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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 18 14 16 21 28 97
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 22 14 14 17 82
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14 13 15 18 13 73
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 16 8 6 4 6 40
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 4 5 7 4 28
NORDSON CORPORATION 8 6 2 5 3 24
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 3 6 7 23
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 4 4 5 4 18
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 2 4 6 16
ASM AMERICA, INC. 2 6 4 2 1 15
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 1 3 4 15
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 1 2 3 6 14
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 3 2 3 3 2 13
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 5 3 3 11
EBARA CORPORATION 3 1 2 3 1 10
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 4 10
AIXTRON AG 2 4 2 1 0 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 2 0 2 2 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 1 0 2 2 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 1 3 4 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 2 1 3 8
SEMITOOL, INC. 2 4 2 0 0 8
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 1 0 2 3 7
ASM JAPAN K.K. 0 0 3 2 2 7
ASML HOLDING N.V. 1 2 1 2 1 7
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 3 2 0 0 7
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 4 1 0 1 1 7
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 4 0 0 3 0 7
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 2 0 3 1 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 0 2 1 1 6
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 2 1 3 0 6
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 2 3 0 1 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 0 6
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
INTEL CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 1 2 1 1 0 5
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 0 0 4 5
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 1 2 5
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 2 5
XEROX CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 2 5


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