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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 372, Coherent Light Generators

( 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
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 22 23 17 18 13 93
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 24 11 15 14 28 92
SONY CORPORATION 18 23 21 13 15 90
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 18 17 9 12 12 68
COHERENT, INC. 14 9 13 16 11 63
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 13 12 15 10 62
OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH 6 11 12 13 16 58
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 8 7 14 17 7 53
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 10 9 10 11 4 44
PANASONIC CORPORATION 15 10 7 8 1 41
GIGAPHOTON INC. 2 3 4 16 12 37
IMRA AMERICA, INC. 8 5 4 10 8 35
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6 4 5 6 12 33
FINISAR CORPORATION 7 8 5 7 5 32
CORNING INCORPORATED 10 10 6 2 2 30
CYMER, INC. 6 11 4 7 2 30
FUJIKURA LTD. 1 7 11 3 6 28
FUJITSU LIMITED 8 1 6 6 6 27
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 15 6 4 2 0 27
ROHM CO., LTD. 6 4 8 3 4 25
IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION 1 6 3 4 10 24
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 11 3 5 5 0 24
SORAA LASER DIODE, INC. 0 0 0 7 15 22
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 3 4 5 4 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 2 3 6 5 21
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 9 4 2 5 0 20
NICHIA CORPORATION 3 2 4 5 6 20
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 3 5 3 7 20
RAYTHEON COMPANY 6 4 3 4 2 19
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 5 6 1 18
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 4 5 2 3 4 18
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 5 0 2 3 7 17
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 3 6 5 2 17
NEC CORPORATION 7 3 2 2 3 17
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 6 4 3 17
DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS INC. 4 2 3 4 3 16
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8 5 2 0 1 16
BINOPTICS, INC. 4 7 1 2 1 15
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 1 4 8 15
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 2 1 0 6 5 14
BOEING COMPANY 4 0 5 2 3 14
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC. 1 2 4 4 3 14
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 7 1 0 13
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 9 3 1 0 0 13
SORAA INC. 0 5 7 1 0 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 4 3 1 3 1 12
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 6 12
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 1 6 0 0 12
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 1 4 7 12
OEWAVES, INC. 4 2 3 2 1 12
EMCORE CORPORATION 3 2 1 4 1 11
FANUC CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 5 11
KYOTO UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 2 6 11
OCLARO TECHNOLOGY PLC 1 4 2 1 3 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 4 6 0 1 11
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 0 1 4 5 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 4 4 1 0 10
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 4 0 0 0 6 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 0 2 4 10
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 2 1 3 2 2 10
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 3 1 4 1 9
FIANIUM LIMITED 0 0 2 3 4 9
GOOGLE, INC. 0 2 3 2 2 9
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 4 3 1 0 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 1 5 2 9
TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG 2 1 2 1 3 9
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 1 2 3 8
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'OPTIQUE 3 2 1 2 0 8
OCLARO JAPAN, INC. 0 1 3 1 3 8
OPNEXT JAPAN, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 4 1 1 2 0 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 3 1 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 4 1 0 1 2 8
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 1 3 1 8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 2 4 7
COHERENT GMBH 0 2 2 2 1 7
LUMENIS LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 0 5 0 2 0 7
NIKON CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 3 7
NLIGHT PHOTONICS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 2 7
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 4 7
ADVALUE PHOTONICS, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 3 0 3 6
EUDYNA DEVICES INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V. 0 0 1 4 1 6
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 0 3 0 6
KOMATSU LTD. 3 1 0 2 0 6
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
SKORPIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
TRILUMINA CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 0 0 2 6
ALCON LENSX, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
CALMAR OPTCOM, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
CORNELL UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 1 2 5
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET 0 0 0 2 3 5
FEMTOLASERS PRODUKTIONS GMBH 2 1 1 0 1 5
FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
INSIGHT PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 3 0 0 1 5
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
MEGAOPTO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROLOGY 0 2 0 1 2 5
NKT PHOTONICS A/S 0 0 1 1 3 5
OFS FITEL, LLC 1 0 0 1 3 5
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
PD-LD, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 0 4 5
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
THALES 1 0 3 0 1 5
TRUMPF LASER GMBH 0 1 0 3 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 1 2 1 1 5
VIXAR, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5



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