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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 74 77 58 66 50 325
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 18 20 29 27 17 111
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 27 8 18 20 20 93
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 17 9 23 17 18 84
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 9 19 10 20 72
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 19 12 17 10 7 65
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16 17 11 12 7 63
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 14 13 15 10 9 61
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 13 11 12 7 18 61
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 8 7 11 13 12 51
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 7 6 12 18 7 50
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 9 6 8 16 11 50
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 5 8 10 6 6 35
XEROX CORPORATION 5 9 8 6 7 35
BASF COATINGS AG 9 9 4 5 7 34
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 5 10 7 9 3 34
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 7 7 7 6 4 31
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 3 7 7 12 29
SONY CORPORATION 7 5 4 7 6 29
TDK CORPORATION 5 4 8 5 7 29
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 8 4 8 6 3 29
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 8 3 7 6 25
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 6 6 3 4 23
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 5 3 11 22
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 7 9 20
NORDSON CORPORATION 5 2 3 6 4 20
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 3 4 7 4 20
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 3 3 7 3 19
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 1 4 7 3 19
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 5 3 6 3 1 18
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 2 3 4 3 18
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 4 9 4 18
NEC CORPORATION 4 7 3 1 3 18
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 7 6 3 1 1 18
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 3 5 8 17
BASF CORP. 3 3 3 5 2 16
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 4 2 1 3 6 16
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 4 3 3 16
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 0 0 7 4 4 15
HENKEL CORPORATION 5 2 6 1 1 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 4 4 3 3 15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 3 4 3 3 15
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 6 2 5 0 14
ANELVA CORPORATION 2 3 5 2 2 14
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 5 1 3 14
VALMET CORP. 4 8 2 0 0 14
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 1 4 2 3 13
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 2 2 3 3 13
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 2 3 6 0 12
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 3 2 0 12
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN(HENKEL KGAA) 1 3 4 0 4 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 1 0 2 3 12
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 2 2 4 1 3 12
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 4 6 12
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 3 2 2 4 12
AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 3 4 0 3 1 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 2 7 11
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 2 4 3 2 0 11
KONICA CORPORATION 2 4 1 1 3 11
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 5 0 2 0 11
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 2 3 2 4 11
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 4 0 1 2 11
SANDIA CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 1 11
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 3 3 2 1 2 11
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 1 2 2 2 11
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 2 5 11
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 2 6 2 1 0 11
VOITH SULZER PAPIERMASCHINEN GMBH 6 2 2 1 0 11
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 2 3 2 2 1 10
ALCATEL 5 3 1 0 1 10
DOW CORNING TORAY SILICONE COMPANY LIMITED 2 2 3 2 1 10
HERBERTS GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 5 5 0 0 0 10
HITACHI, LTD 1 3 1 3 2 10
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 4 0 3 10
JSR CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 4 10
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 2 1 0 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 0 3 2 2 10
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 2 3 5 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 1 2 1 3 10
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 0 3 2 2 3 10
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 4 9
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 0 1 1 9
DENSO CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 3 9
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 1 5 3 9
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 4 1 2 0 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 3 2 1 0 9
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 3 1 2 2 1 9
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 3 9
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 1 2 1 9
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 1 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 2 3 3 9
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 5 3 1 0 0 9
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 1 3 2 1 2 9
YAZAKI CORP. 1 2 2 4 0 9
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 2 2 1 2 8
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
DELSYS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 1 8
HOWMET RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 3 8
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 3 1 3 1 8
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4 0 4 0 0 8
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 1 8
MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 1 1 0 1 8
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. 1 2 1 3 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 2 1 1 3 8
SCHOTT GLASWERKE 2 1 1 3 1 8
SYMETRIX CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 0 8
VOITH SULZER PAPIERTECHNIK PATENT GMBH 2 4 1 1 0 8
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 0 2 3 7
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 1 0 1 7
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 4 1 2 0 0 7
COCA-COLA COMPANY 1 0 1 3 2 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 1 1 1 3 7
DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS, L.L.C. 0 0 2 3 2 7
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 4 1 7
KOMAG, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 2 1 2 1 1 7
SAINT-GOBAIN VITRAGE 1 1 3 2 0 7
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 2 0 0 1 4 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 2 7
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 3 2 0 7
SOLLAC 3 2 0 2 0 7
SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 6 0 0 7
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 2 4 0 0 6
ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2 0 4 0 0 6
ALCOA INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 0 1 0 1 6
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 0 0 1 5 6
BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. LTD. 2 1 1 0 2 6
CABOT CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 2 2 1 1 6
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 3 0 0 1 6
ECOLAB INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
ENSCI INCORPORATED 0 0 0 6 0 6
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 2 3 0 0 1 6
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 0 0 2 1 3 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 2 1 3 0 0 6
IMATION CORP. 2 0 1 1 2 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 1 0 2 1 6
INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH 2 1 2 1 0 6
INTEL CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 1 3 1 6
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 0 3 2 1 0 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 3 6
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. 4 0 2 0 0 6
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 0 6
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 2 6
NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 0 2 1 0 6
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 0 2 1 1 6
RHODIA CHIMIE 0 1 4 1 0 6
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 4 2 0 0 0 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 2 1 1 6
SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 0 6
TESA AG 0 0 2 2 2 6
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 3 0 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 4 2 0 0 6
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5
BAYER CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 1 2 0 1 5
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 2 2 5
DMC2 DEGUSSA METALS CATALYSTS CERDEC AG 0 1 2 2 0 5
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 2 5
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 2 3 5
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 0 0 4 5
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 0 1 1 1 5
METSO PAPER, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 0 2 2 1 0 5
OJI PAPER CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
PAPER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 2 0 5
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 2 1 0 1 1 5
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 2 1 0 0 2 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 1 3 0 0 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 1 2 0 1 1 5
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 1 1 1 1 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 1 1 3 0 0 5
VALSPAR CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
VANTICO, INC. 1 0 0 4 0 5
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 1 0 1 5
WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
WESTVACO CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5


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