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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 355, Photocopying

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 51 160 140 157 95 603
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 74 114 85 64 56 393
NIKON CORPORATION 56 34 25 48 39 202
ASML HOLDING N.V. 23 24 24 14 12 97
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 10 9 10 19 18 66
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 7 6 9 8 33
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 10 14 4 0 0 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 6 2 7 5 25
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 8 4 5 2 22
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 8 5 2 3 22
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3 2 7 7 2 21
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 5 3 3 2 16
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 9 3 1 13
INTEL CORPORATION 6 3 2 2 0 13
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 7 1 1 12
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 8 0 2 0 0 10
LITEL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 3 4 2 0 1 10
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 0 2 2 5 10
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 3 2 0 0 9
ASML MASKTOOLS, B.V. 1 1 2 5 0 9
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 2 3 3 1 0 9
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 6 1 0 0 9
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 0 8
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 0 0 2 4 2 8
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 3 8
ADVANCED LCD TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
ORC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 0 3 0 1 5


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