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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 362, Illumination

( 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 342 327 367 303 278 1617
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 47 49 58 42 31 227
VALEO VISION 14 13 14 13 16 70
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 12 23 10 7 52
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 4 11 19 8 4 46
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 12 15 11 1 4 43
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 12 9 6 8 41
GENLYTE THOMAS GROUP LLC 4 9 10 8 9 40
ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2 6 13 9 5 35
DONNELLY CORPORATION 9 9 4 5 6 33
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 14 9 5 4 1 33
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 9 6 6 8 32
ENPLAS CORPORATION 7 7 7 6 2 29
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 4 9 15 28
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 4 4 7 6 25
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 1 7 5 5 25
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 4 2 1 6 10 23
DENSO CORPORATION 7 1 7 5 3 23
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 10 6 0 5 2 23
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 4 4 5 6 22
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 5 3 4 6 22
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 0 6 3 6 6 21
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 4 3 8 20
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 4 3 7 2 3 19
GUIDE CORPORATION 0 0 5 5 9 19
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 2 8 2 5 2 19
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 5 2 1 4 7 19
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 2 4 6 3 19
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 2 1 8 7 18
HELLA KG HUECK & CO. 2 11 1 0 3 17
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 5 3 2 4 16
GELCORE, LLC 0 2 4 4 5 15
MAG INSTRUMENTS, INC. 4 4 2 4 1 15
STREAMLIGHT, INC. 3 2 5 2 3 15
TECHNOLOGY CREATIONS, INC. 2 6 4 2 1 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 2 5 3 0 14
NEC CORPORATION 2 5 3 3 1 14
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 12 2 0 0 0 14
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 2 1 5 3 2 13
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 13 0 0 0 0 13
ZUMTOBEL STAFF GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 2 4 4 13
REITTER & SCHEFENACKER GMBH & CO. KG 4 2 3 2 1 12
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 1 6 2 0 12
VALEO SYLVANIA L.L.C. 1 2 3 2 4 12
YAZAKI CORP. 2 1 5 1 3 12
ADVANCED DISPLAY INC. 0 4 2 0 5 11
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 1 0 5 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 3 0 1 11
LUMILEDS LIGHTING, U.S., LLC 0 1 5 4 1 11
NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC. 4 1 3 2 1 11
SHINING BLICK ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. 3 3 3 2 0 11
WHELEN ENGINEERING CO., INC. 1 3 1 4 2 11
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 1 4 4 10
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 0 2 0 8 10
COGENT LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 0 4 1 1 10
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 5 2 3 0 10
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 2 3 2 1 2 10
MANNESMANN VDO AG 1 4 5 0 0 10
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION 9 1 0 0 0 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 2 3 2 2 10
TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 3 7 10
CORETRONIC CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 4 9
KING OF FANS, INC. 5 0 2 1 1 9
LSI INDUSTRIES INC. 3 3 1 1 1 9
SOLID STATE OPTO LIMITED 0 1 1 6 1 9
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 0 1 2 2 8
ELCO TEXTRON INC. 1 4 2 1 0 8
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 3 1 2 8
ILIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
LEAR CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 4 8
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 0 1 3 3 1 8
PORSCHE AG 1 4 3 0 0 8
PROKIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 2 6 0 0 8
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 2 3 0 7
ARISTA ENTERPRISES INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING REUTLINGEN GMBH 0 0 0 4 3 7
CCS INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
COOPER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
FARLIGHT LLC 0 0 2 1 4 7
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
INFOCUS CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 4 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA T AND T 2 0 1 4 0 7
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 3 0 2 1 1 7
PELICAN PRODUCTS, INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 2 2 3 0 0 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
ALTMAN STAGE LIGHTING CO., INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 3 6
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 2 1 2 6
BOTO (LICENSES) LIMITED 0 1 0 4 1 6
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 3 6
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 0 0 0 5 6
ITC, INCORPORATED 3 1 2 0 0 6
LIGHT & SOUND DESIGN, LTD. 2 0 3 1 0 6
LUMATEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
MAKITA CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 1 6
MUSCO CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 1 6
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 3 1 2 6
PPT VISION, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 4 0 1 1 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 2 2 6
STERIS INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
SUPERSTAR LIGHTING COMPANY LIMITED 1 4 1 0 0 6
SUREFIRE, LLC 0 2 2 2 0 6
SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
ADAMS MFG. 1 2 2 0 0 5
ALERT SAFETY LITE PRODUCTS CO., INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 0 0 3 2 0 5
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
EVERBRITE, LLC 0 1 0 1 3 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 1 1 2 1 5
FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 0 0 1 3 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 4 0 0 1 5
GENTEX CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
GROTE INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ILLUME, L.L.C. 0 1 2 0 2 5
NIPPON SEIKI CO. LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
OMRON CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
QUANTA DISPLAY INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
RITEK CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
SUPER VISION INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
TRUCK-LITE COMPANY, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 1 0 1 5


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