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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 355, Photocopying

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 43 51 160 140 157 551
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 73 74 114 85 64 410
NIKON CORPORATION 81 56 34 25 48 244
ASML HOLDING N.V. 11 23 24 24 14 96
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 5 10 9 10 19 53
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 17 10 14 4 0 45
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 3 7 6 9 33
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 5 6 2 7 27
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 6 4 8 5 2 25
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 3 8 4 5 24
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 11 8 0 2 0 21
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 3 2 7 7 20
INTEL CORPORATION 5 6 3 2 2 18
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 5 3 3 18
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 1 2 7 1 15
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 4 3 2 0 12
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 3 12
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 2 6 1 0 11
ASML MASKTOOLS, B.V. 0 1 1 2 5 9
LITEL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 3 4 2 0 9
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 2 9
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 0 2 3 3 1 9
USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISYA 6 1 1 0 0 8
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD. 3 2 1 0 1 7
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 3 1 0 1 7
ANVIK CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
EUV LLC 3 2 0 1 0 6
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 0 0 0 2 4 6
ORC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 0 6
ADTEC ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 4 0 0 1 0 5
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
PENTAX CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 0 1 0 2 2 5


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Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
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Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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