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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 2000 - 2004 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 156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 126 138 122 112 103 601
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 22 17 23 37 22 121
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 28 14 16 33 19 110
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 18 20 24 23 24 109
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13 32 18 20 6 89
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 14 17 16 14 16 77
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 6 4 10 17 25 62
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 10 8 9 17 18 62
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 9 10 7 17 19 62
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 12 11 6 16 15 60
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 8 8 16 9 46
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 5 11 11 10 40
HITACHI, LTD 4 12 2 10 12 40
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 6 8 10 13 40
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 10 3 3 12 39
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 5 9 9 8 5 36
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 6 5 1 11 11 34
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 4 7 7 11 4 33
SONY CORPORATION 5 8 8 4 8 33
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 4 4 8 9 28
BOEING COMPANY 8 3 5 1 10 27
XEROX CORPORATION 7 2 9 6 3 27
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 4 8 4 5 3 24
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 4 5 2 10 24
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 7 3 4 3 4 21
LINTEC CORPORATION 5 3 2 5 6 21
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 6 3 4 5 3 21
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4 3 6 3 3 19
FUJITSU LIMITED 4 2 6 5 2 19
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 5 5 5 2 19
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 4 6 2 4 2 18
XYRON, INC. 1 2 1 5 9 18
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 2 3 4 4 17
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 1 1 3 6 6 17
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 1 3 4 4 16
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 4 4 2 5 1 16
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 2 4 3 7 16
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 5 1 1 4 15
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 4 3 4 4 15
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 6 8 14
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 3 1 2 6 2 14
TESA AG 0 0 6 5 3 14
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 3 3 0 4 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 3 2 4 13
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 4 2 2 3 13
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 5 4 2 13
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 4 3 2 2 2 13
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 3 5 12
EBARA CORPORATION 5 1 6 0 0 12
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 4 5 1 1 1 12
NEC CORPORATION 5 3 3 1 0 12
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 4 1 2 2 2 11
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 3 4 2 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 2 3 3 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 5 2 0 11
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS INC. 4 5 2 0 0 11
MOTOROLA, INC. 4 1 1 5 0 11
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 2 4 2 0 11
PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 0 0 1 4 6 11
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 0 2 2 4 3 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 6 1 1 1 11
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 1 3 1 3 11
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 3 2 2 10
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 3 3 2 1 1 10
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 1 1 1 4 3 10
STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY 2 1 2 3 2 10
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 3 10
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0 2 5 2 0 9
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 3 3 0 9
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 2 4 0 1 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 3 3 9
FABIO PERINI S.P.A. 3 1 1 1 3 9
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 3 0 1 2 9
LEAR CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 3 9
MASCHINENFABRIK J. DIEFFENBACHER GMBH & CO. 0 4 4 1 0 9
MOORE NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 3 5 1 0 9
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE 2 3 2 0 1 8
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1 0 2 4 1 8
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 2 4 0 2 8
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., CO. 1 0 0 4 3 8
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 0 3 1 2 1 7
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 0 7
FARGO ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
FUJICOPIAN CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 2 7
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3 2 2 0 0 7
MARQUIP INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3 1 0 1 2 7
NORDSON CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
ORIGIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 2 0 4 7
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 0 2 1 4 0 7
PIRELLI COORDINAMENTO PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 2 2 2 1 0 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 0 3 1 7
SEMITOOL, INC. 2 0 2 1 2 7
SILICON GENESIS CORPORATION 1 3 0 3 0 7
SONY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
SUPER SACK MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 0 7
TDK CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 1 7
B + H MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 0 0 3 2 1 6
CLOPAY PLASTIC PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 2 6
DONNELLY CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 0 2 6
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 2 2 0 1 1 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 2 0 3 1 0 6
KITANO ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 1 2 0 1 2 6
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 2 3 1 0 0 6
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
LOCTITE CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 1 0 2 2 6
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
PREMARK RWP HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
PRIVATIZER SYSTEMS, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
SHIKOKU KAKOOKI CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
SOCIETE BIC S.A. 0 0 0 0 6 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 1 1 0 6
WYKO INCORPORATED 2 0 2 1 1 6
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
ALCATEL 2 1 1 1 0 5
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
BHS CORRUGATED MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU GMBH 3 0 0 1 1 5
CARL FREUDENBERG 0 3 2 0 0 5
CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
CURT G. JOA, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 2 1 0 5
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
JAPAN SERVO CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
LABELWHIZ.COM, INC 0 0 4 1 0 5
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
MOORE U.S.A. INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 0 1 5
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
PHARMAGRAPHICS (SOUTHEAST), L.L.C. 1 0 3 1 0 5
ROBERT BURKLE GMBH & CO. 0 1 0 4 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SEDEPRO 1 2 1 1 0 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 1 2 2 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE AEROSPATIALE 0 3 1 1 0 5
SPEEDFAM-IPEC CORP. 2 1 1 0 1 5
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 0 3 0 2 5
TOMBOW PENCIL CO. LTD. 1 0 2 0 2 5
TOYO KOHAN CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 0 0 1 1 5
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 0 3 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 1 1 0 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 0 1 1 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 2 0 0 5
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 1 0 1 2 1 5
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5


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