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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 60 36 85 86 108 375
UOP 4 13 28 29 31 105
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 4 8 23 27 28 90
SYSMEX CORPORATION 3 2 8 22 20 55
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 3 13 17 16 52
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 8 12 9 11 44
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 1 9 7 14 13 44
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 5 4 10 7 13 39
HITACHI, LTD 7 2 12 6 8 35
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 3 6 9 13 34
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 7 9 5 9 32
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 7 11 5 5 32
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 6 7 11 4 3 31
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY 2 7 6 11 3 29
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 2 3 7 7 10 29
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 6 7 15 28
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 6 8 9 4 28
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 6 7 5 9 28
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 1 7 7 6 6 27
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 5 1 7 5 26
ARKRAY, INC. 5 0 8 4 9 26
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 1 3 8 12 25
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 5 6 7 3 23
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 3 1 5 7 6 22
ETHICON, INC. 4 5 9 1 2 21
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 6 2 6 5 2 21
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 3 1 6 5 5 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 2 4 6 5 19
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 5 6 4 18
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 2 7 7 1 18
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 6 3 4 3 17
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 4 3 5 3 17
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 1 4 3 5 4 17
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 1 4 5 5 17
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH 2 3 2 4 6 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 4 2 5 1 17
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 5 3 3 5 16
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 2 3 4 6 1 16
ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 2 2 3 3 6 16
STERIS INC. 4 1 3 3 5 16
FLUIDIGM CORPORATION 0 1 5 5 4 15
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 3 6 1 3 15
ECOLAB INC. 4 4 3 1 2 14
EPPENDORF AG 2 4 3 1 4 14
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 2 3 4 4 1 14
SANDIA CORPORATION 5 3 2 1 3 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 3 2 3 4 14
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 1 6 1 5 13
CYTYC CORPORATION 1 3 4 3 2 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 1 5 3 3 13
ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 1 6 6 13
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 0 3 3 4 13
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 0 9 2 1 13
VELOCYS, INC. 2 1 4 4 2 13
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 4 5 1 1 12
BASF CORPORATION 0 0 1 7 4 12
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 2 2 4 2 2 12
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 1 2 3 6 12
HANDYLAB, INC. 2 0 3 1 6 12
INTEL CORPORATION 1 0 5 4 2 12
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 2 4 6 12
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 2 0 7 3 0 12
SHELL OIL COMPANY 4 1 1 3 3 12
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 5 3 0 11
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 1 1 5 3 1 11
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 1 0 5 4 11
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 5 2 3 0 11
GYROS AB 4 0 2 3 2 11
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 2 4 5 0 0 11
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 7 11
SHARPER IMAGE ACQUISITION LLC 0 3 4 4 0 11
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 1 6 1 1 11
ENPLAS CORPORATION 2 2 5 1 0 10
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 1 3 4 1 10
GENO LLC 0 2 0 4 4 10
GEO2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 6 4 0 0 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 3 5 1 1 10
INTERCAT EQUIPMENT, INC. 4 1 2 0 3 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 1 1 3 1 10
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 0 4 2 3 10
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 5 2 10
TECAN TRADING AG 2 1 1 2 4 10
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 6 0 0 1 3 10
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 0 6 1 2 0 9
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM MICROPARTS GMBH 1 2 4 1 1 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 2 4 1 9
HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES,LTD. 1 0 5 1 2 9
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 4 9
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 0 2 1 3 3 9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 1 0 2 3 9
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 2 5 1 1 9
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 0 1 3 0 4 8
DAKO/AS 0 0 2 3 3 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 1 4 1 8
HRD CORP. 0 0 0 3 5 8
IDS COMPANY, LTD 1 4 2 1 0 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 2 8
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 0 1 3 1 3 8
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 3 0 3 2 8
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 0 4 2 1 8
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. PETROBRAS 1 2 1 2 2 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 2 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 3 3 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 3 1 2 8
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 1 6 1 8
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 3 3 2 8
UHDE GMBH 0 2 2 1 3 8
UNIFRAX I LLC 0 0 1 5 2 8
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
COMPACTGTL PLC 0 1 3 2 1 7
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 1 3 3 7
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 3 1 1 1 1 7
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 1 2 1 7
ILLUMINA, INC. 1 0 0 3 3 7
INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, CHINESE ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, TAIWAN 0 2 0 1 4 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 0 4 0 2 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 0 1 1 2 7
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 1 1 1 2 2 7
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1 0 1 2 3 7
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 3 1 1 1 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 0 7
UNIVERSAL BIO RESEARCH CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 2 0 2 2 6
APPLERA CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 1 3 2 0 0 6
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. 1 5 0 0 0 6
CARRIER CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
CEPHEID 1 1 0 2 2 6
COVARIS, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
CYBIO AG 1 2 2 1 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 1 1 1 6
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 2 0 1 1 2 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 2 1 2 6
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
J. EBERSPACHER GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 2 0 2 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 2 3 0 0 6
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 0 3 6
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 0 4 2 6
LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH 1 4 1 0 0 6
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 1 3 6
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 1 1 2 2 6
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 1 3 1 1 0 6
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 0 0 1 2 6
STERIS CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 0 0 0 1 5 6
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 1 6
ALLOSOURCE, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
AMERICAN BIO MEDICA CORP. 0 2 1 0 2 5
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
BASF SE 0 0 2 3 0 5
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
BOULE MEDICAL AB 1 1 1 1 1 5
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
DREXEL UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 1 4 5
EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
ERRCIVE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 0 1 3 1 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 0 3 2 0 0 5
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 2 0 2 1 0 5
GRUPO PETROTEMEX, S.A. DE C.V. 0 0 0 2 3 5
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 0 1 4 0 0 5
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, F., + CO. AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MESNE 1 0 0 2 2 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 2 5
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 0 0 0 2 3 5
INEOS MANUFACTURING BELGIUM NV 0 0 3 0 2 5
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 4 0 0 0 5
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 1 0 0 3 1 5
NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 1 1 0 0 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
PRINCETON BIOCHEMICALS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 1 3 0 0 1 5
SAKURA SEIKI CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
TAKEDA SAN DIEGO, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 1 1 2 1 5
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 2 0 1 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 0 2 1 2 5


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