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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 378, X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices

( 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
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 38 85 87 78 94 382
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 47 72 71 95 90 375
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 68 52 25 28 26 199
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 23 30 32 29 40 154
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 23 20 21 36 48 148
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 16 30 27 24 29 126
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 19 40 15 20 17 111
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 9 8 9 12 14 52
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 6 24 13 2 48
RIGAKU CORPORATION 6 11 9 7 3 36
HITACHI, LTD 11 5 8 3 4 31
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 3 9 6 5 7 30
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 5 9 7 6 3 30
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 1 3 15 26
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 8 10 3 1 0 22
ACCURAY, INC. 0 4 4 4 8 20
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 5 3 5 0 20
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 8 3 2 3 18
JORDAN VALLEY APPLIED RADIATION LTD. 4 10 2 0 2 18
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 9 2 4 18
XCOUNTER AB 5 7 2 1 3 18
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 2 3 5 17
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 3 0 1 5 8 17
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 9 16
SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 2 1 2 4 7 16
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 0 0 1 7 7 15
X-RAY OPTICAL SYSTEM, INC. 2 5 5 1 2 15
HOLOGIC, INC. 1 1 2 5 5 14
XRADIA, INC. 0 2 4 6 2 14
RAPISCAN SECURITY PRODUCTS (USA), INC. 1 1 0 5 6 13
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 5 2 3 1 2 13
XORAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 5 5 13
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC. 0 2 1 1 8 12
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 0 3 6 12
GE HOMELAND PROTECTION, INC. 0 0 2 4 6 12
BRUKER AXS GMBH 2 5 3 1 0 11
BRUKER AXS, INC. 2 0 3 4 1 10
GE SECURITY, INC. 0 0 0 3 7 10
GENDEX CORPORATION 0 3 3 3 1 10
REVEAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 5 0 10
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 1 10
IMAGING THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 3 2 2 1 9
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 1 2 2 4 9
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 0 2 0 1 9
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 4 1 0 0 8
ELEKTA AB (PUBL.) 0 1 2 1 4 8
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 3 4 1 0 0 8
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ANALYTICAL OY 0 2 2 2 2 8
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 1 5 8
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 4 0 3 1 8
JORDAN VALLEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD. 0 0 0 4 3 7
NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 1 3 3 7
SECTRA MAMEA AB 0 0 2 1 4 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 1 2 0 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 0 3 1 1 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 2 0 0 7
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 1 2 0 0 6
INVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 5 0 0 1 6
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
NEUROLOGICA, CORP. 0 0 1 3 2 6
NIKON CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
OSMIC, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
PANALYTICAL B.V. 0 2 2 0 2 6
RAPISCAN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
SMITHS HEIMANN GMBH 1 0 1 2 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 3 0 1 1 6
BRAINLAB AG 1 0 1 3 0 5
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 0 1 1 2 1 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 0 1 1 5
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 2 0 5
KONICA CORPORATION 3 0 2 0 0 5
LYNCEAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
MOXTEK, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
PLANMED OY 0 2 1 1 1 5
PROTO MANUFACTURING LTD. 2 0 3 0 0 5
RIGAKU DENKI COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 1 2 0 5
SCHICK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5


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