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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 331, Oscillators

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 15 21 33 39 112
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 24 17 18 13 18 90
QUALCOMM, INC. 19 15 9 18 14 75
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 8 4 7 13 9 41
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 11 13 6 2 41
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 7 11 7 8 6 39
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 7 5 10 5 39
BROADCOM CORPORATION 8 8 6 10 5 37
PANASONIC CORPORATION 18 4 9 5 1 37
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 11 4 7 7 34
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 10 8 1 10 5 34
NXP B.V. 4 9 9 10 2 34
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 12 3 4 6 31
MEDIATEK INC. 9 7 6 4 2 28
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 6 4 5 10 25
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 4 5 7 4 4 24
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 7 4 5 1 22
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 9 2 2 4 22
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 4 2 6 3 21
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 4 4 5 7 20
INTEL CORPORATION 4 4 4 2 6 20
SAND9, INC. 2 3 5 7 3 20
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 2 2 4 4 18
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 4 1 9 2 1 17
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6 6 1 1 2 16
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 4 1 1 4 6 16
SONY CORPORATION 5 8 0 1 2 16
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 5 3 2 3 2 15
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 4 3 1 5 15
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 11 2 0 0 1 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 3 1 3 4 14
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 2 4 5 2 13
ALTERA CORPORATION 4 5 0 1 1 11
APPLE, INC. 4 0 2 3 1 10
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL.) 2 3 2 3 0 10
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 1 1 5 9
ST-ERICSSON SA 1 1 2 5 0 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 1 2 1 8
MEDIATEK SINGAPORE PTE LTD 1 0 2 3 2 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 3 0 2 8
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 1 4 0 1 7
ASAHI KASEI MICRODEVICES CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
ATMEL CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 1 7
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 2 2 3 0 0 7
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 2 7
INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH 0 0 1 4 2 7
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 1 2 0 3 7
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 4 6
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 0 0 2 3 1 6
LSI CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 3 2 0 1 0 6
NEC CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 1 6
STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 1 0 3 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 1 1 1 6
AMS AG 2 2 0 0 1 5
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 1 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 1 2 1 1 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 0 1 2 5
SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER 0 3 0 2 0 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 1 0 2 2 5



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