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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 34 33 37 33 37 174
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 6 14 11 10 17 58
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 11 3 9 14 14 51
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14 10 11 5 6 46
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 6 9 11 4 38
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 4 10 11 6 33
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 4 11 15 30
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 4 4 6 7 8 29
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 2 4 4 4 8 22
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 4 5 6 0 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 4 3 4 2 20
SEMITOOL, INC. 10 4 3 2 1 20
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 6 6 3 2 19
MAYTAG CORPORATION 0 6 2 2 7 17
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 9 2 2 3 1 17
ECOLAB INC. 1 3 2 3 6 15
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 6 0 4 2 2 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 2 8 2 0 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 1 1 2 3 13
THE CLOROX COMPANY 0 1 1 3 5 10
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 3 3 1 9
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 0 1 2 9
BRAUN GMBH 1 1 2 3 1 8
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 0 2 1 1 4 8
QUANTUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 2 1 2 1 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 3 1 0 8
ELTEK S.P.A. 2 2 1 1 1 7
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 1 1 0 3 2 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 3 7
AKRION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
BOC GROUP, INC. 2 3 0 1 0 6
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 2 0 2 0 2 6
NALCO COMPANY 2 1 2 0 1 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 2 6
AKRION LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 2 2 5
CONCRETE WASHOUT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
EBARA CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
ENTEGRIS, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5


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