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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 439, Electrical Connectors

( 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
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 354 285 259 289 178 1365
~Individually Owned Patent 194 159 139 176 158 826
YAZAKI CORP. 175 153 123 70 61 582
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 105 117 112 113 80 527
MOLEX INCORPORATED 85 49 20 69 56 279
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 19 29 55 76 53 232
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 42 26 28 28 134
JAPAN SOLDERLESS TERMINAL MFG. CO., LTD. 13 20 31 26 28 118
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 33 21 22 19 19 114
JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY LTD. 14 14 15 16 49 108
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 30 27 17 15 15 104
INTEL CORPORATION 6 13 24 27 23 93
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 45 23 9 7 1 85
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 49 18 11 2 1 81
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 24 28 27 79
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 25 17 14 9 12 77
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 5 12 22 16 20 75
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 3 23 22 19 8 75
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 14 17 11 11 12 65
YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 6 20 22 14 65
WHITAKER CORPORATION 42 18 3 1 0 64
TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP, K.K. 4 5 15 19 19 62
ENPLAS CORPORATION 11 16 7 14 13 61
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. 20 26 12 2 0 60
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 13 12 11 10 8 54
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 8 7 16 12 49
3COM CORPORATION 14 23 8 0 2 47
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 5 5 7 10 14 41
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 5 9 16 4 39
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 18 5 3 5 6 37
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 12 6 1 5 33
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 2 7 6 7 33
NEC CORPORATION 11 10 1 2 8 32
TERADYNE, INC. 2 6 12 10 2 32
SPEED TECH CORP. 6 5 3 7 10 31
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 11 6 5 6 2 30
TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH 1 1 6 11 10 29
AMPHENOL-TUCHEL ELECTRONICS GMBH 12 3 2 5 6 28
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 16 6 6 0 0 28
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 7 7 5 3 5 27
SMK CORPORATION 3 10 4 6 3 26
FCI 0 0 6 13 6 25
FUJITSU TAKAMISAWA COMPONENT LIMITED 8 10 5 2 0 25
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 4 5 6 4 25
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 3 7 6 2 25
SONY CORPORATION 9 7 4 3 2 25
YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 7 7 2 6 3 25
HARTING KGAA 13 3 4 4 0 24
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 0 7 5 10 24
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 17 3 1 3 0 24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 4 4 4 7 23
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 7 1 5 3 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 7 4 2 2 21
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 4 3 2 7 5 21
SIEMON COMPANY 3 9 5 1 3 21
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 6 7 4 20
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 2 0 5 12 20
ENTRELEC S.A. 3 7 5 4 1 20
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 9 3 0 2 5 19
WEIDMULLER INTERFACE GMBH & CO. 6 6 1 5 1 19
EKSTROM INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 6 6 3 1 18
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 6 3 3 3 17
ADVANTEST CORP. 3 6 3 3 2 17
ANDREW CORPORATION 1 2 0 4 10 17
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 2 3 5 2 17
EATON CORPORATION 2 1 7 4 3 17
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 4 2 4 4 17
STEWART CONNECTOR SYSTEMS, INC. 6 6 4 1 0 17
DDK LTD. 5 3 0 1 7 16
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 6 2 3 2 3 16
MOTOROLA, INC. 6 4 0 2 4 16
PANDUIT CORPORATION 4 2 0 5 5 16
ALCATEL 7 1 1 5 1 15
ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD. 1 2 3 4 5 15
ANTAYA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 3 5 3 2 15
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 4 2 2 1 6 15
KEL CORPORATION LTD. 6 6 1 1 1 15
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 8 0 1 2 4 15
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. 9 1 1 2 2 15
RADIALL 5 4 4 0 2 15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 6 2 1 2 15
ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC. 8 2 3 0 1 14
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 3 2 3 4 14
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 1 6 2 14
HIGH CONNECTION DENSITY, INC. 2 2 5 4 1 14
LEAR CORPORATION 2 3 3 3 3 14
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 3 5 14
TAI-SOL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 3 3 8 14
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 10 13
FORM FACTOR, INC. 0 2 3 4 4 13
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 1 1 6 5 13
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 1 4 4 0 13
PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 3 5 2 13
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 1 1 3 4 13
SUPER LINK ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 6 4 13
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 3 1 6 2 13
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 4 3 1 3 12
CORNING GILBERT INC. 0 1 2 5 4 12
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 5 12
INTERCON SYSTEMS, INC. 4 4 0 3 1 12
NEXANS 3 1 2 5 1 12
ORTRONICS INC. 1 0 1 5 5 12
PULSE ENGINEERING INC. 3 2 1 3 3 12
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 3 0 3 12
XEROX CORPORATION 5 3 2 1 1 12
