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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 359, Optical: Systems and Elements

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 85 101 157 124 101 568
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 113 119 128 97 105 562
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 69 54 91 75 47 336
SONY CORPORATION 26 53 70 45 48 242
PENTAX CORPORATION 76 63 41 38 5 223
FUJITSU LIMITED 40 48 55 24 38 205
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 44 35 42 41 34 196
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 20 38 51 44 39 192
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 31 28 43 30 42 174
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 21 32 49 41 26 169
NIKON CORPORATION 24 29 34 35 30 152
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 19 19 27 31 32 128
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 10 31 35 30 19 125
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 17 22 30 24 29 122
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 16 21 23 26 32 118
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 18 13 28 26 17 102
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 26 19 13 11 11 80
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 18 12 19 20 10 79
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 16 18 22 11 11 78
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 1 4 11 27 26 69
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 32 19 5 8 1 65
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 22 17 12 8 6 65
INTEL CORPORATION 18 16 12 13 4 63
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 13 19 21 9 0 62
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 12 5 9 16 20 62
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 3 6 13 13 27 62
GENTEX CORPORATION 13 14 12 7 15 61
CORNING INCORPORATED 27 11 10 4 7 59
IDC, LLC 0 1 9 15 31 56
DONNELLY CORPORATION 9 9 7 14 15 54
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 1 6 13 33 54
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 19 16 8 4 4 51
REFLECTIVITY, INC. 4 20 25 2 0 51
HITACHI, LTD 11 15 8 4 12 50
SIPIX IMAGING, INC. 11 16 7 12 4 50
CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH 8 8 14 13 6 49
RAYTHEON COMPANY 13 11 12 5 8 49
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 19 14 7 6 2 48
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 11 14 9 5 46
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 6 8 9 8 14 45
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH 0 0 12 14 19 45
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 8 7 8 12 10 45
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 0 2 11 14 17 44
E INK CORPORATION 8 7 9 12 8 44
SILICON LIGHT MACHINES INC. 15 11 10 6 2 44
BOEING COMPANY 10 9 6 7 11 43
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 13 7 12 6 5 43
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 12 12 7 7 5 43
ASML HOLDING N.V. 7 1 13 9 12 42
FINISAR CORPORATION 10 11 15 4 2 42
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 9 10 9 8 5 41
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 9 10 7 6 7 39
ALCATEL 6 3 12 5 10 36
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 8 7 10 6 5 36
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS HEIDELBERG GMBH 19 13 4 0 0 36
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 22 13 35
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 6 5 9 9 4 33
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 10 8 10 1 4 33
XEROX CORPORATION 2 1 7 5 17 32
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 8 11 4 4 31
NEC CORPORATION 12 4 9 2 4 31
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 8 6 4 11 31
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 8 4 5 5 7 29
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 5 5 7 8 29
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 0 0 0 4 25 29
CARL ZEISS STIFTUNG 8 7 4 7 2 28
PIONEER CORPORATION 5 6 7 7 3 28
INPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 7 3 5 3 27
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 6 7 7 3 4 27
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 7 6 3 7 4 27
MIRADIA INC. 0 0 7 9 11 27
KONICA CORPORATION 14 7 4 1 0 26
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 6 5 4 2 26
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 5 5 7 6 2 25
KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC. 0 1 4 9 11 25
MURAKAMI CORPORATION 10 6 4 3 2 25
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 9 4 4 3 5 25
AVANEX CORPORATION 7 11 4 2 0 24
ENPLAS CORPORATION 4 0 6 7 7 24
LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD. 2 1 2 8 11 24
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 7 4 9 2 2 24
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 5 5 3 8 23
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 9 9 23
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 6 5 8 2 2 23
ANGSTROM INC. 0 3 5 6 8 22
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 8 4 5 22
INFOCUS CORPORATION 2 1 7 6 6 22
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 15 4 2 1 0 22
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 2 3 7 5 5 22
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 4 6 3 4 4 21
MICROVISION, INC. 5 2 3 5 6 21
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 4 2 3 4 20
SCHEFENACKER VISION SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 1 6 4 7 2 20
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 5 6 5 20
TDK CORPORATION 3 3 4 5 5 20
