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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 351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting

( 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 86 76 99 101 88 450
NIDEK CO., LTD. 3 6 21 28 15 73
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 4 5 19 13 26 67
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 3 4 9 15 10 41
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 9 11 8 5 6 39
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 7 6 8 7 6 34
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 12 11 6 32
E-VISION LLC 4 4 5 5 5 23
RODENSTOCK GMBH 6 8 3 3 3 23
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 3 7 5 4 3 22
OAKLEY, INC. 2 3 7 6 2 20
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 1 0 8 6 4 19
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC 0 0 0 9 8 17
VISX, INCORPORATED 1 3 7 6 0 17
HOYA CORPORATION 5 3 3 3 2 16
OPHTHONIX, INC. 2 2 4 3 5 16
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 4 5 3 2 15
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG 0 1 3 6 4 14
SYNERGEYES,INC. 0 4 1 4 3 12
PENTAX CORPORATION 4 5 0 2 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 2 4 1 3 1 11
BACOU-DALLOZ EYE & FACE PROTECTION, INC. 2 3 5 0 0 10
SEARETE LLC 0 0 2 7 1 10
E'LITE OPTIK, INC. 2 5 1 1 0 9
IPVENTURE, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
NIKE, INC. 1 2 0 3 3 9
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 0 0 3 4 1 8
COOPERVISION, INC. 2 4 1 1 0 8
MENICON CO., LTD. 2 4 1 0 1 8
CARL ZEISS VISION GMBH 0 3 1 1 2 7
ALCON, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
CHIC OPTIC INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
HIGH RAINBOW ENT. CO., LTD. 1 3 0 0 2 6
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 2 4 0 0 0 6
ASPEX EYEWEAR, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
BOSTON INNOVATIVE OPTICS, INC. 3 0 0 2 0 5
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 0 3 5
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP 0 0 0 1 4 5
CRT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
GRIPPING EYEWEAR, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
KROLL FAMILY TRUST 1 0 1 1 2 5
OCULUS-OPTIKGERATE G.M.B.H. 0 0 2 2 1 5
VISION OPTIC CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
WELCH ALLYN INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5


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