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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 351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting

( 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 101 88 111 78 70 448
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 15 10 12 21 27 85
NIDEK CO., LTD. 28 15 19 13 8 83
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 13 25 18 5 5 66
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 6 5 13 17 52
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG 6 4 15 8 10 43
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC 9 8 9 11 3 40
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 7 6 9 7 8 37
NIKE, INC. 3 3 3 7 9 25
OAKLEY, INC. 6 2 4 8 5 25
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 4 3 7 5 5 24
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 6 4 7 3 4 24
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 5 6 6 4 3 24
OPHTHONIX, INC. 3 5 5 9 1 23
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 2 3 4 7 19
E-VISION LLC 5 5 3 4 1 18
HOYA CORPORATION 3 2 2 4 7 18
PIXELOPTICS INC. 0 4 2 7 5 18
IPVENTURE, INC. 3 6 3 1 2 15
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 0 0 2 5 7 14
RODENSTOCK GMBH 3 3 3 1 4 14
AMO DEVELOPMENT, LLC 0 1 4 5 1 11
AMO WAVEFRONT SCIENCES, LLC 1 1 0 7 2 11
AMO GRONINGEN B.V. 2 1 2 3 2 10
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC. 3 1 1 2 3 10
CARL ZEISS VISION GMBH 1 2 2 4 1 10
CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 2 3 9
CRT TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 3 4 9
ALCON, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP 1 4 1 1 1 8
NEURO KINETICS, INC. 1 1 4 1 1 8
SEARETE LLC 7 1 0 0 0 8
SYNERGEYES,INC. 4 3 1 0 0 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 2 1 7
CARL ZEISS VISION AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD 1 0 0 4 2 7
HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING GMBH 0 1 2 3 1 7
HIGH RAINBOW ENT. CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 2 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 4 3 0 0 7
NOVAVISION, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
SCIENTIFIC OPTICS, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
WELCH ALLYN INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD. 0 2 0 3 2 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 1 1 6
CARL ZEISS SURGICAL GMBH 1 0 4 1 0 6
NEUROPTICS, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
SAFILO SOCIETA' AZIONARIA FABBRICA ITALIANA LAVORAZIONE OCCHIALI S.P.A. 1 3 1 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 3 1 1 0 1 6
VISX, INCORPORATED 6 0 0 0 0 6
ALCON REFRACTIVEHORIZONS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
DAYSUN INDUSTRIAL CORP. 3 1 0 1 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG 2 0 0 2 1 5
MEI 3D, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
MENICON CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
OCULUS-OPTIKGERATE G.M.B.H. 2 1 1 0 1 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON 0 0 1 1 3 5
SIS AG SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS 1 1 0 2 1 5
TEARSCIENCE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 1 0 3 1 5


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