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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 356, Optics: Measuring and Testing

( 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 73 55 62 70 61 321
KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 14 19 46 43 47 169
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 13 20 32 40 32 137
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 30 28 31 21 24 134
ZYGO CORPORATION 28 27 25 27 24 131
THERMA-WAVE, INC. 26 28 23 14 1 92
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 9 7 14 17 29 76
HITACHI, LTD 16 15 14 13 12 70
BOEING COMPANY 8 11 11 11 20 61
J. A. WOOLLAM CO. INC. 7 4 11 25 14 61
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 9 14 16 16 61
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 4 6 16 25 52
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 2 13 15 18 52
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 10 13 11 7 10 51
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 7 4 13 5 22 51
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON 5 7 9 17 12 50
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 9 11 7 20 50
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 4 5 11 13 16 49
NIKON CORPORATION 15 10 4 8 9 46
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 2 3 12 14 14 45
CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION 3 2 11 11 17 44
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 10 5 10 8 11 44
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 20 8 9 5 0 42
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 8 6 5 17 42
MITUTOYO CORPORATION 4 5 6 9 18 42
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 2 7 12 17 41
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 5 7 11 8 40
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 10 6 7 10 7 40
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 13 6 14 5 0 38
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 7 10 11 8 2 38
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 6 6 6 11 36
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 4 8 5 13 4 34
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 4 5 7 17 33
CORNING INCORPORATED 5 2 6 16 3 32
TIMBRE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 6 6 6 9 32
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 4 5 8 6 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 5 9 8 6 30
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 6 5 7 3 7 28
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 6 9 6 3 28
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 6 3 4 9 5 27
NANOMETRICS INC. 4 5 6 6 6 27
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 2 5 5 9 26
HORIBA LTD. 6 4 4 11 1 26
INTEL CORPORATION 3 5 5 6 7 26
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 19 25
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 6 6 3 6 25
OMRON CORPORATION 4 4 4 5 8 25
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 3 3 5 7 5 23
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 5 2 4 4 8 23
ZETETIC INSTITUTE 2 0 9 5 7 23
ASML HOLDING N.V. 2 4 5 6 4 21
DENSO CORPORATION 3 1 3 7 7 21
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 5 4 3 6 3 21
RAYTHEON COMPANY 5 2 7 5 2 21
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 7 1 7 3 3 21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 4 5 3 6 21
APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD. 1 3 4 3 9 20
CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH 5 6 7 2 0 20
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 4 1 4 5 6 20
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 5 4 3 5 3 20
APPLERA CORPORATION 1 5 2 8 3 19
JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH 1 3 6 6 3 19
XEROX CORPORATION 2 2 2 6 7 19
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 2 2 4 7 18
NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 5 2 2 7 2 18
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 11 6 0 0 0 17
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 1 5 7 17
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 4 2 7 2 2 17
ADVANTEST CORP. 1 4 6 2 3 16
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 3 1 1 6 5 16
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 3 4 3 16
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2 1 5 3 5 16
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 9 4 2 1 16
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 1 0 2 9 3 15
X-RITE, INCORPORATED 2 2 5 4 2 15
JJL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 5 5 0 4 14
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 6 0 1 5 14
NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. 0 3 6 3 2 14
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 5 2 1 1 14
CANESTA, INC. 1 1 2 1 8 13
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC. 1 0 2 1 9 13
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 0 3 2 6 2 13
KONICA MINOLTA SENSING, INC. 0 0 2 1 10 13
N & K TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 0 4 5 13
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 5 13
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 2 2 2 5 2 13
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 1 4 4 1 12
ALCATEL 2 2 2 3 3 12
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 4 1 6 1 12
CYMER, INC. 1 4 1 4 2 12
FINISAR CORPORATION 1 5 1 2 3 12
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 5 4 1 1 1 12
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 6 5 1 0 0 12
NIDEK CO., LTD. 2 2 1 6 1 12
OPTOPLAN AS 1 1 3 3 4 12
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 3 5 2 12
VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 0 7 5 12
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 2 5 4 11
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 2 2 2 3 11
BYK-GARDNER GMBH 0 2 2 2 5 11
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 5 2 1 2 11
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH 0 0 2 3 6 11
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 4 3 1 11
ORBOTECH LTD. 3 2 1 2 3 11
PENTAX CORPORATION 4 1 3 1 2 11
QINETIQ LIMITED 1 2 1 3 4 11
AMNIS CORPORATION 2 4 1 1 2 10
AT&T CORP. 1 0 3 3 3 10
DUKE UNIVERSITY 0 0 5 3 2 10
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 2 0 4 2 2 10
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 3 3 1 2 1 10
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 4 3 1 0 2 10
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 1 5 4 0 0 10
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 2 10
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 4 2 2 10
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 1 4 3 0 10
