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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 345, Computer Graphics Processing and Selective Visual Display 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 112 122 113 107 81 535
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 80 84 69 73 79 385
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 70 63 57 64 64 318
SONY CORPORATION 54 58 81 55 53 301
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 30 43 63 70 71 277
HITACHI, LTD 43 39 52 52 54 240
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 52 52 40 29 48 221
INTEL CORPORATION 21 29 48 60 62 220
NEC CORPORATION 50 39 38 48 37 212
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 12 33 41 49 63 198
FUJITSU LIMITED 48 40 34 37 34 193
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 26 42 33 22 40 163
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 25 21 32 34 49 161
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 14 30 32 33 36 145
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 37 33 29 21 21 141
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 31 43 56 130
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 8 19 25 29 33 114
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 35 31 25 9 0 100
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 24 38 13 15 8 98
ATI INTERNATIONAL SRL 1 12 27 34 19 93
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 17 20 25 15 16 93
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16 15 14 18 26 89
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 35 48 83
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2 10 11 21 32 76
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 7 22 18 20 75
IMMERSION CORPORATION 15 22 13 6 16 72
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 17 14 9 21 8 69
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 14 16 8 11 17 66
XEROX CORPORATION 9 14 21 14 8 66
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 22 17 9 4 8 60
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 4 4 12 13 26 59
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 21 28 9 0 0 58
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 4 15 14 13 11 57
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 5 13 8 9 20 55
AUTODESK, INC. 11 11 12 11 10 55
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 1 8 11 11 23 54
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 12 12 3 6 17 50
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 16 9 4 16 49
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 9 12 6 11 9 47
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 0 10 14 22 46
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 9 5 9 16 46
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 15 14 14 45
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 4 4 13 12 9 42
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 12 22 3 3 0 40
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 22 12 2 2 0 38
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 14 11 9 2 1 37
3DLABS INC. LTD. 3 5 3 9 14 34
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8 11 8 3 4 34
MOTOROLA, INC. 14 10 3 7 0 34
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 1 7 9 15 32
NAMCO LIMITED 5 3 10 7 7 32
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 2 13 7 10 32
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 4 4 7 8 8 31
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 3 3 6 6 13 31
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 12 6 5 5 2 30
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 6 5 5 10 30
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 6 6 5 3 28
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 4 9 7 5 3 28
TEKTRONIX INC. 5 11 4 6 2 28
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 6 5 3 6 7 27
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 1 2 3 11 9 26
E INK CORPORATION 2 6 3 7 6 24
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 1 6 3 10 24
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 5 4 7 4 4 24
S3 GRAPHICS CO., LTD. 0 5 8 3 7 23
DENSO CORPORATION 1 4 3 12 2 22
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 2 4 10 22
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 5 3 5 4 4 21
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 0 1 7 7 6 21
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 6 14 20
TERARECON, INC. 0 5 10 4 1 20
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. 3 2 5 2 7 19
KONAMI CO., LTD. 2 7 2 4 4 19
KOPIN CORPORATION 5 2 6 4 2 19
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. 0 3 5 7 4 19
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 1 6 2 10 19
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 6 5 3 3 2 19
FUJITSU TAKAMISAWA COMPONENT LIMITED 0 2 4 7 5 18
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 7 5 1 2 18
NCR CORPORATION 2 5 7 2 2 18
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 6 7 2 0 2 17
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 2 6 6 3 0 17
ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 7 4 0 15
ERICSSON, INC. 4 7 4 0 0 15
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 0 4 11 15
NEOMAGIC CORP. 6 4 2 0 3 15
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 15 15
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 1 3 6 14
CTS CORPORATION 3 4 4 1 2 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 1 5 5 14
TEXAS DIGITAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 6 2 2 2 14
WACOM CO., LTD. 5 3 3 2 1 14
AT&T CORP. 3 2 2 3 3 13
AURORA SYSTEMS, INC. 5 5 0 1 2 13
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 2 1 5 13
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 5 2 1 2 3 13
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 2 3 3 1 4 13
MICRON ELECTRONICS, INC. 8 4 0 0 0 12
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 8 4 12
OAK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 2 2 2 12
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 5 1 4 0 12
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 2 0 2 5 11
CANDESCENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 9 1 1 0 0 11
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. 0 4 0 5 2 11
INTERVAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 3 2 6 0 11
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 1 4 4 2 11
S3, INCORPORATED 11 0 0 0 0 11
VIRTUAL INK, CORP. 5 6 0 0 0 11
MANNESMANN VDO AG 1 1 2 5 1 10
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER AMERICA, INC. (ITA) 10 0 0 0 0 10
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 3 4 1 0 10
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 2 2 0 5 10
SHIN JIUH CORP. 0 0 4 2 4 10
YAZAKI CORP. 1 0 3 4 2 10
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 2 7 9
BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP. 1 0 3 3 2 9
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 1 8 0 0 0 9
DISCREET LOGIC, INC. 2 2 5 0 0 9
FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 6 9
IMOVE INC. 1 2 1 1 4 9
LEAR AUTOMOTIVE DEARBORN, INC. 6 2 0 1 0 9
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 1 1 4 0 9
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 3 5 1 0 0 9
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 3 1 2 1 2 9
PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS 1 3 3 2 0 9
QUANTEL LIMITED 5 3 0 1 0 9
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 2 3 1 3 0 9
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 0 2 0 3 4 9
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 0 1 3 2 9
WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. 3 1 2 1 2 9
ACER DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 4 0 0 8
ADVANCED DISPLAY INC. 1 0 0 4 3 8
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 3 0 5 8
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 1 3 1 0 3 8
IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 1 2 0 0 5 8
LOGITECH, INC. 3 4 1 0 0 8
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
PALM, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
RAINBOW DISPLAYS INC. 2 4 1 0 1 8
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 0 7 1 0 0 8
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 1 3 1 2 1 8
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 3 3 1 0 1 8
THREE-FIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 2 2 2 2 8
AUTODESK CANADA INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
BRILLIAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 3 0 3 1 7
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 3 2 2 7
DASSAULT SYSTEMES 0 0 0 5 2 7
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 2 2 1 1 7
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
FUJITSU HITACHI PLASMA DISPLAY LIMITED 0 0 0 3 4 7
FUTABA DENSHI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 3 0 0 1 7
GENESIS MICROCHIP CORP. 4 3 0 0 0 7
GENESIS MICROCHIP INC. 0 2 0 0 5 7
GEOVECTOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 1 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 3 1 0 2 7
INTERGRAPH CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 0 7
KYE SYSTEMS CORP. 1 0 5 1 0 7
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 5 0 2 0 0 7
NEC-MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC VISUAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 3 2 0 1 1 7
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 3 2 0 2 7
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 1 1 1 1 3 7
SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 0 1 1 3 2 7
VEGA VISTA, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
ACUSON CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 0 6
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 1 5 0 0 6
FRANCE TELECOM 1 2 0 2 1 6
GMD-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM INFORMATIONSTECHNIK GMBH 3 1 1 0 1 6
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ADVANCED DISPLAY 0 0 1 3 2 6
MGI SOFTWARE CORPORATION 1 5 0 0 0 6
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 2 3 1 0 0 6
REAL 3D, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 1 3 2 0 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, LELAND JUNIOR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 2 3 0 0 1 6
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
SYNAPTICS, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
TIDENET, INC. 0 1 5 0 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 1 1 1 6
VARATOUCH TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 5 0 0 0 6
3COM CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
B3D, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
CIRQUE CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
COLORADO MICRODISPLAY, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
DIGITAL PROJECTION LIMITED 3 2 0 0 0 5
DISPLAYTECH INCORPORATED 0 1 0 4 0 5
ELECTRIC PLANET, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 3 0 2 5
FOURIE INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED 2 0 3 0 0 5
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 0 0 2 0 3 5
HONEYWELL INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
ISURFTV 0 0 4 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 0 0 0 2 3 5
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 1 4 0 0 0 5
LUCAS DIGITAL, LTD. 3 0 0 2 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 3 1 1 0 5
MICROVISION, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
NIKON CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 0 3 1 5
NVIDIA U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY 0 0 2 2 1 5
PHOTONICS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
PIXTECH S.A. 4 1 0 0 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 2 1 2 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5
SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE 3 0 1 1 0 5
SHIMA SEIKI MFG. LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5
SILICON MOTION, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
SILITEK CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
THOMSON-CSF 3 1 1 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 0 3 2 0 0 5


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