Adelphia, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2002.
It was acquired by the Hooker Corporation of Australia, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 1989.
Huawei nabbed the top spot from Panasonic, which filed 371 fewer patents than the year before.
Judge Howell sided with the Justice Department, which filed in May to block the deal.
The L.A. Times is owned buy the Tribune Company, which filed for bankruptcy in 2008.
The discovery led to an uproar within the C.I.A., which filed a crimes report.
Henry Marine, which filed for bankruptcy protection last week, initially said it was seeking $6 million.
Judge Howell sided with the Justice Department, which filed in May to block the acquisition.
The discounter, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, will report sales in several weeks.
He added that United, which filed in December 2002, is still under court protection.
(He also serves on the Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation, which filed the lawsuit).