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 4 0 7 5 19
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 7 5 2 19
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 3 5 9 19
LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC 5 3 3 4 4 19
NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION 4 3 5 4 3 19
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 5 5 4 18
HOYA CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 13 18
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 3 3 3 5 4 18
ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LIMITED 3 3 5 1 6 18
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 2 6 3 4 18
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 3 2 3 3 6 17
MAGNA DONNELLY MIRRORS NORTH AMERICA LLC 0 0 3 9 5 17
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 4 3 5 2 17
XTERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 9 6 1 1 0 17
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 4 4 1 5 16
CHEETAH OMNI, LLC 0 10 3 1 2 16
COHERENT, INC. 0 1 4 5 6 16
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 2 1 1 7 16
SPATIAL PHOTONICS, INC. 0 0 0 3 13 16
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 3 1 3 6 2 15
CIENA CORPORATION 3 3 4 1 4 15
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 4 2 3 2 15
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 1 3 5 5 15
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 3 2 5 0 5 15
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS WETZLAR GMBH 3 5 7 0 0 15
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 7 3 1 1 15
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 5 4 5 1 0 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 3 2 4 2 15
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 5 3 1 3 2 14
DENSO CORPORATION 5 4 1 3 1 14
NITTOH KOGAKU K.K. 0 2 3 4 5 14
PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., 1 6 6 1 0 14
PTS CORPORATION 7 3 4 0 0 14
QINETIQ LIMITED 3 3 2 4 2 14
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 4 2 2 3 3 14
TAMRON CO., LTD. 4 2 3 2 3 14
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 2 1 3 3 5 14
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 2 4 6 0 2 14
AT&T CORP. 1 0 2 4 6 13
CARL-ZEISS AG 0 2 2 5 4 13
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 0 5 4 2 2 13
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 7 1 2 2 1 13
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 2 6 0 13
OVD KINEGRAM AG 1 7 3 2 0 13
YOUNG OPTICS INC. 0 1 1 2 9 13
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 5 6 1 12
CARL ZEISS SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES AG 6 3 2 1 0 12
CORVIS CORPORATION 4 2 5 1 0 12
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 3 1 6 1 12
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 2 3 3 3 1 12
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 6 1 5 0 0 12
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 3 2 4 3 0 12
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 1 1 3 6 11
FDK CORPORATION 1 3 4 1 2 11
LIGHTMASTER SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 5 0 2 11
NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD. 4 3 2 0 2 11
QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 10 11
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 2 2 3 2 2 11
ZEBRA IMAGING, INC. 3 3 1 4 0 11
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 3 0 4 0 3 10
AXSUN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 0 0 1 1 10
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 7 1 1 10
LEICA CAMERA AG 1 1 6 1 1 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 2 1 1 2 10
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 6 0 3 1 10
NP PHOTONICS, INC. 8 0 0 1 1 10
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 2 3 2 3 10
PRODISC TECHNOLOGY INC. 1 3 2 1 3 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 3 2 1 2 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 2 4 2 0 10
BRIGHT VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 1 4 9
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 3 0 0 9
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 0 3 4 9
GENIE LENS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 0 5 4 9
HENTZE-LISSOTSCHENKO PATENTVERWALTUNGS GMBH & CO. KG 3 0 5 1 0 9
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 2 1 1 0 5 9
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 3 3 1 0 9
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 1 1 2 5 9
RIKEN CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 2 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 4 2 1 9
THALES 5 2 0 2 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 0 2 3 1 9
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 6 1 1 0 0 8
ALLIANCE FIBER OPTICS PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 0 2 2 8
BEN Q CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 0 8
CARL ZEISS MICROIMAGING GMBH 0 0 0 2 6 8
CORETRONIC CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
IMATION CORP. 2 2 4 0 0 8
IMRA AMERICA, INC. 1 0 1 2 4 8
MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
MILESTONE CO., LTD. 2 1 4 0 1 8
PIXTRONIX, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
REFLEXITE CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 3 8
SCHOTT AG 0 1 1 0 6 8
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 1 4 1 8
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 2 4 2 0 8
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 3 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 3 2 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2 0 2 3 1 8
