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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 2000 - 2004 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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 43 52 50 25 26 196
RAYTHEON COMPANY 13 21 15 15 12 76
HARRIS CORP. 7 21 17 11 17 73
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 17 19 15 13 73
MOTOROLA, INC. 20 20 10 13 9 72
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 16 22 20 8 6 72
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 18 23 10 10 5 66
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 12 10 10 13 7 52
ANDREW CORPORATION 9 3 9 17 11 49
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 18 10 12 6 0 46
TRW INC. 13 22 9 2 0 46
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 15 9 11 9 1 45
BOEING COMPANY 2 3 14 16 8 43
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 6 9 9 12 43
NEC CORPORATION 14 12 7 4 6 43
CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 7 10 8 14 39
ERICSSON, INC. 17 13 2 3 2 37
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 12 3 7 7 37
ALLGON AB 14 8 13 0 1 36
ALCATEL 10 9 5 6 4 34
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 9 10 6 3 34
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 1 14 4 13 32
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 6 5 8 9 32
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 5 7 9 6 30
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 6 9 4 8 29
AUDEN TECHNO CORP. 1 7 12 6 2 28
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 2 14 3 9 28
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 3 2 7 8 27
SONY CORPORATION 3 4 11 4 4 26
QUALCOMM, INC. 5 9 3 4 4 25
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 6 4 7 4 25
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 2 5 17 24
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG 0 0 9 12 3 24
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 2 12 7 2 23
SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC. 6 5 11 1 0 23
3COM CORPORATION 1 7 7 6 0 21
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 7 9 5 21
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 9 5 5 0 1 20
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 3 0 5 6 5 19
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 1 1 7 9 18
HITACHI, LTD 3 3 3 5 4 18
FILTRONIC LK OY 0 2 6 5 4 17
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 3 7 3 17
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 6 2 4 17
EMS TECHNOLOGIES CANADA, LTD. 0 3 4 4 5 16
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 5 3 5 2 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 7 3 3 1 2 16
HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 6 3 0 2 15
E-TENNA CORPORATION 0 0 3 5 6 14
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 1 4 2 1 14
RANGESTAR WIRELESS, INC. 0 8 6 0 0 14
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 0 5 3 5 13
FUBA AUTOMOTIVE GMBH & CO KG 2 6 2 3 0 13
KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP. 0 0 1 1 11 13
THOMSON-CSF 2 6 5 0 0 13
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 5 2 3 2 0 12
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 3 2 3 3 12
SPX CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 8 12
TANTIVY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 8 2 1 12
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 3 0 1 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 1 5 1 3 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 5 11
CENTURION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 3 0 0 0 10
INTERMEC IP CORP. 2 6 1 1 0 10
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 1 4 2 0 3 10
KYOCERA CORPORATION 3 0 1 4 2 10
MSX, INC. 5 4 1 0 0 10
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 1 0 2 6 1 10
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 3 6 1 0 0 10
XM SATELLITE RADIO INC. 0 3 2 4 1 10
ACER NEWEB CORP. 2 0 5 2 0 9
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 2 1 2 9
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 2 3 1 2 9
GALTRONICS LTD. 4 1 0 1 3 9
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 5 1 1 0 2 9
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 0 1 1 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 2 2 1 4 9
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 3 2 2 2 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 4 1 2 1 9
ETHERTRONICS, INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 0 4 3 8
NIPPON ANTENNA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 0 5 8
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 3 3 2 0 0 8
SMARTEQ WIRELESS AB 0 3 1 4 0 8
TOKIN CORPORATION 3 3 2 0 0 8
WHITAKER CORPORATION 3 5 0 0 0 8
YOKOWO CO., LTD. 0 3 3 1 1 8
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 2 7
MOTECO AB 2 1 3 1 0 7
NETUNE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 5 2 0 7
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 1 1 1 4 0 7
THALES 0 0 0 2 5 7
WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
AIL SYSTEMS, INC. (SUBSIDIARY OF EATON CORP.) 4 1 1 0 0 6
FRANCE TELECOM 0 3 0 1 2 6
RECEPTEC L.L.C. 0 2 4 0 0 6
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 1 0 1 3 6
SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
SKYCROSS, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
SONY INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) GMBH 1 1 1 3 0 6
TDK RF SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
ACE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 2 1 5
ALLEN TELECOM GROUP, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
GENTEX CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 1 0 0 4 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 1 5
KOREA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 2 2 0 1 0 5
LK-PRODUCTS OY 4 1 0 0 0 5
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 0 5
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 4 5
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 1 0 5
SMARTANT TELECOMM CO., LTD. 0 3 0 1 1 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 1 0 0 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 1 2 1 5


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