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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 204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy

( 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 67 43 40 29 19 198
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 50 43 32 26 22 173
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 19 16 5 5 7 52
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 10 7 10 14 6 47
SEMITOOL, INC. 11 6 13 6 10 46
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 10 9 5 8 9 41
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11 10 7 6 3 37
DENSO CORPORATION 7 8 11 7 3 36
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 7 8 10 6 35
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 6 9 7 4 32
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 10 13 6 1 31
HITACHI, LTD 7 6 8 5 5 31
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 6 9 6 8 2 31
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 4 7 11 5 30
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 8 5 5 3 28
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 5 11 7 2 0 25
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 8 9 2 2 25
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 11 6 1 4 2 24
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 8 5 4 4 23
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 7 8 3 23
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 6 6 1 3 20
EBARA CORPORATION 3 4 4 4 3 18
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, INC. 3 4 4 6 1 18
ANELVA CORPORATION 4 5 3 2 3 17
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 4 4 4 3 17
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 6 5 2 0 16
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 6 5 2 1 16
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 8 4 1 3 0 16
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 5 3 3 2 3 16
SONY CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 3 15
NEC CORPORATION 5 5 0 3 1 14
ACLARA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 2 0 1 7 3 13
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 0 5 3 2 2 12
RIKEN CORPORATION 5 2 1 3 1 12
APPLERA CORPORATION 0 1 3 5 2 11
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 7 2 11
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 3 1 10
GRADIPORE LIMITED 1 3 1 2 3 10
SANDIA CORPORATION 5 2 3 0 0 10
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 3 1 2 1 10
THERASENSE, INC. 0 0 5 3 2 10
4 WAVE, INC. 0 6 0 3 0 9
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 2 2 9
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 2 2 3 2 0 9
NUTOOL, INC. 1 4 2 2 0 9
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 3 1 3 2 0 9
TDK CORPORATION 3 2 4 0 0 9
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
ALCOA INC. 1 2 0 2 3 8
LYNNTECH, INC. 4 1 0 1 2 8
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 0 4 2 1 1 8
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 2 2 2 1 1 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 1 3 1 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 0 1 1 4 8
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 2 1 3 1 8
ZEPTOSENS AG 1 2 0 4 1 8
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 4 1 1 1 0 7
ELTECH SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 0 3 3 1 0 7
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 2 7
LYNNTECH INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 1 2 2 1 1 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 5 1 0 7
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 1 2 2 2 0 7
PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 2 0 3 1 1 7
PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 4 2 0 7
TOSOH SMD, INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
UNAXIS TRADING AG 1 3 0 2 1 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 4 1 0 0 6
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 1 0 6
BASF CORP. 4 1 0 1 0 6
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 1 0 1 6
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
CVC PRODUCTS, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 3 1 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 1 1 1 1 6
FILPLAS VACUUM TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD 1 2 1 2 0 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 2 3 0 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 1 2 2 6
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 4 1 1 0 6
LEYBOLD SYSTEMS GMBH 5 1 0 0 0 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 1 0 2 6
SPECTRUMEDIX LLC 0 0 1 0 5 6
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
ACM RESEARCH, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. 3 1 0 1 0 5
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ARCHIMEDES TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
ELCORSY TECHNOLOGY INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
ELECTROPLATING ENGINEERS OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1 2 1 1 0 5
HOSHIZAKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 0 0 5
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH 0 3 1 1 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
NANOGEN, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 1 3 5
NIKKO MATERIALS COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 0 1 2 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
PERKINELMER INSTRUMENTS LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
PROCESS AUTOMATION INT'L LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNAXIS BALZERS LIMITED 0 0 0 3 2 5
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5


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