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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 349, Liquid Crystal Cells, Elements and 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
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 126 282 303 246 957
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 78 108 166 265 293 910
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 78 75 80 99 188 520
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 24 34 80 109 120 367
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 81 62 86 45 44 318
HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. 23 25 49 93 125 315
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 199 104 0 0 0 303
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 24 24 35 44 46 173
SONY CORPORATION 10 12 21 43 87 173
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 21 22 42 38 37 160
HITACHI, LTD 31 26 15 28 16 116
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 3 10 21 33 35 102
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 10 23 17 21 15 86
TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 6 14 24 14 18 76
CHIMEI-INNOLUX CORPORATION 0 0 0 28 47 75
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 6 13 17 18 18 72
EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION 0 7 33 27 1 68
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP. 8 14 17 12 14 65
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 15 13 18 17 64
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 7 14 14 17 9 61
INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP. 6 24 15 15 0 60
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 18 21 21 60
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 11 9 15 10 51
NEC CORPORATION 9 9 10 10 9 47
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 1 5 10 11 16 43
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 8 5 16 10 3 42
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 5 18 6 10 41
INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 3 6 14 16 41
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 2 2 15 9 12 40
TPO DISPLAYS CORPORATION 8 7 11 13 1 40
WINTEK CORPORATION 2 1 12 12 11 38
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 7 8 17 36
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 6 4 9 12 35
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 10 4 12 5 4 35
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 8 4 4 9 9 34
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 5 5 7 10 28
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 5 9 5 4 4 27
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 2 3 7 7 6 25
BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 16 22
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 2 4 4 6 5 21
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 3 3 6 5 21
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 2 3 6 5 19
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 6 5 5 1 18
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 6 6 6 18
TPO HONG KONG HOLDING LIMITED 1 5 6 4 2 18
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 4 4 0 2 17
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 1 5 6 3 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 4 3 3 3 17
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 2 3 3 9 17
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 7 5 2 0 16
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 7 3 15
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 5 8 0 1 0 14
HYDIS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 1 7 3 3 14
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 1 6 3 13
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 0 2 3 7 13
QUANTA DISPLAY INC. 1 2 3 6 1 13
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 3 5 2 1 1 12
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 3 2 2 3 2 12
KYOCERA CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 3 11
APPLE, INC. 0 0 1 3 6 10
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 6 10
INTEL CORPORATION 3 1 3 2 1 10
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 5 2 2 9
IPS ALPHA TECHNOLOGY, LTD. 0 0 3 5 1 9
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 2 3 1 3 9
INFOVISION OPTOELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 3 2 3 8
KONICA CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 1 8
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 4 1 1 2 8
REAL D 0 1 4 1 2 8
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 1 1 2 2 2 8
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 1 3 2 1 8
HIMAX DISPLAY, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 3 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 1 0 3 1 7
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 5 7
FUTURE VISION INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 2 0 0 3 6
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 1 2 6
AMERICAN PANEL CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 0 1 1 5
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 0 0 1 1 3 5
NEMOPTIC 1 0 2 1 1 5
NIPPON OIL CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 5 0 0 0 0 5
SAMSUNG LED CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 0 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 0 0 2 5


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