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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 356, Optics: Measuring and Testing

( 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 55 62 70 61 64 312
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 19 46 43 47 29 184
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 20 32 40 32 36 160
ZYGO CORPORATION 27 25 27 24 22 125
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 28 31 21 24 7 111
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 7 14 17 29 27 94
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 6 16 25 32 83
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 13 15 18 29 77
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 4 13 5 22 29 73
J. A. WOOLLAM CO. INC. 4 11 25 14 16 70
BOEING COMPANY 11 11 11 20 16 69
THERMA-WAVE, INC. 28 23 14 1 0 66
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 14 16 16 10 65
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 7 9 17 12 19 64
CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION 2 11 11 17 20 61
HITACHI, LTD 15 14 13 12 7 61
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 9 11 7 20 12 59
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 5 11 13 16 12 57
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 7 12 17 15 53
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 5 7 17 20 53
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 5 6 9 18 14 52
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 8 6 5 17 15 51
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 3 12 14 14 4 47
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 10 8 11 13 47
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 6 19 20 45
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 13 11 7 10 3 44
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 7 10 7 11 41
NIKON CORPORATION 10 4 8 9 9 40
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 6 6 11 11 40
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 8 5 13 4 6 36
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 5 9 8 6 6 34
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 10 11 8 2 3 34
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 6 16 3 5 32
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 7 11 8 0 31
TIMBRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 6 6 9 3 30
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 5 5 9 8 29
NANOMETRICS INC. 5 6 6 6 6 29
INTEL CORPORATION 5 5 6 7 4 27
APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD. 3 4 3 9 7 26
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 4 5 6 10 26
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 14 5 0 0 25
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 5 7 3 7 3 25
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 5 7 10 25
ASML HOLDING N.V. 4 5 6 4 5 24
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 6 3 6 3 24
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 9 6 3 0 24
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 5 7 5 4 24
OMRON CORPORATION 4 4 5 8 3 24
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 5 8 6 1 24
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 2 4 7 8 23
ZETETIC INSTITUTE 0 9 5 7 2 23
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 8 9 5 0 0 22
HORIBA LTD. 4 4 11 1 2 22
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3 4 9 5 1 22
XEROX CORPORATION 2 2 6 7 5 22
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 9 4 2 1 6 22
DENSO CORPORATION 1 3 7 7 3 21
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 3 6 6 3 3 21
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 1 1 6 5 8 21
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 7 3 3 7 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 4 5 3 6 3 21
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 4 4 8 2 20
VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 7 5 8 20
X-RITE, INCORPORATED 2 5 4 2 7 20
APPLERA CORPORATION 5 2 8 3 1 19
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 3 6 3 3 19
KONICA MINOLTA SENSING, INC. 0 2 1 10 5 18
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH 0 2 3 6 7 18
NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 2 2 7 2 5 18
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 5 2 7 18
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 5 3 5 4 18
THALES 1 1 2 6 8 18
RAYTHEON COMPANY 2 7 5 2 1 17
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 3 5 3 2 17
ADVANTEST CORP. 4 6 2 3 1 16
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 0 2 9 3 2 16
BYK-GARDNER GMBH 2 2 2 5 5 16
CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH 6 7 2 0 1 16
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 2 6 2 3 16
DUKE UNIVERSITY 0 5 3 2 6 16
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 6 0 1 5 4 16
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 2 5 4 4 15
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC. 0 2 1 9 3 15
JJL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 5 5 0 4 1 15
CANESTA, INC. 1 2 1 8 2 14
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 4 1 6 1 2 14
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 4 3 1 14
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 3 6 3 2 0 14
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 3 1 5 3 14
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 2 1 1 5 14
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 2 2 3 4 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 2 1 2 3 13
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 6 0 1 5 13
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 4 3 1 5 13
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 5 13
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 8 13
N & K TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 4 5 3 13
NIDEK CO., LTD. 2 1 6 1 3 13
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 2 2 3 13
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 7 2 2 0 13
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 3 5 12
CYMER, INC. 4 1 4 2 1 12
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 0 3 3 4 12
OPTOPLAN AS 1 3 3 4 1 12
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 4 3 5 12
QINETIQ LIMITED 2 1 3 4 2 12
THERMO ELECTRON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 1 0 8 3 12
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 2 2 5 2 1 12
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 4 4 1 1 11
AT&T CORP. 0 3 3 3 2 11
FINISAR CORPORATION 5 1 2 3 0 11
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 3 0 2 3 11
ALCATEL 2 2 3 3 0 10
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 0 5 1 1 3 10
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 3 2 2 0 3 10
