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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 250, Radiant Energy

( 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 69 70 70 99 96 404
HITACHI, LTD 36 27 42 74 57 236
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 12 24 42 44 58 180
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 27 26 39 50 35 177
NIKON CORPORATION 30 23 34 51 35 173
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 19 19 36 39 118
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 4 12 27 38 25 106
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 11 22 19 24 20 96
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 11 15 17 20 14 77
NEC CORPORATION 17 22 19 7 10 75
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 7 18 23 12 9 69
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 19 28 15 4 0 66
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 17 28 19 64
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 10 18 10 15 62
RAYTHEON COMPANY 11 14 9 12 15 61
INTEL CORPORATION 14 11 8 10 15 58
JEOL LTD. 10 5 9 11 18 53
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 6 19 13 5 46
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 9 12 13 7 46
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 7 9 11 5 13 45
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 11 4 13 16 44
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 8 9 10 11 44
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 6 14 10 2 11 43
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 6 1 8 16 10 41
XEROX CORPORATION 8 11 7 8 7 41
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 7 8 9 8 40
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 9 10 8 5 7 39
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 5 9 8 16 39
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 5 6 11 8 9 39
FUJITSU LIMITED 9 7 8 8 6 38
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 6 8 11 6 38
SONY CORPORATION 7 11 6 8 5 37
ADVANTEST CORP. 4 4 13 8 7 36
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 7 8 8 7 6 36
BRUKER DALTONIK GMBH 3 4 5 8 15 35
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 7 4 7 9 8 35
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. 4 4 5 10 11 34
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 7 7 6 8 3 31
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 1 9 8 12 30
MDS INC. 6 4 0 10 9 29
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 7 6 1 5 28
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 7 9 1 8 2 27
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 6 6 5 7 26
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 9 3 0 7 6 25
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 8 7 8 1 1 25
FEI COMPANY 0 3 4 8 9 24
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 0 0 6 18 24
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 9 8 3 2 2 24
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 6 4 7 4 3 24
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 3 4 8 5 3 23
ANALYTICA OF BRANFORD, INC. 7 5 3 4 4 23
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 14 9 23
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 3 2 8 7 3 23
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 7 5 2 7 23
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 8 6 3 3 22
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 2 5 3 9 22
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 3 8 7 21
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS HEIDELBERG GMBH 1 1 6 6 7 21
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 4 4 5 7 21
BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC 1 3 4 2 10 20
GENTEX CORPORATION 2 5 5 5 3 20
KEYENCE CORPORATION 1 3 3 4 8 19
KONICA CORPORATION 0 3 5 4 7 19
BOEING COMPANY 0 3 6 4 5 18
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 0 1 5 7 4 17
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 7 0 0 16
BRUKER DALTONICS, INC. 2 1 2 4 7 16
CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH 1 1 2 5 7 16
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 2 3 3 2 6 16
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 4 8 16
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 2 3 2 7 15
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 14 15
LEO ELEKTRONENMIKROSKOPIE GMBH 2 2 2 3 6 15
LEOPOLD KOSTAL GMBH & CO. KG 1 3 3 6 2 15
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 2 3 3 2 5 15
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 0 1 3 10 1 15
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 0 1 0 5 9 15
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 4 4 4 15
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 3 4 6 2 0 15
TRW INC. 4 5 4 2 0 15
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 2 4 5 4 15
CYMER, INC. 3 0 2 5 4 14
GESELLSCHAFT FUR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG MBH 0 0 1 7 6 14
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 3 5 1 2 14
NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 2 5 5 14
SIMAGE OY 1 7 3 1 2 14
THERMO FINNIGAN LLC 0 0 4 5 5 14
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 3 2 6 1 14
ADAC LABORATORIES, INC. 4 7 2 0 0 13
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 3 5 5 13
DONNELLY CORPORATION 1 3 2 4 3 13
ETEC SYSTEMS, INC. 4 9 0 0 0 13
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 1 4 1 3 4 13
MICROMASS LIMITED 1 3 3 4 2 13
PERSPECTIVE BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 7 2 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 0 4 2 4 13
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 1 0 1 6 5 13
EBARA CORPORATION 2 4 1 2 3 12
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 0 5 4 3 12
PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 7 4 1 0 0 12
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 2 4 2 12
SICK AG 4 1 0 2 5 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 3 1 5 1 12
VARIAN, INC. 2 4 0 2 4 12
DENSO CORPORATION 0 0 5 3 3 11
EATON CORPORATION 4 3 3 1 0 11
ELGEMS LTD. 1 1 1 3 5 11
GENERAL NANOTECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. 1 5 3 1 1 11
MICROMASS UK LIMITED 0 0 0 0 11 11
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 3 3 3 1 1 11
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 4 6 1 0 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 2 3 1 2 3 11
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 3 1 1 4 11
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 0 8 1 1 10
DIGIRAD CORPORATION 5 3 0 1 1 10
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 1 10
PHOTOBIT CORPORATION 2 4 4 0 0 10
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 2 4 2 1 1 10
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 2 3 1 3 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 3 2 0 3 10
