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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 117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor

( 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
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 19 13 14 7 10 63
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 13 8 10 3 7 41
SEH AMERICA, INC. 9 7 7 2 1 26
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 4 2 5 8 24
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 10 7 4 0 0 21
~Individually Owned Patent 7 4 3 3 3 20
NEC CORPORATION 9 5 1 2 0 17
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 2 7 5 16
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 4 6 1 3 1 15
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 4 2 4 2 14
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 2 2 6 2 12
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 5 2 2 2 12
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 0 4 2 1 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 1 4 1 11
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 3 2 1 11
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 5 3 0 0 10
SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION, LTD. 0 0 1 8 1 10
KOMATSU ELECTRONIC METALS CO., LTD. 8 0 0 0 1 9
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 1 1 2 4 1 9
SYRRX, INC. 0 0 0 5 4 9
CREE, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 2 8
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS SILICON CORPORATION 0 4 3 1 0 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 0 4 0 8
TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 7 0 1 8
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 2 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 2 1 3 2 8
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
ASM MICROCHEMISTRY OY 0 4 1 1 1 7
DENSO CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 1 7
THE FOX GROUP, INC. 0 1 5 0 1 7
WACKER SILTRONIC GESELLSCHAFT FUR HALBLEITERMATERIALIEN AG 4 1 2 0 0 7
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 0 1 3 2 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 2 6
KOMATSU DENSHI KINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 2 2 6
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 2 1 6
SILTRONIC AG 0 0 0 1 5 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 1 1 1 0 6
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 0 0 5
EBARA SOLAR, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
EMCORE CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 0 1 1 3 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 1 0 0 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 3 0 5
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 0 4 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
SUPER SILICON CRYSTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORP. 2 3 0 0 0 5


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