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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 95 90 82 77 45 389
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 78 94 80 45 49 346
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 36 48 50 34 31 199
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 29 40 39 21 31 160
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 24 29 35 23 32 143
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 20 17 16 24 23 100
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 28 26 25 13 8 100
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 6 9 23 23 24 85
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 15 19 18 19 74
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 12 14 9 9 8 52
RAPISCAN SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 11 11 10 37
MORPHO DETECTION, INC. 0 0 16 17 2 35
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 5 7 7 6 8 33
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 6 3 10 5 9 33
ORAYA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 4 9 8 10 31
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 5 8 9 6 2 30
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 7 7 8 7 0 29
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 6 7 5 26
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG 0 1 9 8 8 26
ACCURAY, INC. 4 8 5 0 8 25
HOLOGIC, INC. 5 5 4 6 4 24
RIGAKU CORPORATION 7 3 7 3 3 23
ELEKTA AB (PUBL.) 1 4 5 5 7 22
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 8 3 4 20
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 6 7 5 18
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC. 1 8 2 3 3 17
BOEING COMPANY 3 6 2 3 3 17
NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED 3 3 10 1 0 17
RAPISCAN SECURITY PRODUCTS (USA), INC. 5 6 3 2 0 16
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 1 4 1 7 16
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13 2 1 0 0 16
SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 4 7 1 3 0 15
HITACHI, LTD 3 4 4 2 1 14
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 4 3 3 2 14
XRADIA, INC. 6 2 3 3 0 14
X-RAY OPTICAL SYSTEM, INC. 1 2 5 4 1 13
XORAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 5 1 1 1 13
JORDAN VALLEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD. 4 3 4 0 1 12
PASSPORT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 5 4 12
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 4 3 4 1 12
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 1 5 3 1 2 12
GE SECURITY, INC. 3 7 1 0 0 11
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 1 1 4 2 3 11
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 4 2 2 1 11
BRUKER AXS, INC. 4 1 4 1 0 10
GE HOMELAND PROTECTION, INC. 4 6 0 0 0 10
NEUROLOGICA, CORP. 3 2 1 2 2 10
RIGAKU INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 6 1 3 10
SMITHS HEIMANN GMBH 2 2 1 4 1 10
THERMO NITON ANALYZERS LLC 0 2 3 3 1 9
BRAINLAB AG 3 0 1 1 3 8
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
OY AJAT LTD 1 0 4 1 2 8
PLANMECA OY 1 1 2 2 2 8
SEARETE LLC 0 2 6 0 0 8
ARINETA LTD. 0 0 1 3 3 7
CEFLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA 1 1 3 1 1 7
ION BEAM APPLICATIONS SOCIETE ANONYME 0 1 1 1 4 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 1 3 2 7
PANALYTICAL B.V. 0 2 2 2 1 7
SECTRA MAMEA AB 1 4 2 0 0 7
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 3 1 1 0 2 7
BRUKER AXS GMBH 1 0 2 3 0 6
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 0 2 0 3 1 6
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 1 0 2 2 1 6
MIR MEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH HOLDING GMBH 0 0 0 5 1 6
REVEAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
XCOUNTER AB 1 3 0 1 1 6
ZIEHM IMAGING GMBH 0 2 2 2 0 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
GENDEX CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
IMAGING SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 1 1 0 2 5
MOXTEK, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ANALYTICAL OY 2 2 1 0 0 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 1 5
SCHLEIFRING UND APPARATEBAU GMBH 2 1 0 1 1 5
SPECTRAMET, LLC 0 2 1 1 1 5
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
TOMOTHERAPY INCORPORATED 0 1 3 0 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 3 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 0 2 5
WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL 1 0 2 1 1 5


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