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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 331, Oscillators

( 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
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 7 12 20 24 17 80
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 16 17 5 11 64
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 19 9 15 9 11 63
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 16 10 15 5 7 53
BROADCOM CORPORATION 10 12 14 8 8 52
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 4 9 19 15 49
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 10 11 19 5 3 48
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 15 9 12 7 47
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 10 10 18 4 43
INTEL CORPORATION 9 14 8 4 4 39
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 7 3 9 4 15 38
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 11 4 6 11 2 34
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 13 2 10 4 5 34
FUJITSU LIMITED 7 4 4 6 12 33
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 6 6 10 8 32
MEDIATEK INC. 4 4 7 9 7 31
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 10 5 3 8 4 30
NXP B.V. 5 6 4 4 9 28
ALTERA CORPORATION 6 6 6 4 5 27
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 4 5 5 9 26
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 4 6 6 6 25
SONY CORPORATION 4 2 4 5 8 23
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 3 7 11 21
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 6 3 2 4 18
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 9 4 4 0 0 17
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 3 6 3 3 2 17
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 6 6 4 16
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 3 5 2 3 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 0 4 3 3 15
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 1 0 8 4 1 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 10 2 1 1 0 14
MOBIUS MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 5 1 0 14
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 6 2 13
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 7 3 0 0 13
EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION 4 1 3 4 0 12
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 2 3 4 3 0 12
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 6 3 2 0 12
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 6 12
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 2 3 6 0 0 11
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 3 2 0 11
NEC CORPORATION 2 3 2 2 2 11
CTS CORPORATION 2 2 4 1 1 10
XILINX, INC. 1 5 1 0 3 10
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4 0 1 0 4 9
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 3 2 0 9
MULTIGIG, INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 2 3 3 1 9
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 2 2 3 0 9
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 5 3 0 1 9
ADVANTEST CORP. 1 2 3 2 0 8
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 0 3 2 1 8
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 5 1 1 1 0 8
ATMEL CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 2 2 2 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
SITIME CORPORATION 4 1 1 0 1 7
AUSTRIAMICROSYSTEMS AG 1 1 0 2 2 6
DISCERA 1 0 4 0 1 6
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 0 0 2 2 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 1 3 0 6
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 3 1 1 6
MARVELL ISRAEL (MISL) LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 2 1 0 3 6
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 3 2 6
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 2 1 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 1 1 1 1 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
STMICROELECTRONICS PVT. LTD. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SYNERGY MICROWAVE CORPORATION 1 5 0 0 0 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 1 4 0 0 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
APPLE, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 1 0 1 3 5
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 1 3 1 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 2 0 0 2 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 1 4 0 5
SAND9, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5


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