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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 136, Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric

( 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 7 6 0 13 13 39
KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 2 3 9 19
SUNPOWER CORPORATION 0 2 4 2 7 15
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 3 2 1 5 13
BOEING COMPANY 4 1 1 3 3 12
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 0 3 2 11
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 3 2 1 10
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 6 9
KANEKA CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 4 8
NANOSOLAR, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
NEXTREME THERMAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 1 1 4 7
EMCORE SOLAR POWER, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 5 0 0 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 0 2 2 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 4 6
EMCORE CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
NEOKISMET, L.L.C. 2 1 1 0 1 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 0 0 1 3 5
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 0 0 1 2 5


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