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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 361, Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 118 85 97 115 119 534
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 73 55 78 78 76 360
INTEL CORPORATION 25 45 40 39 73 222
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 28 19 43 65 34 189
NEC CORPORATION 29 30 32 31 34 156
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 15 15 30 40 52 152
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 42 23 33 25 22 145
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 23 20 17 39 37 136
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 30 23 27 40 16 136
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 12 23 37 33 11 116
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 19 22 28 25 22 116
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 14 20 24 30 107
MOTOROLA, INC. 30 18 25 12 17 102
FUJITSU LIMITED 12 14 25 19 29 99
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 8 10 31 49 99
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 15 18 24 33 99
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 27 9 22 19 22 99
EATON CORPORATION 19 29 19 10 21 98
HITACHI, LTD 21 14 14 14 23 86
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 7 20 28 20 82
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 14 12 12 14 27 79
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 12 12 10 19 22 75
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 20 14 14 12 8 68
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 18 15 11 14 8 66
FOXCONN PRECISION COMPONENTS, CO., LTD. 0 0 7 17 30 54
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 13 8 15 13 54
YAZAKI CORP. 8 11 5 8 15 47
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 4 7 12 13 9 45
SQUARE D COMPANY 6 16 3 6 12 43
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 12 13 11 4 2 42
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 12 6 9 5 7 39
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 3 7 16 9 37
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 7 6 5 7 12 37
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 4 6 16 5 3 34
3COM CORPORATION 0 0 8 17 7 32
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 8 8 5 5 6 32
SONY CORPORATION 5 4 5 8 10 32
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 11 7 5 2 5 30
TDK CORPORATION 3 3 4 7 12 29
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 5 7 8 5 27
ERICSSON, INC. 5 9 7 4 2 27
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 2 9 4 10 25
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 6 8 4 1 4 23
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 5 6 5 2 5 23
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 7 8 6 1 0 22
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 2 6 4 21
COMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, L.P. 0 0 0 1 20 21
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 5 2 5 6 21
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 11 2 1 2 5 21
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 8 4 2 4 3 21
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 9 1 2 3 5 20
DENSO CORPORATION 0 4 1 3 12 20
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 3 6 9 0 20
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 2 5 10 20
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 4 2 6 8 20
EMC CORPORATION 2 1 6 5 5 19
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 3 5 3 3 5 19
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 1 2 6 4 6 19
WHITAKER CORPORATION 11 4 2 2 0 19
HARRIS CORP. 4 5 1 1 7 18
RAYTHEON COMPANY 3 6 4 2 3 18
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 4 2 2 5 18
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 5 5 4 17
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 5 5 3 1 17
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 4 4 9 17
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 1 3 2 6 4 16
FEV MOTORENTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG 7 2 5 1 1 16
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 2 6 4 3 16
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED 8 7 1 0 0 16
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 5 3 1 5 15
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 2 11 15
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 5 8 14
HONEYWELL INC. 9 1 1 2 1 14
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 6 7 1 0 0 14
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 3 1 5 3 14
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 4 3 6 14
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 7 3 2 1 0 13
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 3 4 3 2 1 13
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 1 5 7 13
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 5 7 13
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 2 4 1 6 13
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 1 2 0 6 4 13
PACESETTER, INC. 2 4 0 5 2 13
PALM, INC. 0 0 1 3 9 13
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 1 5 5 2 13
ALCATEL 0 1 3 4 4 12
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 7 12
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 4 4 0 3 12
NCR CORPORATION 4 5 1 2 0 12
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 1 1 0 3 7 12
TEMIC TELEFUNKEN MICROELECTRONIC GMBH 3 3 2 3 1 12
UNISYS CORPORATION 2 2 2 4 2 12
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 5 2 4 11
AVX CORPORATION 0 3 1 4 3 11
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 2 2 3 2 11
PASS + SEYMOUR, INC. 0 4 0 3 4 11
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 0 0 0 1 10 11
TII INDUSTRIES, INC. 6 2 1 2 0 11
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 5 2 2 1 0 10
EPCOS AG 0 0 0 2 8 10
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 2 10
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 4 2 2 10
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 3 10
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 9 1 0 0 0 10
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 3 1 3 1 2 10
SIEMENS NIXDORF INFORMATIONSSYSTEME AG 2 2 2 3 1 10
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 2 3 1 1 3 10
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 9 10
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
ACER INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 6 9
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 3 2 2 0 2 9
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 7 2 9
CRAY RESEARCH, INC. 6 1 2 0 0 9
ENLIGHT CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 5 9
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 0 2 2 3 9
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 2 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 2 1 2 4 9
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 2 2 1 4 0 9
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 2 2 3 0 2 9
TRW INC. 1 2 1 4 1 9
XEROX CORPORATION 6 1 0 1 1 9
XYBERNAUT CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 4 9
ALCATEL USA SOURCING, L.P. 0 2 2 1 3 8
ALLEN BRADLEY COMPANY, LLC 1 5 2 0 0 8
CHIP COOLERS, INC. 3 0 3 2 0 8
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 1 0 7 8
ION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 1 4 2 8
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 4 8
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 5 0 0 1 8
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 3 1 1 2 8
RELTEC CORPORATION 3 5 0 0 0 8
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.A. 1 4 1 1 1 8
SHIN JIUH CORP. 0 1 1 2 4 8
THERMALLOY INCORPORATED 1 3 3 1 0 8
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 2 1 0 8
X2Y ATTENUATORS, L.L.C. 0 1 3 1 3 8
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 1 3 2 0 1 7
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 4 1 2 0 0 7
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 0 1 2 3 1 7
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 2 1 0 3 7
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 4 0 1 0 7
GEC ALSTHOM T&D SA 3 2 2 0 0 7
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 1 2 0 0 4 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 1 1 1 7
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
LITE-ON ENCLOSURE INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
MAXWELL ENERGY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 6 0 1 0 7
MCGRAW-EDISON COMPANY 0 1 0 2 4 7
NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 2 7
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 2 7
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 0 3 2 0 2 7
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 3 7
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 0 2 0 2 7
THERMAL CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 3 7
WILSON GREATBATCH LTD. 0 3 0 3 1 7
ACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
ADVANTEST CORP. 1 1 2 1 1 6
ASTEC INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 1 2 0 0 3 6
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 3 2 0 0 1 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 4 0 2 6
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 0 2 3 6
GARMIN CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
INCLOSE DESIGN, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
OMRON CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
PACKARD BELL NEC INC. 4 0 1 1 0 6
ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 1 5 0 6
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 5 0 1 0 0 6
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 0 3 3 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
VISHAY SPRAGUE, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 5
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
AST RESEARCH, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
EVANS CAPACITOR COMPANY, INCORPORATED 3 1 1 0 0 5
FANUC LTD. 1 0 1 3 0 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 0 4 1 0 0 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 5 5
LITTELFUSE, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 0 3 1 1 0 5
PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 1 2 1 5
POLYPHASER CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SAGEM S.A. 0 1 0 3 1 5
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
SPECIAL PRODUCT COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 0 0 2 5
VALEO ELECTRONIQUE 2 0 0 1 2 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5


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