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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 333, Wave Transmission Lines and Networks

( 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
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 57 62 70 51 96 336
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 14 11 16 15 19 75
MOTOROLA, INC. 31 14 3 5 8 61
~Individually Owned Patent 7 10 12 13 13 55
NEC CORPORATION 5 8 15 7 6 41
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 7 5 11 5 6 34
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 7 11 5 4 34
FUJITSU LIMITED 4 10 9 5 5 33
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3 10 6 4 7 30
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 7 10 4 4 3 28
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 5 6 3 14 28
TRW INC. 3 8 8 6 3 28
TDK CORPORATION 4 6 4 4 4 22
ALCATEL 0 1 4 5 10 20
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 1 2 4 7 19
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 4 2 4 4 19
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 4 2 2 9 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 4 3 7 16
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 3 7 5 16
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 9 16
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 4 10 15
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 2 5 6 2 0 15
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 1 3 2 2 6 14
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 6 13
COM DEV LTD. 1 5 1 4 1 12
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY 7 2 2 1 0 12
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 6 1 5 12
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 4 1 3 11
LK-PRODUCTS OY 6 0 3 2 0 11
CTS CORPORATION 0 4 2 3 1 10
HARRIS CORP. 3 0 6 1 0 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 3 1 3 1 1 9
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 0 6 0 3 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 4 0 2 9
SIEMENS MATSUSHITA COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 3 3 0 9
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 0 2 1 3 3 9
ALLGON AB 0 2 0 4 2 8
ILLINOIS SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 4 3 1 8
ADC SOLITRA OY 2 4 1 0 0 7
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 1 7
EPCOS AG 0 0 0 0 7 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 5 2 0 0 0 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 2 1 0 3 1 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 0 3 7
EMC TECHNOLOGY LLC 1 3 2 0 0 6
ENDGATE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 4 0 0 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 4 2 0 0 0 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 1 1 6
THOMSON-CSF 1 2 1 1 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 2 1 1 6
WHITAKER CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
ADC SOLITRA, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ALCATEL ALSTHOM COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE 3 1 1 0 0 5
ALLEN TELECOM GROUP, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
FORM FACTOR, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
K & L MICROWAVE INCORPORATED 0 1 2 1 1 5
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 1 0 1 1 5
WERLATONE, INCORPORATED 0 3 0 1 1 5


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