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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 427, Coating Processes

( 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 81 74 75 78 60 368
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 18 24 16 19 12 89
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 10 18 20 29 87
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 11 20 28 9 18 86
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 12 14 19 12 17 74
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 13 14 14 16 65
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 9 15 9 19 63
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 5 14 13 11 12 55
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 3 17 9 23 52
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 11 7 9 6 8 41
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 9 5 7 6 12 39
XEROX CORPORATION 10 5 5 9 8 37
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 20 15 0 1 0 36
SONY CORPORATION 10 10 7 5 4 36
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 7 7 7 7 7 35
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 5 2 8 7 11 33
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 5 4 5 8 10 32
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 6 8 4 8 31
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 5 7 7 6 3 28
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 12 4 5 0 27
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 0 4 5 10 7 26
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 4 4 6 6 25
BASF COATINGS AG 0 3 9 9 4 25
NEC CORPORATION 3 6 5 8 3 25
TDK CORPORATION 3 5 5 4 8 25
VALMET CORP. 4 5 4 8 2 23
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 5 6 2 3 22
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 7 7 4 2 1 21
HERBERTS GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 4 7 5 5 0 21
NORDSON CORPORATION 10 1 5 2 3 21
SANDIA CORPORATION 4 7 4 3 3 21
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 7 2 3 4 21
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 5 2 5 3 20
HENKEL CORPORATION 2 5 5 2 6 20
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 6 8 2 2 2 20
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 5 2 4 4 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 7 4 4 1 4 20
MOTOROLA, INC. 9 3 2 2 3 19
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 4 5 3 6 18
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 8 3 3 2 18
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 3 7 3 2 3 18
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 3 5 5 4 1 18
BASF LACKE & FARBEN AG 11 4 1 0 1 17
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 4 2 4 17
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 4 2 7 2 17
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 7 2 3 0 16
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 7 6 2 0 1 16
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH 2 4 6 2 2 16
BASF CORP. 3 3 3 3 3 15
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 2 1 8 3 15
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 1 4 5 15
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 4 2 2 4 3 15
MEDTRONIC INC. 4 3 3 3 2 15
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 7 0 2 2 4 15
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 8 2 2 0 14
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 3 5 1 3 2 14
ANELVA CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 5 13
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 5 3 1 4 13
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 2 3 3 3 13
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 5 1 1 13
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 3 1 4 4 13
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 5 6 2 0 0 13
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 3 4 1 2 13
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2 4 1 2 3 12
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 3 2 3 4 0 12
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 2 1 6 2 12
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 4 3 3 1 1 12
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4 0 4 0 4 12
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 3 3 4 0 12
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 5 2 2 1 2 12
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 0 4 4 1 2 11
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 1 2 1 3 4 11
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 1 2 4 11
MACDERMID, INC. 3 4 3 1 0 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 6 1 0 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 4 3 1 2 11
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 3 3 1 0 10
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 5 1 1 3 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 2 4 1 10
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 1 3 4 0 2 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 4 3 0 3 10
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 2 2 3 1 2 10
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 0 2 4 4 0 10
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 3 7 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 4 1 1 1 10
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 1 1 2 3 2 9
ALCATEL 0 0 5 3 1 9
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 4 2 1 1 9
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 2 2 3 9
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 5 3 1 0 0 9
KONICA CORPORATION 0 2 2 4 1 9
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 2 2 0 3 2 9
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 4 2 9
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 4 0 2 3 9
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 2 2 2 9
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 0 4 3 1 1 9
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 2 1 4 2 0 9
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 1 5 9
SOLLAC 1 3 3 2 0 9
YAZAKI CORP. 1 3 1 2 2 9
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 4 0 1 8
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 4 0 8
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 5 1 0 0 8
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 0 3 2 3 0 8
INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH 3 0 2 1 2 8
KOMAG, INC. 1 1 3 2 1 8
SCHOTT GLASWERKE 0 4 2 1 1 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 2 2 0 2 8
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 2 0 1 3 2 8
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 0 2 0 4 7
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 1 1 2 2 7
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 3 3 1 0 0 7
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 4 1 7
CABOT CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 2 7
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 2 1 1 2 7
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 7 7
HITACHI, LTD 2 0 1 3 1 7
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 0 2 2 7
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 5 0 2 0 0 7
NIHON PARKERIZING CO., LTD. 1 2 0 4 0 7
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 2 7
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 4 1 7
NYLOK FASTENER CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 1 2 2 7
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 2 2 2 0 1 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 2 1 2 7
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 3 7
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 6 7
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 3 1 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 1 0 4 2 7
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 0 0 2 4 1 7
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 1 1 0 3 2 7
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 0 0 2 4 6
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
AUSIMONT S.P.A. 1 3 1 1 0 6
DELSYS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 3 0 0 1 6
KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 0 3 0 0 6
LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD COMPANY 3 0 0 1 2 6
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD. 1 4 1 0 0 6
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
RHODIA CHIMIE 0 1 0 1 4 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE 0 1 1 1 3 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 3 6
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 1 1 1 3 6
WESTVACO CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA 1 3 1 0 0 5
BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 1 0 5
BAYER CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2 0 2 1 0 5
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 1 0 2 2 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
DOWA MINING CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 0 1 3 1 0 5
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 0 0 5
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS, LTD. 2 1 0 0 2 5
NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 3 0 2 5
NORITAKE CO., LTD. 0 3 1 0 1 5
NORTH AMERICAN REFRACTORIES CO. INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
OJI PAPER CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 3 1 1 0 5
SCAPA GROUP PLC 0 4 1 0 0 5
SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE PROPULSION 4 1 0 0 0 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5


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