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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 167 84 113 92 101 557
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 10 13 13 10 15 61
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 9 6 7 6 11 39
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 8 7 7 4 4 30
CATERPILLAR INC. 10 4 4 1 2 21
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION 5 6 4 1 3 19
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 4 7 1 17
SEMITOOL, INC. 0 1 4 4 6 15
ASM AMERICA, INC. 4 3 3 4 0 14
DEERE + COMPANY 2 3 2 4 3 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 3 3 2 3 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 2 3 2 0 13
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 4 1 3 3 2 13
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 4 3 3 1 1 12
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 2 1 3 3 11
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 2 2 1 2 3 10
BRAUN CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 2 9
LIFT-U, DIVISION OF HOGAN MFG., INC. 3 4 1 1 0 9
RICON CORPORATION 4 2 1 1 1 9
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 3 1 0 1 8
CASCADE CORPORATION 1 1 5 0 1 8
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 1 3 0 3 8
HITACHI, LTD 1 0 0 3 4 8
J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITED 3 0 2 2 1 8
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 0 3 2 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 1 3 0 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 0 5 0 7
JERR-DAN CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 0 7
KELLEY COMPANY, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
PRI AUTOMATION, INC. 1 0 3 3 0 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 2 1 7
TDK CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
APPLIED KOMATSU TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
DAIHEN CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 1 2 0 1 6
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG 1 1 1 3 0 6
HEIL CO. 2 3 1 0 0 6
MIRAE CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 2 6
NEC CORPORATION 0 1 4 1 0 6
UNITED DOMINION INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
ADVANTEST CORP. 3 0 2 0 0 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
DORNER MFG. CORP. 0 2 1 2 0 5
FERAG AG 1 1 0 0 3 5
KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 0 1 5
OUELLETTE MACHINERY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
ROCKLAND, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 2 0 1 5


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