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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 445, Electric Lamp or Space Discharge Component or Device Manufacturing

( 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
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15 11 16 13 16 71
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 14 17 33
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 8 12 6 26
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 7 6 3 6 4 26
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 0 8 7 4 24
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 7 7 5 1 21
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 7 6 6 19
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 13 6 0 0 0 19
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 1 2 3 4 9 19
SONY CORPORATION 3 1 1 6 2 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 1 3 4 1 12
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 2 1 2 3 4 12
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 2 2 2 5 11
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 2 3 2 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 7 11
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 9 0 0 0 2 11
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 6 4 0 0 0 10
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 6 9
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 3 3 1 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 0 0 0 1 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 2 1 0 2 6
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 2 6
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 0 3 0 0 2 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 3 0 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
TECO NANOTECH CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5


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