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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 216, Etching a Substrate: 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 8 14 15 21 25 83
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 6 10 16 16 9 57
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13 7 7 11 8 46
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 10 7 6 4 17 44
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 10 8 7 12 42
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 4 10 9 13 41
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 3 7 15 8 34
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 10 1 5 8 9 33
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 6 1 5 13 29
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 12 2 2 5 1 22
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 6 3 5 3 22
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 7 5 3 1 20
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 4 5 2 5 2 18
TDK CORPORATION 3 2 2 4 5 16
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 2 7 3 2 15
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 1 5 2 6 14
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 2 5 6 14
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 4 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 3 0 0 2 6 11
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 1 2 2 5 10
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 2 0 2 1 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 1 1 1 2 8
QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 0 5 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 0 0 3 3 8
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 3 0 3 7
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 1 1 2 1 2 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 0 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 3 2 2 0 7
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 1 1 2 7
SONY CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 0 3 0 2 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 1 2 0 1 6
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 1 1 0 2 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 3 0 1 0 2 6
HOYA CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 2 0 1 0 3 6
S.O.I. TEC SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGIES S.A. 1 1 2 1 1 6
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 0 1 0 4 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 1 6
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 1 0 1 1 5
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TEL EPION INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5


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