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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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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 385, Optical Waveguides

( 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
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 85 138 71 50 44 388
~Individually Owned Patent 58 56 79 75 66 334
CORNING INCORPORATED 15 56 81 85 73 310
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 18 42 53 75 64 252
ALCATEL 33 42 37 49 32 193
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 13 14 30 45 56 158
FUJITSU LIMITED 21 23 22 32 52 150
NEC CORPORATION 33 28 30 20 26 137
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 1 5 36 41 44 127
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 19 16 22 55 118
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 19 30 20 20 23 112
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 0 0 36 33 35 104
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 10 12 13 29 28 92
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 1 36 49 86
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 5 15 25 21 20 86
INTEL CORPORATION 5 2 14 25 37 83
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 5 9 16 25 22 77
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 5 12 22 32 75
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3 7 16 24 15 65
HITACHI, LTD 2 17 19 9 17 64
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 25 16 9 5 7 62
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 0 7 21 16 16 60
AVANEX CORPORATION 1 6 10 10 31 58
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 3 3 23 15 12 56
MOLEX INCORPORATED 6 8 14 16 11 55
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 16 19 10 5 54
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 8 14 18 9 1 50
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 6 10 10 17 48
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 8 11 7 9 13 48
FUJIKURA LTD. 1 5 6 7 25 44
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 6 10 2 15 11 44
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 7 12 6 8 7 40
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 7 12 4 11 4 38
CIENA CORPORATION 4 4 10 6 13 37
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 8 12 7 4 4 35
PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.P.A. 3 15 4 9 4 35
CHIARO NETWORKS LTD 0 1 13 17 2 33
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 4 9 4 11 33
YAZAKI CORP. 1 7 15 6 4 33
STRATOS LIGHTWAVE, INC. 0 9 10 5 5 29
ALLIANCE FIBER OPTICS PRODUCTS, INC. 4 4 5 7 8 28
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 1 6 9 8 28
SIECOR OPERATIONS, LLC 10 17 1 0 0 28
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 4 3 7 8 27
TRW INC. 8 11 2 6 0 27
AT&T CORP. 5 9 4 6 2 26
FINISAR CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 4 10 12 26
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 1 2 3 6 14 26
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 6 4 6 6 4 26
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 2 7 11 25
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 3 8 8 3 23
BOEING COMPANY 1 5 1 8 7 22
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 5 4 5 5 22
LIGHTWAVE MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 1 3 8 8 21
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 6 5 7 3 21
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 0 19 1 0 20
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 2 8 9 20
CIDRA CORPORATION 1 6 3 6 4 20
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 5 10 5 20
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 2 4 3 10 20
JDS FITEL INC. 4 8 5 3 0 20
SONY CORPORATION 1 3 9 5 2 20
WHITAKER CORPORATION 8 3 8 1 0 20
AGERE SYSTEMS OPTOELECTRONICS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 16 3 0 0 19
E-TEK DYNAMICS, INC. 9 9 0 1 0 19
KYOCERA CORPORATION 5 2 4 3 5 19
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 2 1 7 8 19
FRANCE TELECOM 7 6 1 3 1 18
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 1 6 2 7 18
OPTICAL SWITCH CORPORATION 1 5 5 7 0 18
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 3 15 18
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 0 1 5 7 4 17
AXSUN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 5 8 16
CCS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 6 8 16
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 2 5 4 3 2 16
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 4 2 1 5 4 16
SEIKOH GIKEN CO., LTD. 3 3 4 1 5 16
CALIENT NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 2 6 7 15
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 4 4 5 15
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 6 2 0 15
GEMFIRE CORPORATION 5 3 3 3 1 15
MOLECULAR OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 3 6 1 2 15
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 2 5 4 1 15
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 5 5 5 15
WAVESPLITTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 4 6 15
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 6 5 0 3 0 14
FCI AMERICAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 5 5 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 4 1 5 14
LIGHT CHIP, INC. 3 6 5 0 0 14
OLUMA, INC. 0 0 2 9 3 14
TYCO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (US) INC. 0 0 1 7 6 14
CORONA OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 3 7 13
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 0 4 7 2 13
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 2 4 2 2 13
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHHAMPTON 1 3 1 4 4 13
ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD. 0 2 4 4 2 12
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 5 0 2 0 12
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 3 5 2 12
DSM N.V. 4 4 2 1 1 12
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 1 2 6 3 12
SIECOR CORPORATION 11 1 0 0 0 12
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 2 1 3 3 3 12
TELLIUM, INC. 0 0 4 7 1 12
TYCOM (US) INC. 0 2 10 0 0 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 8 1 2 0 0 11
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 1 3 5 2 11
LASERCOMM INC. 0 1 9 0 1 11
NOVERA OPTICS, INC. 0 0 1 7 3 11
OMM, INC. 0 0 4 7 0 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 3 1 4 2 11
TERACONNECT, INC. 0 0 5 5 1 11
TERADYNE, INC. 0 0 0 8 3 11
TRIQUINT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO. 0 0 0 6 5 11
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 1 0 1 4 5 11
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 0 1 2 6 1 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 1 4 10
CIRREX CORP. 1 2 5 2 0 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 4 1 0 4 10
HONEYWELL INC. 7 1 1 1 0 10
JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY LTD. 0 1 3 2 4 10
LNL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 8 2 10
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 5 1 2 10
MITSUBISHI CABLE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 0 6 4 10
STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 3 3 2 0 2 10