COMAX TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 3 5 2 11
CRAY INC. 1 6 4 0 0 11
FCI USA, INC. 8 2 0 1 0 11
HARNESS SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH, LTD. 8 2 1 0 0 11
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 5 2 2 11
JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD. 0 5 2 0 4 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 3 2 6 11
SURTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 2 4 2 1 2 11
SWENCO PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 1 5 2 11
TEKTRONIX INC. 1 7 1 0 2 11
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 4 3 1 0 11
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 3 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 6 2 10
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 6 1 0 3 0 10
DEKKO ENGINEERING, INC. 3 2 5 0 0 10
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 2 1 2 0 5 10
KRONE GMBH 3 3 0 3 1 10
L&K PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 6 1 2 0 10
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 1 2 3 10
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 3 5 2 0 0 10
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 6 0 1 2 10
OMRON CORPORATION 0 1 2 5 2 10
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 3 2 1 0 4 10
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 5 2 2 1 10
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 2 4 10
STRATOS LIGHTWAVE, INC. 6 3 1 0 0 10
TEKCON ELECTRONICS CORP. 6 1 2 0 1 10
TRW INC. 5 2 0 2 1 10
UNISYS CORPORATION 3 3 1 2 1 10
ANGELO FAN BRACE LICENSING, L.L.C. 2 2 3 2 0 9
HARTING AUTOMOTIVE GMBH & CO., KG 0 4 3 2 0 9
HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 2 2 9
LEOPOLD KOSTAL GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 4 2 1 9
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4 1 2 2 0 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 2 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 4 0 2 0 9
WIELAND ELECTRIC GMBH 1 1 2 3 2 9
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 2 3 1 1 1 8
ASTEC INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 2 3 3 0 0 8
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 2 4 1 1 0 8
EMC CORPORATION 2 3 0 3 0 8
ERICSSON, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
FINISAR CORPORATION, INC. 0 1 1 0 6 8
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 0 0 1 2 5 8
HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 6 2 8
MANNESMANN VDO AG 3 3 2 0 0 8
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
PENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 0 2 4 2 0 8
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 4 0 1 1 2 8
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 4 1 1 2 0 8
SQUARE D COMPANY 3 2 2 1 0 8
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
ATOM TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
AVX CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 2 7
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 0 7
CENTERPIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 3 3 7
CINCH CONNECTORS, INC. 1 0 1 1 4 7
EGBON ELECTRONICS LTD. 0 0 0 5 2 7
ELECTRIC MOTION COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2 1 1 1 2 7
ERNI ELEKTROAPPARATE GMBH 0 2 1 2 2 7
FESTO AG & CO. 1 1 1 2 2 7
FUJIKURA LTD. 0 0 2 2 3 7
GRYPHICS, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
HIRSCHMANN ELECTRONICS GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 3 1 2 7
HOMAC MFG. COMPANY 0 1 1 4 1 7
J. D'ADDARIO & COMPANY, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
MONSTER CABLE PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
NILES PARTS CO., LTD. 2 3 1 1 0 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 1 7
PARICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 2 7
RAMBUS, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 4 0 0 0 3 7
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
SILICON BANDWIDTH, INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
SPINNER GMBH ELEKTROTECHNISCHE FABRIK 2 2 1 1 1 7
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
WIESON ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. 2 4 1 0 0 7
WOODHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 2 1 1 6
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 3 0 3 0 6
COMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, L.P. 0 5 1 0 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 3 0 0 2 6
INSERT ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
L & K PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE (EEDS) SPAIN, S. L. 0 1 2 2 1 6
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
PALM, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
SAMTEC, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
AUTOSPLICE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
BJB GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 2 1 1 5
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 0 1 0 3 1 5
HSING CHAU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
INTERCONNECTRON GMBH 0 4 1 0 0 5
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
MIRACO, INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
MITSUMI NEWTECH CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
MOLDEC CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
NIPPON DICS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
PENT ASSEMBLIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
PROTECTCONNECT 0 0 0 1 4 5
ROBINSON-NUGENT, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 0 5
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
SHIMANO INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SPX CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
TENSOLITE COMPANY 2 2 0 0 1 5
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 0 2 0 5
VALEO VISION 0 0 1 3 1 5
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 1 3 0 1 0 5


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