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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 174, Electricity: Conductors and Insulators

( 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 61 64 75 64 51 315
YAZAKI CORP. 21 21 17 18 12 89
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 22 14 20 10 9 75
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 16 12 10 17 70
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 2 15 4 17 27 65
PANDUIT CORPORATION 8 11 16 18 6 59
ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 18 8 12 5 7 50
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3 9 10 6 15 43
TAYMAC CORPORATION 4 10 11 5 11 41
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 4 4 7 7 17 39
NEXANS 4 6 15 9 4 38
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 10 5 4 7 32
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 8 4 5 5 9 31
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 4 9 9 5 31
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 5 6 3 9 8 31
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 10 7 5 4 3 29
INTEL CORPORATION 8 12 3 4 2 29
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 5 2 4 9 9 29
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 2 5 0 1 20 28
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 6 6 5 3 7 27
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 4 6 5 8 27
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 8 1 5 2 9 25
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 10 8 1 3 2 24
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 5 8 11 24
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 7 5 6 2 23
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 3 1 5 12 23
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 13 9 0 0 0 22
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 7 2 2 8 22
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 4 0 6 6 5 21
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 4 1 6 7 3 21
SONY CORPORATION 5 2 2 9 3 21
WIREMOLD COMPANY 7 5 2 2 4 20
PRYSMIAN CAVI E SISTEMI ENERGIA S.R.L. 4 5 4 4 2 19
BELDEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 5 2 4 0 18
ENDICOTT INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 2 4 4 3 18
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 1 4 7 2 18
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 3 1 4 5 17
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 3 1 2 6 5 17
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 7 3 1 2 16
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA 0 4 2 4 5 15
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 2 8 2 1 15
NEC CORPORATION 4 1 3 3 4 15
PASS + SEYMOUR, INC. 6 1 4 3 1 15
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 4 2 3 1 15
FUJIKURA LTD. 3 2 1 1 7 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 3 1 3 1 14
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 2 4 6 2 14
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 3 8 2 14
TDK CORPORATION 5 1 3 1 3 13
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 3 1 2 3 3 12
BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC. 3 2 2 4 1 12
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 0 3 4 2 12
INVENTEC CORPORATION 4 3 2 0 3 12
LS CABLE LTD 0 3 3 3 2 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 3 3 0 11
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 1 1 2 4 3 11
ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 0 0 1 9 10
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 2 0 1 5 2 10
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 2 2 5 10
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 1 0 2 9
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 0 1 2 5 9
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 2 1 3 3 0 9
DENSO CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 2 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 3 1 3 1 9
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 2 7 9
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 1 3 0 9
ADC INCORPORATED 5 1 2 0 0 8
APPLE, INC. 0 2 2 1 3 8
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 2 2 3 8
CABLE COMPONENTS GROUP, LLC 3 3 2 0 0 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 4 3 0 8
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 3 1 3 8
GENERAL CABLE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 0 8
HITACHI, LTD 2 2 1 2 1 8
PETERSON SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 2 3 1 8
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 1 0 2 1 3 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 0 1 5 7
LAMSON + SESSIONS CO. 4 2 1 0 0 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 2 1 3 0 7
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 2 0 4 0 7
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 2 2 7
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 0 1 2 2 2 7
YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
EMC CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 0 3 1 6
PHOENIX PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 2 1 1 0 6
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO. 3 1 0 1 1 6
ADC GMBH 1 0 0 3 1 5
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 0 1 2 0 5
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 0 1 2 1 1 5
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 2 3 5
EATON CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
FINISAR CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 1 0 0 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 0 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 2 0 0 2 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 1 1 0 0 3 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LP 2 0 0 1 2 5


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