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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and Systems

( 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
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 183 181 199 104 0 667
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 71 73 78 108 166 496
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 126 282 408
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 76 77 81 62 86 382
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 60 86 78 75 80 379
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 23 29 24 34 80 190
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 53 36 21 22 42 174
HITACHI, LTD 49 45 31 26 15 166
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 20 29 24 24 35 132
HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. 8 15 23 25 49 120
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 23 18 10 23 17 91
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP. 17 15 8 14 17 71
SONY CORPORATION 7 12 10 12 21 62
NEC CORPORATION 14 16 9 9 10 58
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 8 9 7 14 14 52
INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP. 0 8 6 24 14 52
TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 7 6 14 24 51
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 9 12 8 5 16 50
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 5 6 6 13 17 47
EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 33 40
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 11 11 8 4 4 38
FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 36 0 0 0 0 36
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 8 10 4 12 36
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 16 10 4 3 3 36
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 8 1 5 10 36
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 1 15 13 35
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 3 10 21 34
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 8 1 2 5 18 34
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 12 8 5 8 0 33
FUJITSU LIMITED 4 0 6 11 9 30
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 8 11 4 4 3 30
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 3 7 5 9 5 29
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 9 4 6 4 28
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 15 11 1 0 0 27
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 9 2 7 4 4 26
TPO DISPLAYS CORPORATION 0 0 8 7 11 26
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 13 8 3 1 0 25
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 3 1 2 2 15 23
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 12 9 1 0 0 22
TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 8 12 1 0 0 21
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 7 8 4 0 0 19
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 3 1 6 5 19
WINTEK CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 12 19
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 1 5 4 18
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 18 18
ADVANCED DISPLAY INC. 7 7 2 1 0 17
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 5 3 2 2 15
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 1 2 7 3 15
INTEL CORPORATION 6 0 3 1 3 13
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 5 3 1 2 2 13
REVEO, INC. 8 4 0 1 0 13
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 7 12
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 7 12
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2 0 3 5 2 12
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 3 2 1 5 12
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 4 1 3 2 2 12
QUANTA DISPLAY INC. 1 5 1 2 3 12
TPO HONG KONG HOLDING LIMITED 0 0 1 5 6 12
INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 6 11
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 0 2 4 4 10
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 4 1 1 3 10
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ADVANCED DISPLAY 2 4 3 0 0 9
QINETIQ LIMITED 1 4 1 3 0 9
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 3 1 2 0 9
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 5 1 0 2 9
HYDIS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 7 8
KONICA CORPORATION 0 2 4 1 1 8
OMRON CORPORATION 4 2 0 2 0 8
PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 0 2 3 7
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 0 0 5 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 2 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 1 2 2 1 0 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 0 6
PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., 1 4 0 0 1 6
ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
ENPLAS CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 0 0 4 1 5
KOPIN CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
MOXTEK, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
REAL D 0 0 0 1 4 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 5 0 0 5
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 0 2 1 0 5
XTELLUS, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5


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