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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 35 30 21 24 28 138
EATON CORPORATION 7 11 12 8 13 51
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 4 15 6 14 39
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 17 14 1 0 0 32
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 4 5 7 10 5 31
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 9 7 6 2 31
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 5 5 3 12 28
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 9 7 7 2 2 27
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 3 8 8 24
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 6 4 5 7 23
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 4 4 4 4 6 22
OMRON CORPORATION 8 3 6 2 2 21
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 6 1 4 5 4 20
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 5 3 5 5 19
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 5 1 3 2 5 16
POLYMATECH CO., LTD. 2 5 3 3 3 16
APPLE, INC. 1 1 3 3 7 15
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 2 1 2 4 6 15
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 6 4 2 1 14
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 4 4 1 1 14
LEAR CORPORATION 5 4 3 1 0 13
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 7 2 1 1 2 13
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 0 1 2 6 12
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 0 3 5 3 11
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 1 2 3 1 4 11
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 3 4 10
ICHIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 5 2 10
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 8 1 0 1 0 10
NILES CO., LTD. 3 1 3 0 3 10
PALM, INC. 3 2 2 3 0 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 2 1 2 9
DENSO CORPORATION 1 0 5 2 1 9
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 5 9
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 1 6 2 0 0 9
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG 3 3 2 1 0 9
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 1 0 3 1 3 8
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 3 1 2 0 2 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 2 1 2 8
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION LIMITED 0 0 1 5 2 8
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 3 8
ALTEK CORP. 3 2 1 1 0 7
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 4 1 0 1 1 7
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 3 0 7
FUJIKURA LTD. 3 0 1 0 3 7
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 2 2 2 7
IDEC CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
PREH GMBH 0 0 4 2 1 7
SUNARROW CO., LTD. 0 1 1 5 0 7
ABB OY 0 1 0 4 1 6
ABB PATENT GMBH 0 0 2 2 2 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
COACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
DEFOND COMPONENTS LIMITED 2 1 1 2 0 6
E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERATEBAU GMBH 0 0 3 2 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 0 6
MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH 0 0 3 2 1 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 1 2 1 1 1 6
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 0 1 0 6
SOLTEAM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 3 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 1 6
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
YAZAKI CORP. 2 0 1 1 2 6
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, AG 1 0 3 1 1 6
ABB S.P.A. 0 0 0 3 2 5
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 1 1 0 1 2 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 2 2 0 1 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 1 0 1 2 1 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 1 2 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 0 3 1 1 5
SATORI-S-TECH CO., LTD. 0 0 3 0 2 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 2 3 0 5
STREAMLIGHT, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
TOYO DENSO CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 3 5


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