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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 )
| First-Named Assignee | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 71 | 53 | 84 | 70 | 43 | 321 |
| ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | 46 | 46 | 39 | 59 | 34 | 224 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 35 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 113 |
| PANASONIC CORPORATION | 29 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 109 |
| SONY CORPORATION | 44 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 99 |
| NIKON CORPORATION | 28 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 88 |
| HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. | 31 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 17 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 45 |
| HOYA CORPORATION | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| SEIKO PRECISION INC. | 9 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| RICOH COMPANY, LTD. | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| APPLE, INC. | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION MEMS | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| LAB PARTNERS ASSOCIATES, INC. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| ALTEK CORPORATION | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| CHAPMAN/LEONARD STUDIO EQUIPMENT, INC. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| LG INNOTEK CO., LTD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| VA. INC. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| NAUTICAM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| NOKIA CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| AXIS AB | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| CUTTING EDGE VISION LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| ELMO COMPANY LIMITED | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| GOOGLE, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| GOPRO INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| BLACK RAPID, INC. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| EXPOIMAGING, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO. LTD. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| LEICA CAMERA AG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ROHM CO., LTD. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| TAMRON CO., LTD. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TDK TAIWAN CORP. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| THE TIFFEN COMPANY LLC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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