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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 204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy

( 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 29 19 22 14 20 104
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 26 22 16 15 8 87
SEMITOOL, INC. 6 10 8 8 7 39
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 14 6 3 3 4 30
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 9 4 2 3 26
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 10 6 7 0 3 26
APPLERA CORPORATION 5 2 7 6 5 25
HITACHI, LTD 5 5 6 3 5 24
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 11 5 6 1 1 24
DENSO CORPORATION 7 3 2 4 6 22
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 12 4 22
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 8 2 1 4 6 21
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 4 4 2 0 17
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 3 1 8 4 0 16
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 4 3 1 4 16
EBARA CORPORATION 4 3 4 2 3 16
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 4 1 1 15
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 7 2 2 3 0 14
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 3 1 2 2 13
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 7 0 1 0 13
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 3 1 0 0 12
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 3 1 2 4 2 12
ACLARA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 7 3 0 0 0 10
ALCOA INC. 2 3 1 3 1 10
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 4 10
SONY CORPORATION 3 3 1 3 0 10
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 2 2 2 0 10
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 2 2 9
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 3 1 1 0 9
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 4 0 2 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 1 1 0 0 8
EKSIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 1 3 4 8
GRADIPORE LIMITED 2 3 3 0 0 8
PERMELEC ELECTRODE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 3 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 2 1 2 1 8
THERASENSE, INC. 3 2 3 0 0 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 5 2 7
ANELVA CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 0 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 3 1 0 2 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 0 2 1 7
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 0 1 1 2 7
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, INC. 6 1 0 0 0 7
SPECTRUMEDIX LLC 0 5 1 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 4 2 0 0 7
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 0 2 0 6
INTEL CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 2 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 2 6
NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 3 0 0 6
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 2 4 0 6
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2 2 1 1 0 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
UNAXIS BALZERS LIMITED 3 2 1 0 0 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 3 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 1 0 1 1 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
DE NORA ELETTRODI S.P.A. 1 0 1 2 1 5
DELTADOT LIMITED 1 1 0 0 3 5
DIONEX CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 0 1 2 5
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 2 0 1 1 5
I-SENS, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
LYNNTECH, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 0 0 2 3 0 5
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
PERKINELMER INSTRUMENTS LLC 1 4 0 0 0 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 2 5
SANDIA CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
ZEPTOSENS AG 4 1 0 0 0 5


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