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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 307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems

( 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 38 20 22 30 32 142
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 9 7 7 6 11 40
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 9 7 6 7 40
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 6 4 7 3 26
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 7 5 3 24
HITACHI, LTD 5 4 1 7 4 21
YAZAKI CORP. 1 0 8 8 4 21
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 4 6 3 19
INTEL CORPORATION 2 3 1 10 3 19
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 4 6 2 1 17
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 7 2 1 17
MOTOROLA, INC. 7 3 1 3 1 15
DENSO CORPORATION 1 3 1 5 3 13
NEC CORPORATION 3 4 3 3 0 13
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 1 2 1 6 11
DONNELLY CORPORATION 3 3 4 1 0 11
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 2 4 2 3 11
SONY CORPORATION 5 3 2 1 0 11
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 2 5 3 10
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 3 1 1 1 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 2 3 1 0 10
TRW INC. 5 2 3 0 0 10
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 1 3 3 1 9
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 4 4 1 9
MANNESMANN VDO AG 1 2 5 0 1 9
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 1 2 2 3 9
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 7 0 0 0 1 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 0 1 2 2 8
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 0 2 0 2 4 8
ALCATEL 3 0 1 3 0 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 1 1 4 7
LEAR CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 1 7
PILZ GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 2 5 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 1 4 7
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 2 0 3 1 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 1 3 2 0 0 6
LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LTD. COMPANY 1 2 0 2 1 6
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 1 1 1 2 1 6
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 3 1 0 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 3 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 0 3 0 1 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 2 1 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
POWERWARE CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 4 0 0 0 1 5
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5


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