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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display Systems

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 122 113 107 81 85 508
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 84 69 73 79 74 379
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 43 63 70 71 73 320
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 63 57 64 64 70 318
SONY CORPORATION 58 81 55 53 54 301
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 33 41 49 63 64 250
INTEL CORPORATION 29 48 60 62 45 244
HITACHI, LTD 39 52 52 54 46 243
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 52 40 29 48 35 204
NEC CORPORATION 39 38 48 37 22 184
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 42 33 22 40 42 179
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 31 43 56 47 177
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 21 32 34 49 40 176
FUJITSU LIMITED 40 34 37 34 29 174
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 30 32 33 36 35 166
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 35 48 63 146
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 20 25 29 33 27 134
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 33 29 21 21 25 129
NVIDIA CORPORATION 10 11 21 32 39 113
ATI INTERNATIONAL SRL 12 27 34 19 11 103
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 20 25 15 16 21 97
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 14 18 26 18 91
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 8 11 11 23 27 80
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 22 18 20 12 79
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 38 13 15 8 5 79
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 4 12 13 26 21 76
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 10 14 22 26 72
XEROX CORPORATION 14 21 14 8 15 72
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 16 8 11 17 15 67
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 31 25 9 0 1 66
IMMERSION CORPORATION 22 13 6 16 9 66
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 13 8 9 20 11 61
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 9 5 9 16 21 60
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 2 15 14 14 14 59
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 15 14 13 12 5 59
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 14 9 21 8 6 58
AUTODESK, INC. 11 12 11 10 12 56
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 16 9 4 16 8 53
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 12 3 6 17 10 48
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 4 13 12 9 9 47
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 17 9 4 8 8 46
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 12 6 11 9 8 46
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 13 7 10 13 45
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 5 5 10 18 44
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 3 6 6 13 16 44
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 7 9 15 11 43
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 28 9 0 0 0 37
3DLABS INC. LTD. 5 3 9 14 3 34
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 4 7 8 8 7 34
NAMCO LIMITED 3 10 7 7 6 33
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 6 3 10 11 31
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 9 7 5 3 6 30
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 0 6 14 9 29
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 6 2 10 10 29
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 22 3 3 0 0 28
MOTOROLA, INC. 10 3 7 0 8 28
TEKTRONIX INC. 11 4 6 2 5 28
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 11 8 3 4 1 27
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 2 3 11 9 2 27
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 1 7 7 6 5 26
S3 GRAPHICS CO., LTD. 5 8 3 7 3 26
E INK CORPORATION 6 3 7 6 3 25
DENSO CORPORATION 4 3 12 2 3 24
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 5 3 6 7 2 23
KONAMI CO., LTD. 7 2 4 4 6 23
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 4 11 8 23
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 11 9 2 1 0 23
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. 3 5 7 4 4 23
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 6 5 3 2 22
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 4 10 3 22
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 6 5 5 2 3 21
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 4 7 4 4 1 20
TERARECON, INC. 5 10 4 1 0 20
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. 2 5 2 7 3 19
FUJITSU TAKAMISAWA COMPONENT LIMITED 2 4 7 5 1 19
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 5 4 4 3 19
NCR CORPORATION 5 7 2 2 2 18
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 15 3 18
FUJITSU HITACHI PLASMA DISPLAY LIMITED 0 0 3 4 10 17
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 5 5 3 17
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 4 1 0 9 17
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 6 6 3 0 2 17
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 12 2 2 0 0 16
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 8 4 4 16
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 4 4 8 16
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 5 3 3 2 3 16
AT&T CORP. 2 2 3 3 5 15
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 7 5 1 2 0 15
KOPIN CORPORATION 2 6 4 2 1 15
WACOM CO., LTD. 3 3 2 1 6 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 2 7 5 14
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 0 3 0 5 6 14
ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS, INC. 3 7 4 0 0 14
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 3 3 1 4 3 14
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 2 0 3 4 5 14
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 3 6 0 13
CTS CORPORATION 4 4 1 2 2 13
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 2 1 5 1 13
