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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 307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems

( 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 21 25 48 39 51 184
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 13 5 21 21 69
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 4 9 24 9 50
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 8 7 7 8 9 39
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 14 11 10 39
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 7 9 10 6 36
DENSO CORPORATION 11 8 5 6 4 34
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 6 8 8 9 34
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 11 7 9 1 33
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 0 7 11 6 28
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 5 5 10 5 25
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 4 8 4 9 25
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 4 6 5 6 25
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 1 8 9 6 24
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 6 10 4 2 23
HITACHI, LTD 5 6 5 3 3 22
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 7 5 8 1 21
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3 3 2 8 5 21
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 6 6 2 1 20
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 3 4 7 1 20
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 4 6 8 19
EATON CORPORATION 5 7 1 3 2 18
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 4 3 2 7 17
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 1 5 9 0 2 17
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 3 4 5 2 16
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 1 3 1 4 6 15
INTEL CORPORATION 2 5 3 3 2 15
LIEBERT CORPORATION 2 3 1 5 4 15
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 1 0 4 9 14
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 5 3 3 14
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 8 1 2 2 14
BOEING COMPANY 0 3 3 5 2 13
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 5 5 3 0 0 13
SONY CORPORATION 1 6 0 2 4 13
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 3 0 6 13
POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 2 5 4 12
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 3 1 8 12
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 5 12
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 2 3 4 1 12
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 1 2 4 1 11
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 3 2 0 4 11
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 2 3 2 3 11
LEAR CORPORATION 1 3 1 3 3 11
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 4 10
IGO, INC. 0 1 4 3 2 10
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 4 1 1 10
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 2 0 2 4 9
APPLE, INC. 0 3 1 2 3 9
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 1 2 2 9
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 5 4 9
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 4 9
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 1 0 3 4 8
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 2 4 1 8
AIRBUS FRANCE 0 0 4 3 0 7
AMPT, LLC 0 1 2 1 3 7
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 3 1 2 1 7
C. E. NIEHOFF & COMPANY 2 1 1 1 2 7
ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 3 0 0 3 1 7
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 0 7
MPATHX, LLC 0 5 2 0 0 7
NEC CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 4 0 1 0 7
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 0 2 1 2 7
ROHM CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 1 7
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 3 7
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
TIGO ENERGY, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
COMARCO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
PILZ GMBH & CO. 1 1 1 2 1 6
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 0 1 3 2 0 6
SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG. 0 1 1 2 2 6
TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 2 1 2 6
YAZAKI CORP. 1 0 1 2 2 6
ARM LIMITED 0 0 3 2 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 3 1 5
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 0 0 3 2 0 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 1 1 2 5
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 0 2 0 5
NXP B.V. 1 1 0 2 1 5
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
PUCLINE, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 3 1 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SANKEN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 1 2 1 5
SERVER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 0 0 0 3 5
SYSTEM-GENERAL CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5


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