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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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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
APPLE, INC. 19 24 26 21 38 128
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 25 19 30 27 19 120
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 12 19 16 23 41 111
RAYTHEON COMPANY 13 25 19 15 11 83
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 9 22 18 19 74
WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION 15 9 10 19 17 70
FRACTUS S.A. 15 17 13 6 14 65
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 10 13 22 10 9 64
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 14 19 7 4 16 60
PANASONIC CORPORATION 12 13 7 25 1 58
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 19 14 14 6 4 57
SONY CORPORATION 9 3 15 16 12 55
BOEING COMPANY 14 6 13 13 8 54
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 11 11 11 10 7 50
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 18 19 11 0 0 48
BROADCOM CORPORATION 13 10 8 8 8 47
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8 12 13 11 3 47
FUJITSU LIMITED 10 6 12 13 5 46
BLACKBERRY LIMITED 0 0 10 18 16 44
NOKIA CORPORATION 8 6 17 9 2 42
ACER INCORPORATED 4 4 7 10 16 41
HTC CORPORATION 2 8 8 9 14 41
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 6 9 10 8 7 40
NEC CORPORATION 7 7 3 12 9 38
ARCADYAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 9 6 8 9 36
HARRIS CORP. 5 6 9 11 5 36
QUALCOMM, INC. 5 2 6 8 13 34
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 8 5 3 8 9 33
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3 8 11 5 5 32
ETHERTRONICS, INC. 5 1 8 5 11 30
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 11 4 5 4 3 27
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 6 3 6 10 2 27
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 4 8 3 8 26
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 1 11 6 5 26
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 10 6 3 0 26
THALES 3 2 3 8 9 25
AUDEN TECHNO CORP. 3 6 2 8 5 24
ANDREW CORPORATION 6 2 5 9 1 23
KYOCERA CORPORATION 2 3 4 13 1 23
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL.) 5 6 3 3 6 23
TYCO ELECTRONICS SERVICES GMBH 0 1 8 9 4 22
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 3 2 6 6 4 21
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 5 3 6 3 4 21
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 6 6 5 1 3 21
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 7 6 1 3 3 20
INTEL CORPORATION 1 4 3 4 8 20
FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED 0 1 6 5 7 19
RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. 7 2 1 6 3 19
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 6 12 18
PULSE FINLAND OY 4 2 4 5 3 18
VIASAT, INC. 5 1 5 3 4 18
WISTRON CORPORATION 2 3 4 5 4 18
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 5 2 4 5 1 17
DENSO CORPORATION 0 5 2 7 3 17
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 6 5 2 17
TDK CORPORATION 4 2 6 2 3 17
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 5 5 1 1 4 16
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 4 3 3 5 16
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 5 6 1 4 0 16
SARANTEL LIMITED 2 6 5 3 0 16
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 3 6 1 3 2 15
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 4 3 5 2 1 15
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 1 3 3 4 15
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 3 2 6 2 1 14
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 6 2 0 0 14
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 5 2 7 0 14
SKYCROSS, INC. 0 2 3 5 4 14
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4 2 1 0 6 13
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 5 1 4 13
LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED 0 0 5 7 1 13
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 2 5 1 13
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 4 4 0 3 12
HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 8 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 2 2 2 3 12
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 4 2 2 1 3 12
ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 0 3 4 4 11
ALCATEL LUCENT 2 1 1 0 7 11
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 0 4 2 2 3 11
HITACHI METALS LTD. 1 2 0 5 3 11
MEDIATEK INC. 0 0 6 3 2 11
NXP B.V. 3 1 0 4 3 11
HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 3 4 3 10
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 0 3 6 0 10
RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 6 2 0 10
SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO.,LTD. 5 4 1 0 0 10
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 3 4 3 0 0 10
UBIQUITI NETWORKS, INC. 0 2 3 4 1 10
WINEGARD COMPANY 2 3 3 0 2 10
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 2 0 3 1 3 9
GOOGLE, INC. 0 2 2 1 4 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 1 2 0 2 9
CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED 0 3 2 2 1 8
DOCKON AG 0 4 1 3 0 8
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. 1 3 3 1 0 8
EMW CO., LTD. 1 3 2 2 0 8
GALTRONICS LTD. 1 3 3 0 1 8
KUANG-CHI INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 0 0 0 8 8
NETGEAR, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 8 8
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES SWEDEN AB 1 5 2 0 0 8
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 2 8
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 3 2 1 0 2 8
ACE ANTENNA CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 4 1 7
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 3 2 0 2 7
COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
DELPHI DELCO ELECTRONICS EUROPE GMBH 1 1 3 2 0 7
DISH NETWORK L.L.C. 2 0 2 3 0 7
EPCOS AG 2 2 0 1 2 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 3 1 1 7
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 1 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 1 2 1 0 7
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 2 0 3 1 1 7
INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 1 7
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 2 7
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 0 1 0 5 1 7
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 3 2 2 0 7
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 0 5 0 2 0 7
SPX CORPORATION 1 5 1 0 0 7
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 1 1 3 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 3 3 1 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
VENTI GROUP, LLC 0 2 2 3 0 7
ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC. 1 0 0 5 0 6
AIRGAIN, INC 2 1 1 1 1 6
AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD. 0 4 0 1 1 6
ANTENNAS DIRECT, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 1 1 3 1 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 3 1 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 3 1 1 0 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 0 1 2 3 6
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 2 1 1 2 6
COVIDIEN LP 0 0 1 2 3 6
FUJIKURA LTD. 0 3 1 0 2 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 1 0 2 2 6
ITRON, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 4 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 3 0 1 0 6
XIRRUS, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
AMI RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
ASC SIGNAL CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
CENTRE NATIONALE D'ETUDES SPATIALES (C.N.E.S.) 0 3 0 2 0 5
CIROCOMM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 1 1 1 5
DIGI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
FIRST RF CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
FLEXTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO. LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 1 2 0 0 2 5
KMW INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
MILLER, R. A., INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
MITSUBISHI CABLE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 4 0 0 5
PC-TEL, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
PHILTECH INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
PINYON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
RADINA CO., LTD 0 0 2 2 1 5
RICHWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 2 1 0 1 5
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 2 0 1 2 0 5
SAAB AB 0 2 0 2 1 5
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 2 0 1 1 1 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 2 2 0 1 0 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 2 3 5
TOPCON GPS LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
VICTORY MICROWAVE CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
WANG ELECTRO-OPTO CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
ZTE CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5



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