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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 30 21 24 28 26 129
EATON CORPORATION 11 12 8 13 13 57
PANASONIC CORPORATION 4 15 6 14 7 46
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 5 7 10 5 8 35
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 5 3 12 9 34
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 5 3 5 5 15 33
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 7 6 2 6 30
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 6 4 5 7 6 28
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 3 8 8 5 28
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 2 3 1 4 15 25
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 2 4 6 11 24
APPLE, INC. 1 3 3 7 8 22
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 7 2 2 3 21
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 4 4 4 6 1 19
OMRON CORPORATION 3 6 2 2 4 17
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 1 4 5 4 3 17
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 3 1 3 9 16
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 5 7 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 14 1 0 0 0 15
POLYMATECH CO., LTD. 5 3 3 3 1 15
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 1 3 2 5 3 14
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 3 4 3 13
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 4 2 1 0 13
ICHIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 5 2 3 13
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 3 5 3 1 12
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 3 6 3 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 2 6 2 11
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 4 1 1 1 11
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION LIMITED 0 1 5 2 2 10
DENSO CORPORATION 0 5 2 1 1 9
LEAR CORPORATION 4 3 1 0 1 9
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 2 1 1 2 3 9
NILES CO., LTD. 1 3 0 3 2 9
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 0 1 0 3 5 9
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 0 3 2 1 2 8
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 1 0 1 2 4 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 1 2 1 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 2 2 2 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 0 1 2 3 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 2 5 8
PREH GMBH 0 4 2 1 1 8
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 2 1 1 1 3 8
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 0 2 3 3 0 8
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 2 0 0 5 7
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 2 0 2 2 7
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 3 0 1 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 2 1 7
FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED 0 0 0 2 5 7
IDEC CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 0 7
MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH 0 3 2 1 1 7
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 2 7
PALM, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
SUNARROW CO., LTD. 1 1 5 0 0 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 1 7
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
ABB OY 1 0 4 1 0 6
ABB PATENT GMBH 0 2 2 2 0 6
ABB S.P.A. 0 0 3 2 1 6
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
COACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
COACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
FUJIKURA LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 0 1 1 6
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 2 0 1 6
SATORI-S-TECH CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 1 6
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 2 3 0 1 6
STREAMLIGHT, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 3 2 1 0 0 6
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 3 1 1 1 6
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ALTEK CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
EATON INDUSTRIES GMBH 0 0 1 2 2 5
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 0 1 2 1 1 5
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
LINAK A/S 0 1 0 3 1 5
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 0 0 3 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 3 1 1 0 5
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 1 1 1 0 2 5
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SOLTEAM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 0 5
TOYO DENSO CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5


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