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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 23 38 36 33 32 162
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 12 11 24 24 24 95
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 14 12 12 13 5 56
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 9 13 10 13 2 47
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 4 8 3 12 17 44
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 5 5 10 14 37
JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION 6 7 1 5 17 36
PANASONIC CORPORATION 9 5 13 9 0 36
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 4 7 9 6 32
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 7 6 6 6 28
ULVAC, INC. 2 6 6 5 8 27
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 6 5 3 6 4 24
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 4 3 7 8 2 24
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 6 2 10 3 23
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 5 5 8 3 2 23
ARKRAY, INC. 2 3 6 8 3 22
DENSO CORPORATION 4 4 2 8 4 22
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 6 8 5 2 1 22
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 5 7 4 4 22
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 2 3 3 7 6 21
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 4 6 5 2 4 21
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 5 8 4 2 1 20
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 4 11 4 0 19
INDUSTRIE DE NORA S.P.A. 4 3 3 2 7 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 5 1 7 2 18
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 5 7 1 2 18
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 3 5 0 7 18
PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, CO., LTD 0 0 0 3 14 17
ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. 1 1 2 3 9 16
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 1 4 5 2 4 16
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 5 3 1 6 16
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. 5 5 3 3 0 16
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2 2 4 5 3 16
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 5 3 3 3 15
EBARA CORPORATION 6 2 1 2 3 14
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 7 2 1 14
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 0 3 4 6 13
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 1 1 2 3 13
XYLECO, INC. 2 2 2 3 4 13
INTERMOLECULAR INC. 0 0 2 9 1 12
OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH 4 3 3 1 1 12
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 3 3 2 2 12
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 1 3 3 12
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 3 1 1 3 12
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 3 4 11
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 4 11
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 5 4 2 11
HORIBA LTD. 1 2 2 3 3 11
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) 2 5 0 1 3 11
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 5 2 4 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 3 4 1 0 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 3 4 3 10
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 4 1 2 1 2 10
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 0 2 5 2 1 10
ENDRESS + HAUSER CONDUCTA GESELLSCHAFT FUR MESS- UND REGELTECHNIK MBH + CO. KG 1 1 0 2 5 9
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 1 3 0 2 3 9
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 2 3 2 1 9
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 4 1 2 1 1 9
LIFESCAN, INC. 1 1 4 1 2 9
PERMELEC ELECTRODE CO., LTD. 5 0 2 1 1 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 2 5 1 1 0 9
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 2 2 3 9
SILICON BIOSYSTEMS S.R.L. 0 1 2 4 2 9
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 3 3 9
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 4 1 0 1 3 9
CERAMATEC, INC. 2 3 1 0 2 8
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 2 4 1 0 1 8
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 1 4 1 8
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 2 6 0 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 2 2 1 8
VON ARDENNE ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH 1 2 1 2 2 8
AGAMATRIX, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
CHLORINE ENGINEERS CORP., LTD. 3 3 0 0 1 7
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 3 1 2 1 0 7
EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 4 3 7
FREEPORT-MCMORAN CORPORATION 4 1 2 0 0 7
INTEL CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 1 7
LIFESCAN SCOTLAND LIMITED 0 1 3 2 1 7
MCALISTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 3 1 1 2 0 7
RIOTINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 1 3 1 1 7
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 2 2 1 7
TOYO TANSO CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 1 7
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 3 1 1 1 1 7
WD MEDIA, INC. 0 2 3 2 0 7
BASF COATINGS GMBH 0 2 2 2 0 6
CARDINAL CG COMPANY 1 1 2 2 0 6
DUKE UNIVERSITY 0 3 1 1 1 6
E.C.L. 4 1 0 1 0 6
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 1 1 2 2 0 6
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 2 1 1 1 1 6
HACH COMPANY 0 0 4 2 0 6
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
HITACHI, LTD 1 4 0 1 0 6
HNO GREENFUELS, INC. 0 0 5 1 0 6
OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG 0 2 4 0 0 6
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
SECO TOOLS AB 3 3 0 0 0 6
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
SUNPOWER CORPORATION 0 4 1 0 1 6
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 3 6
UHDENORA S.P.A. 3 0 1 0 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 1 1 1 2 1 6
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 2 1 0 5
ADVANCED ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 2 3 5
EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
GR INTELLECTUAL RESERVE, LLC 1 3 1 0 0 5
HAMWORTHY PLC 2 1 1 0 1 5
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 0 5
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
LIFE SAFETY DISTRIBUTION AG 1 1 0 3 0 5
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
NEXT HYDROGEN CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
NIPRO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
PRIMESTAR SOLAR, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
QIAGEN SCIENCES, LLC 0 1 4 0 0 5
SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SDC MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 2 0 5
TECAN TRADING AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 3 1 0 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 0 0 1 2 2 5



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