U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Information Products Division Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch |
First-Named Assignee | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Total |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 465 | 556 | 1246 | 1455 | 1378 | 5100 |
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. | 129 | 214 | 319 | 272 | 120 | 1054 |
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | 138 | 153 | 211 | 241 | 293 | 1036 |
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. | 32 | 119 | 235 | 310 | 251 | 947 |
LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 19 | 110 | 212 | 224 | 218 | 783 |
~Individually Owned Patent | 91 | 94 | 162 | 148 | 186 | 681 |
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 31 | 58 | 120 | 130 | 124 | 463 |
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. | 50 | 72 | 92 | 93 | 60 | 367 |
GOLDSTAR COMPANY, LTD. | 169 | 84 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 299 |
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. | 32 | 43 | 84 | 72 | 65 | 296 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 28 | 29 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 177 |
SAMSUNG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 16 | 27 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 139 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. | 7 | 18 | 46 | 29 | 18 | 118 |
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY | 13 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 88 |
GOLD STAR ELECTRON CO., LTD. | 40 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 85 |
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. | 8 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 80 |
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 34 | 79 |
KOREA TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY | 22 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 65 |
DAEWOO TELECOM CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 61 |
KIA MOTORS CORP. | 0 | 10 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 60 |
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD. | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 58 |
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 42 |
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
DAEWOO HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
MANDO MACHINERY CORP. LTD. | 1 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
KWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 29 |
LG CHEMICAL LTD. | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
LG INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
LUCKY LTD. | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
SKC LIMITED | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 |
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
ANAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
YUKONG LIMITED | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
MEDISON CO., LTD. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
PACIFIC CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
SILICON IMAGE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
CHONG KUN DANG CORP. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
DONG KOOK PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
SUNKYONG INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT KOREA CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & METALS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
CHEIL FOODS & CHEMICALS, INC. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
CHEIL SYNTHETICS INC. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
CHEIL JEDANG CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ENGINEERING | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
CHANGMIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
YUPOONG & CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
DAEWOO MOTOR CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
DONG WHA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
IL-YANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
KOREA INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
MOTOROLA, INC. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
POSTECH FOUNDATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRON DEVICES CO., LTD. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SK CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
HYUNDAI MICRO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
ILYA CO. LTD. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
LG LCD, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
MOGAM BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
SINDO RICOH CO., LTD. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
WORLD INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
DADA CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
HANMI PHARM. IND. CO., LTD. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
KOREA TELECOM CO., LTD. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
MIRAE CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
SAM YANG CO., LTD. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
SHIN A SPORTS CO., LTD. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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