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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 372, Coherent Light Generators

( 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 15 14 26 39 22 116
LAMBDA PHYSIK AG 10 32 28 25 9 104
CYMER, INC. 20 12 22 17 10 81
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 7 18 35 19 79
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 8 12 31 18 77
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 11 26 21 15 77
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 16 11 15 19 9 70
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 7 11 18 27 66
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 4 16 17 18 65
NEC CORPORATION 19 15 11 9 7 61
SONY CORPORATION 6 8 17 15 8 54
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 9 18 17 44
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 8 10 9 10 7 44
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 16 8 2 9 8 43
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 8 3 19 9 43
COHERENT, INC. 8 4 10 10 6 38
KOMATSU LTD. 1 8 17 8 3 37
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 5 12 9 4 36
HITACHI, LTD 6 5 6 13 5 35
FINISAR CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 2 14 18 34
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 4 4 9 9 2 28
XEROX CORPORATION 8 5 10 3 1 27
FUJITSU LIMITED 4 4 6 5 6 25
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 1 7 13 23
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 6 7 2 5 23
BOEING COMPANY 0 3 6 11 2 22
RAYTHEON COMPANY 6 3 5 6 2 22
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 3 3 3 7 5 21
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 3 9 6 20
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 5 3 6 3 19
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 5 4 10 19
SDL, INC. 16 3 0 0 0 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 2 10 3 18
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 0 6 5 6 18
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 5 2 7 1 2 17
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 3 5 5 17
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 2 2 5 4 3 16
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 7 4 4 16
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 6 9 1 16
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 1 3 4 7 16
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 5 8 15
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 7 0 5 3 0 15
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 3 1 8 2 14
TRIQUINT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO. 0 0 7 5 2 14
NEW FOCUS, INC. 3 2 6 1 1 13
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 2 1 1 8 1 13
TRW INC. 5 7 0 1 0 13
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 7 4 12
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 2 1 5 4 12
CORETEK, INC. 2 3 5 2 0 12
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 1 7 2 2 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 4 3 2 12
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 0 0 3 7 1 11
LIGHTWAVE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 5 4 1 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 1 2 3 1 11
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 2 1 7 0 11
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 1 4 4 1 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 2 6 0 0 11
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 2 2 1 4 11
ALCATEL 2 0 3 3 2 10
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 3 3 2 10
AVANEX CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 5 10
BANDWIDTH9, INC. 1 8 1 0 0 10
E20 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 3 6 1 0 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 4 4 1 10
PHOTODIGM, INC. 0 0 4 3 3 10
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 0 1 6 2 1 10
AGERE SYSTEMS OPTOELECTRONICS GUARDIAN CORP. 9 0 0 0 0 9
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 4 1 2 0 2 9
PHOTONICS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 2 0 2 9
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 4 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 1 1 0 9
TUILASER AG 0 2 1 5 1 9
CIDRA CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
PICOLIGHT INCORPORATED 1 2 2 1 2 8
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 2 3 0 1 2 8
SPECTRA-PHYSICS, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 0 7
AXSUN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 1 2 0 7
CALMAR OPTCOM, INC. 0 1 4 0 2 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 2 1 1 7
CORNING LASERTRON, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
IMRA AMERICA, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 1 3 0 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 1 1 0 4 1 7
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 2 2 1 1 1 7
OPTO POWER CORPORATION 5 1 1 0 0 7
SPECTRA-PHYSICS LASERS, INC. 3 0 1 1 2 7
TRUMPF LASERTECHNIK GMBH 1 2 3 1 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 0 1 3 2 7
CHIRAL PHOTONICS, INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
CUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
FANUC LTD. 1 0 1 1 3 6
GENERAL ATOMIC COMPANY 0 0 1 3 2 6
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 1 4 6
NOVALUX, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 0 6
PHOTONETICS S.A. 1 1 4 0 0 6
PICARRO, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 0 1 2 1 6
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 5 0 0 0 5
ANRITSU CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
BANDWIDTH 9 4 0 0 1 0 5
EBARA CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
FUJITSU QUANTUM DEVICES LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 1 1 1 5
JENOPTIK AG 1 2 2 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
NEC COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
NIDEK CO., LTD. 1 0 4 0 0 5
NIKON CORPORATION 4 0 0 0 1 5
OPNEXT JAPAN, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
PENTAX CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
PRINCETON LIGHTWAVE INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SPECTRASENSOR, INC,. 0 0 3 2 0 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 3 0 5
SYNRAD, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
TRUMP PHOTONICS INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
TRUMPF LASER GMBH + CO. KG 0 0 1 3 1 5


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