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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 51 41 33 35 30 190
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 14 25 18 17 14 88
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 35 19 11 3 2 70
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 13 17 14 9 7 60
EATON CORPORATION 11 13 16 7 11 58
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 4 16 3 5 32
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 9 6 5 6 1 27
LEAR CORPORATION 5 4 7 5 4 25
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 1 2 7 9 23
OMRON CORPORATION 4 4 2 8 3 21
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 7 3 1 6 19
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 0 7 4 5 19
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 0 6 4 7 2 19
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 3 4 4 4 19
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 5 6 0 1 6 18
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 2 5 4 4 16
POLYMATECH CO., LTD. 4 1 4 2 5 16
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 4 3 2 3 3 15
YAZAKI CORP. 5 4 4 2 0 15
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 2 2 8 1 14
NILES PARTS CO., LTD. 7 5 2 0 0 14
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 4 2 3 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 4 1 3 0 13
DEFOND COMPONENTS LIMITED 4 4 1 2 1 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 4 0 1 4 12
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 3 3 1 1 12
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 1 2 2 5 1 11
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 1 5 1 2 11
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 0 1 1 6 10
SQUARE D COMPANY 4 1 2 2 1 10
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 4 3 1 0 1 9
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 3 3 1 1 1 9
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 1 1 3 1 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 2 1 2 8
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 4 2 1 1 0 8
NEC CORPORATION 3 2 2 1 0 8
NILES CO., LTD. 0 2 2 3 1 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 1 2 7
EJA LIMITED 0 1 2 1 3 7
INTEL CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 0 7
ABB SERVICE S.R.L. 1 3 2 0 0 6
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 1 0 0 4 1 6
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 1 2 0 6
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 1 1 1 1 2 6
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 0 2 2 1 6
SHIN JIUH CORP. 5 1 0 0 0 6
ALTEK CORP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP. 0 1 1 1 2 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 3 1 5
DEFOND MANUFACTURING LIMITED 4 1 0 0 0 5
DENSO CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 1 4 0 5
FUJIKURA LTD. 0 1 1 3 0 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 5 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 0 1 2 0 5
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 2 0 2 1 0 5
JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
LEOPOLD KOSTAL GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 0 0 1 5
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
PALM, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
PIONEER CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
SMK CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 0 5


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