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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 48 34 33 37 33 185
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 16 14 10 11 5 56
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 15 11 3 9 14 52
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 10 6 14 11 10 51
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 8 6 9 11 40
SEMITOOL, INC. 11 10 4 3 2 30
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 2 4 10 11 29
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 7 4 5 6 27
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 7 4 3 4 26
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 10 9 2 2 3 26
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 4 4 6 7 23
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 6 2 6 6 3 23
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 11 6 1 1 2 21
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 0 0 4 11 18
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 2 4 4 4 15
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 6 0 4 2 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 2 8 2 14
MAYTAG CORPORATION 3 0 6 2 2 13
ECOLAB INC. 3 1 3 2 3 12
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 5 4 2 0 1 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 2 3 1 10
BRAUN GMBH 1 1 1 2 3 8
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
ELTEK S.P.A. 2 2 2 1 1 8
INTEL CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 2 8
MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 3 0 0 7
QUANTUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 2 1 2 7
S.E.S. COMPANY LIMITED 5 1 1 0 0 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 1 3 0 0 7
AKRION LLC 1 5 0 0 0 6
AKRION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
BOC GROUP, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 2 0 0 2 2 6
KOBE STEEL LTD. 2 2 0 2 0 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 1 6
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 0 0 3 1 5
CONCRETE WASHOUT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 2 0 0 0 5
EBARA CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
ECOLAB GMBH & CO. OHG 3 2 0 0 0 5
ENTEGRIS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 2 2 0 0 1 5
NALCO COMPANY 0 2 1 2 0 5
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 0 1 1 0 3 5
THE CLOROX COMPANY 0 0 1 1 3 5
THE MATERIAL WORKS, LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5


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