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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 445, Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing

( 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 33 26 15 11 16 101
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 17 24 13 6 0 60
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 8 5 1 7 7 28
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 8 7 6 3 25
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 5 5 6 4 0 20
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 4 5 0 8 17
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 7 0 2 0 14
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 3 9 0 0 14
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 5 3 2 1 2 13
SONY CORPORATION 6 2 3 1 1 13
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 4 1 1 3 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 2 2 2 2 12
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 3 1 3 11
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 4 2 0 2 11
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 3 2 1 2 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 3 1 2 1 9
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 3 1 3 1 1 9
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 3 3 1 2 0 9
TECO NANOTECH CO., LTD. 0 4 4 1 0 9
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 2 3 9
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 8 8
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 5 1 1 1 8
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 2 1 0 2 2 7
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 2 1 1 1 2 7
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 3 7
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 0 7
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 3 0 1 1 2 7
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 7 7
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 5 0 0 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 1 0 0 0 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 3 0 1 0 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 1 6
ADVANCED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 3 2 0 0 0 5


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