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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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 41 34 37 25 19 156
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 17 20 16 19 14 86
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 28 27 15 6 9 85
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 13 16 17 18 19 83
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 10 13 23 14 19 79
PANASONIC CORPORATION 3 20 25 12 13 73
RAYTHEON COMPANY 11 12 7 13 25 68
WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION 12 16 14 15 9 66
APPLE, INC. 0 6 11 19 24 60
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 18 12 23 3 4 60
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 11 5 11 12 19 58
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8 18 11 8 12 57
FRACTUS S.A. 13 7 4 15 17 56
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 11 8 11 10 13 53
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 15 10 8 7 10 50
BOEING COMPANY 12 10 6 14 6 48
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 15 7 10 6 47
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6 9 8 11 11 45
MOTOROLA, INC. 17 13 12 1 0 43
NOKIA CORPORATION 10 10 8 8 6 42
BROADCOM CORPORATION 2 8 7 13 10 40
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 11 7 7 11 4 40
SONY CORPORATION 9 9 9 9 3 39
HARRIS CORP. 15 7 4 5 6 37
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 7 7 2 8 5 29
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 5 4 6 7 6 28
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 4 4 5 6 9 28
INTEL CORPORATION 4 8 10 1 4 27
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 7 3 5 6 6 27
ANDREW CORPORATION 7 5 4 6 2 24
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 4 7 6 5 2 24
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 2 8 5 6 24
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 2 6 6 6 3 23
ARCADYAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 5 1 4 9 22
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 7 6 3 4 22
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 6 9 3 1 22
NEC CORPORATION 6 2 0 7 7 22
ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC. 2 8 10 1 0 21
DENSO CORPORATION 4 7 5 0 5 21
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 7 5 7 2 0 21
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 7 6 0 5 3 21
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 4 3 3 5 5 20
RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. 2 4 4 7 2 19
AUDEN TECHNO CORP. 2 4 2 3 6 17
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 4 2 5 4 2 17
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 0 4 4 3 6 17
HTC CORPORATION 0 2 4 2 8 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 16 0 0 0 0 16
NXP B.V. 2 1 9 3 1 16
SARANTEL LIMITED 3 4 1 2 6 16
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 5 1 4 1 4 15
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 4 3 0 15
ETHERTRONICS, INC. 1 2 6 5 1 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 2 5 3 2 15
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 6 6 15
TDK CORPORATION 4 2 3 4 2 15
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 5 0 4 3 2 14
MINERAL LASSEN LLC 12 0 0 2 0 14
THALES 5 2 2 3 2 14
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 3 2 1 0 13
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 5 2 2 0 13
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 2 5 6 13
PULSE FINLAND OY 3 1 3 4 2 13
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 2 1 5 2 13
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 5 2 4 1 13
SPX CORPORATION 2 1 4 1 5 13
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 2 3 3 3 2 13
AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R& D, INC. 2 5 4 1 0 12
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 1 2 4 3 2 12
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 8 12
GALTRONICS LTD. 2 1 5 1 3 12
SKYCROSS, INC. 2 2 6 0 2 12
WINEGARD COMPANY 4 2 1 2 3 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 4 2 3 1 11
HITACHI, LTD 5 2 3 0 1 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 4 4 1 11
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 1 3 4 3 11
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 2 5 1 0 10
KYOCERA CORPORATION 2 0 3 2 3 10
SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO.,LTD. 0 0 1 5 4 10
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 3 2 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 2 0 2 3 10
ACER INCORPORATED 0 0 1 4 4 9
GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 7 2 0 9
HITACHI METALS LTD. 1 1 4 1 2 9
HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO. LTD. 1 5 2 1 0 9
JOYMAX ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 3 0 0 1 9
KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP. 5 3 1 0 0 9
PALM, INC. 2 3 2 2 0 9
SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. 1 1 1 5 1 9
WAVEBENDER, INC. 2 1 3 3 0 9
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 3 1 0 0 4 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 2 1 0 2 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 4 1 1 2 8
INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 3 2 2 0 1 8
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES AB 0 0 6 2 0 8
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 4 1 2 1 0 8
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES SWEDEN AB 0 1 1 1 5 8
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
TATUNG CO., LTD. 6 2 0 0 0 8
VIASAT, INC. 0 0 2 5 1 8
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 3 8
YOKOWO CO., LTD. 2 4 1 1 0 8
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 5 1 1 0 0 7
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 3 1 2 1 7
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 1 0 0 4 2 7
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 4 1 2 7
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 2 0 3 1 1 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 3 1 7
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
CIROCOMM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 1 1 1 1 6
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. 1 1 0 1 3 6
ITRON, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 2 0 2 6
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 2 1 0 2 6
STARLING ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS LTD. 0 2 2 2 0 6
SUMIDA CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
VEGA GRIESHABER KG 0 2 2 1 1 6
ACE ANTENNA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 1 1 1 0 2 5
AIRGAIN, INC 0 1 1 2 1 5
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 2 0 0 5
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ASC SIGNAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
CAMEO COMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 0 2 0 5
CASIO HITACHI MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 2 1 0 0 2 5
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 1 0 1 3 5
COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
DELTA NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
EPCOS AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
FLEXTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
FRACTAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
INTELLEFLEX CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 5 5
QISDA CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 2 0 1 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 1 1 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 1 0 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 0 1 2 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 1 2 0 1 1 5
YAGEO CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5


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