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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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 33 35 30 21 24 143
EATON CORPORATION 16 7 11 12 8 54
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 18 17 14 1 0 50
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 14 9 7 7 2 39
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 7 4 5 7 10 33
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 16 3 5 5 3 32
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 7 9 7 6 31
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 4 15 6 25
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 5 4 4 4 4 21
OMRON CORPORATION 2 8 3 6 2 21
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 5 6 1 4 5 21
LEAR CORPORATION 7 5 4 3 1 20
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 3 2 1 0 17
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 1 6 4 5 17
POLYMATECH CO., LTD. 4 2 5 3 3 17
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 4 4 4 1 17
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 6 4 2 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 4 3 8 16
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 4 7 2 1 1 15
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 1 5 3 5 14
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 2 5 1 3 2 13
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 8 1 0 1 12
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 2 2 1 2 4 11
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 2 3 3 2 1 11
DENSO CORPORATION 2 1 0 5 2 10
NOKIA CORPORATION 5 1 2 1 1 10
PALM, INC. 0 3 2 2 3 10
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 3 0 1 10
NILES CO., LTD. 2 3 1 3 0 9
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 0 1 6 2 0 9
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 1 3 8
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 0 0 3 5 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 2 2 1 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 3 1 0 2 2 8
ICHIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 5 8
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 3 1 8
YAZAKI CORP. 4 2 0 1 1 8
ALTEK CORP. 0 3 2 1 1 7
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 3 1 2 0 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 2 1 7
DEFOND COMPONENTS LIMITED 1 2 1 1 2 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 5 0 0 1 1 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 3 0 1 2 7
SUNARROW CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 5 7
ALCON, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 0 4 1 0 1 6
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
EJA LIMITED 2 1 3 0 0 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 0 2 2 0 6
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 2 1 0 1 2 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH 1 0 0 3 2 6
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 0 6
PREH GMBH 0 0 0 4 2 6
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 1 1 2 1 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 2 2 6
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION LIMITED 0 0 0 1 5 6
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 1 0 0 2 3 6
SQUARE D COMPANY 2 2 1 1 0 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 4 6
ABB OY 0 0 1 0 4 5
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 1 0 3 1 5
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP. 1 1 2 1 0 5
COACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 4 0 0 0 5
FUJIKURA LTD. 1 3 0 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 2 0 1 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 0 3 1 5
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA 1 1 1 1 1 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 0 2 3 5
TOYO DENSO CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 0 1 0 3 1 5


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