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

EXTENDED YEAR SET - Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 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 332, Modulators

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 5 1 0 3 2 2 6 3 1 4 7 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 0 2 4 2 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 68
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 6 4 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 46
AT&T CORP. 6 4 6 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
RCA CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 7 3 2 0 0 1 1 26
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 23
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 4 1 1 3 0 21
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 20
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL.) 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 19
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
HARRIS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 11
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 11
ADVANTEST CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 9
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 8
COLLINS RADIO COMPANY 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8
THOMSON-CSF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
GTE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NXP B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 7
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ITT CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KENWOOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
TRW INC. 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ACRODYNE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 5
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRIC CORPORATION (ITT CORP. UNIT) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MARCONI INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MEDIATEK INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
QUINTIC HOLDINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
ST-ERICSSON SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 5
TEKTRONIX INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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