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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 28 26 16 16 28 114
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 9 10 12 25 68
APPLE, INC. 7 8 14 14 17 60
EATON CORPORATION 13 13 13 8 13 60
PANASONIC CORPORATION 14 7 11 11 0 43
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 3 9 9 9 11 41
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 3 5 11 7 11 37
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 5 6 5 8 32
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 5 15 10 2 0 32
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 4 15 9 1 0 29
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 3 7 9 7 28
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 7 4 9 8 28
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 6 11 9 0 0 26
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 6 4 5 5 22
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 5 7 5 4 0 21
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 5 12 2 1 20
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 5 8 3 3 1 20
BLACKBERRY LIMITED 0 0 3 8 8 19
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 7 6 2 2 2 19
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. 0 5 7 5 2 19
OMRON CORPORATION 2 4 2 5 4 17
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 2 4 3 4 3 16
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 5 1 4 4 16
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 4 3 4 2 3 16
HOSIDEN CORPORATION 5 3 2 1 4 15
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 6 3 2 0 2 13
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 4 4 2 12
COACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 4 2 2 1 2 11
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 2 3 3 11
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 6 1 1 0 3 11
LSIS CO., LTD. 0 0 3 3 5 11
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 11 11
YAZAKI CORP. 2 0 1 3 5 11
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 3 1 2 1 3 10
EATON INDUSTRIES GMBH 2 2 1 4 1 10
FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED 2 5 3 0 0 10
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 2 0 1 1 10
ABB S.P.A. 2 1 1 3 2 9
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 1 3 2 9
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS 0 2 1 3 3 9
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 3 5 1 9
SYNAPTICS, INC. 0 0 0 2 7 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 4 9
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 5 2 1 0 8
CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 3 0 1 1 8
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 1 2 3 0 2 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 3 0 2 1 8
MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH 1 1 2 1 3 8
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 0 2 4 1 8
RELIANCE CONTROLS CORP. 1 3 1 1 2 8
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 1 0 0 4 3 8
TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC 0 0 0 1 7 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 2 1 7
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
COVIDIEN AG 0 2 4 1 0 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 1 1 3 1 1 7
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 2 1 1 1 7
ICHIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 2 7
IDEC CORPORATION 5 0 0 1 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 5 7
LINAK A/S 3 1 1 1 1 7
MAKITA CORPORATION 0 3 0 4 0 7
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 2 0 2 6
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 3 0 2 1 6
LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED 0 0 0 4 2 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 3 0 2 6
SOLTEAM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 0 0 2 1 6
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH 1 1 0 2 2 6
ABB OY 1 0 3 0 1 5
ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CHANGSHU SUNREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
FUJIKURA LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 1 1 1 2 0 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 2 1 1 5
MARQUARDT GMBH 0 2 1 2 0 5
NEC CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
NILES CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
OMRON DUALTEC AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 1 1 2 5
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 3 0 1 0 1 5
SUNREX TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 2 3 0 0 5
THALES 1 1 1 1 1 5
TOKYO PARTS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 0 5



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