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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 382, Image Analysis

( 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 115 95 143 102 112 567
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 50 39 120 107 123 439
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 57 53 98 76 57 341
SONY CORPORATION 42 37 56 49 84 268
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 47 42 61 45 58 253
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 69 45 63 49 16 242
XEROX CORPORATION 51 27 45 40 41 204
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 42 36 66 30 28 202
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 45 25 51 41 36 198
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 28 31 41 37 60 197
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 22 23 46 45 57 193
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 49 27 36 41 36 189
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 44 29 50 27 29 179
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 11 25 49 58 154
FUJITSU LIMITED 26 27 43 20 29 145
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 50 17 50 14 0 131
HITACHI, LTD 16 24 25 34 30 129
NEC CORPORATION 31 19 32 25 10 117
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 11 9 26 25 45 116
INTEL CORPORATION 33 17 26 23 16 115
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 33 17 36 17 9 112
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 17 24 19 23 102
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 38 47 85
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 16 8 21 16 19 80
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 13 11 20 19 17 80
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 6 7 16 16 33 78
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 9 18 22 22 78
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 7 10 15 26 12 70
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 14 11 16 15 64
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 9 12 11 18 12 62
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 5 6 12 15 24 62
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 9 5 8 15 22 59
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 12 10 14 14 7 57
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 9 9 19 12 8 57
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 1 1 2 5 44 53
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 10 4 9 5 18 46
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 10 3 9 11 11 44
NIKON CORPORATION 7 4 9 13 10 43
COGNEX CORPORATION 21 6 11 3 0 41
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 3 1 6 7 18 35
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 3 11 7 7 32
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 4 8 5 10 32
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 3 11 7 9 32
NOKIA CORPORATION 4 4 6 8 9 31
SARNOFF CORPORATION 10 4 6 5 6 31
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 5 5 8 8 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 6 1 5 14 5 31
OMRON CORPORATION 4 6 3 8 8 29
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 1 8 5 7 28
CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION 11 1 5 7 4 28
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 3 6 8 6 4 27
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 3 7 8 6 26
COGNEX TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION 5 7 3 7 3 25
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 2 10 9 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 3 5 5 4 23
KONICA CORPORATION 2 3 8 8 2 23
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 2 6 8 6 23
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 3 2 2 4 11 22
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 5 0 6 5 6 22
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 6 6 6 1 2 21
FOTONATION VISION LIMITED 0 0 0 4 17 21
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 6 3 7 3 1 20
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 3 7 6 3 20
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 5 4 3 6 20
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 6 7 2 19
ARCSOFT, INC. 1 2 3 4 8 18
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 13 18
CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 7 6 1 17
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 0 5 3 8 17
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 0 0 1 8 8 17
R2 TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 4 4 4 17
ACTIVCARD IRELAND, LIMITED 0 2 2 6 6 16
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 0 2 7 5 16
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 3 2 6 2 3 16
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 3 4 1 7 16
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 4 2 1 5 4 16
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 1 1 9 0 4 15
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 6 5 1 3 15
ORAMETRIX, INC. 5 0 4 4 2 15
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 4 4 3 15
AT&T CORP. 4 2 2 5 1 14
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 5 4 3 2 14
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8 3 1 1 1 14
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 5 2 3 3 1 14
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 1 1 3 6 14
TEKTRONIX INC. 7 5 2 0 0 14
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 0 5 7 13
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 5 0 1 13
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 4 13
ORBOTECH LTD. 1 0 2 9 1 13
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 1 4 3 4 13
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 6 3 2 1 1 13
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 4 0 3 3 2 12
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 3 2 3 2 12
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 0 0 0 4 8 12
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 3 1 2 4 2 12
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 3 0 3 2 4 12
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 3 0 4 2 3 12
NCR CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 3 12
NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC. 2 3 5 1 1 12
PENTAX CORPORATION 3 6 0 3 0 12
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 3 0 1 4 3 11
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 1 7 3 11
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 1 1 1 4 4 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 3 1 4 2 1 11
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 8 11
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 1 0 3 2 11
SRI INTERNATIONAL 2 1 2 4 2 11
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 0 3 1 2 10
