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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 340, Communications: Electrical

( 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 309 346 268 314 267 1504
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 18 55 67 69 66 275
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 35 57 38 75 41 246
DENSO CORPORATION 34 38 39 60 34 205
HITACHI, LTD 16 17 15 19 16 83
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 24 11 16 20 12 83
FUJITSU LIMITED 12 21 16 16 16 81
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 18 15 16 21 10 80
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 19 12 14 18 11 74
BOEING COMPANY 6 10 12 16 23 67
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 8 14 19 15 63
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 10 4 13 20 16 63
SONY CORPORATION 14 4 9 12 17 56
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 8 5 9 12 21 55
LEAR CORPORATION 13 11 12 9 8 53
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 3 7 8 21 12 51
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 3 10 17 10 10 50
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 6 13 8 10 13 50
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 7 12 9 12 9 49
IMPINJ, INC. 10 13 6 6 13 48
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 5 13 6 13 46
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 7 13 8 12 46
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 14 4 11 8 8 45
DONNELLY CORPORATION 6 10 7 8 13 44
INTEL CORPORATION 7 14 9 7 7 44
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 3 5 17 16 42
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 15 8 18 41
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 8 3 13 12 41
ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC 0 0 0 19 21 40
MOTOROLA, INC. 7 7 14 9 2 39
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 12 5 6 5 37
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 8 3 5 13 8 37
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 10 4 8 7 7 36
NOKIA CORPORATION 9 8 5 4 9 35
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 7 11 15 35
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 4 7 6 12 34
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 12 7 5 6 3 33
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 12 4 9 33
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 8 7 15 31
NEC CORPORATION 8 3 6 8 5 30
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 6 9 4 4 6 29
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 9 6 5 5 4 29
OMRON CORPORATION 8 6 5 5 5 29
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 15 10 3 0 0 28
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 2 6 3 7 10 28
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 7 5 4 1 11 28
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 3 4 7 13 28
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 5 4 12 6 27
INTERMEC IP CORP. 5 4 8 2 8 27
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 18 9 0 0 0 27
AIRBUS FRANCE 6 2 3 9 6 26
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 3 8 7 7 26
SAVI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 6 8 5 2 26
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 9 7 2 4 3 25
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 4 3 4 5 9 25
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 6 5 4 8 24
VISIBLE ASSETS INC. 5 2 6 5 6 24
ITRON, INC. 4 7 4 0 8 23
ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 8 2 6 5 1 22
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 7 5 5 21
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 3 4 3 7 4 21
XEROX CORPORATION 6 4 2 4 5 21
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 2 4 5 8 20
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 5 2 3 9 20
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 7 5 4 2 20
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 6 5 2 4 20
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 3 4 5 6 20
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 0 5 7 3 4 19
NXP B.V. 1 2 4 8 4 19
SIMPLEXGRINNELL LP 4 4 4 3 4 19
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 2 0 5 4 8 19
YAZAKI CORP. 5 7 3 2 2 19
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 3 8 5 0 18
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 1 2 6 18
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 3 2 5 1 18
CATERPILLAR INC. 6 1 2 2 6 17
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 6 2 4 4 17
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 3 4 3 2 17
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 1 2 4 2 8 17
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 3 5 4 4 17
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 3 2 4 4 16
APPLE, INC. 1 0 4 3 8 16
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 1 2 7 5 16
ZIH CORPORATION 1 4 4 4 3 16
EATON CORPORATION 2 2 4 3 4 15
ROSEMOUNT INC. 4 1 3 4 3 15
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 6 4 1 2 2 15
ACCU-SORT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 13 0 0 14
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 1 4 4 5 14
DAIMLER AG 0 4 7 0 3 14
DEERE + COMPANY 1 3 0 6 4 14
INTELLISERV, INC. 9 1 0 4 0 14
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 3 0 3 6 14
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 1 3 1 5 4 14
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 1 3 3 2 4 13
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 3 3 5 13
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 3 4 2 1 3 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 1 4 5 13
HARRIS CORP. 0 2 4 5 2 13
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 3 1 1 4 4 13
NCR CORPORATION 1 6 3 1 2 13
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 6 2 2 13
TC LICENSE LTD. 1 1 5 4 2 13
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 0 5 5 3 0 13
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 2 3 7 13
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 1 3 3 2 4 13
AISIN AW CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 4 12
AT&T CORP. 2 8 1 1 0 12
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 4 3 1 3 1 12
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 1 2 2 2 5 12
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 3 5 1 3 12
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 6 12
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 1 2 1 5 12
INNOVALARM CORPORATION 2 2 6 2 0 12
INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC. 0 2 4 5 1 12
KEYSTONE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 2 9 1 0 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 4 0 0 0 12
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 5 6 1 0 12
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 7 3 0 2 12
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 4 2 3 1 12
SKYBITZ, INC. 1 0 3 3 5 12
TYCO SAFETY PRODUCTS CANADA LTD. 1 0 2 4 5 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 4 0 1 3 12
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 1 3 5 11
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 6 1 3 1 0 11
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 5 1 11
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 1 2 3 4 11
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 1 0 3 6 11
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 4 2 2 3 11
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 8 3 0 0 0 11
ATMEL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 1 6 3 10
