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Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving
5
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In
Class 351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting
( 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 )
| First-Named Assignee | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | 78 | 71 | 60 | 90 | 71 | 370 |
| CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 13 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 193 |
| ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE | 21 | 27 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 124 |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 78 |
| NIDEK CO., LTD. | 13 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 68 |
| CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 54 |
| NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| NIKE, INC. | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 29 |
| OAKLEY, INC. | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| GOOGLE, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| HOYA CORPORATION | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| PIXELOPTICS INC. | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 20 |
| RODENSTOCK GMBH | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| AMO GRONINGEN B.V. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| AMO WAVEFRONT SCIENCES, LLC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| KOWA COMPANY LTD. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| AMO DEVELOPMENT, LLC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| BIOPTIGEN, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| HOYA LENS MANUFACTURING PHILIPPINES INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| CARL ZEISS VISION GMBH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| OPHTHONIX, INC. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| PANASONIC CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| ADLENS BEACON, INC. | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| CRT TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| TEARSCIENCE, INC. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| WAVETEC VISION SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| CARL ZEISS VISION INTERNATIONAL GMBH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| MENICON CO., LTD. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| CARL ZEISS VISION AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| NEUROPTICS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| OCULUS-OPTIKGERATE G.M.B.H. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| WAVELIGHT GMBH | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| E-VISION LLC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| ELWHA LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| MEI 3D, LLC | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| SIS AG SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| TOBII TECHNOLOGY AB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| TOKAI OPTICAL CO., LTD. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| DIGITAL VISION, INC. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| SIE AG SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| SONY CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| VICOH, LLC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| WELCH ALLYN INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| ASWAN INTERNATIONAL CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| ATHEER, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING GMBH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE OPTICS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| IPVENTURE, INC. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| METAIO GMBH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| NEURO KINETICS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| NEXISVISION, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| OD-OS GMBH | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| OPTOVUE, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| SCIENTIFIC OPTICS, INC. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOMEY CORP. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| VITAL ART AND SCIENCE, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| ZEAVISION LLC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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