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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 084, Music

( 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 96 132 149 160 185 722
YAMAHA CORPORATION 59 61 79 94 92 385
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 10 10 7 5 34
ROLAND CORPORATION 2 8 3 12 9 34
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHO 2 5 5 7 12 31
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 7 6 12 26
PEARL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO. 1 2 5 9 5 22
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 2 1 5 5 5 18
DRUM WORKSHOP, INC. 3 4 2 7 2 18
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 1 2 0 4 5 12
K.H.S. MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 1 8 3 12
MEDIA LAB SOLUTIONS LLC 4 5 2 0 1 12
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 3 0 4 4 0 11
HOSHINO GAKKI MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 4 3 2 11
PIONEER CORPORATION 1 1 5 3 1 11
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 2 5 2 0 10
ROLAND MEINL MUSIKINSTRUMENTE GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 2 1 6 10
FIRST ACT, INC. 0 3 1 1 3 8
HOSHINO GAKKI CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 2 8
FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
MEDIATEK INC. 0 1 4 2 0 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 4 7
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 2 1 0 2 7
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
LINE 6, INC 2 3 1 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 1 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
TAYLOR-LISTUG, INC. 0 1 4 0 1 6
AMUSETEC CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 1 1 2 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
REMO INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
TRICK PERCUSSION PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5


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