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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 205, Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions

( 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 47 33 17 24 12 133
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 7 11 11 16 50
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 12 13 3 3 4 35
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 2 3 10 12 5 32
SEMITOOL, INC. 5 5 7 4 5 26
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 3 8 7 5 1 24
ALCOA INC. 6 8 5 1 1 21
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 8 6 3 1 21
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 7 4 3 3 21
LIFESCAN, INC. 1 3 6 1 9 20
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 2 8 4 20
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 6 4 3 2 4 19
EBARA CORPORATION 1 3 6 6 1 17
NUTOOL, INC. 2 6 2 4 3 17
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 2 4 5 3 16
TECHNIC INC. 12 0 2 0 1 15
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 3 1 5 0 14
FARADAY TECHNOLOGY MARKETING GROUP, LLC 6 1 3 2 2 14
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 4 5 2 2 1 14
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 4 4 2 3 1 14
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 3 3 2 2 14
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 3 3 1 2 13
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 2 4 4 13
ASM-NUTOOL, INC. 0 0 0 1 11 12
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 3 0 3 2 11
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 2 2 4 0 11
PERMELEC ELECTRODE CO., LTD. 4 2 2 3 0 11
NORTHWEST ALUMINUM TECHNOLOGIES 0 4 1 4 1 10
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 2 0 3 0 9
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 2 3 2 0 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 1 2 9
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 2 2 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 1 1 0 0 8
ENTHONE INCORPORATED. 0 1 3 3 1 8
LYNNTECH, INC. 2 3 0 2 1 8
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 4 2 0 8
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 0 1 6 1 0 8
PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
THERASENSE, INC. 2 2 3 1 0 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 2 0 1 3 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
NEC CORPORATION 2 4 0 1 0 7
PACESETTER, INC. 4 0 0 2 1 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 0 4 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 1 3 2 7
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 2 2 0 1 6
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 1 2 1 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 1 0 2 0 6
H2O TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 3 3 0 0 0 6
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 1 6
OUTOKUMPU OYJ 1 2 1 2 0 6
U.S. FILTER CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 0 6
APPLIED SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ECI TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 1 0 1 2 1 5
INTEL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 1 0 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 2 1 0 1 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 2 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 0 2 0 0 5
OMEGA CO., LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 1 1 1 0 5
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 0 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 0 2 1 2 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5


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