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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 204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy

( 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 19 23 14 21 12 89
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 22 16 15 8 16 77
SEMITOOL, INC. 10 8 8 7 4 37
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 12 4 5 25
APPLERA CORPORATION 2 7 6 5 1 21
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 4 6 6 21
HITACHI, LTD 5 6 3 5 2 21
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 4 2 3 0 18
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 7 0 3 2 18
EBARA CORPORATION 3 4 2 3 5 17
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 3 3 4 1 17
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 2 1 4 6 3 16
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 5 6 1 1 3 16
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 3 1 4 2 14
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 1 8 4 0 0 13
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 6 13
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 4 2 0 2 12
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 4 4 2 12
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 6 11
EKSIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 3 4 2 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 4 1 1 1 10
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 3 1 2 1 3 10
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 2 2 0 4 10
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 2 2 1 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 0 1 0 1 9
SONY CORPORATION 3 1 3 0 2 9
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 2 4 2 0 9
ALCOA INC. 3 1 3 1 0 8
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 4 0 2 1 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 0 2 2 8
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 2 4 0 2 8
PERMELEC ELECTRODE CO., LTD. 0 0 5 3 0 8
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 2 1 0 5 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 5 2 0 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 3 7
SPECTRUMEDIX LLC 5 1 1 0 0 7
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 3 7
DE NORA ELETTRODI S.P.A. 0 1 2 1 2 6
GRADIPORE LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 0 0 3 3 6
LIFESCAN, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 0 2 3 0 1 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 2 1 0 6
SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP. 0 0 0 2 4 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 4 2 0 0 0 6
ALUMINIUM PECHINEY 0 0 0 1 4 5
ANELVA CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
ARKRAY, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 2 0 1 5
CARDINAL CG COMPANY 2 0 1 1 1 5
COMBISEP, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
DELTADOT LIMITED 1 0 0 3 1 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 0 1 1 1 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 0 2 2 5
HORIBA LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 0 2 1 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 1 5
LIFESCAN SCOTLAND LIMITED 0 1 0 1 3 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
THERASENSE, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1 2 0 0 2 5


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