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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 382, Image Analysis

( 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
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 105 84 130 115 96 530
~Individually Owned Patent 51 42 59 57 52 261
XEROX CORPORATION 66 50 52 51 27 246
SONY CORPORATION 52 53 53 42 37 237
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 38 22 48 69 45 222
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 31 54 60 44 29 218
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 50 36 48 49 27 210
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 23 19 47 50 17 156
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 9 24 43 45 25 146
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 12 14 31 50 39 146
NEC CORPORATION 35 28 26 31 19 139
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 16 36 42 36 130
INTEL CORPORATION 25 22 31 33 17 128
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 32 47 42 121
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 22 21 18 28 31 120
FUJITSU LIMITED 17 20 24 26 27 114
HITACHI, LTD 15 17 31 16 24 103
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 20 10 14 33 17 94
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 25 10 13 22 23 93
COGNEX CORPORATION 22 14 9 21 6 72
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 14 10 10 19 17 70
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 18 17 19 10 4 68
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 18 9 18 11 11 67
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 20 10 14 12 10 66
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 21 28 13 0 0 62
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 10 14 13 13 11 61
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 10 13 8 13 52
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 6 6 12 9 12 45
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 9 6 10 11 9 45
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 10 13 8 8 3 42
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 6 13 7 9 40
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 6 4 10 9 9 38
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 12 4 9 5 5 35
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 5 10 3 10 4 32
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 5 10 6 7 31
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 11 7 6 5 2 31
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 5 8 6 6 30
CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION 2 5 11 11 1 30
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 9 6 6 6 3 30
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 0 2 3 16 8 29
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 2 5 7 10 29
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 18 8 0 0 0 26
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 5 5 4 5 6 25
NCR CORPORATION 7 6 6 3 3 25
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 10 2 4 0 24
AT&T CORP. 7 4 4 4 2 21
MOTOROLA, INC. 6 3 7 2 3 21
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. 4 6 3 5 2 20
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 11 7 1 0 0 19
OMRON CORPORATION 5 1 3 4 6 19
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 3 3 10 3 19
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 3 7 1 18
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 3 5 5 3 2 18
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 7 3 3 3 2 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 5 3 6 1 18
COGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION 0 0 5 5 7 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 2 9 5 17
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 3 5 4 17
MUSTEK SYSTEMS, INC. 5 6 4 2 0 17
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 5 5 2 3 17
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 2 4 7 4 0 17
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 3 1 5 5 3 17
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 6 4 3 16
PENTAX CORPORATION 0 0 7 3 6 16
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 5 2 2 5 16
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 1 5 2 3 15
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 3 2 1 3 6 15
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 1 2 7 5 15
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 2 1 6 3 15
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 2 4 4 0 14
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 3 5 1 14
KONICA CORPORATION 3 3 3 2 3 14
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 6 3 3 1 1 14
NIKON CORPORATION 0 1 2 7 4 14
CHROMAVISION MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 4 3 1 13
INTERVAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 6 2 0 0 13
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 3 4 3 1 2 13
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 3 2 4 1 3 13
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 5 3 0 4 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 5 1 1 4 1 12
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 5 1 1 3 1 11
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 1 6 3 11
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 5 3 2 1 0 11
RAYTHEON COMPANY 6 1 2 1 1 11
AUTODESK CANADA INC. 0 4 1 3 2 10
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 1 3 2 2 2 10
R2 TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 1 1 4 10
SHAREWAVE, INC. 9 1 0 0 0 10
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 4 3 1 10
BACUS RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 2 3 1 3 0 9
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 3 4 9
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 5 2 1 1 0 9
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A. 0 1 4 3 1 9
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 0 9
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 1 2 1 5 0 9
UNISYS CORPORATION 4 1 3 0 1 9
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 2 0 1 2 3 8
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 4 1 0 3 0 8
CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 5 0 2 1 8
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
PICSURF, INC. 3 4 1 0 0 8
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 1 1 1 5 0 8
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0 1 3 2 2 8
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 3 2 2 0 1 8
ACUSON CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 0 7
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. 0 1 5 0 1 7
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 1 1 2 7
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 5 0 0 0 2 7
EYEMATIC INTERFACES, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
FACET TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 3 1 1 1 7
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 2 0 5 7
KEYENCE CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 1 7
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 1 1 3 1 1 7
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 1 0 0 6 7
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
QUVIS, INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 3 1 7
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 0 0 5 0 2 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 2 1 2 6
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 2 0 1 1 2 6
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 0 1 0 6
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 2 1 6
COLORCOM, LTD. 3 2 0 1 0 6
DIGITAL PERSONA, INC. 4 0 0 1 1 6
DIVIO, INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
GENTEX CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 1 1 3 6
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 0 2 0 3 1 6
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 0 2 1 1 6
NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 0 0 5 1 6
OAK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 3 2 0 6
ORAMETRIX, INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
QUALIA COMPUTING, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 1 6
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 0 0 0 4 2 6
ACTIVCARD IRELAND, LIMITED 0 3 0 0 2 5
ACUITY IMAGING, LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
ADVANTEST CORP. 2 1 2 0 0 5
AUTHENTEC, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
BIODISCOVERY, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES OF PA, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
HYUNDAI CURITEL, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
INDIVOS CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
INTELLIGENT REASONING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
IRIDIAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
KENT RIDGE DIGITAL LABS 0 1 1 3 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
LIGHTSURF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
PARASCRIPT LLC 0 1 1 0 3 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 4 1 0 0 0 5
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
PTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 0 2 0 3 0 5
SIGNAFY, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. 1 0 0 1 3 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 2 0 0 2 1 5
TRW INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ULTRATOUCH CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
UMAX DATA SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 1 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 2 1 0 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 2 1 1 0 1 5
VISIONGATE, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 1 0 3 1 0 5
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 2 1 0 5


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