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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 355, Photocopying

( 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
NIKON CORPORATION 38 49 41 65 57 250
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 23 23 23 57 41 167
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 29 42 21 31 17 140
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 24 19 20 11 14 88
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD. 31 24 13 7 7 82
~Individually Owned Patent 8 10 6 11 7 42
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 2 5 18 27
KONICA CORPORATION 2 4 7 6 4 23
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG 7 6 3 3 3 22
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 4 6 3 17
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 0 2 6 5 14
GRETAG IMAGING AG 3 1 3 4 1 12
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 2 3 5 1 12
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 2 3 2 4 0 11
SONY CORPORATION 2 6 0 1 2 11
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 1 1 4 4 10
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 0 4 2 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 1 7 1 9
SVG LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 2 2 9
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 4 2 3 0 0 9
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 0 4 2 1 2 9
ANVIK CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 2 8
NEC CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 2 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 0 2 2 8
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 3 4 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 2 1 2 2 7
LIFETOUCH PORTRAIT STUDIOS INC. 0 2 3 2 0 7
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 3 0 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 0 0 1 2 2 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 0 0 1 1 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 0 2 1 1 5


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