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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 103 52 62 52 40 309
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 20 16 9 24 16 85
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 22 16 16 20 10 84
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 23 14 14 17 4 72
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 21 15 8 8 12 64
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 25 9 10 12 6 62
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 18 15 9 7 3 52
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 15 9 8 12 5 49
BOEING COMPANY 10 8 8 8 9 43
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 12 7 7 3 8 37
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 17 9 5 3 2 36
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 11 6 8 5 3 33
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 10 8 2 6 4 30
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 3 6 7 4 10 30
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 12 5 4 2 29
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 13 6 0 4 4 27
PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A. 6 2 11 3 5 27
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 10 5 1 1 26
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 5 6 2 3 9 25
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 7 5 5 6 1 24
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 2 3 6 8 23
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 9 3 5 1 4 22
SONY CORPORATION 8 1 4 5 3 21
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 5 6 2 3 4 20
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3 0 10 5 2 20
HITACHI, LTD 12 4 1 2 0 19
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 8 4 4 2 0 18
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 10 3 1 1 3 18
XYRON, INC. 9 2 2 5 0 18
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 2 2 4 3 6 17
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 6 3 4 2 1 16
XEROX CORPORATION 3 4 4 2 2 15
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 3 3 3 2 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 6 2 1 0 13
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 1 4 1 5 13
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 4 2 2 2 12
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 6 3 1 2 12
LINTEC CORPORATION 6 2 2 1 1 12
TDK CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 7 12
ZUIKO CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 6 12
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 4 2 5 0 0 11
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 3 2 1 2 11
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 1 2 2 2 11
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 3 1 2 2 3 11
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 1 2 2 2 11
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 5 3 1 11
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 2 3 0 3 11
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 1 2 3 1 11
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 2 4 2 2 1 11
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 3 2 4 1 0 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 1 4 2 10
HENKEL CORPORATION 2 4 2 1 1 10
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 3 5 0 1 1 10
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 0 2 4 1 10
HUNTER DOUGLAS, INC. 1 1 3 3 1 9
NIKE, INC. 0 3 4 2 0 9
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 1 9
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 4 1 0 9
ADALIS CORPORATION 0 3 3 2 0 8
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 5 2 1 0 0 8
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 0 4 3 1 8
LEAR CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 0 8
ORIGIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 1 2 1 0 8
SOCIETE BIC S.A. 6 0 1 0 1 8
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 1 1 4 1 0 7
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 0 2 0 0 7
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 3 7
GED INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 2 0 4 7
INTEL CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 1 7
JAPAN SERVO CO., LTD. 3 3 1 0 0 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 2 0 1 0 7
POLYMER GROUP, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
TESA AG 3 0 2 1 1 7
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 0 4 1 1 7
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 0 2 1 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 3 0 6
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 0 6
LORD CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
MASONITE CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 1 2 1 2 6
PAXAR AMERICAS, INC. 3 0 1 0 2 6
PITTSFIELD WEAVING CO., INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 1 0 2 6
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 0 0 3 1 2 6
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 1 0 0 6
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 1 0 2 1 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 2 0 0 5
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 1 1 0 2 1 5
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
HARRIS CORP. 2 0 2 0 1 5
HENKEL CONSUMER ADHESIVES, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHINKAWA 1 1 2 0 1 5
LEISTER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES 0 2 0 3 0 5
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
S.O.I. TEC SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGIES S.A. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SIPIX IMAGING, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5


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