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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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 374 378 430 380 319 1881
NEC CORPORATION 35 52 54 29 20 190
MOTOROLA, INC. 48 36 52 22 22 180
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 8 16 26 20 76
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 20 18 14 12 7 71
SONY CORPORATION 16 20 19 8 7 70
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 22 5 8 18 9 62
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 16 18 15 10 62
PITTWAY CORPORATION 8 7 15 14 15 59
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 8 14 14 10 57
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 12 10 12 9 13 56
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 7 8 9 15 13 52
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 22 14 6 2 51
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 15 18 15 49
INTERMEC IP CORP. 0 6 15 17 7 45
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 10 13 9 5 8 45
TRW INC. 6 5 6 12 15 44
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 8 8 8 10 39
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 9 7 9 9 3 37
AT&T CORP. 5 10 13 6 1 35
HITACHI, LTD 7 5 4 8 7 31
DENSO CORPORATION 5 10 3 7 5 30
DONNELLY CORPORATION 3 2 2 9 13 29
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 8 14 5 28
FUJITSU LIMITED 7 6 7 5 2 27
NCR CORPORATION 5 6 7 4 4 26
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 4 2 11 25
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 4 2 7 12 25
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 9 8 4 0 4 25
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 4 3 4 9 25
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SEVICES, INC. 0 4 6 5 6 21
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 7 4 3 6 21
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 4 6 3 5 2 20
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 6 6 2 1 20
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 1 5 7 6 1 20
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 10 3 5 0 1 19
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 6 2 4 1 6 19
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 6 9 3 0 0 18
EATON CORPORATION 2 2 8 2 4 18
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 5 12 18
DIGITAL SECURITY CONTROLS LTD. 2 4 2 5 4 17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 3 4 2 7 16
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 4 5 2 2 16
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 7 4 2 1 1 15
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 4 3 7 15
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 1 7 4 3 15
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 4 2 6 3 15
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 4 0 5 2 3 14
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 14 14
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 9 3 2 0 0 14
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 6 7 0 0 1 14
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 4 3 4 14
YAZAKI CORP. 2 1 4 6 1 14
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 3 2 0 0 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 3 2 3 13
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 10 2 0 1 0 13
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 2 2 3 2 4 13
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 3 2 4 2 13
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 1 3 5 4 13
PRINCE CORPORATION 3 5 4 1 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 1 3 3 3 13
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 2 6 2 0 12
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 5 2 12
ERICSSON, INC. 4 5 1 2 0 12
EUROCOPTER FRANCE S.A. 0 2 2 5 3 12
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 6 3 1 2 12
NOHMI BOSAI LTD. 4 2 3 3 0 12
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 6 1 3 2 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 2 4 3 0 12
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 2 3 2 2 2 11
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 5 0 1 0 11
HOCHIKI CORPORATION 2 1 2 5 1 11
KEY-TRAK, INC. 1 0 1 5 4 11
NTT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC. 9 1 1 0 0 11
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 4 3 3 0 1 11
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 3 3 11
SIMPLEX TIME RECORDER COMPANY 5 1 1 4 0 11
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 0 3 3 2 11
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 5 2 2 0 2 11
GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS, INC. 5 0 2 3 0 10
HONEYWELL INC. 6 2 1 1 0 10
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 2 1 0 10
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 3 0 2 10
XEROX CORPORATION 0 3 0 4 3 10
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 0 3 2 2 9
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 0 3 2 9
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 2 0 5 1 1 9
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 3 3 2 1 0 9
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 5 3 1 9
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 3 2 2 9
PROTEX INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2 0 2 4 1 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 4 1 2 0 9
RSO CORPORATION N.V. 1 2 2 3 1 9
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 1 5 0 9
VACUUMSCHMEIZE GMBH 2 0 5 1 1 9
VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE RENAULT 2 1 1 2 3 9
WHEELOCK, INC. 2 2 0 2 3 9
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 3 2 0 1 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
DETECTION SYSTEMS INC. 4 1 1 1 1 8
GENTEX CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 1 8
METO INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 0 1 3 4 8
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 1 8
PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 2 0 1 2 3 8
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 0 3 3 2 8
SCHRADER-BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
SLC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 2 0 0 8
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 0 4 1 2 0 7
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 3 1 1 7
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 4 1 1 1 0 7
FLYING NULL LIMITED 0 0 2 4 1 7
GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 1 7
HARRIS CORP. 2 3 1 0 1 7
MANNESMANN AG 1 1 0 3 2 7
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0 0 2 2 3 7
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 7 0 0 0 0 7
SCHLUMBERGER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. 0 1 0 3 3 7
SQUARE D COMPANY 1 3 1 2 0 7
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 4 1 1 0 1 7
3COM CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
BED-CHECK CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
CASE CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
CERBERUS AG 3 2 1 0 0 6
DIRECTED ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 0 0 3 3 6
HI-G-TEK LTD. 0 1 2 3 0 6
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 1 6
INDIAN HEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 3 1 1 0 6
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 3 2 0 1 6
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
RANCO INCORPORATED OF DELAWARE 0 5 0 0 1 6
ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 6 0 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 0 4 1 6
SHIMANO INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 1 0 1 4 6
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AGF MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
ALCATEL 0 0 1 2 2 5
ASPECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5
B & G PLASTICS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
BRK BRANDS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
C & M TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 1 1 0 0 5
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 1 0 3 0 1 5
HEAT TIMER CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
ILIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES OF CONNECTICUT, INCORPORATED 2 1 2 0 0 5
INTELLIGENT DEVICES, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
ITRON, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 0 0 5
KUBOTA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 1 5
MICRON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
NIPPON SOKEN, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
NORWEB PLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
OMRON CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 1 2 0 2 0 5
ROSEMOUNT INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 2 1 0 0 5
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY 0 3 0 2 0 5
WIRELESS ONLINE, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
YOSEMITE INVESTMENT, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5


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