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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 427, Coating Processes

( 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 77 58 66 50 24 275
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 20 29 27 17 24 117
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 9 23 17 18 15 82
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 8 18 20 20 13 79
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 19 10 20 10 68
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 13 15 10 9 16 63
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 11 12 7 18 13 61
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 12 18 7 10 53
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 17 11 12 7 4 51
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 12 17 10 7 5 51
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 7 11 13 12 5 48
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 8 16 11 4 45
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3 7 7 12 6 35
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 10 7 9 3 4 33
XEROX CORPORATION 9 8 6 7 3 33
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 8 10 6 6 1 31
BASF COATINGS AG 9 4 5 7 2 27
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 8 3 7 6 2 26
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 7 7 6 4 2 26
TDK CORPORATION 4 8 5 7 2 26
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 4 9 4 6 23
SONY CORPORATION 5 4 7 6 1 23
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 7 9 2 22
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 3 11 2 22
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 8 6 3 1 22
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 4 7 4 4 22
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 3 5 8 5 21
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 6 3 4 1 20
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 7 4 4 5 20
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 3 7 3 4 20
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 4 3 3 6 20
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 3 6 4 4 19
BASF CORP. 3 3 5 2 4 17
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 3 4 3 5 17
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 2 3 5 7 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 4 7 3 2 17
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 6 2 5 0 3 16
ANELVA CORPORATION 3 5 2 2 3 15
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 5 1 3 2 15
NEC CORPORATION 7 3 1 3 1 15
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 3 2 2 4 4 15
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 3 6 3 1 1 14
JSR CORPORATION 1 2 3 4 4 14
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 7 3 13
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 2 1 3 6 1 13
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 2 3 2 4 2 13
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 2 3 3 3 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 4 6 2 13
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 4 3 3 1 13
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 4 3 3 0 13
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 3 4 0 4 1 12
KONICA CORPORATION 4 1 1 3 3 12
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 3 2 2 3 2 12
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 3 6 0 0 11
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 3 2 2 1 3 11
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 4 2 3 1 11
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 4 3 2 0 2 11
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 0 3 2 11
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 2 5 0 11
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 6 3 1 1 0 11
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 2 10
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 2 0 0 10
HENKEL CORPORATION 2 6 1 1 0 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 2 3 5 10
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 5 3 1 10
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 2 1 2 10
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 2 4 1 3 0 10
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 5 2 3 10
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 3 2 1 2 2 10
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 6 2 1 0 1 10
VALMET CORP. 8 2 0 0 0 10
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 0 1 5 3 9
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 2 1 2 2 9
HITACHI, LTD 3 1 3 2 0 9
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 1 3 1 1 9
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 0 2 0 2 9
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 3 9
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 1 0 3 0 5 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 2 3 2 2 9
TESA AG 0 2 2 2 3 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 2 1 3 2 9
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 4 0 3 1 0 8
AKZO NOBEL NV 2 4 0 0 2 8
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 0 1 2 8
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 0 0 4 4 0 8
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED 2 3 2 1 0 8
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 2 1 3 2 8
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 2 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 1 2 0 1 8
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 0 1 2 1 8
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 2 1 3 1 1 8
RHODIA CHIMIE 1 4 1 0 2 8
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 2 0 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 3 2 1 2 0 8
YAZAKI CORP. 2 2 4 0 0 8
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 0 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 1 1 3 1 7
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2 2 1 1 1 7
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 2 7
DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS, L.L.C. 0 2 3 2 0 7
ENSCI INCORPORATED 0 0 6 0 1 7
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 4 1 1 7
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 1 0 3 0 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 2 1 0 1 7
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 3 1 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 3 2 2 0 7
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 1 1 3 0 7
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 0 7
SCHOTT GLASWERKE 1 1 3 1 1 7
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 2 2 0 7
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 2 2 1 0 7
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED 1 6 0 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 4 2 0 0 1 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
ALCOA INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 3 1 6
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 1 1 2 6
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 1 3 2 0 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 0 1 1 0 6
ECOLAB INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 3 2 1 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 4 6
HOYA CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 3 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 2 1 2 6
INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH 1 2 1 0 2 6
INTERNATIONAL COATINGS LIMITED 1 0 1 2 2 6
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 1 6
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 3 1 0 6
KOMAG, INC. 2 1 1 0 2 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 4 0 0 2 6
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 3 2 1 0 0 6
LORD CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 3 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 0 1 6
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE 1 3 2 0 0 6
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 3 6
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 1 4 1 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 2 1 1 1 6
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 1 3 0 2 0 6
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 4 1 1 0 0 6
ACUSHNET COMPANY 0 1 0 2 2 5
ALCATEL 3 1 0 1 0 5
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 0 0 3 2 5
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
CHEMETALL GMBH 0 3 0 0 2 5
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 2 0 1 1 5
DALSA SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
DELSYS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
DMC2 DEGUSSA METALS CATALYSTS CERDEC AG 1 2 2 0 0 5
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 3 0 0 1 1 5
HERBERTS GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 5 0 0 0 0 5
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 2 1 2 5
IMATION CORP. 0 1 1 2 1 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 0 5
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 2 2 1 0 0 5
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 1 2 1 1 0 5
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 1 1 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
PAPER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION INC. 0 1 4 0 0 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SARNOFF CORPORATION & CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 0 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 2 0 1 1 1 5
SURMODICS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
VALSPAR CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH 2 2 1 0 0 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 1 1 5


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