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 4 1 0 1 10
THALES 0 1 1 2 6 10
ANRITSU CORPORATION 2 5 0 1 1 9
ASPECTRICS, INC. 0 0 3 1 5 9
AXSUN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 4 2 9
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 1 3 9
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 1 2 1 2 9
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 1 6 0 1 9
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 0 4 3 1 9
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 2 2 9
HINDS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 1 4 1 1 9
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1 2 0 3 3 9
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 3 0 2 9
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS HEIDELBERG GMBH 3 5 1 0 0 9
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 3 3 1 1 1 9
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 7 1 1 0 0 9
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 3 3 3 9
SRU BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 5 1 9
THERMO ELECTRON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 8 9
CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 3 1 1 8
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 3 8
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 1 0 3 2 2 8
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
NEC CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 3 8
OTSUKA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 4 0 3 0 8
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 0 0 4 1 3 8
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 1 1 1 2 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 0 0 0 4 4 8
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 3 3 2 0 0 8
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 0 0 5 1 1 7
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 6 1 0 0 0 7
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 0 3 2 2 0 7
DATACOLOR HOLDING AG 0 0 2 2 3 7
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION 2 4 0 1 0 7
EBARA CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 3 7
EXFO ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENGINEERING INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 4 1 1 1 0 7
HOYA CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 3 7
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4 0 1 0 2 7
LIGHTWIND CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
MAVEN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 2 3 1 0 7
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 0 0 4 3 7
PICARRO, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
RENISHAW PLC 2 1 2 1 1 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 1 2 1 7
SILICON LIGHT MACHINES INC. 1 2 2 2 0 7
SOUTHWEST SCIENCES, INCORPORATED 0 1 2 2 2 7
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 2 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 0 3 3 0 1 7
VARIAN AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 3 0 1 1 2 7
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 0 1 3 0 7
ANALYTICAL SPECTRAL DEVICES, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
ARCTURUS BIOSCIENCE, INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 2 3 1 0 6
BIACORE AB 2 0 3 1 0 6
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 0 1 3 6
CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH AND INSTRUMENTATION, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 1 6
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 2 0 0 0 4 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 4 6
IDC, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
JOBIN YVON SA 1 2 0 3 0 6
KAISER OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
L'OREAL S.A. 1 0 4 0 1 6
LITEF GMBH 1 0 1 3 1 6
LUNA INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 0 0 1 3 2 6
MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 0 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 3 0 1 6
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
REICHERT, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 4 1 1 0 0 6
SICK AG 3 2 1 0 0 6
SOKKIA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
STEINBICHLER OPTOTECHNIK GMBH 1 2 0 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 0 2 0 2 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 1 0 2 1 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 1 1 1 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 1 1 1 2 6
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
WERTH MESSTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 1 2 1 6
WYATT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
4D TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 0 5
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY 0 0 0 0 5 5
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 1 0 3 0 5
AVANEX CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
CADENT LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CANDELA INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
ELECTRONIC SCRIPTING PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
FUJIKURA LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
GRETAG MACBETH LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
GRETAG-MACBETH AG 2 1 2 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 0 2 2 0 5
ICOS VISION SYSTEMS N.V. 1 1 0 0 3 5
INLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'OPTIQUE 1 0 2 1 1 5
JAPAN AS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF AGENCY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 2 0 0 0 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 1 0 3 1 5
JASCO CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
JETALON SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
JOHN FLUKE MFG. CO., INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
LITEL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 0 1 1 2 1 5
MEDEIKON CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
METROLASER, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
PACKARD INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PRUFTECHNIK DIETER BUSCH AG 1 0 1 3 0 5
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2 1 1 1 0 5
SEMITOOL, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
SENSYS MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT S.R.L. 1 0 1 2 1 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 1 2 1 0 5
USTER TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 1 0 1 1 5
VISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS JENA GMBH 0 0 1 2 2 5
WALLAC OY 1 2 1 1 0 5


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