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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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 21 28 52 46 56 203
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 18 13 30 28 30 119
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 14 17 14 20 14 79
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 4 6 10 11 9 40
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 1 1 4 12 15 33
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 6 7 4 7 5 29
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 4 7 9 2 27
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 6 4 9 2 5 26
NORDSON CORPORATION 5 3 4 5 7 24
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 3 13 8 24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 4 5 1 5 22
ULVAC, INC. 2 1 4 3 10 20
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 6 4 1 4 19
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 4 3 5 3 18
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 13 17
ASM AMERICA, INC. 2 1 3 2 8 16
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 3 3 0 1 8 15
ASM JAPAN K.K. 2 2 6 1 1 12
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 3 6 1 1 1 12
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 2 5 12
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 4 1 2 2 12
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 4 11
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 2 3 2 1 2 10
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 2 1 4 3 10
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 3 10
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 0 2 2 2 9
EBARA CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 1 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 4 9
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 3 2 3 1 0 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 3 4 0 0 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 2 0 3 1 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 1 0 4 3 8
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 3 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 4 1 2 1 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 5 8
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 2 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 2 1 2 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 3 1 3 7
INTERMOLECULAR INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
SEMES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 4 7
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 0 2 3 6
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
SOKUDO CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 3 6
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
ABB K.K. 0 0 1 3 1 5
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT, INC. ASIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
AIXTRON AG 1 0 2 1 1 5
AIXTRON INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
APPLIED MATERIALS GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 1 1 2 5
ASML HOLDING N.V. 2 1 1 1 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 2 2 0 1 5
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 0 4 0 5
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 0 5 0 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH 0 2 1 0 2 5
SCHOTT AG 1 1 2 1 0 5
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 0 0 0 5 0 5
SOLOPOWER, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5


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