XCOUNTER AB 0 1 3 2 4 10
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 0 3 6 0 0 9
ARCHIMEDES TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 0 4 1 4 0 9
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 4 1 2 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 1 4 9
FOVEON, INC. 2 3 2 1 1 9
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 4 2 1 9
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 0 2 5 1 1 9
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
IS2 RESEARCH, INC. 0 4 2 3 0 9
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 2 9
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 1 6 2 9
MUSTEK SYSTEMS, INC. 6 1 2 0 0 9
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 4 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 0 3 5 1 9
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 0 4 1 1 9
OMRON CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 5 9
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 0 1 2 6 9
TROJAN TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
AGFA CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 3 8
ANELVA CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 3 8
FIRE SENTRY CORPORATION 4 1 0 3 0 8
GATAN, INC. 0 2 4 1 1 8
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM, VZW 2 1 1 1 3 8
ION BEAM APPLICATIONS SOCIETE ANONYME 0 0 1 1 6 8
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 0 3 1 8
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 3 4 8
RIKEN CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 3 8
SAINT-GOBAIN INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS, INC. 1 1 4 2 0 8
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 0 0 2 3 3 8
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 0 1 3 2 2 8
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. 0 1 2 1 4 8
SUMITOMO EATON NOVA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
THOMSON-CSF 2 3 1 2 0 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 0 4 2 7
ADVION BIOSCIENCES, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 1 2 1 3 0 7
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG 0 0 4 2 1 7
ALCATEL 2 0 1 3 1 7
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 2 2 0 7
BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO, LLC 1 2 2 0 2 7
BRUKER SAXONIA ANALYTIK GMBH 4 0 1 1 1 7
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
CIDRA CORPORATION 0 3 4 0 0 7
EPION CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
EUV LLC 2 0 1 1 3 7
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 3 3 7
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 0 1 1 0 5 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 1 2 1 7
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 1 4 2 0 7
IBIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 3 7
INDIGO SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 2 7
INFRARED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS. LTD. 0 2 0 1 4 7
JASCO CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 5 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 1 7
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
NEXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC 0 4 1 1 1 7
PENTAX CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 1 7
UMAX DATA SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 0 1 1 2 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 1 3 1 2 7
VALEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 4 1 7
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 2 2 0 0 6
CIPHERGEN BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
CTI PET SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 1 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 0 1 0 2 6
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS ISRAEL, LTD. 1 1 3 1 0 6
GENERAL PHOSPHORIX LLC 0 0 0 5 1 6
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 1 1 0 2 2 6
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 1 0 1 4 6
IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 2 2 2 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 1 3 1 1 6
LOGITECH, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 2 1 3 0 0 6
MICROVISION, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
NEWPORT CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 3 6
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 0 1 0 4 1 6
PHILIPS ELECTRON OPTICS B.V. 0 4 2 0 0 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 4 6
QINETIQ LIMITED 0 0 4 1 1 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 1 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 0 6
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 1 1 6
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ANRITSU CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 1 1 1 2 5
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 0 0 2 2 1 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 1 2 0 2 5
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 5 0 0 0 5
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 0 2 1 1 1 5
DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM STIFTUNG DES OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS 0 1 0 2 2 5
DIRECT RADIOGRAPHY CORP. 2 2 1 0 0 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 0 0 1 1 5
GSF-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR UMWELT UND GESUNDHEIT GMBH 2 0 1 1 1 5
HORIBA LTD. 1 3 0 0 1 5
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 1 1 1 0 5
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC 0 0 4 1 0 5
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS LITHOGRAPHY GMBH 0 0 0 4 1 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5
MASIMO CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
METSO AUTOMATION OY 0 0 0 3 2 5
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 0 0 5
NEOPROBE CORPORATION 0 5 0 0 0 5
OPTEX CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. 0 4 0 0 1 5
PACKARD INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
PIXIM, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 1 2 5
PROSPECTS CORP. 1 0 1 0 3 5
PSC SCANNING, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0 0 2 3 0 5
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SHIMADZU RESEARCH LABORATORY (EUROPE) LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SMV INTERNATIONAL 2 3 0 0 0 5
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 2 1 2 5
STERIS INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
STRIDSBERG INNOVATION AB 1 2 0 1 1 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SYAGEN TECHNOLOGY 0 3 0 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1 2 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 1 0 2 1 5
WATERS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1 1 1 1 1 5


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