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION 0 5 0 1 4 10
DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
GENTEX CORPORATION 1 3 1 3 2 10
GLOBAL TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 3 2 1 3 10
INTELLEFLEX CORPORATION 0 0 2 6 2 10
OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. 1 1 3 4 1 10
PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 5 2 1 1 1 10
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 0 2 3 5 0 10
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 4 0 0 3 3 10
SPX CORPORATION 1 1 4 0 4 10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 1 4 2 1 10
THALES 1 0 3 3 3 10
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 0 1 0 0 9 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 1 4 1 1 10
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 2 0 3 10
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 3 3 1 2 10
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 2 2 3 2 9
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 3 4 2 0 0 9
AWAREPOINT CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 3 9
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 5 0 2 1 9
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 3 4 1 0 1 9
LEGALVIEW ASSETS, LIMITED 0 1 8 0 0 9
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 2 1 1 1 4 9
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 3 1 1 2 9
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 3 3 0 9
VEROSCAN, INC. 0 1 2 4 2 9
AVANTE INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 2 1 0 8
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 0 1 0 1 6 8
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 4 0 2 2 0 8
HEATHCO LLC 0 2 0 2 4 8
ID SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 2 2 3 8
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 1 3 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 4 0 0 0 8
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 1 1 3 2 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 0 6 0 8
ROBELIGHT, LLC 0 3 4 1 0 8
SE-KURE CONTROLS, INC. 3 2 1 0 2 8
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
SPECTRUM TRACKING SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 1 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 1 1 3 1 2 8
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 2 1 2 3 8
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 1 1 0 6 8
ABL IP HOLDING LLC 0 0 2 2 3 7
AMERICAN CALCAR INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 4 2 0 1 0 7
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 7 0 0 0 7
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 1 0 2 1 3 7
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 0 2 0 4 1 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 0 0 3 7
COMMERCEGUARD AB 1 3 3 0 0 7
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE 0 0 2 2 3 7
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 2 2 0 0 3 7
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 3 1 0 2 1 7
GE SECURITY, INC. 0 5 2 0 0 7
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 0 5 1 1 7
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH 2 2 0 1 2 7
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
KEY CONTROL HOLDING, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
MARK IV INDUSTRIES CORP. 2 4 1 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 1 0 0 0 7
OPTEX CO., LTD. 5 0 0 1 1 7
SIRIT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
SMARTGUARD, LLC 2 1 3 0 1 7
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 2 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 0 0 1 4 2 7
UTC FIRE & SECURITY AMERICAS CORPORATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 2 0 1 3 6
ARBITRON INC. 0 5 1 0 0 6
ASK S.A. 1 1 0 4 0 6
ATMEL CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 4 6
B & G PLASTICS, INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 2 1 0 3 0 6
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 1 6
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 0 0 0 2 4 6
CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC 0 0 1 4 1 6
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 1 0 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
HUNT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 0 1 1 6
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
HYUNDAI AUTONET CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
INGRID, INC. 2 0 4 0 0 6
INTELLISERV, LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
INVENTEC CORPORATION 1 4 0 1 0 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 2 6
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 1 1 1 0 3 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 0 0 2 6
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
MICRO ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 0 6
NEOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 1 0 0 2 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
PRINTRONIX, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
RCD TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 3 2 1 0 0 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
SENSYS NETWORKS, INC. 0 5 0 0 1 6
STRATEGIC DESIGN FEDERATION W, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
TRIANGLE SOFTWARE LLC 2 1 2 0 1 6
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 0 0 0 3 3 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 0 0 3 0 6
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
WHEELOCK, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
WHELEN ENGINEERING CO., INC. 1 1 0 4 0 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
ASSA ABLOY AB 0 2 1 1 1 5
B& G INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
BEVERAGE METRICS HOLDING LTD. 3 0 0 2 0 5
BIOVIGIL LLC 1 0 2 0 2 5
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 2 1 0 2 5
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 0 0 0 5
DESTRON-FEARING CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
EARTHCOMBER, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 0 1 2 5
ELECTRO INDUSTRIES/GAUGE TECH. 2 0 1 0 2 5
ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 1 0 2 1 1 5
EMC CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
IMMERSION CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
INTELLIMATS, LLC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 4 1 0 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
MAGELLAN TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED 2 1 0 0 2 5
MAPLE CHASE COMPANY 2 3 0 0 0 5
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
NIKE, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NOHMI BOSAI LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
NTN CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
PACCAR INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
PAKSENSE, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
PSION TEKLOGIX INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
REVA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
RF CODE, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
SECURE CARE PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
SHELL OIL COMPANY 4 0 1 0 0 5
SHOTSPOTTER, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SIN ETKE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD 0 2 1 2 0 5
SOMFY 0 1 1 3 0 5
THOMSON LICENSING 0 1 2 2 0 5
UNITED SECURITY APPLICATIONS ID, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
WAVETRONIX LLC 0 1 1 0 3 5


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