~Individually Owned Patent |
80 |
92 |
101 |
120 |
93 |
486 |
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
16 |
16 |
16 |
54 |
75 |
177 |
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. |
7 |
21 |
32 |
48 |
51 |
159 |
EBARA CORPORATION |
7 |
13 |
11 |
26 |
41 |
98 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
9 |
16 |
15 |
24 |
16 |
80 |
SPEEDFAM-IPEC CORP. |
0 |
9 |
10 |
21 |
22 |
62 |
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
24 |
49 |
NEC CORPORATION |
6 |
5 |
14 |
12 |
9 |
46 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
0 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
41 |
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. |
10 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
37 |
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. |
4 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
37 |
RODEL HOLDINGS INC. |
0 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
21 |
36 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
3 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
8 |
35 |
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION |
2 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
29 |
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
29 |
NIDEK CO., LTD. |
2 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
4 |
28 |
NORTON COMPANY |
2 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
25 |
SONY CORPORATION |
3 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
24 |
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
2 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
23 |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
2 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
21 |
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
11 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
SPEEDFAM CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
21 |
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
21 |
AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
SPEEDFAM CORPORATION |
8 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
TDK CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
UNOVA U.K. LIMITED |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
17 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
1 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
16 |
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
VLSI TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
14 |
INTEL CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
REISHAUER AG |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
DISCO CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
APLEX, INC. |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PTE LTD |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
GLEASON WORKS |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
HITACHI, LTD |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
WERNICKE & CO. GMBH |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
WACKER SILTRONIC GESELLSCHAFT FUR HALBLEITERMATERIALIEN AG |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
SEH AMERICA, INC. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
STRASBAUGH, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
BLACK & DECKER INC. |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
PORTER-CABLE CORPORATION |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
CORNING INCORPORATED |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
FUJIKOSHI KIKAI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
GERBER COBURN OPTICAL, INC. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
NIHON MICRO COATING CO., LTD. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
NIPPEI TOYAMA CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
NSK LIMITED |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
KELTECH ENGINEERING, INC. |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
NIKON CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
BEAVER CREEK CONCEPTS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
KENNAMETAL INC. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
LIDKOPING MACHINE TOOLS AB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
RYOBI NORTH AMERICA, CORP. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SUPER SILICON CRYSTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORP. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
UNOVA IP CORP. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
XEROX CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
CABOT CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
KOMAG, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
OBSIDIAN, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
PETER WOLTERS WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
RIKEN CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
RODEL INC. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |