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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 343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas

( 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 46 41 34 37 25 183
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 20 28 27 15 6 96
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 13 17 20 16 19 85
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 14 13 16 17 18 78
WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION 16 12 16 14 15 73
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 10 13 23 14 65
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 6 18 12 23 3 62
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 3 20 25 12 60
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 14 8 18 11 8 59
MOTOROLA, INC. 16 17 13 12 1 59
RAYTHEON COMPANY 9 11 12 7 13 52
FUJITSU LIMITED 10 9 15 7 10 51
BOEING COMPANY 8 12 10 6 14 50
NOKIA CORPORATION 12 10 10 8 8 48
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 15 10 8 7 47
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 7 11 8 11 10 47
FRACTUS S.A. 7 13 7 4 15 46
SONY CORPORATION 9 9 9 9 9 45
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 11 5 11 12 42
HARRIS CORP. 10 15 7 4 5 41
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 24 16 0 0 0 40
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 6 9 8 11 38
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 11 7 7 11 37
APPLE, INC. 0 0 6 11 19 36
BROADCOM CORPORATION 2 2 8 7 13 32
INTEL CORPORATION 8 4 8 10 1 31
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 8 4 7 6 5 30
ANDREW CORPORATION 6 7 5 4 6 28
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 2 7 7 2 8 26
THOMSON LICENSING 4 7 3 5 6 25
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 2 5 4 6 7 24
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 3 6 9 3 24
ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC. 2 2 8 10 1 23
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 2 7 5 7 2 23
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 5 7 6 0 5 23
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 3 5 4 3 22
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 7 4 3 3 5 22
NEC CORPORATION 7 6 2 0 7 22
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 7 3 2 1 21
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 2 6 6 6 21
DENSO CORPORATION 4 4 7 5 0 20
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 2 7 6 3 20
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 4 4 5 6 20
ARCADYAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 6 3 5 1 4 19
RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. 2 2 4 4 7 19
KATHREIN-WERKE KG 3 4 2 5 4 18
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 3 2 8 5 18
NXP B.V. 2 2 1 9 3 17
TDK CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 4 16
THALES 4 5 2 2 3 16
MINERAL LASSEN LLC 1 12 0 0 2 15
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 1 5 2 4 15
YOKOWO CO., LTD. 7 2 4 1 1 15
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 2 5 0 4 3 14
ETHERTRONICS, INC. 0 1 2 6 5 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 2 5 3 14
KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP. 5 5 3 1 0 14
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 3 2 1 5 14
SKYCROSS, INC. 4 2 2 6 0 14
AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R& D, INC. 1 2 5 4 1 13
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 5 1 4 1 13
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 7 2 0 3 1 13
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 4 5 2 2 13
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 2 0 4 4 3 13
PULSE FINLAND OY 2 3 1 3 4 13
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 0 2 4 4 13
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 2 1 2 4 3 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 1 4 2 3 12
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 1 2 3 3 3 12
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 5 1 1 0 11
AUDEN TECHNO CORP. 0 2 4 2 3 11
HITACHI, LTD 1 5 2 3 0 11
IPR LICENSING, INC. 8 0 2 1 0 11
KYOCERA CORPORATION 4 2 0 3 2 11
SARANTEL LIMITED 1 3 4 1 2 11
TATUNG CO., LTD. 3 6 2 0 0 11
GALTRONICS LTD. 1 2 1 5 1 10
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 2 2 5 1 10
HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO. LTD. 1 1 5 2 1 10
JOYMAX ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 5 3 0 0 10
PALM, INC. 1 2 3 2 2 10
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 3 1 3 10
WINEGARD COMPANY 1 4 2 1 2 10
BEN Q CORPORATION 8 1 0 0 0 9
GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 2 9
INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 2 3 2 2 0 9
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 3 2 0 0 9
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 4 2 0 0 9
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 6 9
SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. 1 1 1 1 5 9
SPX CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 1 9
WAVEBENDER, INC. 0 2 1 3 3 9
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 1 8
CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
HTC CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 2 8
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES AB 0 0 0 6 2 8
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 0 4 1 2 1 8
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 4 8
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 1 8
ANTENOVA LIMITED 4 1 1 1 0 7
CUSHCRAFT CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 1 7
DELTA NETWORKS, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
HITACHI METALS LTD. 0 1 1 4 1 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 3 2 1 0 7
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
SUMIDA CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 3 2 0 2 7
VIASAT, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
ACER INCORPORATED 1 0 0 1 4 6
AIRGAIN, INC 2 0 1 1 2 6
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 3 2 0 6
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 0 3 1 2 6
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 1 1 0 0 4 6
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 3 2 1 0 0 6
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
LUTRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 2 3 6
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 0 6
SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO.,LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
STARLING ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 2 0 2 0 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 1 1 1 6
VEGA GRIESHABER KG 1 0 2 2 1 6
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ANTENEX, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 4 1 5
CAMEO COMMUNICATIONS INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 0 2 5
CASIO HITACHI MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
CHANT SINCERE CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
CIROCOMM TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 2 1 1 1 5
DX ANTENNA COMPANY, LIMITED 4 0 1 0 0 5
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
FRACTAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 3 0 0 1 1 5
HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP. 3 2 0 0 0 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 4 0 1 0 0 5
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 2 0 1 1 1 5
OMRON CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
QISDA CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 0 5
RCD TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 1 2 0 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
SMARTANT TELECOMM CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 1 2 1 0 5
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 1 0 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 2 0 1 2 5
UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 0 1 0 0 5
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
YAGEO CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5


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