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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 396, Photography

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 31 19 48 59 65 222
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 13 23 55 55 146
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 22 21 33 33 124
SONY CORPORATION 4 10 13 31 58 116
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 21 47 41 109
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 7 11 26 19 13 76
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 22 11 5 12 12 62
NIKON CORPORATION 5 1 2 14 35 57
PENTAX CORPORATION 32 13 10 0 0 55
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 10 17 22 52
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 1 3 18 22 45
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 7 6 12 16 45
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 8 1 8 9 15 41
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 0 0 3 13 21 37
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 1 6 14 12 33
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 11 20 32
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 4 1 7 13 29
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 3 1 2 14 5 25
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 2 5 10 7 25
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 2 8 13 23
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 16 3 0 1 0 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 1 3 9 3 20
SEIKO PRECISION INC. 3 1 6 1 9 20
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 2 3 3 11 19
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 4 8 3 16
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 12 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 3 10 0 0 15
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 5 1 1 3 4 14
SIIMPEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 11 14
NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 8 13
ALTEK CORP. 0 0 1 4 7 12
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 0 3 2 5 11
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 0 3 5 3 11
KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC. 1 0 4 5 1 11
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 6 10
CHAPMAN/LEONARD STUDIO EQUIPMENT, INC. 4 3 0 1 1 9
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 2 3 2 2 9
SOKUDO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 6 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 5 9
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 1 4 2 1 8
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 3 8
FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRIAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 5 8
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 0 0 4 4 0 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 2 8
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 2 2 2 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
LAB PARTNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 0 2 0 3 7
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
NISCA CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 0 7
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 4 1 0 1 1 7
TAMRON CO., LTD. 1 0 0 4 2 7
ELMO COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 2 2 2 6
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 0 0 0 3 3 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 2 0 2 0 6
CAM GUARD SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
TESSERA MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
VA. INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5


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