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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 159 183 181 199 104 826
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 50 71 73 78 108 380
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 65 76 77 81 62 361
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 44 60 86 78 75 343
HITACHI, LTD 67 49 45 31 26 218
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 44 53 36 21 22 176
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 125 125
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 19 20 29 24 24 116
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 5 23 29 24 34 115
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 27 23 18 10 23 101
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP. 22 17 15 8 14 76
HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. 2 8 15 23 25 73
SONY CORPORATION 20 7 12 10 12 61
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 26 11 11 8 4 60
NEC CORPORATION 12 14 16 9 9 60
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 23 16 10 4 3 56
FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 18 36 0 0 0 54
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 13 8 9 7 14 51
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 22 8 11 4 4 49
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 14 9 12 8 5 48
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 22 13 8 3 1 47
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 12 12 8 5 8 45
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 11 15 11 1 0 38
INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP. 0 0 8 6 24 38
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 15 12 9 1 0 37
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 11 12 8 1 5 37
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 14 9 2 7 4 36
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 14 7 8 4 0 33
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 2 8 10 4 32
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 0 5 6 6 13 30
TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 8 8 12 1 0 29
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 13 5 3 1 5 27
TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 7 6 14 27
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 5 9 4 6 25
ADVANCED DISPLAY INC. 8 7 7 2 1 25
FUJITSU LIMITED 4 4 0 6 11 25
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 4 1 15 25
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 1 3 7 5 9 25
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 7 8 1 2 5 23
REVEO, INC. 9 8 4 0 1 22
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 4 3 1 6 18
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 5 3 5 3 2 18
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 3 2 1 2 7 15
TPO DISPLAYS CORPORATION 0 0 0 8 7 15
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 6 3 1 2 2 14
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 10 13
INTEL CORPORATION 2 6 0 3 1 12
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ADVANCED DISPLAY 3 2 4 3 0 12
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 1 5 3 1 2 12
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 2 4 1 3 2 12
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 6 4 2 0 0 12
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 3 5 11
OMRON CORPORATION 3 4 2 0 2 11
QINETIQ LIMITED 2 1 4 1 3 11
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 3 3 1 2 11
QUANTA DISPLAY INC. 1 1 5 1 2 10
WINTEK CORPORATION 3 2 2 2 1 10
ROLIC AG 5 2 2 0 0 9
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 2 1 4 1 1 9
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 1 3 2 1 8
KONICA CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 1 8
PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 1 2 8
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 3 0 0 5 0 8
ENPLAS CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 1 7
EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 3 0 2 1 7
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 3 0 0 2 2 7
PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., 2 1 4 0 0 7
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 5 1 0 7
ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 0 2 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 0 1 2 2 1 6
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
OPTREX CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
TPO HONG KONG HOLDING LIMITED 0 0 0 1 5 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
BEN Q CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 0 5
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
COLORLINK, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MOXTEK, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 1 0 2 5
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 3 1 0 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 2 0 2 1 5
XTELLUS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5


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