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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 117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor

( 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
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 3 19 13 14 7 56
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 19 13 8 10 3 53
SEH AMERICA, INC. 7 9 7 7 2 32
SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 11 10 7 4 0 32
~Individually Owned Patent 8 7 4 3 3 25
NEC CORPORATION 6 9 5 1 2 23
KOMATSU ELECTRONIC METALS CO., LTD. 11 8 0 0 0 19
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 5 4 2 5 18
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 4 4 6 1 3 18
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 1 5 2 2 14
SONY CORPORATION 4 2 3 3 2 14
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 2 5 3 0 13
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 2 4 2 4 13
WACKER SILTRONIC GESELLSCHAFT FUR HALBLEITERMATERIALIEN AG 6 4 1 2 0 13
CREE, INC. 7 0 0 1 4 12
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 2 7 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 3 1 4 12
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 0 2 2 6 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 4 0 4 2 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 3 0 4 10
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS SILICON CORPORATION 1 0 4 3 1 9
SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION, LTD. 0 0 0 1 8 9
SUPER SILICON CRYSTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORP. 4 2 3 0 0 9
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 4 8
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 0 2 0 2 8
SUMITOMO SITIX CO., LTD. 7 1 0 0 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 0 2 1 3 8
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 2 0 7
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 1 0 3 0 7
DENSO CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 4 7
EBARA SOLAR, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 0 2 3 7
TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 7 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 3 1 1 1 7
ASM MICROCHEMISTRY OY 0 0 4 1 1 6
CBL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 1 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
LEYBOLD SYSTEMS GMBH 2 4 0 0 0 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
OPTOSCINT, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
THE FOX GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 4 1 1 0 0 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 1 0 3 0 5
EMCORE CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 2 5
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 2 1 2 5
SYRRX, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 2 2 5


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