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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 335, Electricity: Magnetically Operated Switches, Magnets, and Electromagnets

( 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 13 10 15 14 22 74
CEDAR RIDGE RESEARCH LLC 0 0 41 11 0 52
EATON CORPORATION 10 19 12 2 3 46
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 6 12 9 12 40
DENSO CORPORATION 2 8 4 4 14 32
OMRON CORPORATION 1 3 4 8 12 28
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 5 3 6 6 24
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 3 2 9 19
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 3 4 2 7 17
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 6 3 2 3 1 15
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 0 5 3 1 5 14
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 7 14
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 5 2 6 13
HITACHI, LTD 1 2 2 5 2 12
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 6 2 2 2 0 12
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 2 4 2 4 12
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 2 3 2 3 0 10
CORRELATED MAGNETICS RESEARCH, LLC 0 0 0 0 10 10
FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 5 10
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
TYCO ELECTRONICS AUSTRIA GMBH 1 3 0 3 2 9
APPLE, INC. 0 1 0 0 7 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 4 0 0 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 3 4 0 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 0 2 5 8
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 3 2 1 1 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 0 7
BRUKER BIOSPIN GMBH 2 1 0 1 2 6
INNOVATIVE MICRO TECHNOLOGY 0 2 1 2 1 6
PREH GMBH 0 0 3 1 2 6
ANDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ETO MAGNETIC GMBH 0 0 1 1 3 5
MOELLER GMBH 2 2 1 0 0 5
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
NEC TOKIN CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
SIEMENS, PLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 2 0 1 2 5


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