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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 396, Photography

( 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 19 48 59 65 71 262
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 13 23 55 55 17 163
SONY CORPORATION 10 13 31 58 44 156
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 22 21 33 33 46 155
HOYA CORPORATION 0 21 47 41 27 136
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 10 17 22 35 85
NIKON CORPORATION 1 2 14 35 28 80
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 3 18 22 31 75
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 11 26 19 13 4 73
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 11 20 29 61
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 7 6 12 16 10 51
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. 0 3 13 21 9 46
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 11 5 12 12 2 42
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 1 6 14 12 5 38
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 1 8 9 15 5 38
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 1 7 13 9 34
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 2 8 13 7 30
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 5 10 7 3 27
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 1 2 14 5 4 26
SEIKO PRECISION INC. 1 6 1 9 9 26
PENTAX CORPORATION 13 10 0 0 0 23
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 12 6 22
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 3 3 11 3 22
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 3 9 3 2 18
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 4 8 3 2 17
KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC 0 3 5 3 4 15
NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION 2 2 0 8 3 15
ALTEK CORP. 0 1 4 7 2 14
SIIMPEL CORPORATION 0 0 3 11 0 14
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 3 2 5 3 13
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 10 0 0 0 13
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 1 2 6 2 12
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 0 4 4 0 4 12
KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC. 0 4 5 1 0 10
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 5 2 2 10
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 7 10
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 3 2 2 1 10
ELMO COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 2 2 3 9
HITACHI, LTD 1 2 2 2 2 9
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 0 1 3 0 5 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 3 4 0 9
SOKUDO CO., LTD. 0 1 2 6 0 9
TAMRON CO., LTD. 0 0 4 2 3 9
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 1 4 2 1 0 8
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 2 2 3 1 8
FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRIAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 3 5 0 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 2 5 1 8
KYOCERA CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 2 8
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 1 3 1 8
TESSERA MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 3 5 0 8
FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC 0 1 0 3 3 7
LAB PARTNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. 0 2 0 3 2 7
MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 4 7
CHAPMAN/LEONARD STUDIO EQUIPMENT, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 0 0 3 3 0 6
NISCA CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 0 1 3 2 6
VA. INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
APPLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 2 0 1 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 3 0 1 5
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 0 0 1 2 2 5
OMRON CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5


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