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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 1969 - 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 377, Electrical Pulse Counters, Pulse Dividers, or Shift Registers: Circuits and 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 5 6 11 15 16 21 20 9 16 12 10 10 17 13 10 8 10 4 9 5 13 5 5 9 4 3 5 6 1 1 4 6 3 6 2 3 303
RCA CORPORATION 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 2 1 4 10 3 2 4 2 6 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 3 5 7 2 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 5 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 72
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 3 1 5 1 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 2 0 5 5 7 4 1 4 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 71
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 4 4 4 6 4 10 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 67
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 10 4 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 4 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 63
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 5 1 2 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 1 5 3 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 63
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4 1 4 2 0 0 2 6 5 4 0 2 3 3 2 2 0 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 61
AT&T CORP. 6 6 9 5 3 5 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 1 5 3 3 4 2 3 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 52
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 2 5 8 5 4 2 1 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 49
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 0 9 1 2 5 0 1 1 2 5 3 7 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
VEEDER INDUSTRIES INC. 3 2 8 6 0 1 1 4 2 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 7 8 2 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 37
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 7 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
SONY CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 6 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
UNISYS CORPORATION 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 26
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
COULTER ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 20
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
THOMSON-CSF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 17
HONEYWELL INC. 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 16
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16
XEROX CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16
ITT CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12
LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 12
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRIC CORPORATION (ITT CORP. UNIT) 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 9
BENDIX CORPORATION(NOW ALLIED-SIGNAL INC.) 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
GLORY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KIENZLE APPARATE GMBH 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8
SINGER COMPANY 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
COLLINS RADIO COMPANY 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
GTE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TRW INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
AMPEX CORP. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CENTRE ELECTRONIQUE HORLOGER, S.A. 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
FERAG AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6
FERRANTI LIMITED (NOW FERRANTI PLC) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
GULF + WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
OMRON TETEISI ELECTRONICS CO. 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
SPARTANICS, LTD. 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
BRANDT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 5
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FAIRCHILD CAMERA AND INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY P.L.C. 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GENERAL SCIENCE CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HECON CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 5
NIPPON GAKKI SEIZO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SMITHS INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5
SUWA SEIKOSHA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TAMURA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VACUUMATIC LIMITED 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
XILINX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5
ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


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