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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 320, Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging

( 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 14 17 9 23 32 95
SONY CORPORATION 10 8 12 15 20 65
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 4 7 5 11 19 46
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 4 8 12 19 46
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 7 3 5 9 15 39
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 0 4 13 20 37
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 16 21 37
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 1 7 10 11 6 35
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 3 5 14 4 30
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 1 7 7 9 26
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 3 10 10 26
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 1 6 14 4 25
MOTOROLA, INC. 7 4 2 4 6 23
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 3 3 6 10 23
PANASONIC EV ENERGY CO., LTD. 3 3 4 7 4 21
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 9 10 20
DENSO CORPORATION 1 0 2 6 10 19
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 4 2 4 7 18
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 6 4 4 17
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 0 3 10 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 4 5 5 16
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 4 1 4 4 15
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 6 7 15
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 3 0 3 4 4 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 4 3 5 14
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 0 0 0 4 10 14
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 1 3 6 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 3 3 0 0 12
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 3 6 1 12
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 5 6 11
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 3 4 3 11
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 2 2 5 11
MAKITA CORPORATION 6 1 1 0 3 11
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 1 4 2 11
QUALLION, LLC 1 1 2 5 2 11
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 1 1 3 4 11
YAZAKI CORP. 2 1 1 4 3 11
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 4 10
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 1 3 2 10
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 2 1 3 4 10
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 0 0 0 4 5 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 0 0 3 4 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 0 2 0 6 1 9
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 2 2 1 1 2 8
RESERVE POWER CELL, LLC 0 0 2 2 4 8
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 0 3 2 2 8
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 4 7
MIDTRONICS, INC. 1 1 1 4 0 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
VB AUTOBATTERIE GMBH & CO. KGAA 1 2 2 2 0 7
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 1 4 1 6
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
COBASYS, LLC 0 0 2 3 1 6
ENERDEL, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 2 6
INTERNATIONAL COMPONENTS CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 3 1 1 1 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 0 2 3 6
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 0 3 3 6
SOUTHWEST ELECTRONIC ENERGY CORPORATION 0 4 0 2 0 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
JADOO POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
LEAR CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
MEDIATEK INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 1 1 3 5


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