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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 79 82 74 48 34 317
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 18 17 18 15 11 79
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14 19 13 16 14 76
SEMITOOL, INC. 8 13 9 11 10 51
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 8 13 11 11 6 49
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11 12 14 5 7 49
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 9 8 10 10 9 46
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 8 9 11 10 6 44
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 8 13 8 7 39
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 4 4 6 8 26
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 4 4 6 2 18
ECOLAB INC. 4 4 5 3 1 17
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 5 2 0 1 17
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 9 4 0 1 16
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 6 1 1 16
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 9 2 2 14
STEAG MICROTECH GMBH 6 3 3 2 0 14
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 5 4 3 0 14
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 4 3 0 2 4 13
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 5 1 2 2 13
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 1 13
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 6 2 2 2 13
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM, VZW 2 2 4 2 2 12
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 5 4 12
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PTE LTD 0 3 4 1 2 10
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 1 4 2 0 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 2 0 0 2 10
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 3 2 3 0 10
STERIS INC. 0 1 7 1 1 10
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 1 2 6 9
EBARA CORPORATION 2 2 3 2 0 9
INTEL CORPORATION 0 1 4 3 1 9
NEC CORPORATION 3 5 1 0 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 3 3 0 9
AKRION LLC 0 0 2 1 5 8
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 1 3 1 2 8
ECOLAB GMBH & CO. OHG 0 0 2 3 2 7
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 0 2 3 2 0 7
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 0 2 3 2 0 7
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 3 7
S.E.S. COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 1 5 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
VERTEQ, INC. 1 2 0 4 0 7
BRAUN GMBH 2 1 1 1 1 6
DANIELI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
MOTORVAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 0 3 0 1 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 1 1 0 6
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 1 1 1 5
ANELVA CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 0 0 5
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 0 0 5
COGNIS CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 0 0 3 2 5
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ELTEK S.P.A. 0 1 0 2 2 5
HENKEL CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 2 0 1 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 4 0 0 5
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 1 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
PRINCETON TRADE & TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
QUANTUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 3 0 2 5
S.C. FLUIDS, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 2 1 0 1 5


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