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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 372, Coherent Light Generators

( 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
NEC CORPORATION 16 25 21 19 15 96
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 20 24 27 16 8 95
CYMER, INC. 9 21 25 20 12 87
~Individually Owned Patent 19 13 15 15 14 76
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 13 8 15 16 11 63
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 29 12 7 10 4 62
SDL, INC. 13 10 18 16 3 60
MOTOROLA, INC. 20 20 13 1 1 55
LAMBDA PHYSIK AG 0 0 0 10 32 42
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 7 14 4 11 40
XEROX CORPORATION 10 6 9 8 5 38
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 8 7 6 5 37
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 5 8 8 10 36
COHERENT, INC. 7 5 11 8 4 35
FUJITSU LIMITED 12 5 10 4 4 35
SONY CORPORATION 5 13 1 6 8 33
TRW INC. 8 8 5 5 7 33
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 6 7 4 8 31
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 18 6 3 2 1 30
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 8 5 3 7 27
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 3 2 3 6 19
HITACHI, LTD 3 3 2 6 5 19
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 5 2 6 3 18
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 4 6 4 1 2 17
HONEYWELL INC. 6 4 4 1 2 17
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 8 8 16
PICOLIGHT INCORPORATED 7 4 2 1 2 16
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 3 2 2 5 16
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 7 5 2 1 0 15
KOMATSU LTD. 1 0 5 1 8 15
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 1 5 3 3 3 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 4 4 2 3 2 15
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 2 3 4 1 14
OPTO POWER CORPORATION 3 2 3 5 1 14
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 3 1 5 2 13
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 2 1 0 7 13
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 1 4 4 4 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 7 1 2 1 2 13
LAMBDA PHYSIK GMBH 0 3 6 3 0 12
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 9 2 1 12
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 5 4 1 1 11
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 6 4 1 0 0 11
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 5 1 3 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 4 3 1 1 11
BANDWIDTH9, INC. 0 1 0 1 8 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 3 1 1 10
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 1 4 0 4 1 10
SPECTRA-PHYSICS LASERS, INC. 1 4 2 3 0 10
AGERE SYSTEMS OPTOELECTRONICS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 9 0 9
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 2 2 1 2 2 9
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 0 3 2 2 2 9
NIKON CORPORATION 2 0 3 4 0 9
PHOTONICS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 3 2 9
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 2 2 1 1 9
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 2 0 0 7 0 9
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 0 1 2 5 8
CUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS, INC. 1 0 3 3 1 8
FANUC LTD. 1 3 3 1 0 8
FRANCE TELECOM 6 1 1 0 0 8
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 3 2 1 0 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 1 4 1 1 1 8
UNIVERSAL LASER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 0 1 1 8
ALCATEL 0 0 5 2 0 7
CORETEK, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
IMRA AMERICA, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
LIGHTWAVE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 1 7
NEW FOCUS, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 3 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 1 2 2 0 7
THOMSON-CSF 1 1 3 1 1 7
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
E-TEK DYNAMICS, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 2 0 1 1 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
JENOPTIK AG 1 1 1 1 2 6
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 4 1 0 0 1 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 2 6
SYNRAD, INC. 1 2 0 3 0 6
UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 0 2 2 0 6
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 1 5
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 2 0 3 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
HITACHI METALS LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 1 1 2 0 1 5
LAMBDA PHYSIK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON LASERN MBH 3 0 2 0 0 5
LASER POWER CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
MIYACHI TECHNOS CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 2 3 0 0 0 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 2 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 2 1 1 1 0 5
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
ZYGO CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5


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