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 2 2 2 1 8
XRADIA, INC. 0 3 1 1 3 8
YAZAKI CORP. 2 4 1 1 0 8
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 2 2 4 8
ACULIGHT CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
ARISAWA MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 1 7
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 1 1 0 7
COLORLINK, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 1 2 1 1 7
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 0 3 2 0 2 7
DMETRIX, INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
E-PIN OPTICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 0 0 3 3 7
GENERAL PHOTONICS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 6 0 1 7
KURARAY CO., LTD. 2 0 4 0 1 7
MEMS OPTICAL, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
MEMX, INC. 6 0 1 0 0 7
METROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 1 1 1 1 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 1 3 7
ONETTA INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
OPNEXT JAPAN, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
OPTWARE CORPORATION 2 1 4 0 0 7
PLX INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 3 0 0 2 2 7
TESA SCRIBOS GMBH 0 1 2 3 1 7
TYCO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (US) INC. 3 1 2 0 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 0 3 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 0 4 1 2 0 7
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
BLUE RIDGE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 2 2 1 0 6
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2 1 1 1 1 6
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
ECLIPSE ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
EUV LLC 1 1 2 2 0 6
EXAJOULE LLC 2 3 1 0 0 6
GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 0 1 3 0 2 6
HC PHOTONICS CORPORATION. 0 1 0 1 4 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
JDS UNIPHASE INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 1 0 1 1 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 1 1 1 0 6
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 1 4 1 0 6
LIGHT PRESCRIPTIONS INNOVATORS, LLC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
LIGHTWAVE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 6
MIRROR LITE COMPANY 0 0 3 3 0 6
NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 1 2 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 2 2 6
NUCAM CORPORATION 2 0 4 0 0 6
OPTICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES 1 1 0 3 1 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
PANAVISION INTERNATIONAL, L.P. 0 0 3 3 0 6
PIRELLI & C. S.P.A. 0 0 3 2 1 6
PRODUCTION RESOURCE GROUP L.L.C. 0 2 1 2 1 6
RELIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
ROSCO, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
SANTUR CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 1 6
SEARETE LLC 0 1 0 3 2 6
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 5 1 0 6
STEINER-OPTIK GMBH 3 1 1 1 0 6
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 1 1 2 6
T-NETWORKS, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
TELEDYNE LICENSING, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 2 1 1 0 6
TERABEAM CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
WAVIEN, INC. 0 0 5 0 1 6
XINETICS, INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
XYZ IMAGING INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
AGFA CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
ALCES TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
ASTIC SIGNAL DEFENSES L.L.C. 0 2 0 2 1 5
CIDRA CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
CIRVINE CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
COLLINEAR CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
CONFLUENT PHOTONICS, CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 0 0 0 5
DRAPER, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. 1 1 1 1 1 5
EXON SCIENCE INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
HITACHI VIA MECHANICS LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 1 2 0 0 5
IRIDIGM DISPLAY CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5
JENMAR VISUAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
KYOCERA CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
LIGHTWAVES 2020, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
LUMUS, LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 2 1 0 1 1 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
NANOOPTO CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
NIPPON CARBIDE KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 0 0 0 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 0 1 1 1 5
OPHTHONIX, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
PIVOTAL DECISIONS LLC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
PREMIER IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 1 5
RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 1 5
RICOH PRINTING SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SEKINOS CO., LTD. 1 0 4 0 0 5
SEMROCK, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SEOS LIMITED 2 2 1 0 0 5
SIIMPEL CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 4 5
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
UNI-PIXEL DISPLAYS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 1 2 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 2 0 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 1 1 2 0 1 5


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