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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 156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture

( 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 138 122 111 103 52 526
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 17 23 37 22 16 115
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14 25 34 21 15 109
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 20 24 23 24 14 105
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 32 18 20 6 12 88
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 17 17 14 16 9 73
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 10 9 17 20 16 72
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 10 17 18 15 68
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 4 10 17 25 9 65
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 11 6 16 15 7 55
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 8 8 16 9 10 51
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 5 11 11 10 8 45
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 6 8 10 13 6 43
HITACHI, LTD 12 2 11 12 4 41
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 9 9 8 5 6 37
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 7 7 11 4 6 35
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 10 3 3 12 7 35
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 1 11 11 6 34
SONY CORPORATION 8 8 4 8 1 29
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 4 8 9 3 28
BOEING COMPANY 3 5 1 10 8 27
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 5 2 10 3 24
XEROX CORPORATION 2 9 6 3 4 24
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 8 4 4 3 3 22
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 2 4 3 7 5 21
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 1 3 6 6 3 19
XYRON, INC. 2 1 5 9 2 19
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 6 5 2 3 18
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 6 8 4 18
LINTEC CORPORATION 3 2 5 6 2 18
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 3 2 4 6 17
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 5 5 2 0 17
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 3 4 4 1 16
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 6 3 3 0 15
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 4 3 4 1 15
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 3 4 4 2 15
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 2 4 2 1 15
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 1 4 3 6 15
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3 4 5 3 0 15
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 3 4 4 2 14
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 2 5 1 2 14
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 5 4 2 2 14
TESA AG 0 6 5 3 0 14
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 1 2 6 2 2 13
PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 0 1 4 6 2 13
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 1 1 1 4 13
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 3 2 2 2 4 13
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 3 5 0 12
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 3 3 3 12
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 5 1 1 4 1 12
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 2 2 4 3 1 12
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 4 2 1 11
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 2 2 3 0 11
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 3 0 4 1 11
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 2 2 1 10
EBARA CORPORATION 1 7 0 0 2 10
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 3 1 3 2 10
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 2 5 2 0 0 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 0 3 5 9
LEAR CORPORATION 2 3 0 3 1 9
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 5 1 1 1 1 9
MASCHINENFABRIK J. DIEFFENBACHER GMBH & CO. 4 4 1 0 0 9
MOORE NORTH AMERICA, INC. 3 5 1 0 0 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 4 2 0 1 9
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 3 9
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 2 1 4 0 2 9
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 0 4 9
TDK CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 2 9
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 3 0 0 8
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 4 0 1 1 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 3 0 8
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 3 2 1 1 1 8
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 5 2 0 0 8
NEC CORPORATION 3 3 1 0 1 8
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 4 0 2 0 8
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 1 3 8
ORIGIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 0 4 1 8
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 3 1 1 2 8
STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY 1 2 3 2 0 8
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 0 0 4 3 1 8
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 0 8
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 0 3 2 1 1 7
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 3 1 2 1 0 7
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 4 7
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
FUJICOPIAN CO., LTD. 1 2 2 2 0 7
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 2 4 1 0 7
HENKEL CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 4 7
JAPAN SERVO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 3 7
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 1 2 1 7
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 1 5 0 0 7
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
PREMARK RWP HOLDINGS, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 0 3 1 1 7
SONY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
CARL FREUDENBERG 3 2 0 0 1 6
CLOPAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE 3 2 0 1 0 6
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 0 6
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 1 1 1 3 0 6
FARGO ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 0 4 2 6
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 1 0 4 1 0 6
SHIKOKU KAKOOKI CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
SILICON GENESIS CORPORATION 3 0 3 0 0 6
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 1 2 2 1 6
SOCIETE BIC S.A. 0 0 0 6 0 6
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 1 0 1 5
CURT G. JOA, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
FELLOWES, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 2 1 0 1 5
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 0 2 0 5
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 2 0 1 1 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 0 0 3 1 1 5
KITANO ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
LABELWHIZ.COM, INC 0 4 1 0 0 5
LOCTITE (R&D) LIMITED 0 1 1 0 3 5
LOCTITE CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
LORD CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
MARQUIP, LLC 1 1 0 1 2 5
METO INTERNATIONAL GMBH 2 1 1 0 1 5
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 0 2 2 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
NIKE, INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
PACTIV CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 1 5
PIRELLI COORDINAMENTO PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 2 2 1 0 0 5
ROBERT BURKLE GMBH & CO. 1 0 4 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SEDEPRO 2 1 1 0 1 5
SEMITOOL, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE 3 1 1 0 0 5
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SUPER SACK MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 3 0 2 0 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 0 1 5
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 3 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 1 1 2 1 5
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
YKK CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5


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