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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 )
First-Named Assignee | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | 47 | 71 | 110 | 174 | 117 | 519 |
SONY CORPORATION | 11 | 31 | 30 | 98 | 47 | 217 |
PANASONIC CORPORATION | 26 | 12 | 51 | 65 | 55 | 209 |
YAMAHA CORPORATION | 15 | 17 | 47 | 68 | 39 | 186 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 2 | 15 | 23 | 63 | 54 | 157 |
SIEMENS AUDIOLOGISCHE TECHNIK GMBH | 20 | 34 | 22 | 62 | 18 | 156 |
BOSE CORPORATION | 7 | 3 | 24 | 56 | 33 | 123 |
SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS PTE. LTD. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 47 | 123 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA AUDIO-TECHNICA | 16 | 18 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 111 |
PHONAK AG | 15 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 30 | 111 |
APPLE, INC. | 3 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 37 | 88 |
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 10 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 79 |
OTICON A/S | 10 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 76 |
PIONEER CORPORATION | 12 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 70 |
STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 58 |
LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 57 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 57 |
WIDEX A/S | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 49 |
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 43 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 42 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 42 |
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 40 |
NOKIA CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
FORTEMEDIA, INC. | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
BEIJING FUNATE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 34 |
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
GN RESOUND AS | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
COCHLEAR LIMITED | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
PLANTRONICS INC | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
PERSONICS HOLDINGS INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 26 |
SONION NEDERLAND B.V. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
SONITUS MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
NEC CORPORATION | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
FUJITSU LIMITED | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
ONKYO CORPORATION | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
QUALCOMM, INC. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
HOSIDEN CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
INSOUND MEDICAL, INC. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
AKG ACOUSTICS GMBH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
AUDIENCE, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
SIEMENS HEARING INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
AGERE SYSTENS LLC | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
BROADCOM CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
NXP B.V. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
ALIPHCOM, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
BSE CO., LTD. | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
MERRY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
POLYCOM, INC. | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL, S.A. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
WOLFSON MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
EPCOS AG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
HTC CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
MEDIATEK INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
SRS LABS, INC. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
BERNAFON AG | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
CODING TECHNOLOGIES AB | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
GOOGLE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
LIFESIZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
NEW TRANSDUCERS LIMITED | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
PRINCETON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
ROHM CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
AUDYSSEY LABORATORIES, INC. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
TOA KABUSHIKI KAISHA/TOA CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
AUDIOTONIQ, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
FRANCE TELECOM | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
GENERAL MOTORS LLC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
GN NETCOM A/S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
HITACHI, LTD | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
OMRON CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
THX LTD. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
ABLE PLANET, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
COTRON CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
DTS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
INTEL CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL.) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
THAT CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
ZOUNDS HEARING, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
BANG & OLUFSEN A/S | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
FUNAI ELECTRIC ADVANCED APPLIED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
GENTEX CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
HEARWORKS PTY LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS ASIA PTE, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
KSC INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
MEYER SOUND LABORATORIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF AMERICA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
RION CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
ROLAND CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
SONIC INNOVATIONS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
SOUND SOURCES TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
WISTRON CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
BLACKBERRY LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
DTS LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
EPCOS PTE LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
JL AUDIO, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
KOSS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
MITEK CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS CO. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
SHURE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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