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Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving
5
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In
Class 704, DP: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics, Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression (Data Processing)
( 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 )
First-Named Assignee | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 110 | 113 | 84 | 96 | 71 | 474 |
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 25 | 59 | 85 | 82 | 101 | 352 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 55 | 45 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 307 |
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. | 36 | 37 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 233 |
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | 23 | 43 | 32 | 53 | 52 | 203 |
PANASONIC CORPORATION | 26 | 41 | 31 | 46 | 44 | 188 |
GOOGLE, INC. | 4 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 111 | 184 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 15 | 37 | 31 | 51 | 42 | 176 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 9 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 117 |
LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 6 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 25 | 112 |
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. | 6 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 80 |
SONY CORPORATION | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 72 |
FUJITSU LIMITED | 4 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 71 |
NOKIA CORPORATION | 18 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 71 |
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 69 |
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 66 |
QUALCOMM, INC. | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 65 |
NEC CORPORATION | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 64 |
BROADCOM CORPORATION | 9 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 59 |
APPLE, INC. | 8 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 58 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 58 |
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 56 |
XEROX CORPORATION | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 50 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 49 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 47 |
QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 40 |
FRANCE TELECOM | 4 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
INTEL CORPORATION | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
WEST CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL.) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
AVAYA INC. | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
GENERAL MOTORS LLC | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
YAMAHA CORPORATION | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
DENSO CORPORATION | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
PHOENIX SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS AUSTRIA GMBH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
CODING TECHNOLOGIES AB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS CO. | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LIMITED | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
YAHOO, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
HITACHI, LTD | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
INTELLISIST, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KENWOOD | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
VOICE SIGNAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
VOICEAGE CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITED | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
LOQUENDO S.P.A. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
NICE SYSTEMS LTD. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
NTT DOCOMO, INC. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
SKYPE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (U.S.), L.L.C. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
AUDIENCE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
DICTAPHONE CORPORATION | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
DIGITAL VOICE SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
K-NFB READING TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
SENSORY, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
TEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
ABBYY SOFTWARE LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
AGERE SYSTENS LLC | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
BLACKBERRY LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
CANYON IP HOLDINGS, LLC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
DIGIMARC CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
LANGUAGE WEAVER, INC. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
VERINT AMERICAS INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
VOCOLLECT, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
ALCATEL LUCENT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
DIGITAL RISE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
NEXIDIA INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS (WAVEMAKERS), INC. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
AT&T CORP. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
DTS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
FORTEMEDIA, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
GLOBALENGLISH CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
INTUIT, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
SRI INTERNATIONAL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
SVOX AG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
TELLME NETWORKS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
AUDIOEYE, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
BOEING COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
EMC CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
ESCRIPTION, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
FLUENTIAL, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
ITTIAM SYSTEMS (P) LTD. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
POLYCOM, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
PROMPTU SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
SHAW STROZ LLC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
WORDRAKE HOLDINGS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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