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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 116, Signals and Indicators

( 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 48 57 57 58 47 69 48 55 54 41 44 36 20 19 19 24 19 37 19 26 45 49 62 34 34 49 38 35 28 23 31 41 37 42 32 44 33 1454
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 4 1 3 4 3 5 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 4 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 28
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
HONEYWELL INC. 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 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 0 11
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 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 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 0 0 10
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 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 0 0 10
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 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 10
PALL CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
VDO ADOLF SCHINDLING AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NIPPONDENSO 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 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 0 0 2 0 1 1 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 0 0 6
FLEXSTAKE, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
GTE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 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 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AKZONA INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 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 5
DETECTORS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FALCON SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 2 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 0 5
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 1 0 0 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 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
ITT CORPORATION 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KOCKUMS MEKANISKA VERKSTADS AB 2 0 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 0 0 0 0 5
OAK INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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