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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 82 78 59 84 94 397
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 12 15 9 44 51 131
YAZAKI CORP. 18 16 16 35 19 104
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 15 14 17 12 26 84
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 9 10 20 23 6 68
NEC CORPORATION 5 5 7 10 18 45
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 6 4 8 8 14 40
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 4 10 14 8 39
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 23 12 35
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 7 10 9 4 35
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 4 10 13 31
MOTOROLA, INC. 6 4 6 7 8 31
INTEL CORPORATION 2 1 5 6 16 30
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 4 8 12 28
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 0 2 9 9 25
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 3 0 9 11 24
ALCATEL 0 2 8 11 2 23
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 2 2 4 6 6 20
TESSERA, INC. 0 0 1 11 6 18
WHITAKER CORPORATION 9 4 2 2 1 18
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 5 4 5 17
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 2 6 7 17
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 4 7 6 17
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 1 1 7 8 17
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 9 6 2 0 0 17
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 0 1 6 8 16
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 2 4 7 16
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 1 9 5 15
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 2 3 2 15
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 6 5 15
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 0 2 4 7 15
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 8 7 15
3COM CORPORATION 0 2 6 3 3 14
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 2 9 2 14
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 2 1 7 14
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 1 4 4 2 14
RAYCHEM CORPORATION 10 2 2 0 0 14
LEGRAND S.A. 0 1 0 1 11 13
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 8 3 1 0 1 13
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 3 1 8 13
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 1 3 6 3 13
WIREMOLD COMPANY 2 4 2 3 2 13
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 1 9 12
BELDEN WIRE & CABLE COMPANY 6 0 0 6 0 12
N. V. RAYCHEM S.A. 2 4 5 1 0 12
RITTAL-WERK RUDOLF LOH GMBH & CO. KG. 2 1 4 2 3 12
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 2 6 1 12
SQUARE D COMPANY 3 1 1 3 4 12
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 1 1 11
REIKER ENTERPRISES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 9 2 11
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 7 11
WALKER SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 3 3 3 11
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 5 10
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 2 3 0 5 0 10
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 5 10
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 4 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 5 3 10
SIEMON COMPANY 1 5 1 1 2 10
ABB POWER T&D COMPANY INC. 1 2 4 2 0 9
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 2 1 3 2 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 5 9
ERICSSON, INC. 1 1 1 3 3 9
GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 1 1 6 1 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 1 4 3 9
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 7 9
PANDUIT CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 5 9
PASS + SEYMOUR, INC. 0 1 2 4 2 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 5 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 3 8
EATON CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 1 3 1 3 8
NEXANS 0 0 0 2 6 8
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 2 8
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 5 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 4 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 0 3 4 8
SONY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 7 8
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 4 0 3 7
APARELLAJE ELECTRICO, S.A. 1 1 1 2 2 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 2 4 7
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1 4 2 0 0 7
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 4 3 0 7
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 5 0 0 2 0 7
ANDREW CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 1 6
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 1 0 1 1 3 6
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 1 1 0 2 6
CABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 6 6
KRONE AG 1 4 1 0 0 6
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.P.A. 0 0 0 1 5 6
PLANET-WATTOHM 0 1 0 3 2 6
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 1 4 1 6
THE LAMSON & SESSIONS CO. 0 1 1 3 1 6
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 0 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
MOLEX INCORPORATED 3 0 2 0 0 5
PFU LIMITED 2 0 3 0 0 5
PRESTOLITE WIRE CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
RAYCHEM LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
SERVICIOS CONDUMEX S.A. DE C.V. 0 1 0 2 2 5
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
TRW INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 1 5


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