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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 1969 - 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 332, Modulators

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 5 1 0 3 2 2 6 3 1 4 7 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 69
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 0 2 4 2 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 57
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 6 4 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
AT&T CORP. 6 4 6 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
RCA CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17
HARRIS CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 15
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 13
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
COLLINS RADIO COMPANY 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
THOMSON-CSF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7
GTE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ITT CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
TRW INC. 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
ACRODYNE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRIC CORPORATION (ITT CORP. UNIT) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KENWOOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
MARCONI INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5



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