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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 307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 24 21 25 48 39 157
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 9 13 5 21 51
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 4 4 9 24 43
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 6 8 7 7 8 36
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 11 7 9 36
DENSO CORPORATION 4 11 8 5 6 34
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 4 7 9 10 33
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 3 6 8 8 33
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 2 14 11 29
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 4 0 7 11 26
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 5 3 4 7 26
HITACHI, LTD 5 5 6 5 3 24
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 2 0 7 5 8 22
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 5 6 6 2 22
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 1 6 10 4 21
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 5 5 10 20
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 4 4 6 5 19
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 0 1 8 9 18
EATON CORPORATION 2 5 7 1 3 18
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 3 3 2 8 17
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 4 8 4 16
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 2 3 4 5 15
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 0 1 5 9 0 15
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 1 5 5 3 0 14
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 3 3 5 13
INTEL CORPORATION 0 2 5 3 3 13
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 3 5 3 13
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 1 8 1 2 12
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 3 1 2 4 11
LEAR CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 3 11
LIEBERT CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 5 11
NEC CORPORATION 4 1 3 1 2 11
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 6 11
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 6 0 2 11
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 2 2 3 4 11
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 4 3 2 10
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 3 4 1 10
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 3 1 2 9
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 4 9
MPATHX, LLC 2 0 5 2 0 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 2 3 0 9
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 2 3 2 0 8
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 2 3 2 8
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 2 5 1 0 8
IGO, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 5 8
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 4 3 1 0 0 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 3 8
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
AIRBUS FRANCE 0 0 0 4 3 7
APPLE, INC. 1 0 3 1 2 7
C. E. NIEHOFF & COMPANY 2 2 1 1 1 7
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 1 3 0 0 3 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 2 4 7
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 2 4 0 1 7
PILZ GMBH & CO. 2 1 1 1 2 7
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 1 2 0 2 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 0 1 0 4 6
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 0 0 3 1 2 6
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 0 6
EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 2 1 0 2 6
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 0 0 3 1 6
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 0 0 1 3 2 6
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 0 3 1 1 1 6
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
ARM LIMITED 0 0 0 3 2 5
AZOTEQ (PTY) LIMITED 1 1 1 1 1 5
BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 0 3 5
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
COMARCO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 0 1 3 5
ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 0 0 0 3 2 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
INTERSIL AMERICAS INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NXP B.V. 1 1 1 0 2 5
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 2 0 2 1 5


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