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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 21 12 30 23 38 124
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 8 16 22 12 11 69
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 6 3 7 14 12 42
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 1 2 6 9 13 31
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 5 7 9 5 26
DENSO CORPORATION 6 6 4 4 4 24
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 2 2 6 8 22
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 4 5 2 5 5 21
SANDIA CORPORATION 3 6 6 1 5 21
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 0 2 6 4 8 20
EBARA CORPORATION 3 5 4 6 2 20
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 1 4 6 5 20
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 5 6 4 19
SEMITOOL, INC. 7 4 4 4 0 19
HITACHI, LTD 5 2 6 1 4 18
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 2 0 5 8 17
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. 0 6 1 5 5 17
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 3 3 4 6 17
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 5 5 4 3 17
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 5 3 7 17
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 4 3 4 3 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 1 2 6 13
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 2 3 5 13
JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 7 13
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 2 3 5 13
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 2 2 2 5 13
ARKRAY, INC. 0 2 5 2 3 12
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 3 1 5 12
INDUSTRIE DE NORA S.P.A. 0 0 5 4 3 12
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 2 1 3 3 12
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 3 5 2 1 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 0 2 3 3 11
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 2 1 2 1 10
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 1 6 0 2 10
OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH 1 0 2 4 3 10
PERMELEC ELECTRODE CO., LTD. 3 0 2 5 0 10
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 0 1 4 3 2 10
AGAMATRIX, INC. 1 3 1 0 4 9
CHLORINE ENGINEERS CORP., LTD. 1 0 2 3 3 9
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 0 2 3 3 1 9
EKSIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 4 2 1 1 1 9
FREEPORT-MCMORAN CORPORATION 0 1 3 4 1 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 5 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 5 9
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 3 3 1 1 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 1 6 1 9
ULVAC, INC. 1 0 0 2 6 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 3 1 1 8
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 2 1 1 4 8
APPLIED MATERIALS GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 2 2 1 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 3 1 2 8
E.C.L. 1 0 2 4 1 8
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 3 3 1 1 0 8
LIFESCAN, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP. 2 4 1 1 0 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 2 8
ALCOA INC. 1 0 3 1 2 7
APPLERA CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 1 7
CARDINAL CG COMPANY 1 1 3 1 1 7
CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 1 3 7
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
INTEL CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 0 0 0 2 5 7
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 1 7
SONY CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 3 7
TANGO SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 5 0 1 7
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 0 2 0 4 1 7
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 0 1 3 1 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 0 3 0 1 6
ALUMINIUM PECHINEY 1 4 1 0 0 6
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 0 1 0 2 3 6
CERAMATEC, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
HORIBA LTD. 1 2 0 1 2 6
LIFESCAN SCOTLAND LIMITED 1 3 1 0 1 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 4 0 0 6
OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG 1 1 2 0 2 6
SECO TOOLS AB 0 0 0 3 3 6
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 2 0 2 6
UHDENORA S.P.A. 0 0 3 3 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 1 1 2 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 0 1 4 1 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 0 2 2 0 5
DIONEX CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
EISENMANN ANLAGENBAU GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 0 3 0 5
GEORG FISCHER SIGNET LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 4 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 0 1 3 5
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 4 0 0 5
NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 1 1 5
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 1 0 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 0 2 2 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 0 0 2 3 5
TOYO TANSO CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 1 2 1 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 1 1 1 0 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 2 1 5


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