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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 336, Inductor 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
TDK CORPORATION 12 12 10 14 13 61
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 8 5 15 16 16 60
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 5 2 7 14 21 49
SUMIDA CORPORATION 15 3 7 7 5 37
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 2 9 8 6 12 37
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 7 6 2 1 20
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 1 6 1 11 19
INTEL CORPORATION 4 3 6 5 1 19
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 2 2 6 7 18
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 4 2 2 1 16
DENSO CORPORATION 2 4 4 3 2 15
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 4 4 2 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 3 3 3 12
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 1 6 2 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 1 3 5 3 12
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 4 11
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. 2 3 1 1 3 10
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 3 2 4 1 0 10
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 1 1 5 1 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 1 1 3 1 9
ADVANCED MAGNET LAB, INC. 0 0 0 8 0 8
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 1 1 1 5 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 2 1 8
EPCOS AG 1 2 2 3 0 8
HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 3 8
LOGAH TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 6 0 1 0 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 2 3 8
PULSE ENGINEERING INC. 0 5 0 3 0 8
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 1 0 1 5 1 8
TAMURA CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 1 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
CYNTEC CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 2 7
HITACHI METALS LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 5 1 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 3 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 0 0 0 0 7
VISHAY DALE ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 0 0 5 1 7
ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR INCORPORATED 0 0 2 3 1 6
CTM MAGNETICS, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
HARRIS CORP. 3 0 0 2 1 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 1 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
ENPIRION, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 3 0 1 1 0 5
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
NXP B.V. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 0 1 4 0 5
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 2 0 1 5


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