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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 342, Communications: Directive Radio Wave Systems and Devices (e.g., Radar, Radio Navigation)

( 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 33 38 36 27 26 160
RAYTHEON COMPANY 21 22 19 31 29 122
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 15 10 23 24 25 97
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 31 19 11 6 6 73
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 13 7 19 12 6 57
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 7 11 10 27 55
MOTOROLA, INC. 17 13 12 7 6 55
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 10 9 12 13 9 53
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 4 11 15 11 5 46
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 11 5 4 9 11 40
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 3 12 14 9 1 39
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 6 7 9 10 38
BOEING COMPANY 4 2 7 8 11 32
QUALCOMM, INC. 6 6 8 6 5 31
SNAPTRACK, INC. 11 9 5 2 4 31
HARRIS CORP. 0 5 5 13 7 30
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 8 6 6 5 30
NEC CORPORATION 7 4 8 7 4 30
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 8 10 9 3 0 30
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 13 3 6 3 29
DENSO CORPORATION 5 5 7 5 6 28
THOMSON-CSF 10 6 8 0 1 25
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 2 5 3 6 6 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 5 5 3 5 4 22
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 1 0 2 5 13 21
TRW INC. 9 7 5 0 0 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 4 5 3 1 8 21
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 3 5 10 20
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 7 1 8 3 1 20
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 5 5 6 20
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 14 20
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 9 3 3 20
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 6 2 2 4 19
TRUEPOSITION, INC. 2 6 6 4 1 19
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 2 9 7 18
SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 4 3 9 18
ALCATEL 2 5 3 3 2 15
ERICSSON, INC. 2 7 1 4 0 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 4 3 0 3 13
AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPEENNE 4 1 4 3 0 12
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 1 2 3 6 12
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 3 4 5 12
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 7 12
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 4 4 1 2 12
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 6 4 1 1 0 12
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 4 4 2 1 11
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2 6 1 2 0 11
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 0 3 3 4 11
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 2 0 2 4 10
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 3 0 0 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 4 1 2 10
MCEWAN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 7 2 1 10
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 1 7 2 0 10
QINETIQ LIMITED 0 0 2 4 4 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 1 4 2 10
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 4 9
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 4 4 1 0 0 9
RANNOCH CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 2 9
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 3 2 0 1 2 8
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 3 8
GARMIN LTD. 0 0 0 4 4 8
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 2 3 2 0 1 8
NOVATEL, INC. 0 4 1 2 1 8
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
FAST LOCATION.NET, LLC 0 1 1 4 1 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 1 1 3 1 7
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 1 2 3 1 7
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 2 2 7
NOKIA NETWORKS OY 1 0 4 2 0 7
TANTIVY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
THALES 0 0 0 2 5 7
VERIDIAN ERIM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
ARRAYCOMM, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
AT&T CORP. 2 3 0 1 0 6
AVIATION COMMUNICATION & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
CELSIUS TECH ELECTRONICS AB 1 1 4 0 0 6
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 0 4 0 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
EATON VORAD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 3 2 1 0 0 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 1 1 2 6
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. 4 1 1 0 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 2 2 1 6
ROCKWELL SCIENCE CENTER, LLC 2 4 0 0 0 6
ROSEMOUNT INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
SAAB MARINE ELECTRONICS AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 1 0 5 6
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 0 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 3 0 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 0 1 4 1 0 6
VEGA GRIESHABER GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 1 1 2 6
WHERENET CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 0 6
APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
ENUVIS, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
ESCORT, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ROKE MANOR RESEARCH LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
ROSUM CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, RAFAEL-ARMAMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1 0 0 0 4 5
THALES NEDERLAND B.V. 0 2 1 0 2 5
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT (FOI) 0 0 3 1 1 5


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