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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 36 85 355 354 285 1115
~Individually Owned Patent 175 150 209 194 159 887
YAZAKI CORP. 145 181 175 175 153 829
WHITAKER CORPORATION 121 148 188 42 18 517
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 68 79 85 105 117 454
MOLEX INCORPORATED 57 68 93 85 48 351
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 44 44 53 49 18 208
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 13 43 77 17 3 153
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 18 23 32 33 21 127
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. 12 20 29 20 26 107
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 12 22 11 25 17 87
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 10 14 30 14 17 85
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 19 17 29 11 2 78
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 45 23 68
3COM CORPORATION 1 7 20 14 23 65
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 8 30 27 65
JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY LTD. 11 13 11 14 14 63
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 16 22 18 5 62
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 12 19 13 12 59
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 10 42 52
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 9 9 15 11 6 50
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 16 18 10 3 2 49
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 19 29 48
ENPLAS CORPORATION 7 3 10 11 16 47
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 5 8 10 16 6 45
NEC CORPORATION 5 8 11 11 10 45
INTEL CORPORATION 9 4 12 6 13 44
JAPAN SOLDERLESS TERMINAL MFG. CO., LTD. 2 1 5 13 20 41
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. 6 7 11 9 1 34
MOTOROLA, INC. 5 4 13 6 4 32
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 6 5 5 12 30
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 5 10 7 4 3 29
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 4 4 9 12 29
YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 5 6 3 6 29
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 4 7 6 7 28
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 8 6 9 3 2 28
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 7 4 6 8 28
FUJITSU TAKAMISAWA COMPONENT LIMITED 0 3 6 8 10 27
HARTING KGAA 1 6 4 13 3 27
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 3 3 8 9 3 26
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 0 3 23 26
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS USA INC. 7 16 2 0 0 25
AMPHENOL-TUCHEL ELECTRONICS GMBH 4 2 3 12 3 24
SIEMON COMPANY 6 1 5 3 9 24
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 4 9 7 23
WEIDMULLER INTERFACE GMBH & CO. 3 6 2 6 6 23
HARNESS SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH, LTD. 1 7 4 8 2 22
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 7 7 4 4 22
KEL CORPORATION LTD. 2 5 2 6 6 21
SMK CORPORATION 1 2 5 3 10 21
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 1 5 4 6 21
DDK LTD. 2 6 4 5 3 20
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 4 6 3 4 20
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 5 6 1 8 0 20
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 6 5 3 4 20
ERICSSON, INC. 4 4 3 6 2 19
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 4 2 6 4 19
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 4 5 7 3 19
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 5 9 4 1 0 19
YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 5 7 7 19
ENTRELEC S.A. 3 1 4 3 7 18
TERADYNE, INC. 3 4 3 2 6 18
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 4 7 7 18
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 3 6 7 17
ALCATEL 0 2 6 7 1 16
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 9 6 1 0 0 16
ADVANTEST CORP. 2 1 3 3 6 15
EKSTROM INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 2 2 6 15
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 3 4 2 4 2 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 4 2 6 14
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 5 5 14
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERLOCK INC. 2 2 7 3 0 14
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 2 2 6 2 14
KRONE AG 8 3 2 1 0 14
SPEED TECH CORP. 0 1 2 6 5 14
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 1 2 2 2 13
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 3 0 2 3 5 13
ROBINSON-NUGENT, INC. 4 1 4 1 3 13
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 6 1 2 4 0 13
STEWART CONNECTOR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 6 6 13
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 5 8 0 0 0 13
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 5 5 12
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 1 8 3 0 12
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 2 5 4 1 12
NILES PARTS CO., LTD. 4 1 2 2 3 12
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 6 12
RADIALL 1 2 0 5 4 12
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 2 4 0 5 12
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 3 1 1 7 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 3 3 4 12
WAGO VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 6 1 4 0 1 12
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 1 5 2 11
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 2 2 6 1 11
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 2 0 4 5 0 11
