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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 33 37 35 52 39 196
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 14 14 16 32 34 110
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 11 15 29 15 10 80
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 10 17 11 17 24 79
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 11 6 5 21 21 64
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 4 8 9 8 23 52
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 6 16 12 7 46
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 7 8 7 12 3 37
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 4 4 8 5 32
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 7 13 2 0 24
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 2 3 4 9 22
ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 2 8 9 19
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 7 11 19
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 0 6 1 6 19
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 3 2 2 5 7 19
ECOLAB INC. 3 6 4 1 1 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 2 3 4 3 15
RESURGENT HEALTH & MEDICAL, LLC 0 3 7 2 2 14
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 2 0 2 2 6 12
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 1 4 3 2 1 11
MEIKO MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO KG 0 0 1 4 5 10
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 3 2 3 2 10
EBARA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 5 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 2 9
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 6 1 1 9
SEMES CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 4 9
THE CLOROX COMPANY 3 5 1 0 0 9
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 2 8
AKRION SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 1 2 2 7
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 1 2 3 1 7
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 2 0 1 7
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 1 1 1 1 3 7
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 1 7
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
LAM RESEARCH AG 0 0 3 1 2 6
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 2 3 1 6
ALFA LAVAL TANK EQUIPMENT A/S 0 1 0 2 2 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
BELANGER INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 4 0 0 5
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 0 3 0 1 5
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V. 0 1 0 3 1 5
ELTEK S.P.A. 1 1 0 1 2 5
GAS TURBINE EFFICIENCY AB 1 1 2 1 0 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5


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