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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 62 56 47 52 60 277
HITACHI, LTD 13 6 7 10 7 43
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 10 12 2 8 3 35
UOP 9 6 12 4 4 35
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 3 7 7 11 2 30
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 3 6 4 8 29
ETHICON, INC. 5 5 2 9 4 25
STERIS INC. 3 6 1 10 4 24
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 4 3 6 4 22
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 4 7 4 1 22
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 6 2 5 3 21
APPLERA CORPORATION 2 5 3 4 6 20
SHELL OIL COMPANY 6 2 5 3 4 20
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 3 3 2 5 3 16
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 5 0 5 4 16
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 3 1 1 7 3 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 1 3 2 5 15
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 4 0 1 8 1 14
LIFESCAN, INC. 1 6 4 2 1 14
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 5 2 3 2 1 13
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 1 2 2 2 6 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 6 2 3 1 1 13
ARKRAY, INC. 1 0 4 2 5 12
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 2 5 2 1 12
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 5 12
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 1 2 3 2 11
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 3 3 2 11
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 6 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 0 4 4 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 3 1 4 3 11
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 0 5 2 2 2 11
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 4 2 0 3 2 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 1 4 4 2 11
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 2 6 11
ACCENTUS PLC 2 2 4 1 1 10
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 2 3 10
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 2 1 1 4 2 10
DADE BEHRING INC. 4 0 2 3 1 10
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 0 2 5 1 10
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION 1 6 0 0 3 10
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 5 0 1 4 0 10
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS AG 5 4 0 0 0 9
CARRIER CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 2 9
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 2 2 4 0 1 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 0 1 2 3 9
GYROS AB 0 1 0 4 4 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 0 2 4 1 9
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 1 1 2 9
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 2 9
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 2 1 1 3 9
THEROX, INC. 3 5 0 1 0 9
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 2 9
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 4 2 0 8
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 2 0 3 1 8
EPPENDORF AG 1 0 4 1 2 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 3 3 2 8
LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH 0 1 3 3 1 8
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 1 1 2 1 8
SYSMEX CORPORATION 4 0 0 1 3 8
CEPHEID 2 1 2 1 1 7
DENSO CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 0 7
ECOLAB INC. 1 0 0 2 4 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 5 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 1 0 2 2 7
NANOGEN, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
VARIAN, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 1 2 2 1 6
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 1 2 2 1 0 6
EBARA CORPORATION 1 4 0 1 0 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 0 2 1 0 6
HANDYLAB, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH 2 2 1 1 0 6
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 3 6
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 0 1 0 2 6
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 0 2 1 1 5
CARDIOVENTION, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 0 2 3 0 5
COMPACTGTL PLC 0 0 0 5 0 5
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 2 0 0 3 5
FUJIKIN INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
GENETIX LIMITED 1 1 2 1 0 5
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 0 0 1 1 3 5
INTERCAT EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 4 1 0 0 5
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
NUCELLSYS GMBH 0 0 3 1 1 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. PETROBRAS 1 1 1 1 1 5
PROTENSIVE LIMITED (A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) 0 3 2 0 0 5
RECKITT BENCKISER (UK) LIMITED 4 0 1 0 0 5
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH 1 3 0 0 1 5
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
TAKEDA SAN DIEGO, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
TECAN TRADING AG 0 3 0 0 2 5
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 3 1 0 0 1 5
TEXACO INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 1 0 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 1 1 2 0 5


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