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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 445, Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing

( 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
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 26 15 11 16 13 81
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 24 13 6 0 0 43
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 8 7 6 3 6 30
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 5 1 7 7 5 25
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 5 0 8 7 24
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 8 12 20
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 14 16
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 5 6 4 0 0 15
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 3 1 3 4 14
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 7 6 13
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 6 13
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 9 0 0 0 12
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 3 4 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 2 2 3 11
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 2 1 2 3 11
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 1 1 3 0 9
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 0 2 0 0 9
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 2 0 2 1 9
TECO NANOTECH CO., LTD. 4 4 1 0 0 9
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 0 3 3 1 8
PIONEER CORPORATION 5 1 1 1 0 8
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 0 2 2 2 7
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 1 2 1 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 5 0 0 0 6
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 3 1 0 1 1 6
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 3 1 2 0 0 6
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 1 6
DENSO CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
FUJITSU HITACHI PLASMA DISPLAY LIMITED 3 0 1 0 1 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 0 1 0 1 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5


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