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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 381, Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 70 56 42 47 71 286
SIEMENS AUDIOLOGISCHE TECHNIK GMBH 15 21 16 20 34 106
PHONAK AG 17 17 17 15 20 86
SONY CORPORATION 14 14 11 11 31 81
PIONEER CORPORATION 17 12 16 12 17 74
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 15 12 19 10 9 65
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 32 13 14 2 0 61
YAMAHA CORPORATION 8 5 10 15 17 55
KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA 5 2 6 16 18 47
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 4 26 12 42
OTICON A/S 6 6 9 10 9 40
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 10 9 3 8 6 36
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 13 4 5 6 7 35
BOSE CORPORATION 5 7 10 7 3 32
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 9 2 15 31
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC 7 6 7 1 6 27
MOTOROLA, INC. 10 4 2 5 2 23
PLANTRONICS INC 7 6 6 3 0 22
ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC. 6 6 1 4 3 20
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 4 3 2 5 19
SONION NEDERLAND B.V. 4 6 2 1 6 19
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 3 2 2 7 4 18
WIDEX A/S 4 2 2 3 7 18
GN RESOUND AS 3 3 3 3 5 17
INSOUND MEDICAL, INC. 1 5 5 4 2 17
NEW TRANSDUCERS LIMITED 6 5 1 4 1 17
STARKEY LABS, INC. 0 5 4 2 6 17
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 3 2 2 5 4 16
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 3 0 2 3 8 16
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2 9 2 1 2 16
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 7 2 0 2 4 15
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 6 3 2 1 15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 0 3 2 8 15
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC. 2 2 1 6 3 14
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 0 1 4 3 5 13
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH 3 6 3 0 1 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 3 2 2 2 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 3 3 1 2 13
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 1 1 11 13
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 1 1 0 5 5 12
FORTEMEDIA, INC. 0 2 0 4 6 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 1 1 2 3 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 3 2 2 12
NOKIA CORPORATION 3 0 5 0 3 11
SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG 1 4 2 2 2 11
STEP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 4 1 2 0 11
AKG ACOUSTICS GMBH 3 2 1 2 2 10
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 1 2 0 1 10
NEC CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 5 10
SRS LABS, INC. 2 1 0 4 3 10
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 5 2 0 1 1 9
INTEL CORPORATION 1 3 1 3 1 9
PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 5 2 0 1 9
THOMSON LICENSING 2 3 1 2 1 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 6 9
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
BERNAFON AG 1 0 1 5 1 8
SARNOFF CORPORATION 5 1 1 1 0 8
SIEMENS HEARING INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 2 1 1 2 8
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 7 1 0 0 0 8
AMI SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 3 0 0 2 2 7
GENTEX CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
LEAR CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 1 7
MICRO EAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
ONKYO CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 4 7
OTOLOGICS LLC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
PSS BELGIUM, N.V. 0 3 1 2 1 7
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 0 1 4 2 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 3 3 0 1 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
SONIONMICROTRONIC NEDERLAND B.V. 5 1 1 0 0 7
SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 2 2 0 1 7
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 3 1 2 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 0 3 6
GN RESOUND NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 1 6
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 1 1 3 1 0 6
MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 2 1 2 0 1 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 1 2 6
SONITUS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SOUND DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 6 0 0 6
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
BSE CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 0 5
COTRON CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
GENNUM CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 0 1 3 5
KSC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
LIFESIZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
NAMIKI SEIMITSU HOUSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 3 0 5
NXP B.V. 0 1 0 2 2 5
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 0 0 0 2 5
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ULTIMATE EARS, LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 0 2 0 2 5


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