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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 378, X-Ray or Gamma Ray Systems or Devices

( 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
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 71 95 90 82 77 415
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 88 78 94 80 45 385
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 21 36 48 50 34 189
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 32 29 40 39 21 161
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 27 24 29 35 23 138
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 25 28 26 25 13 117
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 20 17 16 24 92
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 1 6 9 23 23 62
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 15 19 18 56
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 9 12 14 9 9 53
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 24 13 2 1 0 40
MORPHO DETECTION, INC. 0 0 0 16 17 33
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 6 5 7 7 6 31
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 7 6 3 10 5 31
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. 1 7 7 8 7 30
RIGAKU CORPORATION 9 7 3 7 3 29
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 1 5 8 9 6 29
RAPISCAN SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 3 11 11 28
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 5 6 7 23
HOLOGIC, INC. 2 5 5 4 6 22
ACCURAY, INC. 4 4 8 5 0 21
HITACHI, LTD 8 3 4 4 2 21
ORAYA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 4 9 8 21
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 3 8 3 19
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 9 2 4 2 2 19
NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED 1 3 3 10 1 18
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG 0 0 1 9 8 18
XRADIA, INC. 4 6 2 3 3 18
ELEKTA AB (PUBL.) 2 1 4 5 5 17
SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 2 4 7 1 3 17
X-RAY OPTICAL SYSTEM, INC. 5 1 2 5 4 17
RAPISCAN SECURITY PRODUCTS (USA), INC. 0 5 6 3 2 16
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC. 1 1 8 2 3 15
XORAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 5 1 1 15
BOEING COMPANY 0 3 6 2 3 14
J. MORITA MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 2 4 3 3 14
BRUKER AXS, INC. 3 4 1 4 1 13
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 6 7 13
GE HOMELAND PROTECTION, INC. 2 4 6 0 0 12
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 4 3 4 12
GE SECURITY, INC. 0 3 7 1 0 11
JORDAN VALLEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD. 0 4 3 4 0 11
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 5 3 1 10
SMITHS HEIMANN GMBH 1 2 2 1 4 10
THERMO NITON ANALYZERS LLC 2 0 2 3 3 10
BRUKER AXS GMBH 3 1 0 2 3 9
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 1 1 1 4 2 9
NEUROLOGICA, CORP. 1 3 2 1 2 9
PASSPORT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 5 9
SECTRA MAMEA AB 2 1 4 2 0 9
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 3 1 4 1 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 0 0 0 8
GENDEX CORPORATION 3 3 1 1 0 8
PANALYTICAL B.V. 2 0 2 2 2 8
REVEAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 0 1 0 8
SEARETE LLC 0 0 2 6 0 8
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 0 1 3 7
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ANALYTICAL OY 2 2 2 1 0 7
PLANMECA OY 1 1 1 2 2 7
RIGAKU INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 6 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 0 3 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 3 1 2 1 0 7
XCOUNTER AB 2 1 3 0 1 7
ANALOGIC CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 1 6
BRAINLAB AG 1 3 0 1 1 6
BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC 3 0 1 1 1 6
CEFLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA 0 1 1 3 1 6
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
IMAGING THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 1 0 2 0 3 6
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 1 1 0 2 2 6
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
OY AJAT LTD 0 1 0 4 1 6
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
ZIEHM IMAGING GMBH 0 0 2 2 2 6
INNOV-X SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
ION BEAM APPLICATIONS SOCIETE ANONYME 2 0 1 1 1 5
LYNCEAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
MIR MEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH HOLDING GMBH 0 0 0 0 5 5
MOXTEK, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
PALODEX GROUP OY 1 0 2 2 0 5
SCHLEIFRING UND APPARATEBAU GMBH 1 2 1 0 1 5
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 3 0 5


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