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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 320, Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging

( 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 39 51 40 43 75 248
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 10 28 23 40 53 154
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 11 16 22 29 46 124
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 9 20 22 16 19 86
SONY CORPORATION 7 18 7 16 23 71
PANASONIC CORPORATION 6 22 16 20 2 66
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 4 14 10 30 65
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 16 16 6 11 57
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 8 14 9 17 55
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 0 9 19 23 51
DENSO CORPORATION 5 11 9 9 11 45
O2 MICRO, INC. 4 20 9 4 8 45
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 7 7 5 10 15 44
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 7 8 9 16 44
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 8 11 8 9 42
LG CHEM, LTD. 7 3 5 9 17 41
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 9 8 4 15 39
TESLA MOTORS, INC. 7 3 7 14 8 39
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 36 36
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 8 14 9 3 1 35
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 15 16 4 0 0 35
APPLE, INC. 2 7 10 9 6 34
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 0 4 2 9 19 34
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 7 6 7 8 30
HITACHI, LTD 1 8 4 6 9 28
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 4 4 8 2 10 28
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 8 7 4 5 27
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 7 4 5 7 26
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 2 1 2 5 15 25
BROADCOM CORPORATION 3 7 3 5 6 24
BLACKBERRY LIMITED 0 0 6 12 5 23
BLACK & DECKER INC. 7 6 1 4 4 22
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 8 7 1 4 2 22
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 7 6 5 2 2 22
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 2 6 6 5 22
MAKITA CORPORATION 1 4 2 8 6 21
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 7 2 2 6 19
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 8 2 3 3 19
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 6 4 1 3 5 19
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC 5 1 6 3 3 18
INTEL CORPORATION 1 6 2 3 6 18
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 4 3 3 2 17
NEC CORPORATION 3 6 0 4 4 17
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 5 7 3 2 0 17
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 5 4 4 17
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 8 4 3 1 0 16
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 5 4 4 16
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 2 2 5 4 16
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 3 4 2 2 4 15
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 4 5 1 4 15
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 5 4 1 1 15
MOJO MOBILITY, INC. 2 1 0 5 6 14
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 5 2 1 4 1 13
GOOGLE, INC. 1 4 1 1 6 13
HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 9 13
LEAR CORPORATION 0 4 1 5 3 13
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 6 4 13
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 2 4 2 3 13
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 3 2 1 4 12
GILLETTE COMPANY 3 3 3 1 2 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 3 1 3 2 12
HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD. 5 4 2 1 0 12
QNOVO INC. 0 0 3 4 5 12
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 5 3 2 2 12
SK INNOVATION CO., LTD. 0 3 2 5 2 12
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 5 2 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 2 4 1 11
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 2 3 4 11
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 3 1 3 4 11
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 1 5 1 11
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 7 11
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 2 2 2 3 10
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 2 3 3 0 10
PANASONIC EV ENERGY CO., LTD. 5 3 1 1 0 10
ROHM CO., LTD. 4 3 1 2 0 10
SHIN KOBE ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 1 2 6 1 10
YAZAKI CORP. 1 7 1 0 1 10
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 6 2 0 0 1 9
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 3 3 1 2 0 9
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 0 0 3 6 9
FU DA TONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 2 2 4 1 9
LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 6 9
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 1 1 1 5 9
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 3 3 1 2 0 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 0 1 3 5 9
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 1 5 1 1 9
NXP B.V. 1 2 3 2 1 9
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 2 0 1 0 6 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 0 7 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 1 4 9
A123SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 4 0 3 8
CHARGEPOINT, INC. 0 0 3 2 3 8
COULOMB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 2 1 0 3 8
INTERSIL AMERICALS LLC 4 1 2 0 1 8
KYOCERA CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 1 8
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 0 8
LSIS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 8 8
ZTE CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 7 8
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
ATIEVA, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 4 2 0 0 7
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 0 5 7
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 0 0 2 3 2 7
RENAULT S.A.S. 1 1 0 2 3 7
SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD 1 2 3 1 0 7
ST-ERICSSON SA 2 2 2 0 1 7
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 0 1 4 7
AEROVIRONMENT INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 1 1 1 0 3 6
BOEING COMPANY 0 0 2 4 0 6
BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 3 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 4 1 1 6
GREEN CHARGE NETWORKS LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 3 2 0 1 6
GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
IROBOT CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
MIDTRONICS, INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 1 2 6
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD. 1 0 1 1 3 6
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 5 1 0 0 0 6
SOUTHWEST ELECTRONIC ENERGY CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 2 6
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 0 1 0 4 6
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 5 6
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
ATMEL CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
AUDI AG 0 0 0 1 4 5
BRAUN GMBH 0 3 1 0 1 5
CANADUS POWER SYSTEMS, LLC 1 2 1 0 1 5
CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 1 0 0 1 5
COMVERGE, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
CONTROL MODULE INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
HTC CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
KEIHIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
NYKO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
PSION INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
RICOH ELECTRONIC DEVICES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
RWE AG 0 0 1 4 0 5
SK ENERGY CO., LTD 3 2 0 0 0 5
STRYKER CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
SUMMIT MICROELECTRONICS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
SYNTHEON LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 2 2 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 0 3 5
WITRICITY CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5



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