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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 51 96 126 97 71 441
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 15 19 21 36 25 116
~Individually Owned Patent 13 13 21 12 20 79
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 10 4 12 15 45
RAYTHEON COMPANY 4 7 14 9 9 43
HARRIS CORP. 1 0 1 13 27 42
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 10 14 11 37
MOTOROLA, INC. 5 8 7 9 5 34
TDK CORPORATION 4 4 8 9 7 32
NEC CORPORATION 7 6 10 5 3 31
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 14 8 6 0 31
ALCATEL 5 10 4 4 6 29
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 7 7 6 4 29
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 0 2 10 13 4 29
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 1 7 8 9 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 9 6 4 8 28
KYOCERA CORPORATION 3 6 7 3 6 25
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 5 7 2 3 22
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 7 7 4 1 22
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 2 10 5 3 21
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 9 1 3 6 21
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 4 4 6 2 20
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 3 3 7 6 19
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 0 8 4 7 19
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 5 2 3 2 19
EPCOS AG 0 7 2 3 6 18
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 3 1 3 4 5 16
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 3 1 5 2 15
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 0 3 5 2 5 15
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 5 3 4 2 15
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 4 1 1 3 14
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 2 6 4 2 0 14
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 3 5 1 3 13
FORM FACTOR, INC. 2 3 4 3 1 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 2 6 5 13
COM DEV LTD. 4 1 2 1 4 12
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 0 3 0 1 8 12
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 5 6 1 0 0 12
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 3 1 8 12
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 1 6 0 3 12
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 6 12
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 4 4 0 11
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS GMBH 0 0 1 8 2 11
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 4 3 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 5 3 1 11
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 4 6 1 0 11
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 4 4 1 10
ALLGON AB 4 2 3 1 0 10
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 5 10
SONY CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 5 10
CTS CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 1 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 1 3 2 0 9
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 4 0 2 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 1 4 2 0 9
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 3 3 3 0 0 9
TRW INC. 6 3 0 0 0 9
EAGLE COMTRONICS, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
HITACHI METALS LTD. 0 1 0 2 5 8
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 0 0 1 0 7 8
KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP. 0 0 0 3 5 8
M/A COM, INC. 0 0 4 2 2 8
XYTRANS, INC. 0 2 1 4 1 8
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
FILTRONIC LK OY 1 1 3 1 1 7
GENERAL RESEARCH OF ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 1 3 0 3 7
SAWTEK, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 2 2 7
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 3 0 7
ANDREW CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 1 3 6
NEC TOKIN CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
REMEC OY 0 1 4 1 0 6
RENAISSANCE ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 2 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 0 2 2 2 6
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 3 2 0 0 0 5
ANRITSU COMPANY 0 0 4 0 1 5
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 1 3 0 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 1 2 0 2 0 5
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
NOKIA NETWORKS OY 1 3 0 1 0 5
SCIENTIFIC COMPONENTS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 3 0 1 1 5
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 0 3 1 0 5
TOKO, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
UBE ELECTRONICS, LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5


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