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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 333, Wave Transmission Lines and Networks

( 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
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 97 71 34 25 42 269
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 36 25 33 13 19 126
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 20 16 7 15 70
TDK CORPORATION 9 7 18 16 19 69
INTEL CORPORATION 14 11 18 11 7 61
HARRIS CORP. 13 27 6 1 1 48
FUJITSU MEDIA DEVICES LIMITED 1 8 10 12 9 40
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 15 5 2 2 36
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 1 5 11 14 34
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 4 11 6 5 32
KYOCERA CORPORATION 3 6 5 8 6 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 8 5 6 5 28
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 3 10 14 27
EPCOS AG 3 6 6 5 6 26
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 7 4 4 7 26
RAYTHEON COMPANY 9 9 3 3 2 26
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 13 4 6 2 0 25
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 9 5 0 2 24
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 5 4 6 5 23
BROADCOM CORPORATION 2 4 7 4 5 22
MOTOROLA, INC. 9 5 1 5 2 22
NOKIA CORPORATION 7 6 5 3 1 22
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 2 6 7 4 22
NEC CORPORATION 5 3 3 4 6 21
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 1 4 6 5 20
M/A COM, INC. 2 2 4 6 4 18
ALCATEL 4 6 5 1 1 17
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 3 5 3 5 17
MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS GMBH 8 2 3 3 1 17
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 8 1 2 4 16
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 6 0 7 3 0 16
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 6 5 2 1 1 15
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 4 5 2 4 0 15
ANDREW CORPORATION 1 2 3 7 1 14
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 3 3 2 4 14
HITACHI METALS LTD. 2 5 2 2 2 13
SONY CORPORATION 0 5 2 4 2 13
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 3 1 5 3 12
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 3 3 1 0 12
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 2 0 1 3 12
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 0 6 1 4 12
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 4 3 11
KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP. 3 5 0 3 0 11
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 2 5 0 2 2 11
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 6 0 1 1 11
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 1 1 1 3 5 11
RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 2 0 1 10
SCIENTIFIC COMPONENTS, INC. 3 1 5 1 0 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 2 2 0 2 10
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 4 2 10
BOEING COMPANY 4 0 0 5 0 9
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 3 2 1 1 2 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 3 4 2 0 9
NXP B.V. 0 0 0 3 6 9
SPX CORPORATION 3 6 0 0 0 9
COM DEV LTD. 1 4 2 0 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 0 3 0 3 8
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 0 7 1 0 0 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 3 3 0 1 8
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 2 1 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 1 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 2 1 2 8
WERLATONE, INCORPORATED 0 1 3 3 1 8
EAGLE COMTRONICS, INC. 3 3 0 0 1 7
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. 3 0 2 1 1 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 5 2 0 0 0 7
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
RF STREAM CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 1 7
SCHLEIFRING UND APPARATEBAU GMBH 2 1 3 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 2 2 1 0 7
XYTRANS, INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
FORM FACTOR, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 3 0 2 0 6
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 1 3 0 1 6
UBE INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 4 1 1 0 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 0 0 0 2 5
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 0 0 2 3 5
GENERAL RESEARCH OF ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MOLEX INCORPORATED 0 0 4 1 0 5
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 2 0 1 5
ROCKWELL SCIENTIFIC LICENSING, LLC 1 0 3 0 1 5
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 1 2 0 1 1 5
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
SMITHS INTERCONNECT MICROWAVE COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
TOKO, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 0 2 2 5


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