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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 64 75 64 51 54 308
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 15 4 17 27 42 105
YAZAKI CORP. 21 17 18 12 16 84
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16 12 10 17 13 68
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 14 20 10 9 9 62
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 4 7 7 17 25 60
PANDUIT CORPORATION 11 16 18 6 8 59
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 5 0 1 20 29 55
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 9 10 6 15 14 54
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 5 8 11 22 46
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 1 5 12 25 46
NEXANS 6 15 9 4 10 44
FUJITSU LIMITED 10 5 4 7 17 43
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 8 12 5 7 8 40
TAYMAC CORPORATION 10 11 5 11 3 40
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 6 3 9 8 13 39
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 2 4 9 9 15 39
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 9 9 5 4 31
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 6 5 8 8 31
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 1 6 7 3 10 27
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 5 2 9 9 26
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 6 5 3 7 5 26
INTEL CORPORATION 12 3 4 2 4 25
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 2 7 16 25
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 5 5 9 1 24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 2 2 8 4 23
SONY CORPORATION 2 2 9 3 6 22
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 2 6 5 8 22
NEC CORPORATION 1 3 3 4 10 21
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 3 1 4 5 8 21
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 6 6 5 3 20
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 5 6 2 0 20
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 4 7 2 6 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 7 5 4 3 0 19
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 4 6 2 5 19
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 4 3 5 18
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 7 3 1 2 5 18
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 8 1 3 2 3 17
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 8 2 4 17
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA 4 2 4 5 1 16
PRYSMIAN CAVI E SISTEMI ENERGIA S.R.L. 5 4 4 2 1 16
WIREMOLD COMPANY 5 2 2 4 3 16
BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC. 2 2 4 1 6 15
FUJIKURA LTD. 2 1 1 7 4 15
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 8 2 1 1 14
TDK CORPORATION 1 3 1 3 6 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 4 2 4 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 1 5 7 13
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 2 3 4 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 3 1 4 12
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 1 2 4 3 2 12
ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 0 1 9 1 11
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 0 1 5 2 3 11
APPLE, INC. 2 2 1 3 3 11
BELDEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 2 4 0 0 11
CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 6 5 11
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 9 11
LS CABLE LTD 3 3 3 2 0 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 2 5 1 11
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 1 11
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 2 1 3 4 10
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 3 3 0 3 10
DENSO CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 3 10
GENERAL CABLE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 3 10
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 2 1 4 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 3 0 1 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 1 3 1 2 10
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 2 3 3 0 9
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 1 2 1 1 4 9
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 1 2 5 1 9
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 1 3 2 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 0 0 0 0 9
PASS + SEYMOUR, INC. 1 4 3 1 0 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 4 3 0 1 8
INVENTEC CORPORATION 3 2 0 3 0 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 0 6 8
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 3 0 0 8
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 1 2 4 7
FINISAR CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 2 7
FORCE 10 NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
PETERSON SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 1 1 5 7
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 1 2 2 2 0 7
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 2 6
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 3 1 6
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 3 1 1 6
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 0 0 5 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 0 4 0 0 6
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
ADC GMBH 0 0 3 1 1 5
ALLIED MOULDED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
BELDEN, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
CABLE COMPONENTS GROUP, LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 1 0 2 1 5
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 0 2 0 1 2 5
NEWIRE, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 1 0 3 5
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 3 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 1 0 0 3 1 5
SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LP 0 0 1 2 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 0 2 1 2 5
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5


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