EATON CORPORATION 0 3 5 2 1 11
HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 6 3 1 11
INTERCON SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 4 4 11
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 3 3 4 1 0 11
SMITHS INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 3 5 0 2 11
TRW INC. 2 1 1 5 2 11
TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP, K.K. 0 0 0 5 6 11
ANDREW CORPORATION 1 3 3 1 2 10
AUTOSPLICE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 1 2 0 10
DEKKO ENGINEERING, INC. 0 2 3 3 2 10
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 1 2 2 3 10
FCI USA, INC. 0 0 0 8 2 10
HAWORTH, INC. 0 4 3 2 1 10
KRONE GMBH 0 0 4 3 3 10
RITTAL-WERK RUDOLF LOH GMBH & CO. KG. 1 2 7 0 0 10
TESSERA, INC. 1 5 2 1 1 10
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 4 2 1 1 10
ADVANCED CONNECTECK INC. 0 0 1 6 2 9
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 3 4 2 0 0 9
CONNECTEURS CINCH, SOCIETE ANONYME 1 5 2 1 0 9
ELECTRIC MOTION COMPANY, INC. 3 2 0 3 1 9
LABINAL COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
LEAR CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 3 9
PANDUIT CORPORATION 1 2 0 4 2 9
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 3 6 0 0 0 9
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 2 1 1 4 1 9
SQUARE D COMPANY 2 1 1 3 2 9
STRATOS LIGHTWAVE, INC. 0 0 0 6 3 9
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 3 9
XEROX CORPORATION 0 1 0 5 3 9
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 3 1 2 8
CENTERPIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 3 1 0 8
EMC CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 3 8
L&K PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 6 8
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 0 2 3 3 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 3 2 0 2 1 8
MONSTER CABLE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 5 0 2 1 8
PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG 0 4 1 2 1 8
POUYET S.A. 0 4 3 1 0 8
TEKCON ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 0 6 1 8
WIESON ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 4 8
WIREMOLD COMPANY 1 1 3 1 2 8
XIRCOM, INC. 1 1 2 3 1 8
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
CRAY INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 4 3 0 0 0 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 4 2 0 0 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 2 1 3 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 5 7
OCEAN DESIGN, INC. 3 1 1 1 1 7
OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
PACESETTER, INC. 4 0 0 1 2 7
PACKARD HUGHES INTERCONNECT COMPANY 2 4 1 0 0 7
PULSE ENGINEERING INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
RAMBUS, INC. 0 2 0 3 2 7
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 1 4 2 0 0 7
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES MARECHAL SEPM 1 3 1 1 1 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
ACER PERIPHERALS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD. 1 2 0 1 2 6
ALL BEST ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
ANTAYA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
AUGAT, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 0 0 1 4 6
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
GRYPHICS, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
KYOSHIN KOGYO CO, LTD. 0 1 3 1 1 6
LEOPOLD KOSTAL GMBH & CO. KG 1 3 0 0 2 6
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
MASIMO CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 0 6
MAXTOR CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTIES CORP. 0 2 1 1 2 6
SAMTEC, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 0 1 1 4 0 6
SPINNER GMBH ELEKTROTECHNISCHE FABRIK 0 2 0 2 2 6
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
SURTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
TENSOLITE COMPANY 0 0 2 2 2 6
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 0 1 1 1 3 6
TVM GROUP, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ANGELO FAN BRACE LICENSING, L.L.C. 0 0 1 2 2 5
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
ARIES ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ASTEC INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
AVX CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 0 0 5
CARDELL CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 0 5
COMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, L.P. 0 0 0 0 5 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 2 2 0 0 1 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
FORMOSA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HEYCO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 3 1 0 5
ITT CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
MIRACO, INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
MITSUBISHI CABLE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
MITSUMI NEWTECH CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 0 5
ORTRONICS INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
RIA ELECTRONIC ALBERT METZ 0 1 3 1 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 4 1 5
SHINING BLICK ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
SILICON BANDWIDTH, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TESCORP SEISMIC PRODUCTS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
WELLS-CTI, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5


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