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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 38 34 33 38 36 179
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 30 24 31 19 11 115
RAYTHEON COMPANY 10 18 21 22 19 90
MOTOROLA, INC. 13 20 17 13 12 75
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 9 10 15 10 23 67
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 24 14 11 5 4 58
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 7 13 7 19 54
THOMSON-CSF 6 12 10 6 8 42
TRW INC. 11 10 9 7 5 42
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 6 10 10 12 42
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 4 8 3 12 14 41
SNAPTRACK, INC. 5 4 11 9 5 34
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 6 8 10 9 34
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 7 4 13 3 32
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 10 7 1 8 31
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 1 4 11 15 31
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 5 5 8 6 26
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 5 6 6 7 25
NEC CORPORATION 4 1 7 4 8 24
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 4 6 6 8 24
DENSO CORPORATION 4 2 5 5 7 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 6 2 5 5 3 21
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 5 4 6 4 1 20
HONEYWELL INC. 4 11 3 1 0 19
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 5 6 2 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 7 11 18
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 6 3 4 4 1 18
SONY CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 9 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 3 4 5 3 18
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 4 2 7 16
HARRIS CORP. 1 3 0 5 5 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 4 3 4 3 14
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 2 1 4 4 14
TRUEPOSITION, INC. 0 0 2 6 6 14
HUGHES ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION 12 0 1 0 0 13
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 2 2 5 13
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE 2 1 4 1 4 12
ERICSSON, INC. 1 1 2 7 1 12
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 5 1 4 1 1 12
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 4 4 0 3 1 12
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1 2 2 6 1 12
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 0 2 2 5 3 12
ALCATEL 0 1 2 5 3 11
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 4 1 2 4 0 11
AT&T CORP. 0 6 2 3 0 11
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 5 3 10
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 7 2 0 0 10
ROCKWELL SCIENCE CENTER, LLC 0 4 2 4 0 10
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 1 7 1 1 0 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 4 9
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 1 0 1 7 9
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 2 3 4 0 0 9
EATON VORAD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 3 2 1 8
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 1 2 1 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 2 0 1 0 8
AEROSPACE CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 3 7
CELSIUS TECH ELECTRONICS AB 1 0 1 1 4 7
DAIMLER-BENZ AEROSPACE AIRBUS GMBH 4 0 0 3 0 7
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 0 2 3 2 0 7
M. P. H. INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 0 0 4 7
MCEWAN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
NOVATEL, INC. 1 1 0 4 1 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 1 0 3 0 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
CENTRE NATIONALE D'ETUDES SPATIALES (C.N.E.S.) 1 3 2 0 0 6
CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 0 4 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 2 1 1 1 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 0 1 2 6
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 1 1 6
RANNOCH CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 2 1 0 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 2 0 3 1 6
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 0 1 0 1 4 6
ADVANTEST CORP. 0 1 1 3 0 5
AIL SYSTEMS, INC. (SUBSIDIARY OF EATON CORP.) 1 1 2 1 0 5
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 1 2 2 0 5
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. 0 2 2 0 1 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 1 1 3 5
KOKUSAI DENSHIN DENWA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 0 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 2 0 1 2 5
NATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF JAPAN 1 0 1 2 1 5
NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
NOKIA NETWORKS OY 0 0 1 0 4 5
NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY 0 1 1 2 1 5
ROSEMOUNT INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
SCIENCE AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
TANTIVY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 0 2 1 0 2 5
VALENTINE RESEARCH, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
VERIDIAN ERIM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
WAYPORT, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
ZIRCON CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5


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