DATACOLOR HOLDING AG 0 2 2 3 3 10
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 0 4 2 2 2 10
LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 4 4 10
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 4 3 1 1 10
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 3 3 3 1 10
SRU BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 5 1 1 10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 1 0 1 4 10
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 1 1 2 3 3 10
ASPECTRICS, INC. 0 3 1 5 0 9
AXSUN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 2 3 1 0 3 9
CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 1 1 1 9
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
HOYA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 4 9
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 5 4 0 0 0 9
ORBOTECH LTD. 2 1 2 3 1 9
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 1 9
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 4 3 0 1 9
SOUTHWEST SCIENCES, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 2 2 9
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 2 9
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 3 1 1 3 9
AMNIS CORPORATION 4 1 1 2 0 8
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 1 3 3 8
HACH COMPANY 3 0 0 0 5 8
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 2 2 1 8
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 0 3 1 3 8
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 3 1 1 1 2 8
OTSUKA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 0 3 0 1 8
PICARRO, INC. 1 3 2 1 1 8
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 0 4 1 3 0 8
SICK AG 2 1 0 0 5 8
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 0 0 4 4 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 2 0 2 2 2 8
AHURA CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 4 7
ANRITSU CORPORATION 5 0 1 1 0 7
CADENT LTD. 1 1 1 1 3 7
GE HOMELAND PROTECTION, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
HINDS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 0 3 2 2 0 7
JASCO CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 2 7
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 0 7
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 3 1 2 1 0 7
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 0 7
MAVEN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 3 1 0 1 7
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 0 1 3 2 1 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 3 0 1 1 7
NEC CORPORATION 3 0 1 3 0 7
OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
PENTAX CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
SOKKIA CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 1 7
SYMPHONY ACOUSTICS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 3 0 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 0 2 1 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 1 1 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 1 1 2 2 7
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
4D TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 1 6
AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY 0 0 0 5 1 6
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 6 0 0 0 0 6
ARCTURUS BIOSCIENCE, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
DISCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
EBARA CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 0 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 1 2 0 6
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 3 0 0 0 3 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 2 2 0 2 6
ICOS VISION SYSTEMS N.V. 1 0 0 3 2 6
IDC, LLC 0 0 1 5 0 6
IMALUX CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'OPTIQUE 0 2 1 1 2 6
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 2 3 6
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS HEIDELBERG GMBH 5 1 0 0 0 6
LIGHTWIND CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
MEDEIKON CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 1 6
METROLASER, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
MICHIGAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 5 6
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 5 1 0 0 0 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
NEGEVTECH LTD. 0 0 2 1 3 6
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 3 1 0 2 0 6
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
PRUFTECHNIK DIETER BUSCH AG 0 1 3 0 2 6
RENISHAW PLC 1 2 1 1 1 6
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 0 4 6
SCHOTT AG 0 1 2 1 2 6
SILICON LIGHT MACHINES INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
STEINBICHLER OPTOTECHNIK GMBH 2 0 0 3 1 6
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 0 0 6
VARIAN AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 3 0 2 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 4 0 0 1 5
ANALYTICAL SPECTRAL DEVICES, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 0 3 0 1 5
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
CARL ZEISS MICROIMAGING GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5
D4D TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
ELECTRONIC SCRIPTING PRODUCTS, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC 0 1 1 2 1 5
GRETAG MACBETH LLC 0 2 1 2 0 5
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 0 0 0 4 1 5
INLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
JETALON SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
JOBIN YVON SA 2 0 3 0 0 5
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
KEYENCE CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
L'OREAL S.A. 0 4 0 1 0 5
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
LIFESCAN SCOTLAND LIMITED 0 0 0 0 5 5
LITEF GMBH 0 1 3 1 0 5
LITTON SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 1 1 2 1 0 5
OTI OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
PIONEER CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 1 0 0 1 5
TOMOPHASE CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
TRIMBLE JENA GMBH 1 2 0 1 1 5
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 2 1 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 3 2 0 0 0 5
VERITY INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS JENA GMBH 0 1 2 2 0 5
VITA ZAHNFABRIK H. RAUTER GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 2 0 3 5
WAFERMASTERS INCORPORATED 0 0 0 3 2 5
WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 2 1 0 5
WYATT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
X-RITE EUROPE GMBH 0 0 0 1 4 5
XENOGEN CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5


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