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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 1969 - 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 353, Optics: Image Projectors

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 19 24 21 16 25 35 32 13 16 23 12 15 17 6 19 12 10 12 6 11 8 13 10 10 15 13 16 13 12 13 15 11 11 9 9 22 14 558
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 7 16 17 35 40 31 37 192
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 4 12 14 15 8 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 4 3 3 5 2 1 0 4 6 15 14 134
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 4 6 6 3 2 5 6 4 4 2 5 7 6 15 11 15 132
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 7 14 13 3 6 1 83
BELL + HOWELL COMPANY 6 2 5 3 3 3 4 6 9 12 8 5 2 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 5 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 0 3 1 2 2 1 2 5 6 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 4 0 3 5 5 6 10 12 63
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 3 5 3 3 11 10 10 7 62
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 4 0 2 0 3 2 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 47
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 9 5 9 15 47
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 6 41
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 7 3 0 2 1 5 8 6 1 40
NIKON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 7 2 2 2 3 5 1 0 36
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG 1 2 1 1 4 3 4 2 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 5 7 33
INFOCUS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 10 9 31
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 4 5 2 1 31
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 4 7 3 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 31
GAF CHEMICALS CORPORATION 4 3 4 5 1 6 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 5 0 2 1 2 28
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 4 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 28
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 12 26
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 7 6 4 25
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 4 0 25
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 4 5 4 24
NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 7 9 24
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 8 3 23
XEROX CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 5 22
ROLLEI-WERKE FRANKE + HEIDECKE 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 16
ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR GMBH 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
HONEYWELL INC. 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KOPIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14
NCR CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
SINGER COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
CORETRONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 4 13
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 13
RCA CORPORATION 1 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 4 12
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
IZON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 12
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 12
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 12
BRAUN A.G. 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 11
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 11
PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 10
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 10
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 10
GOLDSTAR COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
IN FOCUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9
MICROFORM DATA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
PROXIMA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
MARVIN GLASS & ASSOCIATES 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
N-VIEW CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
POLAROID CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
AT&T CORP. 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
DUKE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7
REALIST, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
THOMSON-CSF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BARCO N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 6
ELMO COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
IMATTE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 6
KALART COMPANY INC. 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
LIGHTWARE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ROBERT BOSCH PHOTOKINO GMBH 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SCRAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 6
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 6
SLIDEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
VICTOR HASSELBLAD AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AURORA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 5
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ELUMENS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5
PROKIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5
SI DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS INCORPORATED 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VOIGTLANDER AG 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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