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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 41 33 35 30 21 160
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 25 18 17 14 1 75
EATON CORPORATION 13 16 7 11 12 59
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 17 14 9 7 7 54
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 19 11 3 2 1 36
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 16 3 5 5 33
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 7 9 7 26
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 7 4 5 7 23
LEAR CORPORATION 4 7 5 4 3 23
OMRON CORPORATION 4 2 8 3 6 23
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 6 5 6 1 4 22
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 3 1 6 4 21
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 6 4 7 2 1 20
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 5 4 4 4 19
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 15 19
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 4 4 4 4 19
POLYMATECH CO., LTD. 1 4 2 5 3 15
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 6 0 1 6 2 15
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 2 2 5 1 3 13
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 8 1 0 13
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 3 3 2 13
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 1 6 4 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 0 1 4 3 12
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 2 3 0 12
NILES CO., LTD. 2 2 3 1 3 11
YAZAKI CORP. 4 4 2 0 1 11
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 5 1 2 1 10
DEFOND COMPONENTS LIMITED 4 1 2 1 1 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 1 3 0 1 9
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 3 9
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 3 1 1 1 9
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 1 3 1 2 8
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 5 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 1 2 2 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 3 1 2 7
EJA LIMITED 1 2 1 3 0 7
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 3 7
NILES PARTS CO., LTD. 5 2 0 0 0 7
PALM, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 2 2 1 2 7
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 3 1 1 1 1 7
SQUARE D COMPANY 1 2 2 1 1 7
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 2 0 1 0 3 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
ALCON, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
ALTEK CORP. 0 0 3 2 1 6
BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP. 1 1 1 2 1 6
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 2 0 0 2 6
FUJIKURA LTD. 1 1 3 0 1 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 2 0 2 2 6
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 5 0 0 1 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 3 1 0 2 6
INTEL CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH 2 1 0 0 3 6
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
NEC CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 1 1 1 2 1 6
ABB SERVICE S.R.L. 3 2 0 0 0 5
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 2 1 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 1 4 0 0 5
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 3 1 0 1 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
PREH GMBH 1 0 0 0 4 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 0 0 3 5
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 2 5
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 5


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