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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 315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: 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 23 24 36 46 67 196
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 14 19 24 48 61 166
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 21 15 20 13 20 89
OSRAM GMBH 0 4 18 19 46 87
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 5 11 9 45 71
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 13 8 5 18 14 58
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 12 3 14 16 8 53
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 6 5 7 17 17 52
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 12 11 8 6 14 51
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 4 6 14 20 47
ROHM CO., LTD. 4 4 5 10 12 35
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 12 8 6 2 6 34
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 1 6 4 12 11 34
LUXIM CORPORATION 7 4 4 7 10 32
PHILIPS SOLID-STATE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, INC. 9 10 8 1 1 29
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 9 4 4 4 7 28
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 4 3 4 7 10 28
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 9 8 3 5 2 27
O2 MICRO, INC. 0 0 0 10 17 27
UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 6 5 11 27
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 7 7 9 26
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 7 0 5 7 4 23
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 4 8 4 4 3 23
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 8 4 1 3 7 23
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 2 1 4 14 22
SONY CORPORATION 2 4 4 6 6 22
MICROSEMI CORP. 4 4 2 8 2 20
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 4 9 4 1 2 20
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 4 3 4 20
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 6 4 6 1 3 20
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 16 2 2 0 0 20
SANKEN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED 1 3 4 9 3 20
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 5 2 0 8 5 20
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 1 5 2 11 20
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 0 2 0 6 10 18
INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 3 1 6 5 3 18
CREE, INC. 0 1 3 3 10 17
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 2 2 1 6 5 16
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 1 4 5 5 16
AMPOWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 8 15
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 4 3 1 6 15
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 5 5 2 0 15
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 0 4 2 8 14
EXCLARA INC. 0 2 3 7 0 12
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 2 5 5 12
FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 11 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 11 1 0 0 0 12
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 2 2 1 7 12
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 1 4 3 0 3 11
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 4 3 2 2 0 11
MICROSEMI CORP.-ANALOG MIXED SIGNAL GROUP LTD. 1 2 1 2 5 11
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 2 9 11
NXP B.V. 0 0 0 2 9 11
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 4 2 1 3 1 11
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 3 5 1 0 1 10
DENSO CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 1 10
LITE-ON IT CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 8 10
MUSCO CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 4 10
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 0 3 3 4 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 4 3 9
E2V TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LTD. 2 3 0 2 2 9
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 1 2 0 0 6 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 0 3 1 1 9
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 1 3 0 2 3 9
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 4 2 1 2 9
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 4 9
MICREL INCORPORATED 0 3 3 2 1 9
SYSTEM-GENERAL CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 2 9
BEYOND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 2 8
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 0 2 6 8
HIMAX ANALOGIC, INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 8 0 0 0 0 8
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 1 8
SUMIDA CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 1 8
VIRGIN ISLANDS MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 5 2 0 8
APPLE, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
AZOTEQ (PTY) LIMITED 2 1 2 1 1 7
BRIDGELUX, INC 0 0 0 3 4 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 0 0 3 0 7
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG 0 0 1 2 4 7
NEC MICROWAVE TUBE, LTD. 1 2 2 1 1 7
ON-BRIGHT ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 1 7
OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH 3 2 1 0 1 7
TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 3 7
ZOND, INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 3 0 0 2 1 6
FSP TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 4 0 1 6
GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
GRENERGY OPTO, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 2 1 0 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 3 0 1 0 6
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC 3 0 1 0 2 6
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 0 1 3 2 0 6
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 0 1 2 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 0 0 0 0 6
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 2 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
NIKO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 1 6
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
SEMEQUIP, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
TIR TECHNOLOGY LP 4 2 0 0 0 6
TOPANGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 1 1 1 6
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
AUSTRIAMICROSYSTEMS AG 0 0 1 3 1 5
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 0 1 0 3 5
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
LIGHTECH ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
MAG INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
OKIDATA CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
POINT SOMEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 0 0 0 0 5 5
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 1 0 2 1 5
SEMISILICON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
SUPERTEX, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 0 0 3 1 5
THE WATT STOPPER 2 1 0 1 1 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 1 0 2 0 5
TRIDONICATCO GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 2 0 1 5
VALEO VISION 2 1 0 1 1 5
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5


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