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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 56 46 52 60 36 250
UOP 6 12 4 4 13 39
HITACHI, LTD 6 7 10 7 2 32
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 7 7 11 2 4 31
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 6 4 8 5 26
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 3 6 4 8 25
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 2 8 3 0 25
ETHICON, INC. 5 2 9 4 5 25
STERIS INC. 6 1 10 4 1 22
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 5 0 5 4 7 21
APPLERA CORPORATION 5 3 4 6 1 19
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 2 2 2 6 7 19
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 2 5 3 1 17
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 5 2 1 6 16
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 7 4 1 0 16
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 2 3 2 1 7 15
SHELL OIL COMPANY 2 5 3 4 1 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 3 2 5 4 15
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 0 1 8 1 4 14
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 3 2 5 3 1 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 1 1 2 7 14
LIFESCAN, INC. 6 4 2 1 1 14
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 4 5 3 14
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 5 6 2 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 3 3 2 5 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 1 1 7 3 1 13
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 4 8 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 4 4 2 2 13
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 3 2 4 12
LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH 1 3 3 1 4 12
ARKRAY, INC. 0 4 2 5 0 11
EPPENDORF AG 0 4 1 2 4 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 4 4 1 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 4 3 0 11
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 5 2 2 2 0 11
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 3 11
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY 0 0 1 2 7 10
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 2 1 1 6 10
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 1 1 4 2 2 10
ECOLAB INC. 0 0 2 4 4 10
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 4 10
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 9 10
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 0 3 2 3 10
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 3 1 4 9
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 3 3 2 1 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 2 3 3 9
GYROS AB 1 0 4 4 0 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 3 3 9
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION 6 0 0 3 0 9
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 6 0 9
ACCENTUS PLC 2 4 1 1 0 8
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 2 3 0 8
CARRIER CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 0 8
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 4 0 1 1 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 2 4 1 1 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 3 1 1 1 8
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 1 1 1 4 8
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 2 5 1 0 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 1 8
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 0 1 1 2 3 7
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 6 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 2 2 1 1 7
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 0 3 1 1 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 1 3 0 7
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 3 0 0 1 3 7
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
CEPHEID 1 2 1 1 1 6
COMPACTGTL PLC 0 0 5 0 1 6
DADE BEHRING INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 1 5 6
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
GEO2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 0 1 1 3 1 6
INTERCAT EQUIPMENT, INC. 1 0 0 4 1 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
NANOGEN, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
NUCELLSYS GMBH 0 3 1 1 1 6
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. PETROBRAS 1 1 1 1 2 6
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 1 6
SYSMEX CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 2 6
TAKEDA SAN DIEGO, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
TECAN TRADING AG 3 0 0 2 1 6
THEROX, INC. 5 0 1 0 0 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 2 1 0 2 5
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AVANTIUM INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 1 0 4 5
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 1 2 1 0 1 5
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 2 3 0 0 5
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
CYBIO AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 2 1 1 5
EBARA CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
ENPLAS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 2 0 0 3 0 5
FUJIKIN INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
GENETIX LIMITED 1 2 1 0 1 5
HANDYLAB, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 0 1 1 2 1 5
IDS COMPANY, LTD 0 0 0 1 4 5
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH 0 0 0 2 3 5
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 0 0 0 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 1 2 1 0 5
PROTENSIVE LIMITED (A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) 3 2 0 0 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 0 0 0 3 5
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 0 0 1 3 5
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 2 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 1 2 0 1 5
VARIAN, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
VELOCYS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5


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