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Patenting In Technology Classes,
Count of 2003 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
- Explanation of Data -
Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving
5
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Class 351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
92
93
86
76
99
446
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
7
10
4
5
19
45
NIDEK CO., LTD.
8
7
3
6
21
45
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
12
6
7
6
8
39
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.)
3
7
9
11
8
38
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC.
4
11
3
7
5
30
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
6
7
0
3
12
28
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE
4
4
3
4
9
24
RODENSTOCK GMBH
0
6
6
8
3
23
HOYA CORPORATION
5
4
5
3
3
20
PENTAX CORPORATION
3
5
4
5
0
17
E-VISION LLC
2
1
4
4
5
16
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.
2
7
2
4
0
15
MENICON CO., LTD.
3
3
2
4
1
13
KOWA COMPANY LTD.
1
2
1
0
8
12
OAKLEY, INC.
0
0
2
3
7
12
VISX, INCORPORATED
0
1
1
3
7
12
OPHTHONIX, INC.
0
3
2
2
4
11
ALCON, INC.
5
3
1
1
0
10
BACOU-DALLOZ EYE & FACE PROTECTION, INC.
0
0
2
3
5
10
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
0
0
1
4
5
10
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
1
1
2
4
1
9
E'LITE OPTIK, INC.
0
0
2
5
1
8
COOPERVISION, INC.
0
0
2
4
1
7
OCULAR SCIENCES, INC.
2
3
2
0
0
7
REICHERT, INC.
2
3
1
0
1
7
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.
2
2
0
0
2
6
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
0
5
0
0
1
6
CONTOUR OPTIK INC.
1
1
1
1
2
6
GAZELLE CORPORATION
2
2
2
0
0
6
HIGH RAINBOW ENT. CO., LTD.
1
1
1
3
0
6
NIKE, INC.
1
2
1
2
0
6
ADAPTIVE OPTICS ASSOCIATES, INC.
4
1
0
0
0
5
ASPEX EYEWEAR, INC.
0
0
2
2
1
5
CABOT SAFETY INTERMEDIATE CORPORATION
1
1
1
2
0
5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1
2
0
1
1
5
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
0
1
0
1
3
5
CHIC OPTIC INC.
0
2
0
2
1
5
IRENE CORPORATION
0
1
3
0
1
5
SYNERGEYES,INC.
0
0
0
4
1
5
VISION-EASE LENS, INC.
0
1
1
3
0
5
WAVEFRONT SCIENCES, INC.
4
0
1
0
0
5
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