XANOPTIX, INC. 0 0 0 4 6 10
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1 4 1 2 1 9
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 0 7 2 9
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 0 1 0 3 5 9
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 3 9
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 4 3 1 0 1 9
LYNX PHOTONIC NETWORKS INC. 0 4 2 1 2 9
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 1 2 2 4 0 9
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 5 9
OCEAN DESIGN, INC. 1 2 2 3 1 9
OPTICAL COATING LABORATORY, INC. 0 3 4 1 1 9
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION 0 6 1 2 0 9
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 0 0 3 1 5 9
ARROYO OPTICS, INC. 0 4 2 2 0 8
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 4 4 0 0 8
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 5 1 1 8
BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC 0 3 3 1 1 8
CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
E20 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
FRAMATOME CONNECTORS INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 5 2 0 1 8
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 1 8
GENERAL PHOTONICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 2 8
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 3 0 8
HARRIS CORP. 0 2 2 3 1 8
HOYA CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 4 8
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'OPTIQUE 1 0 3 2 2 8
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 3 1 4 8
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 0 1 3 2 8
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 2 5 0 0 1 8
OPTRONX, INC. 0 0 1 6 1 8
PHOTON-X, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 0 2 0 3 3 8
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 2 0 4 1 8
SIOPTICAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
TELECT, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
TERABEAM CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 4 8
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 4 0 0 8
TYCO SUBMARINE SYSTEMS LTD. 5 2 1 0 0 8
UCONN TECHNOLOGY INC. 1 3 0 0 4 8
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 1 3 3 1 8
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 1 1 1 0 7
APPLIED WDM INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 2 3 7
BLAZE NETWORK PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH 2 1 0 3 1 7
CODEON CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 0 0 7 7
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 1 6 7
ITF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 2 0 7
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
SDL, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
SYCAMORE NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
TEKTRONIX INC. 1 0 1 1 4 7
TERAXION INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
TROPIC NETWORKS INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 2 1 0 3 1 7
XEROX CORPORATION 1 0 1 4 1 7
ZYGO CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
COHERENT, INC. 4 0 0 0 2 6
CONFLUENT PHOTONICS, CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
CORETEK, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
DIAMOND SA 0 2 0 3 1 6
DICON FIBEROPTICS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 1 2 3 6
FIBER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL 0 1 3 1 1 6
FIBERON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
FIBERSTARS, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 0 2 1 6
HEINRICH-HERTZ-INSTITUT FUR NACHRICHTENTECHNIK BERLIN GMBH 1 3 1 0 1 6
HUBER & SUHNER AG 0 1 3 0 2 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 0 1 3 2 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
KOREA TELECOM CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 1 6
LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 0 2 2 2 0 6
METROPHOTONICS INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 1 0 1 3 1 6
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 0 4 0 2 0 6
NEPTEC OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 5 1 0 6
NEWPORT OPTICOM, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
PICOLIGHT INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 1 6
PIRELLI CABLES AND SYSTEMS LLC 1 3 2 0 0 6
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 1 2 6
PTS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
SCHOTT GLASWERKE 1 1 0 1 3 6
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP. 3 0 2 1 0 6
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 3 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 3 1 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 1 3 2 0 6
YKK CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
ZOLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
3COM CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
AEROFOAM CHEMICALS, DIVISION OF BORDER CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
AMHERST HOLDING CO. 0 2 3 0 0 5
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 3 0 0 5
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
C SPEED CORPORATION 0 0 5 0 0 5
CORNING LASERTRON, INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 0 1 5
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
FIBERGUIDE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
GAZILLION BITS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY 0 1 3 1 0 5
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
IFOS, INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS 2 0 0 1 2 5
IOLON, INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS HEIDELBERG GMBH 0 1 1 2 1 5
LG CABLE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
LIGHTCROSS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
LUMITEX, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
MICRO-OPTICS, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 1 2 0 0 5
NEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
NETWORK PHOTONICS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
NEW FOCUS, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
NEXANS 0 0 1 2 2 5
NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 1 0 3 5
NTT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
NUFERN 0 0 1 1 3 5
OMNIGUIDE COMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 2 3 5
OPTIWORK, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
PIRELLI GENERAL PLC 1 0 2 0 2 5
QINETIQ LIMITED 0 0 2 2 1 5
SCHOTT FIBER OPTICS 0 1 3 1 0 5
SIWAVE, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
SPARKOLOR CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
SPECTALIS CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 5
TEEM PHOTONICS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
TOMOEGAWA PAPER CO. LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
TRANSVISION, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE 1 3 1 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 0 1 3 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 1 1 1 2 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
XROS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5


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