AFFYMETRIX, INC. 2 3 4 1 0 10
ANOTO AB 1 0 4 2 3 10
AUTODESK CANADA INC. 3 2 3 1 1 10
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 2 1 1 10
DENSO CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 4 10
FRANCE TELECOM 2 1 2 0 5 10
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 4 2 1 10
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 0 3 1 2 4 10
MEDIATEK INC. 0 1 0 4 5 10
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 2 4 1 3 10
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 4 1 1 3 1 10
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 0 3 2 5 10
ARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. 5 2 1 1 0 9
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 1 2 2 1 3 9
FANUC LTD. 1 0 1 5 2 9
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 0 0 3 4 2 9
IKONISYS INC. 0 1 2 2 4 9
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 3 1 3 1 9
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 4 5 9
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 1 4 1 1 9
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 5 1 3 0 0 9
PIONEER CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 3 9
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION 5 0 3 0 1 9
SYNOPSYS INC. 0 2 1 3 3 9
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 5 3 0 0 1 9
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 2 2 1 2 2 9
CLARIENT, INC. 0 1 2 5 0 8
COREL CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 1 8
CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 6 0 8
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 1 0 2 3 2 8
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 2 8
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 7 8
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 2 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 3 0 3 8
MONOLITH CO., LTD. 0 0 7 1 0 8
PTS CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 0 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 1 3 0 3 8
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1 0 3 3 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 3 3 0 8
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. 1 3 1 0 3 8
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 4 0 2 0 2 8
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 4 8
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 5 8
TRANSPACIFIC IP, LTD. 0 0 0 1 7 8
TRW INC. 4 1 3 0 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 4 1 0 1 2 8
VIRTUALSCOPICS LLC 3 1 1 1 2 8
ACCURAY, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
ALTERA CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
APERIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
AUTHENTEC, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 5 7
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 2 3 7
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A. 3 1 3 0 0 7
ICAD, INC. 1 1 0 3 2 7
L'OREAL S.A. 1 1 3 0 2 7
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 1 2 4 7
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 0 7
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 0 0 6 1 7
PEGASUS IMAGING CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
PIXART IMAGING INC. 0 0 3 0 4 7
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 1 1 3 1 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
ZORAN CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
AMNIS CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
AOL LLC 0 1 2 3 0 6
BACUS RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 3 0 3 0 0 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
BIODISCOVERY, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
CANESTA, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
CARL ZEISS MICROIMAGING AIS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY 2 1 0 2 1 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 2 2 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 3 0 0 6
CYTOKINETICS, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
EUCLID DISCOVERIES LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 0 0 1 4 1 6
INTERMEC IP CORP. 1 0 1 1 3 6
KEYENCE CORPORATION 2 1 0 3 0 6
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH 0 0 2 2 2 6
LUMENIQ, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
LUMIDIGM, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
MIRADA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 0 0 3 1 2 6
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 1 3 6
OBJECTVIDEO, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
PFU LIMITED 1 1 0 1 3 6
PIXELWORKS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
RAMOT AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 0 2 2 2 6
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 2 3 0 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 2 0 2 0 5
APPLIED PRECISION, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
APPLIED VISION COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
AUGUST TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
BRAINLAB AG 1 2 0 2 0 5
CARDIFF SOFTWARE, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
CORPUS.E AG 0 0 1 3 1 5
CYBERNET SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
EATON CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 1 0 2 2 0 5
EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
EVERNOTE CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 5
FACET TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 2 0 1 5
FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
GESTURETEK, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
GRAPHIC SECURITY SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
HYUNDAI CURITEL, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
I.Q. BIO METRIX, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
IDEX ASA 1 0 0 4 0 5
IMAGING SOLUTIONS AG. 0 2 2 1 0 5
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 0 2 5
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
LIGHTSURF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5
NEVENGINEERING, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
NIDEK CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI 1 2 1 0 1 5
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
OKIDATA CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 1 4 0 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
SOLYSTIC 0 0 3 1 1 5
SONIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
TERADYNE, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ULTRA-SCAN CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 2 1 1 0 5
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
VIDEOMINING CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5


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