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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 355, Photocopying

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 157 95 112 93 98 555
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 64 55 59 58 67 303
NIKON CORPORATION 48 39 37 76 93 293
CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH 0 0 0 30 42 72
ASML HOLDING N.V. 14 12 15 12 8 61
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 19 18 18 2 0 57
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 8 6 6 5 34
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 5 6 7 2 27
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 9 7 7 25
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 2 6 8 2 23
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 5 4 4 2 17
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 7 2 2 1 1 13
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 2 2 2 11
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 2 3 1 3 1 10
ASML MASKTOOLS, B.V. 5 0 1 1 1 8
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 4 2 2 0 0 8
ORC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 1 6
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
HITACHI VIA MECHANICS LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5


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