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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 85 88 78 94 80 425
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 72 71 95 90 82 410
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 20 21 36 48 50 175
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 30 32 29 40 39 170
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 52 25 28 26 25 156
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 30 27 24 29 35 145
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 40 15 20 17 16 108
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 8 9 12 14 9 52
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 24 13 2 1 46
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 3 15 19 42
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 1 6 9 23 39
RIGAKU CORPORATION 11 9 7 3 7 37
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 9 7 6 3 10 35
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 9 6 5 7 7 34
ACCURAY, INC. 4 4 4 8 5 25
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 3 2 3 8 24
HITACHI, LTD 5 8 3 4 4 24
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 0 1 7 7 8 23
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 1 5 8 9 23
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 3 5 6 20
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 9 2 4 2 19
X-RAY OPTICAL SYSTEM, INC. 5 5 1 2 5 18
HOLOGIC, INC. 1 2 5 5 4 17
NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 3 3 10 17
RAPISCAN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 3 11 17
XRADIA, INC. 2 4 6 2 3 17
MORPHO DETECTION, INC. 0 0 0 0 16 16
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 10 3 1 0 1 15
RAPISCAN SECURITY PRODUCTS (USA), INC. 1 0 5 6 3 15
SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 1 2 4 7 1 15
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC. 2 1 1 8 2 14
JORDAN VALLEY APPLIED RADIATION LTD. 10 2 0 2 0 14
XORAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 5 5 1 14
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 5 0 0 13
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 3 6 2 13
ELEKTA AB (PUBL.) 1 2 1 4 5 13
ORAYA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 0 4 9 13
XCOUNTER AB 7 2 1 3 0 13
BRUKER AXS, INC. 0 3 4 1 4 12
GE HOMELAND PROTECTION, INC. 0 2 4 6 0 12
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP. 1 2 2 4 3 12
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 4 0 3 1 4 12
BRUKER AXS GMBH 5 3 1 0 2 11
GE SECURITY, INC. 0 0 3 7 1 11
GENDEX CORPORATION 3 3 3 1 1 11
JORDAN VALLEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD. 0 0 4 3 4 11
REVEAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 5 0 1 11
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 3 1 1 1 4 10
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 1 5 3 10
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG 0 0 0 1 9 10
IMAGING THERAPEUTICS, INC. 3 2 2 1 1 9
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ANALYTICAL OY 2 2 2 2 1 9
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 2 3 1 0 9
SECTRA MAMEA AB 0 2 1 4 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 2 3 1 2 1 9
PANALYTICAL B.V. 2 2 0 2 2 8
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 3 8
SEARETE LLC 0 0 0 2 6 8
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 3 1 1 2 1 8
NEUROLOGICA, CORP. 0 1 3 2 1 7
THERMO NITON ANALYZERS LLC 0 2 0 2 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 0 3 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 0 3 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 0 1 1 2 6
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 5 0 0 1 0 6
PALODEX GROUP OY 1 1 0 2 2 6
PLANMECA OY 1 1 1 1 2 6
PLANMED OY 2 1 1 1 1 6
RIGAKU INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SMITHS HEIMANN GMBH 0 1 2 2 1 6
BRAINLAB AG 0 1 3 0 1 5
BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC 0 3 0 1 1 5
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 1 1 2 1 0 5
CEFLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA 0 0 1 1 3 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 1 0 0 0 5
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 4 1 0 0 0 5
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 1 1 1 0 2 5
LYNCEAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
MOXTEK, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
OY AJAT LTD 0 0 1 0 4 5
PASSPORT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SCHICK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 0 0 3 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 3 0 1 1 0 5
XOFT, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5


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