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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 348 342 327 367 303 1687
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 43 47 49 58 42 239
VALEO VISION 11 14 13 14 13 65
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 14 12 15 11 1 53
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 12 23 10 45
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 12 14 9 5 4 44
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 0 4 11 19 8 42
ENPLAS CORPORATION 9 7 7 7 6 36
DONNELLY CORPORATION 8 9 9 4 5 35
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 6 12 9 6 34
GENLYTE THOMAS GROUP LLC 2 4 9 10 8 33
ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 2 6 13 9 31
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 3 9 6 6 28
NSI ENTERPRISES, INC. 13 12 2 0 0 27
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 9 2 8 2 5 26
DENSO CORPORATION 3 7 1 7 5 23
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 4 4 4 7 21
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 1 10 6 0 4 21
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 7 1 7 5 21
HELLA KG HUECK & CO. 6 2 11 1 0 20
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 3 4 4 5 20
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 3 4 3 7 2 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 4 5 3 4 18
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 4 2 4 6 18
MAG INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 4 4 2 4 16
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 0 0 6 3 6 15
ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC. 2 4 2 1 6 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 4 2 5 3 15
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 5 3 2 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 0 4 9 14
STREAMLIGHT, INC. 2 3 2 5 2 14
TECHNOLOGY CREATIONS, INC. 0 2 6 4 2 14
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 13 0 0 0 14
NEC CORPORATION 0 2 5 3 3 13
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 1 5 2 1 4 13
REITTER & SCHEFENACKER GMBH & CO. KG 2 4 2 3 2 13
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 1 6 2 13
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 4 4 3 13
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 2 0 5 2 3 12
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 8 12
NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC. 2 4 1 3 2 12
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 7 2 2 0 1 12
REGENT LIGHTING CORPORATION 2 9 1 0 0 12
SHINING BLICK ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. 1 3 3 3 2 12
GUIDE CORPORATION 1 0 0 5 5 11
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 3 4 3 1 0 11
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 2 1 5 3 11
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 1 2 3 2 11
SONY CORPORATION 3 2 3 2 1 11
COGENT LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 0 4 1 10
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 5 3 0 10
LSI INDUSTRIES INC. 2 3 3 1 1 10
LUMILEDS LIGHTING, U.S., LLC 0 0 1 5 4 10
MANNESMANN VDO AG 0 1 4 5 0 10
VALEO SYLVANIA L.L.C. 2 1 2 3 2 10
WHELEN ENGINEERING CO., INC. 1 1 3 1 4 10
YAZAKI CORP. 1 2 1 5 1 10
ZUMTOBEL STAFF GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 1 2 4 10
GELCORE, LLC 0 0 2 3 4 9
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 4 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 1 1 0 8
ELCO TEXTRON INC. 0 1 4 2 1 8
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 0 2 3 2 1 8
KING OF FANS, INC. 0 5 0 2 1 8
LIGHT & SOUND DESIGN, LTD. 2 2 0 3 1 8
LUMATEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 4 1 0 8
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 3 3 8
PORSCHE AG 0 1 4 3 0 8
PPT VISION, INC. 2 3 1 1 1 8
PROKIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 6 0 8
SOLID STATE OPTO LIMITED 0 0 1 1 6 8
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
COOPER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 7 0 0 0 7
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 4 1 1 1 0 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA T AND T 0 2 0 1 4 7
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 1 3 0 2 1 7
PELICAN PRODUCTS, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION 2 1 4 0 0 7
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 0 2 2 3 0 7
ADAMS MFG. 1 1 2 2 0 6
ADVANCED DISPLAY INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
ARISTA ENTERPRISES INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
BOTO (LICENSES) LIMITED 1 0 1 0 4 6
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 1 0 0 3 2 6
COLEMAN COMPANY INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 3 0 1 2 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 0 4 0 0 6
GENTEX CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
HERBERT WALDMANN GMBH & CO. 2 3 1 0 0 6
ITC, INCORPORATED 0 3 1 2 0 6
MUSCO CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 2 6
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
SUPERSTAR LIGHTING COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 4 1 0 6
SUREFIRE, LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
TRUCK-LITE COMPANY, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
ALERT SAFETY LITE PRODUCTS CO., INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 0 2 1 5
CORETRONIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 0 1 1 2 5
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 1 2 1 1 0 5
GROTE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 1 1 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 1 0 1 0 5
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
MAKITA CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
MORIYAMA SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 0 1 0 5
RITEK CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
SIDLER GMBH & CO. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 1 2 5
SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5


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