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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 126 282 303 711
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 73 78 108 166 265 690
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 181 199 104 0 0 484
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 86 78 75 80 99 418
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 77 81 62 86 45 351
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 29 24 34 80 109 276
HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. 15 23 25 49 93 205
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 36 21 22 42 38 159
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 29 24 24 35 44 156
HITACHI, LTD 45 31 26 15 28 145
SONY CORPORATION 12 10 12 21 43 98
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 18 10 23 17 21 89
INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP. 8 6 24 15 15 68
EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION 0 0 7 33 27 67
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 3 10 21 33 67
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP. 15 8 14 17 12 66
TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 7 6 14 24 14 65
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 9 7 14 14 17 61
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 6 6 13 17 18 60
NEC CORPORATION 16 9 9 10 10 54
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 12 8 5 16 10 51
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 15 13 18 51
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 6 11 9 15 41
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 18 21 39
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 10 4 12 5 39
TPO DISPLAYS CORPORATION 0 8 7 11 13 39
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 11 8 4 4 9 36
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 8 1 5 10 11 35
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 9 4 6 4 9 32
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 5 18 6 32
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 7 5 9 5 4 30
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 1 2 2 15 9 29
WINTEK CORPORATION 2 2 1 12 12 29
CHIMEI-INNOLUX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 28 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 10 4 3 3 6 26
INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 2 3 6 14 25
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 11 4 4 3 3 25
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 8 5 8 0 1 22
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 5 5 7 21
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 2 7 8 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 1 6 5 5 20
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0 2 3 7 7 19
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 5 3 2 3 6 19
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 7 4 4 0 17
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 2 1 5 6 17
QUANTA DISPLAY INC. 5 1 2 3 6 17
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 2 7 5 2 17
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 2 4 4 6 16
TPO HONG KONG HOLDING LIMITED 0 1 5 6 4 16
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 3 1 2 2 7 15
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 11 1 0 0 1 13
TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 12 1 0 0 0 13
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 8 4 0 0 0 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 3 1 0 0 12
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 6 12
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 1 6 11
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 3 5 2 1 11
HYDIS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 0 1 7 3 11
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 1 3 2 2 3 11
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 4 1 1 3 2 11
ADVANCED DISPLAY INC. 7 2 1 0 0 10
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 9 1 0 0 0 10
INTEL CORPORATION 0 3 1 3 2 9
KONICA CORPORATION 2 4 1 1 1 9
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 0 2 3 8
IPS ALPHA TECHNOLOGY, LTD. 0 0 0 3 5 8
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
QINETIQ LIMITED 4 1 3 0 0 8
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 3 8
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 5 1 0 2 0 8
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 2 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA ADVANCED DISPLAY 4 3 0 0 0 7
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1 0 2 3 1 7
BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
FUTURE VISION INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
HIMAX DISPLAY, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 0 4 1 1 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 2 1 0 3 6
PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
REAL D 0 0 1 4 1 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 1 1 2 2 6
BEN Q CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 1 5
INFOVISION OPTOELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 0 3 2 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 2 2 1 0 0 5
NEMOPTIC 1 1 0 2 1 5
OBAYASHISEIKOU CO., LTD. 1 0 0 0 4 5
PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., 4 0 0 1 0 5
REVEO, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 0 5 0 0 0 5
XTELLUS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5


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