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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 427, Coating Processes

( 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 24 21 24 29 26 124
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 24 19 11 11 13 78
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 5 14 17 23 64
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 13 8 10 12 20 63
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 16 10 10 14 8 58
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14 11 8 14 8 55
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 6 11 10 7 44
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 4 9 12 16 43
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15 6 10 2 9 42
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 6 12 6 13 41
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 10 5 4 7 12 38
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 5 9 8 12 38
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 5 7 6 9 29
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 4 4 4 8 7 27
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 2 3 1 8 9 23
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 4 10 9 23
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 6 2 2 7 6 23
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 5 4 1 3 8 21
INTEL CORPORATION 2 7 3 2 7 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 5 1 8 5 21
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 1 6 5 2 20
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 9 2 4 0 20
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 5 8 5 1 0 19
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 3 4 4 6 19
TDK CORPORATION 2 3 8 1 5 19
XEROX CORPORATION 3 2 2 2 8 17
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 6 2 2 3 1 14
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 4 1 3 0 14
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 4 1 2 3 14
BASF COATINGS AG 2 1 4 2 4 13
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 3 1 4 4 13
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 3 1 1 2 5 12
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 2 5 0 0 12
KONICA CORPORATION 3 3 3 2 1 12
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 10 12
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 5 3 12
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 2 2 1 3 12
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 2 1 2 11
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 2 4 0 11
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 4 3 0 4 11
BASF CORP. 4 0 2 0 4 10
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 1 2 3 10
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 7 2 0 0 1 10
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 3 1 2 2 1 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 0 1 3 3 9
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 1 0 3 1 9
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 3 1 1 2 2 9
TESA AG 3 4 1 1 0 9
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 3 0 2 2 1 8
BOEING COMPANY 2 4 0 1 1 8
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 2 1 0 2 3 8
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 0 4 0 2 8
HOYA CORPORATION 3 0 4 0 1 8
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 4 8
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 2 3 1 0 8
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 3 2 2 0 1 8
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
ASM JAPAN K.K. 1 1 1 1 3 7
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 1 7
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 1 0 1 7
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 3 2 0 7
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 0 2 2 0 3 7
FUJI ELECTRIC DEVICE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 3 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 0 2 1 0 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 1 3 7
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 2 1 0 2 2 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 0 3 0 1 7
SCHOTT AG 2 0 1 4 0 7
SNECMA PROPULSION SOLIDE 1 0 4 1 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
SUPERPOWER, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 4 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 1 1 2 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 1 1 6
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 2 0 1 0 3 6
CABOT CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 4 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 1 3 1 0 6
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 1 1 3 0 6
EBARA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 4 0 0 1 1 6
JSR CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 1 6
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 1 2 1 2 6
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 2 2 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 2 0 3 6
RHODIA CHIMIE 2 1 2 0 1 6
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SURMODICS, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
ULVAC, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 3 0 2 0 1 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 2 1 0 0 5
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
ASML HOLDING N.V. 2 1 0 2 0 5
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 0 0 1 2 5
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
CHEMETALL GMBH 2 0 0 1 2 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 0 5
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 0 1 0 2 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 0 1 2 5
NEC CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
PHOQUS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 0 3 1 1 0 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 1 0 1 0 3 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5
TEGAL CORP. 2 1 1 1 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5


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