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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 62 56 57 49 52 276
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3 3 6 4 5 21
DEERE + COMPANY 1 3 5 3 6 18
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 6 7 1 4 0 18
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 4 4 4 1 4 17
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 6 1 5 2 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 5 2 5 0 13
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 3 2 5 1 12
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 2 6 1 1 1 11
WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 5 3 2 1 11
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 3 2 9
BRAUN CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 1 9
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 2 0 2 2 2 8
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 1 3 1 2 1 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 1 2 1 0 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 1 3 0 1 7
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 1 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
PERKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 2 1 1 0 7
ASM JAPAN K.K. 3 1 0 1 1 6
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 4 1 0 0 6
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 2 0 6
ASML HOLDING N.V. 0 3 2 0 0 5
BELLHEIMER METALLWERK GMBH 1 1 1 2 0 5
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
LIFT-U, DIVISION OF HOGAN MFG., INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
TDK CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5


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