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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 136, Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric

( 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 0 13 13 30 28 84
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 6 17 12 37
SUNPOWER CORPORATION 4 2 7 3 11 27
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 3 5 13 22
KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 9 5 3 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 2 1 9 4 19
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 5 3 6 17
BOEING COMPANY 1 3 3 4 5 16
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 2 3 8 13
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 3 2 4 4 13
EMCORE SOLAR POWER, INC. 0 1 5 0 6 12
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. 0 0 2 5 4 11
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 8 11
NANOSOLAR, INC. 1 3 3 2 2 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 5 4 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 2 3 5 10
KYOCERA CORPORATION 2 0 1 4 3 10
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 4 4 10
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 4 1 1 3 10
KANEKA CORPORATION 1 1 4 2 0 8
SOLARIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
SOLEXEL, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
MIASOLE 0 1 2 1 3 7
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 1 3 3 0 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 1 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 2 1 0 6
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 2 1 1 6
NEXTREME THERMAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 4 0 6
SOLOPOWER, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
TRANSLUCENT, INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 0 2 0 4 6
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 0 0 3 2 0 5
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 0 0 2 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
PRIMESTAR SOLAR, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 0 0 0 0 5 5
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
SILICON CHINA (HK) LIMITED 0 0 0 0 5 5
SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SOLYNDRA LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
SUNPOWER CORPORATION, SYSTEMS 0 2 1 2 0 5


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