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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 396, Photography

( 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
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 27 31 19 48 59 184
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 15 22 21 33 107
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 13 23 55 91
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 15 7 11 26 19 78
PENTAX CORPORATION 22 32 13 10 0 77
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 20 22 11 5 12 70
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 0 21 47 68
SONY CORPORATION 10 4 10 13 31 68
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 14 16 3 0 1 34
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 3 4 7 6 12 32
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 10 17 30
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 3 8 1 8 9 29
NIKON CORPORATION 6 5 1 2 14 28
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 7 4 1 3 9 24
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 18 23
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 0 1 6 14 21
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 15 4 1 0 1 21
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 0 3 1 2 14 20
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 2 3 10 0 20
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 4 4 1 7 19
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 1 2 5 10 18
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 0 0 0 3 13 16
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 0 4 8 13
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 11 12
SEIKO PRECISION INC. 0 3 1 6 1 11
KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC. 0 1 0 4 5 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 5 1 1 3 10
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 0 2 8 10
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 1 0 0 4 4 9
CHAPMAN/LEONARD STUDIO EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 4 3 0 1 8
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 3 1 0 2 2 8
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 0 0 3 5 8
NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 0 8
NISCA CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 3 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 3 8
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 2 3 2 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 1 0 3 2 6
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 2 0 2 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
TAMRON CO., LTD. 1 1 0 0 4 6
ALTEK CORP. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ANO-COIL CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 0 5
CAM GUARD SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 1 2 2 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 0 0 1 3 5
OMRON CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5


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