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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 315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 47 36 23 24 36 166
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 18 21 15 20 85
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 10 16 14 19 24 83
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 17 25 13 8 5 68
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 25 22 16 2 2 67
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 11 15 12 11 8 57
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 10 12 6 5 7 40
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 5 12 3 14 39
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 6 7 9 8 3 33
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 4 12 8 6 31
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 11 9 4 3 2 29
MICROSEMI CORP. 3 16 4 4 2 29
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 15 7 5 2 0 29
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 9 6 8 4 1 28
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 16 5 6 0 0 27
PHILIPS SOLID-STATE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 9 10 8 27
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 4 9 7 0 5 25
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 4 4 4 9 4 25
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 8 3 5 5 25
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 4 4 5 4 24
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 11 6 4 2 1 24
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 6 9 4 4 23
OSRAM GMBH 0 0 0 4 18 22
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 2 11 8 0 0 21
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 5 3 4 4 5 21
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 8 0 11 1 0 20
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 4 3 4 6 20
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 3 6 4 6 19
COLOR KINETICS, INC. 6 12 0 0 0 18
UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 2 5 0 6 18
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 11 17
HITACHI, LTD 7 4 2 1 2 16
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 8 4 16
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 4 4 3 4 16
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 4 2 1 7 16
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 7 1 0 1 15
LUXIM CORPORATION 0 0 7 4 4 15
SONY CORPORATION 2 2 2 4 4 14
E2V TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LTD. 1 7 2 3 0 13
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 3 2 1 1 13
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 3 3 2 12
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 2 3 5 1 11
BEYOND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 3 3 2 1 2 11
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 3 1 4 3 11
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 0 1 6 4 11
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 1 2 0 1 11
SYSTEM-GENERAL CORPORATION 0 4 2 3 2 11
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 6 2 2 1 0 11
INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 6 10
NEC MICROWAVE TUBE, LTD. 5 0 1 2 2 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 2 1 2 2 10
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 4 2 2 1 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 4 0 3 9
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 4 9
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 6 0 1 1 1 9
SANKEN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED 1 0 1 3 4 9
TDK CORPORATION 1 6 2 0 0 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 0 1 1 5 9
DIALIGHT CORPORATION 4 1 0 2 1 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 1 1 0 0 8
HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. 3 3 1 1 0 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 1 4 3 8
TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION 4 3 1 0 0 8
TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 1 8
BEN Q CORPORATION 4 3 0 0 0 7
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 3 3 0 0 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 4 0 0 7
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 3 0 1 3 0 7
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 1 0 0 4 2 7
LOGAH TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 3 0 0 3 7
MICREL INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 3 7
PIONEER CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 0 7
SEMEQUIP, INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
SUMIDA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 3 7
THOMSON LICENSING 4 3 0 0 0 7
AZOTEQ (PTY) LIMITED 0 1 2 1 2 6
EXCLARA INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
HARISON TOSHIBA LIGHTING CORP. 1 4 1 0 0 6
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC 1 1 3 0 1 6
LIEN CHANG ELECTRONIC ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 2 3 0 1 0 6
ON-BRIGHT ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH 0 0 3 2 1 6
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 0 1 2 1 6
TIR TECHNOLOGY LP 0 0 4 2 0 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
TRIDONICATCO GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 2 0 2 6
VIRGIN ISLANDS MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
ZOND, INC. 1 0 2 0 3 6
BAYCO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 1 1 3 0 0 5
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
FSP TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
FUJITSU HITACHI PLASMA DISPLAY LIMITED 2 1 0 0 2 5
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 1 0 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 2 3 0 5
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 4 0 0 1 0 5


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