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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 381, Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems and Devices

( 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 42 47 71 110 174 444
SONY CORPORATION 11 11 31 30 98 181
PANASONIC CORPORATION 4 26 12 51 65 158
YAMAHA CORPORATION 10 15 17 47 68 157
SIEMENS AUDIOLOGISCHE TECHNIK GMBH 16 20 34 22 62 154
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 2 15 23 63 112
BOSE CORPORATION 10 7 3 24 56 100
PHONAK AG 17 15 20 29 17 98
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 19 10 9 18 29 85
KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA 6 16 18 12 31 83
PIONEER CORPORATION 16 12 17 18 20 83
SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 4 72 76
OTICON A/S 9 10 9 12 25 65
APPLE, INC. 2 3 8 6 34 53
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3 8 6 8 23 48
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 11 6 21 40
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 2 7 4 8 19 40
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 6 7 4 17 39
WIDEX A/S 2 3 7 12 14 38
NOKIA CORPORATION 5 0 3 11 17 36
STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC. 4 2 6 8 16 36
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 4 3 5 6 17 35
FORTEMEDIA, INC. 0 4 6 10 14 34
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH 3 0 1 9 19 32
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 2 8 11 8 32
BEIJING FUNATE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 13 17 30
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 0 6 11 11 30
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 10 17 29
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 1 2 9 13 28
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION 1 6 3 7 8 25
GN RESOUND AS 3 3 5 7 7 25
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 1 5 18 24
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC 7 1 6 6 4 24
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2 1 2 4 14 23
SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG 2 2 2 3 14 23
SONION NEDERLAND B.V. 2 1 6 5 9 23
PLANTRONICS INC 6 3 0 7 6 22
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 2 2 5 10 21
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 4 2 2 12 21
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 3 4 10 20
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 4 14 20
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 3 4 11 2 20
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 2 5 4 3 4 18
INSOUND MEDICAL, INC. 5 4 2 5 2 18
PERSONICS HOLDINGS INC. 0 0 2 1 15 18
SONITUS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 6 3 9 18
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 7 10 17
NEC CORPORATION 2 1 5 2 7 17
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 5 5 3 3 16
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 2 2 1 4 7 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 14 2 0 0 0 16
SIEMENS HEARING INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 1 2 3 9 16
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 1 1 3 3 8 16
ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC. 1 4 3 2 5 15
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 0 1 3 9 15
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 5 1 5 4 15
ONKYO CORPORATION 0 1 4 6 4 15
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 2 4 2 6 14
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 0 2 4 8 14
BROADCOM CORPORATION 2 1 1 4 6 14
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 3 3 7 14
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC 0 3 2 4 4 13
BSE CO., LTD. 1 1 0 6 5 13
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 0 5 8 13
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 0 1 4 5 13
AKG ACOUSTICS GMBH 1 2 2 2 5 12
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 9 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 2 1 4 12
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 12 12
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 2 0 2 1 7 12
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 1 1 3 2 4 11
COCHLEAR LIMITED 0 0 1 3 7 11
CODING TECHNOLOGIES AB 1 1 0 8 1 11
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL, S.A. 0 1 1 6 3 11
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 0 5 6 11
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 6 11
SRS LABS, INC. 0 4 3 4 0 11
WOLFSON MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 1 0 0 4 6 11
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 5 10
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 5 0 0 10
LIFESIZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 4 4 1 10
TOA KABUSHIKI KAISHA/TOA CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 5 10
BERNAFON AG 1 5 1 1 1 9
MERRY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 5 9
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 5 2 0 0 9
NEW TRANSDUCERS LIMITED 1 4 1 2 1 9
PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 7 9
ROHM CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 4 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 2 1 5 8
COTRON CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 2 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 1 0 6 8
GENERAL MOTORS LLC 0 0 3 3 2 8
HITACHI, LTD 0 1 3 1 3 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
MEDIATEK INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
NXP B.V. 0 2 2 2 2 8
POLYCOM, INC. 0 0 4 3 1 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 2 4 8
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 2 1 1 3 8
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 1 7
AUDIENCE, INC. 0 1 0 0 6 7
AUDYSSEY LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
EPCOS AG 0 2 1 0 4 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 0 0 2 4 7
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 0 2 4 0 7
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 3 1 0 1 2 7
MICRO EAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 0 2 1 1 7
OTOLOGICS LLC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 0 0 1 6 7
STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LIMITED 1 0 0 2 4 7
AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD 0 0 0 0 6 6
ABLE PLANET, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
ALIPHCOM, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 1 0 2 3 6
BANG & OLUFSEN A/S 1 0 2 1 2 6
DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB 0 0 1 1 4 6
DTS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 0 1 1 3 1 6
GENTEX CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 2 6
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
HEARWORKS PTY LIMITED 1 1 1 1 2 6
INTEL CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
RION CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 3 6
ROLAND CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 1 2 6
SONION A/S 2 1 0 0 3 6
SOUND DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 6 0 0 0 0 6
SOUND SOURCES TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 0 6
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 0 0 2 4 6
THX LTD. 2 1 0 2 1 6
FUNAI ELECTRIC ADVANCED APPLIED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
HTC CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
JL AUDIO, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
KSC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 1 1 5
MITEK CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 3 2 5
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS CO. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
THAT CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 1 0 3 5
ZOUNDS HEARING, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5


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