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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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 52 50 25 26 47 200
HARRIS CORP. 21 17 11 17 42 108
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 17 19 15 13 19 83
RAYTHEON COMPANY 21 15 15 12 12 75
MOTOROLA, INC. 20 10 13 9 11 63
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 22 20 8 6 7 63
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 10 10 13 7 19 59
BOEING COMPANY 3 14 16 8 14 55
ANDREW CORPORATION 3 9 17 11 11 51
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 23 10 10 5 3 51
CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 10 8 14 7 46
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 14 4 13 9 41
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 7 9 6 13 40
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 12 3 7 7 11 40
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 9 4 8 12 39
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 9 9 12 3 39
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 14 3 9 10 38
NEC CORPORATION 12 7 4 6 6 35
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 6 5 8 9 6 34
TRW INC. 22 9 2 0 0 33
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 2 12 7 2 8 31
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 9 10 6 3 3 31
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 9 11 9 1 0 30
SONY CORPORATION 4 11 4 4 7 30
AUDEN TECHNO CORP. 7 12 6 2 2 29
FILTRONIC LK OY 2 6 5 4 11 28
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 10 12 6 0 0 28
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 2 5 17 3 27
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 7 9 5 6 27
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 4 7 4 6 27
ALCATEL 9 5 6 4 2 26
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 9 12 3 0 24
ALLGON AB 8 13 0 1 1 23
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 2 7 8 3 23
KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP. 0 1 1 11 9 22
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 6 2 4 6 22
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 5 6 5 6 22
3COM CORPORATION 7 7 6 0 1 21
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 4 2 0 3 12 21
QUALCOMM, INC. 9 3 4 4 1 21
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 7 9 2 20
ERICSSON, INC. 13 2 3 2 0 20
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 3 7 3 4 19
E-TENNA CORPORATION 0 3 5 6 3 17
HITACHI, LTD 3 3 5 4 2 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 3 5 2 2 17
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 5 11 1 0 0 17
SPX CORPORATION 0 2 2 8 5 17
EMS TECHNOLOGIES CANADA, LTD. 3 4 4 5 0 16
FUBA AUTOMOTIVE GMBH & CO KG 6 2 3 0 5 16
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 1 5 5 5 16
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 5 3 5 2 15
HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 6 3 0 2 4 15
SKYCROSS, INC. 0 3 1 2 9 15
ETHERTRONICS, INC. 1 2 2 3 6 14
RANGESTAR WIRELESS, INC. 8 6 0 0 0 14
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 5 5 0 1 2 13
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 3 2 3 3 2 13
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 2 1 4 4 13
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 2 1 4 12
TANTIVY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 8 2 1 0 12
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 5 3 2 11
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 0 0 4 0 7 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 5 1 3 1 11
THOMSON-CSF 6 5 0 0 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 3 1 2 2 11
YOKOWO CO., LTD. 3 3 1 1 3 11
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 7 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 5 10
INTEGRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 0 2 6 10
NIPPON ANTENNA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 5 3 10
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 0 2 6 1 1 10
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 2 2 2 1 10
XM SATELLITE RADIO INC. 3 2 4 1 0 10
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 3 0 1 0 9
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 2 9
INTERMEC IP CORP. 6 1 1 0 1 9
IPR LICENSING, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 4 2 2 9
SMARTEQ WIRELESS AB 3 1 4 0 1 9
WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 2 9
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 3 1 2 0 8
FRANCE TELECOM 3 0 1 2 2 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 0 2 4 8
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 0 1 4 2 1 8
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 0 1 3 3 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 4 1 2 1 0 8
ACER NEWEB CORP. 0 5 2 0 0 7
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 1 2 0 7
D-LINK CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 3 7
DX ANTENNA COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 0 1 4 7
GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 4 7
HIRSCHMANN ELECTRONICS GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 2 2 3 7
NETUNE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 5 2 0 0 7
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 2 7
THALES 0 0 2 5 0 7
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 0 1 1 3 7
AMC CENTURION AB 0 0 0 1 5 6
AMPHENOL SOCAPEX 2 0 0 0 4 6
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 3 6
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
RECEPTEC L.L.C. 2 4 0 0 0 6
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 1 1 4 0 0 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SMARTANT TELECOMM CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 1 6
SONY INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) GMBH 1 1 3 0 1 6
TDK CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 3 6
TDK RF SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 2 1 2 6
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 1 1 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 1 1 1 1 1 5
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
GALTRONICS LTD. 1 0 1 3 0 5
HARRIS BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
LEAR CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
MITRE CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
MOTECO AB 1 3 1 0 0 5
MSX, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 1 0 0 4 0 5
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 0 1 5
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
SARANTEL LIMITED 1 2 1 0 1 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 0 0 5 5
TOKIN CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
WHITAKER CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5


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