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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 378, X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices

( 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
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 30 47 72 71 95 315
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 18 38 85 87 78 306
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 69 68 52 25 28 242
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 17 23 30 32 29 131
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 25 23 20 21 36 125
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 21 16 30 27 24 118
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 17 19 40 15 20 111
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 11 9 8 9 12 49
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 6 24 13 48
RIGAKU CORPORATION 4 6 11 9 7 37
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 10 8 10 3 1 32
HITACHI, LTD 3 11 5 8 3 30
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 5 9 7 6 28
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 7 5 3 5 25
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 3 9 6 5 25
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 10 3 4 1 3 21
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 8 3 2 17
JORDAN VALLEY APPLIED RADIATION LTD. 1 4 10 2 0 17
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 4 2 3 16
X-RAY OPTICAL SYSTEM, INC. 3 2 5 5 1 16
XCOUNTER AB 1 5 7 2 1 16
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 3 5 2 3 1 14
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 2 9 2 14
BRUKER AXS GMBH 2 2 5 3 1 13
ACCURAY, INC. 0 0 4 4 4 12
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 4 3 4 1 0 12
XRADIA, INC. 0 0 2 4 6 12
BRUKER AXS, INC. 2 2 0 3 4 11
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 5 3 1 2 0 11
SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 2 2 1 2 4 11
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 3 4 1 0 10
IMAGING THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 1 3 2 2 10
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 5 0 5 0 0 10
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 6 0 2 0 10
REVEAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 5 10
GENDEX CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 3 9
HOLOGIC, INC. 0 1 1 2 5 9
INVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 2 0 0 9
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 3 9
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2 0 4 0 3 9
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 3 0 1 5 9
BRAINLAB AG 3 1 0 1 3 8
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 1 2 1 8
NIKON CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 0 8
OSMIC, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
RIGAKU DENKI COMPANY LIMITED 3 1 1 1 2 8
XORAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 2 7
RAPISCAN SECURITY PRODUCTS (USA), INC. 0 1 1 0 5 7
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 2 2 0 7
BEEKLEY CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 2 0 3 6
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 2 0 1 1 2 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 1 2 0 1 6
GE HOMELAND PROTECTION, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
KONICA CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 0 6
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ANALYTICAL OY 0 0 2 2 2 6
PANALYTICAL B.V. 2 0 2 2 0 6
PROTO MANUFACTURING LTD. 1 2 0 3 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 1 3 0 1 6
ELEKTA AB (PUBL.) 1 0 1 2 1 5
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 1 2 5
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 0 1 2 2 5
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 1 0 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 0 0 3 1 1 5


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