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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 84 113 92 101 62 452
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 13 13 10 15 3 54
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 6 7 6 11 5 35
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 7 7 4 4 4 26
SEMITOOL, INC. 1 4 4 6 2 17
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 7 1 1 16
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION 6 4 1 3 0 14
CATERPILLAR INC. 4 4 1 2 2 13
DEERE + COMPANY 3 2 4 3 1 13
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 3 3 4 13
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 3 2 3 0 11
ASM AMERICA, INC. 3 3 4 0 0 10
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 1 10
BRAUN CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 2 9
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 2 1 2 3 1 9
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 3 0 3 2 9
CASCADE CORPORATION 1 5 0 1 1 8
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 3 4 1 8
LIFT-U, DIVISION OF HOGAN MFG., INC. 4 1 1 0 2 8
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 3 3 1 1 0 8
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 2 0 1 8
MIRAE CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 1 7
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 4 2 0 7
ROCKLAND, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 3 2 1 0 6
ASM JAPAN K.K. 1 2 0 0 3 6
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 1 3 0 1 6
J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED 0 2 2 1 1 6
JERR-DAN CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
KOMATSU LTD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 1 6
NEC CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 6
PRI AUTOMATION, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 2 1 0 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
APPLIED KOMATSU TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
DORNER MFG. CORP. 2 1 2 0 0 5
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG 1 1 3 0 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 5 0 0 5
KELLEY COMPANY, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
KNAPP LOGISTIK AUTOMATION GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 0 1 0 3 1 5
KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
RICON CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
TDK CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
YOUNG INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5


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