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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 445, Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing

( 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
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 16 13 16 11 67
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 2 14 17 10 43
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 8 12 6 7 33
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 7 6 6 11 30
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2 3 4 9 7 25
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 6 3 6 4 4 23
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 7 7 5 1 0 20
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 8 7 4 1 20
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 2 2 2 5 3 14
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 0 1 1 6 6 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 3 7 2 13
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 1 2 3 4 3 13
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 6 2 2 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 3 2 1 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 4 1 1 10
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 1 2 2 2 2 9
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 3 1 0 1 8
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 1 0 2 2 7
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 1 7
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 3 0 0 2 1 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 2 3 1 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 0 0 0 0 6
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
CREE, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
IMAGING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC 0 2 2 0 1 5
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 4 0 0 0 1 5
OSRAM GMBH 0 1 0 2 2 5


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