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Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving
5
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In
Class 136, Batteries: Thermoelectric and Photoelectric
( 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | 30 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 45 | 154 |
| LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 64 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 63 |
| SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 51 |
| BOEING COMPANY | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 50 |
| E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 46 |
| SUNPOWER CORPORATION | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 45 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 38 |
| SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| KYOCERA CORPORATION | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| FIRST SOLAR, INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
| SOLEXEL, INC. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| AU OPTRONICS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| STION CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| KANEKA CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| PANASONIC CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| ALTA DEVICES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| EMCORE SOLAR POWER, INC. | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| SOLAR JUNCTION CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| BANPIL PHOTONICS, INC. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| FUJIKURA LTD. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| SOLYNDRA LLC | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| CERTAINTEED CORP. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| LG INNOTEK CO., LTD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| SOLARIA CORPORATION | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| MIASOLE | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| BASF SE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| GTAT CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KYOSEMI CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| LG CHEM, LTD. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| TRANSLUCENT, INC. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA CONSHOHOCKEN LLC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| PRIMESTAR SOLAR, INC. | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| SANDIA CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| SOLAERO TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| SONY CORPORATION | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| MTPV POWER CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| NANOSOLAR, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| POLYERA CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| SILEVO, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| TDK CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| XEROX CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| YANEGIJUTSUKENKYUJO CO., LTD. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| APOLLO PRECISION (KUNMING) YUANHONG LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| EPISTAR CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| GENTHERM INCORPORATED | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| HITACHI, LTD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, CHINESE ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, TAIWAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NEC CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| O-FLEXX TECHNOLOGIES GMBH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| SILICON CHINA (HK) LIMITED | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| SOLARWORLD INNOVATIONS GMBH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| SOLOPOWER, INC. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| SUNCORE PHOTOVOLTAICS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| TENKSOLAR INC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TIGO ENERGY, INC. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| ZETTA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LLC--AQT SERIES | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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