 3 5 3 4 11 26
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 6 4 6 5 25
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 1 2 6 5 11 25
HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 10 4 6 3 24
AUDEN TECHNO CORP. 1 2 1 7 12 23
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 3 9 5 5 22
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 2 3 14 21
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 3 3 5 7 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 4 7 3 3 19
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 2 6 9 18
FUBA AUTOMOTIVE GMBH & CO KG 4 4 2 6 2 18
THOMSON-CSF 2 3 2 6 5 18
3COM CORPORATION 0 2 1 7 7 17
CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 7 10 17
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 3 4 6 4 17
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 14 16
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 0 0 1 14 15
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 6 1 4 15
MSX, INC. 2 3 5 4 1 15
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 4 6 15
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 3 2 3 6 1 15
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 0 0 2 12 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 3 1 5 3 14
RANGESTAR WIRELESS, INC. 0 0 0 8 6 14
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 7 3 2 14
CENTURION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 7 3 0 13
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 2 5 2 3 13
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 1 4 3 3 2 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 3 5 1 1 12
WHITAKER CORPORATION 1 3 3 5 0 12
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 3 3 3 11
INTERMEC IP CORP. 0 2 2 6 1 11
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 3 4 4 0 0 11
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 2 1 2 3 10
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 5 3 10
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 4 3 0 10
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 4 2 3 1 0 10
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 2 2 2 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 1 1 1 5 9
LK-PRODUCTS OY 2 2 4 1 0 9
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 4 0 4 1 9
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 3 9
TANTIVY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 8 9
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 0 0 9 9
ALLEN TELECOM GROUP, INC. 1 5 1 1 0 8
EMS TECHNOLOGIES CANADA, LTD. 0 1 0 3 4 8
FILTRONIC LK OY 0 0 0 2 6 8
MARCONI AEROSPACE SYSTEMS INC. ADVANCED SYSTEMS DIVISION 0 6 2 0 0 8
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 0 3 0 5 8
TOKIN CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 2 8
ACER NEWEB CORP. 0 0 2 0 5 7
AIL SYSTEMS, INC. (SUBSIDIARY OF EATON CORP.) 0 1 4 1 1 7
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 0 0 1 4 2 7
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 1 1 4 1 7
YOKOWO CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 3 7
DATRON/TRANSCO, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
ENDGATE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 0 6
FRANCE TELECOM 1 2 0 3 0 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
GALTRONICS LTD. 0 1 4 1 0 6
MOTECO AB 0 0 2 1 3 6
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
RECEPTEC L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SYMMETRICOM, INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 2 1 1 2 6
WAVEBAND CORPORATION 0 4 0 2 0 6
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
CHANNEL MASTER LLC 0 2 0 3 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 0 2 1 1 1 5
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS 0 3 2 0 0 5
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 2 2 1 0 0 5
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
NETUNE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
NIPPON ANTENNA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 0 2 5
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 1 2 5
SAAB ERICSON SPACE AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 1 1 1 5
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 1 1 0 5
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
XM SATELLITE RADIO INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5


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