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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 362, Illumination

( 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 315 224 239 289 251 1318
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 31 35 57 62 54 239
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 55 39 31 47 32 204
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 27 28 25 46 28 154
FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRIAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 3 15 69 54 141
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 15 14 16 43 47 135
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 36 20 20 29 19 124
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 11 11 20 26 34 102
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 13 28 35 21 97
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 7 8 13 21 20 69
VALEO VISION 12 15 16 15 8 66
GENLYTE THOMAS GROUP LLC 12 10 23 8 11 64
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 17 17 10 11 6 61
FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 3 29 23 55
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 10 7 10 16 8 51
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 10 11 11 10 7 49
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 11 9 8 8 10 46
SONY CORPORATION 4 9 8 15 10 46
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 4 4 12 21 42
CREE, INC. 1 1 3 16 21 42
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 15 3 11 8 3 40
ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES LIMITED 11 6 3 11 8 39
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 10 6 6 10 6 38
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 6 10 10 2 34
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 4 11 8 3 32
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 5 9 9 8 32
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 11 4 6 7 31
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 4 5 10 10 31
CORETRONIC CORPORATION 8 10 5 5 2 30
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 4 4 6 9 7 30
RUUD LIGHTING, INC. 4 4 10 7 5 30
OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH 1 8 4 5 10 28
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 5 9 3 6 28
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 4 8 6 6 27
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 6 7 7 7 0 27
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 16 10 0 0 0 26
OSRAM GMBH 0 1 2 11 12 26
ABL IP HOLDING LLC 1 2 5 8 9 25
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 4 3 11 1 25
INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP. 4 11 5 5 0 25
SOLID STATE OPTO LIMITED 6 14 5 0 0 25
MINEBEA KABUSHIKI-KAISHA (MINEBEA CO., LTD) 5 1 5 8 4 23
SUREFIRE, LLC 7 5 5 3 3 23
DONNELLY CORPORATION 5 7 3 3 4 22
HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. 3 1 3 9 6 22
LUMINATION, LLC 6 3 5 8 0 22
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 5 2 8 3 3 21
DENSO CORPORATION 4 3 4 3 7 21
FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 0 0 2 6 13 21
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 5 4 8 4 21
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 7 5 1 2 6 21
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 5 8 4 21
HITACHI, LTD 3 3 2 7 5 20
MUSCO CORPORATION 1 3 4 4 8 20
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 4 8 5 1 20
YAZAKI CORP. 5 3 4 5 3 20
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 7 4 3 5 0 19
DIALIGHT CORPORATION 3 1 4 5 5 18
ENPLAS CORPORATION 3 6 3 3 2 17
NICHIA CORPORATION 1 4 4 6 2 17
OMRON CORPORATION 3 7 3 2 2 17
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 2 5 9 17
PRODUCTION RESOURCE GROUP L.L.C. 4 2 1 3 7 17
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 1 5 1 6 4 17
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 2 2 3 4 16
ILIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 1 2 3 1 16
INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 5 2 7 0 16
NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 3 4 5 3 1 16
NEOBULB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 4 11 16
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 5 4 6 1 16
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, INC. 0 2 7 5 1 15
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 1 6 2 3 15
SAMSUNG LED CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 13 15
STREAMLIGHT, INC. 3 2 4 2 4 15
TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 6 4 5 0 0 15
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 5 0 4 14
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 5 5 0 14
PHILIPS LUMILEDS LIGHTING COMPANY, LLC 3 5 4 0 2 14
PHILIPS SOLID-STATE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 4 4 4 2 14
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 6 2 3 2 0 13
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 4 4 4 1 0 13
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP. 5 5 3 0 0 13
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 0 0 1 1 11 13
LSI INDUSTRIES INC. 0 2 2 3 6 13
ODELO GMBH 0 3 7 2 1 13
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 1 4 6 1 12
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 3 6 1 12
GENTEX CORPORATION 3 5 3 0 1 12
LIGHT PRESCRIPTIONS INNOVATORS, LLC. 0 4 1 3 4 12
MAG INSTRUMENTS, INC. 3 4 2 1 2 12
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 4 4 1 12
MARTIN PROFESSIONAL A/S 1 0 2 6 3 12
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 3 3 3 3 0 12
RAMBUS INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 8 4 12
TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 7 12
YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 5 3 0 2 12
BAYCO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 4 3 2 2 0 11
CANLYTE INC. 0 2 2 5 2 11
LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORPORATION 0 1 1 6 3 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 4 0 0 0 11
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 4 3 0 4 0 11
BARCO LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 5 10
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 1 1 5 2 10
EPISTAR CORPORATION 4 1 0 2 3 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 0 3 6 10
HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO. LTD. 0 0 2 5 3 10
PELICAN PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 5 1 0 10
SKC HAAS DISPLAY FILMS CO., LTD. 0 0 6 3 1 10
SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, INC. 2 3 3 2 0 10
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 3 2 0 0 9
AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING REUTLINGEN GMBH 3 1 1 0 4 9
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 2 2 1 2 2 9
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
EDISON OPTO CORP. 0 2 2 1 4 9
ENTIRE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 3 1 2 2 1 9
EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION 0 0 5 2 2 9
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC. 5 1 3 0 0 9
LAMPS PLUS, INC. 2 3 1 3 0 9
LEDTECH ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 2 2 3 2 9
LITEPANELS LLC 1 3 2 0 3 9
NEC CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 0 9
PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH 2 4 2 1 0 9
RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 3 1 1 0 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 0 0 2 9
SLOANLED, INC. 5 2 2 0 0 9
YOUNG OPTICS INC. 0 1 3 4 1 9
1 ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
BRASSCORP. LTD. 0 0 2 3 3 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 5 2 1 0 0 8
FUJIKURA LTD. 0 1 2 2 3 8
FUSION OPTIX, INC. 1 1 0 3 3 8
HUNTER FAN COMPANY 1 1 2 3 1 8
NEXXUS LIGHTING, INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
SAFE LITES, LLC 4 2 1 1 0 8
SHIMANO INC. 2 2 3 0 1 8
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 8 8
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 0 1 3 2 2 8
WHELEN ENGINEERING CO., INC. 0 1 4 2 1 8
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 0 2 2 2 7
ALTAIR ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KG 0 0 0 4 3 7
C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI 2 1 2 2 0 7
CHIMEI-INNOLUX CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
COLOR KINETICS, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 0 0 5 2 0 7
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 0 0 1 6 7
GOLDENEYE, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
HARVATEK CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 2 7
HONDA ACCESS CORP. 2 0 0 0 5 7
ILLUMINATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 0 3 1 7
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 0 7
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 3 0 3 0 7
ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 4 7
PERMLIGHT PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 2 7
SMR PATENTS S.A.R.L. 0 0 1 4 2 7
WAVIEN, INC. 1 3 2 0 1 7
APPLE, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 1 2 1 6
B/E AEROSPACE INCORPORATED 2 0 1 1 2 6
BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
CCS INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
E-PIN OPTICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 0 1 3 6
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
K-BRIDGE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 1 0 1 0 6
KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 2 1 3 0 6
KIMOTO & CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
LEAR CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 0 6
LEOTEK ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
PENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 0 3 1 6
SCHOTT AG 2 1 0 1 2 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 0 3 2 0 6
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 4 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 1 0 2 2 6
ZEDEL 2 0 2 1 1 6
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
AUTOMATIC POWER INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
CHI LIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 0 5
CPUMATE INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
DESIGNS FOR VISION, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
FIBERSTARS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
FIRST-LIGHT USA, LLC 2 0 1 1 1 5
GROUP DEKKO INC 0 0 3 2 0 5
HOYA CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 2 0 5
KURARAY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
LI-HONG TECHNOLOGICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 1 5
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 1 2 2 5
PASS + SEYMOUR, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
PENTAIR WATER POOL AND SPA, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS LTD 0 0 0 0 5 5
PIXON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 0 2 1 1 5
PORSCHE AG 2 1 0 1 1 5
PYROSWIFT HOLDING CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
SENSITILE SYSTEMS LLC 1 1 2 0 1 5
SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SL SEOBONG 0 0 0 2 3 5
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 0 1 4 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 1 0 1 2 5
THE L.D. KICHLER CO. 0 4 0 1 0 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 0 0 3 0 5
TRUCK-LITE COMPANY, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
TYC BROTHER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA LTD 1 0 1 1 2 5
WINTEK CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
ZWEIBRUDER OPTOELECTRONICS GMBH 1 2 0 2 0 5


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