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 5 1 4 0 3 13
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 4 4 2 2 13
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 2 0 5 4 13
DUKE UNIVERSITY 4 0 5 2 1 12
FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 3 6 3 12
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 4 12
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 3 2 0 6 12
TEXAS DIGITAL SYSTEMS, INC. 6 2 2 2 0 12
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 0 2 5 2 11
AUTODESK CANADA INC. 0 3 2 2 4 11
ERICSSON, INC. 7 4 0 0 0 11
INTERVAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 2 6 0 0 11
PALM, INC. 0 1 5 2 3 11
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 7 2 0 2 0 11
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 3 1 3 0 4 11
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 1 1 1 3 5 11
AURORA SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 1 2 2 10
BRILLIAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 3 10
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 2 1 1 4 10
GENESIS MICROCHIP INC. 2 0 0 5 3 10
IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2 0 0 5 3 10
MANNESMANN VDO AG 1 2 5 1 1 10
NEC-MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC VISUAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 3 10
NEOMAGIC CORP. 4 2 0 3 1 10
OAK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 2 2 0 10
SHIN JIUH CORP. 0 4 2 4 0 10
YAZAKI CORP. 0 3 4 2 1 10
ADVANCED DISPLAY INC. 0 0 4 3 2 9
AIPTEK INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 0 1 7 9
BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP. 0 3 3 2 1 9
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 3 2 2 2 9
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 1 0 2 3 9
PALMONE, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 5 2 9
SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 1 0 2 3 9
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 2 2 2 1 9
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 8 0 0 0 0 8
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 3 1 0 3 1 8
IMOVE INC. 2 1 1 4 0 8
KYE SYSTEMS CORP. 0 5 1 0 2 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 1 1 0 3 8
PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS 3 3 2 0 0 8
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 7 1 0 0 0 8
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 3 1 2 1 1 8
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 1 3 2 2 8
THREE-FIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 5 0 8
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 0 2 1 3 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 0 3 1 0 7
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 5 0 0 1 7
DASSAULT SYSTEMES 0 0 5 2 0 7
DISCREET LOGIC, INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 0 2 0 3 2 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ADVANCED DISPLAY 0 1 3 2 1 7
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 2 0 2 0 7
SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 1 1 3 2 0 7
SYNAPTICS, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 1 1 2 7
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 1 7
ACER DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
ACUSON CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 0 6
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 0 3 0 0 3 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 0 2 1 6
FRANCE TELECOM 2 0 2 1 1 6
HARRIS CORP. 0 1 1 2 2 6
HONEYWELL INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 0 6
INFORMATION DECISION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 0 0 2 3 1 6
MENTAL IMAGES GMBH & CO KG. 0 1 2 1 2 6
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 1 0 3 1 1 6
NVIDIA U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY 0 2 2 1 1 6
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 4 0 0 6
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 5 1 0 0 0 6
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 1 2 1 2 0 6
RAINBOW DISPLAYS INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 1 6
SILICON MOTION, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
TIDENET, INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
VARATOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 5 0 0 0 1 6
VIRTUAL INK, CORP. 6 0 0 0 0 6
WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
3COM CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
ACTUALITY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
B3D, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
CIRQUE CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
CURL CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED 1 0 4 0 0 5
ENROUTE, INC 0 0 3 1 1 5
FOURIE INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
GEOVECTOR CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
ISURFTV 0 4 1 0 0 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 1 2 5
LOGITECH, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
MGI SOFTWARE CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
MICROVISION, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
NEC PLASMA DISPLAY CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
NIKON CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
OPTREX CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 3 5
PIXELWORKS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 1 2 0 5
SHIMA SEIKI MFG. LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
SILITEK CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
SQUARE CO., LTD. 0 0 4 0 1 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 0 0 1 1 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 1 2 0 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 3 2 0 0 0 5
VEGA VISTA, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
VREX, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5


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