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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 362, Illumination

( 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 270 259 348 342 326 1545
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 29 21 43 47 49 189
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 13 12 14 9 55
VALEO VISION 5 6 11 14 13 49
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 4 14 12 15 46
ENPLAS CORPORATION 7 10 9 7 7 40
DONNELLY CORPORATION 4 6 8 9 9 36
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 6 13 12 2 36
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 2 1 6 12 29
HELLA KG HUECK & CO. 4 6 6 2 11 29
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 7 5 1 13 0 26
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 5 9 2 8 25
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 5 4 3 4 18
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 0 1 1 10 6 18
MAG INSTRUMENTS, INC. 5 2 2 4 4 17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 4 3 9 16
DENSO CORPORATION 1 3 3 7 1 15
GENLYTE THOMAS GROUP LLC 0 0 2 4 9 15
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 0 0 0 4 11 15
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 1 3 7 2 2 15
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 2 5 1 5 2 15
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 2 2 3 13
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION 0 1 2 9 1 13
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 2 2 0 4 12
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 12 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 2 4 4 12
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 2 5 11
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 1 3 4 3 11
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 1 0 3 4 3 11
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 4 5 11
MUSCO CORPORATION 3 4 1 2 1 11
REITTER & SCHEFENACKER GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 2 4 2 11
ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 0 1 2 6 10
SHINING BLICK ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 3 10
WHELEN ENGINEERING CO., INC. 3 2 1 1 3 10
LSI INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 2 3 3 9
NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC. 0 2 2 4 1 9
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 2 9
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 3 9
STREAMLIGHT, INC. 1 1 2 3 2 9
VALEO SYLVANIA L.L.C. 0 4 2 1 2 9
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 7 1 9
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
COGENT LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 1 4 0 8
COOPER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 0 7 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 3 0 3 0 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 2 0 4 1 1 8
LIGHT & SOUND DESIGN, LTD. 3 1 2 2 0 8
LUMATEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 4 8
NIKON CORPORATION 5 1 1 1 0 8
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 4 8
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. 1 3 0 1 3 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 0 3 1 2 8
TECHNOLOGY CREATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKIKAISHA 1 3 0 2 2 8
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 4 1 7
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
ELCO TEXTRON INC. 1 1 0 1 4 7
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 0 0 2 0 5 7
HERBERT WALDMANN GMBH & CO. 1 0 2 3 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 2 7
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 4 1 2 0 0 7
LUMITEX, INC. 0 4 3 0 0 7
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 3 7
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 1 4 7
VARI-LITE, INC. 3 2 2 0 0 7
YAZAKI CORP. 1 2 1 2 1 7
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 4 2 0 0 6
FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC. 3 0 3 0 0 6
HIGH END SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
KING OF FANS, INC. 0 1 0 5 0 6
MINAMI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 0 6
PORSCHE AG 0 1 0 1 4 6
PPT VISION, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
PROGRESS LIGHTING, INC. 1 3 0 1 1 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 1 0 0 6
TRANSMATIC, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
WHITAKER CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
ADVANCED OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 2 0 5
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
DELCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
EATON CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
FIBERSTARS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 3 1 1 0 5
GRAND GENERAL ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 1 1 1 5
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
ITC, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 1 5
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 0 0 1 4 5
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 0 3 0 0 5
MORIYAMA SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 3 1 0 5
PELICAN PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 2 0 0 3 0 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SUPERSTAR LIGHTING COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 0 3 0 5
ZEDEL 1 0 1 1 2 5
ZUMTOBEL STAFF GMBH 0 1 1 2 1 5


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