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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 33 18 14 16 21 102
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 20 15 22 14 14 85
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 23 14 13 15 18 83
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 16 8 6 4 44
NORDSON CORPORATION 18 8 6 2 5 39
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 8 4 5 7 29
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 4 3 6 21
ASM AMERICA, INC. 2 2 6 4 2 16
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 4 1 3 16
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 1 4 4 5 15
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 1 3 2 4 13
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 3 1 1 1 13
EBARA CORPORATION 3 3 1 2 3 12
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 1 3 2 3 3 12
AIXTRON AG 2 2 4 2 1 11
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 3 2 1 2 3 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 5 1 1 2 1 10
METSO PAPER, INC. 5 2 2 1 0 10
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 2 3 2 0 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 2 0 2 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 4 1 0 2 9
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 2 4 0 0 3 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 3 9
SEMITOOL, INC. 1 2 4 2 0 9
EISENMANN MASCHINENBAU KG 5 2 0 0 1 8
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 3 8
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 2 4 1 0 1 8
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 1 3 1 0 8
ASM JAPAN K.K. 2 0 0 3 2 7
ASML HOLDING N.V. 1 1 2 1 2 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 2 0 2 1 7
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 3 7
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 2 1 1 0 2 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 1 3 6
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
ANELVA CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 0 5
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
DIMENSION BOND CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
KONICA CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
NEC CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 2 3 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 2 1 1 5


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