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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 427, Coating Processes

( 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 50 24 21 24 29 148
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 17 24 19 11 11 82
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 20 14 11 8 14 67
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 18 13 8 10 12 61
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 16 10 10 14 59
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 20 10 6 11 10 57
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 18 15 6 10 2 51
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8 5 5 14 17 49
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 11 4 6 12 6 39
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 9 2 4 9 12 36
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 7 10 5 4 7 33
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 7 4 5 9 8 33
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 12 5 8 5 1 31
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 5 9 2 4 27
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 2 5 7 6 26
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 12 6 4 1 3 26
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 3 4 4 4 8 23
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 6 1 6 5 22
TDK CORPORATION 7 2 3 8 1 21
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 6 2 2 7 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 2 5 1 8 18
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 4 5 4 1 3 17
BASF COATINGS AG 7 2 1 4 2 16
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 3 3 2 1 16
INTEL CORPORATION 2 2 7 3 2 16
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 6 2 2 3 16
XEROX CORPORATION 7 3 2 2 2 16
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 5 2 5 0 15
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 2 3 4 4 15
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 4 4 1 2 15
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 2 3 1 8 14
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 10 14
KONICA CORPORATION 3 3 3 3 2 14
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 5 7 2 0 0 14
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 11 2 0 0 0 13
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 4 2 2 1 13
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 5 3 1 1 2 12
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 4 2 4 12
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3 1 3 1 4 12
NORDSON CORPORATION 4 4 1 0 3 12
SONY CORPORATION 6 1 2 1 2 12
TESA AG 2 3 4 1 1 11
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 4 0 2 2 2 10
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 2 2 1 2 10
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 4 1 1 1 10
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 2 2 3 1 10
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 1 5 10
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 6 1 1 1 1 10
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 1 2 1 1 9
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 6 2 0 1 0 9
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 1 1 3 1 9
JSR CORPORATION 4 4 0 1 0 9
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 4 2 1 0 2 9
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 0 4 3 0 9
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 3 1 1 2 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 3 2 1 1 2 9
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 1 3 0 2 2 8
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 3 1 2 2 8
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 3 2 2 1 0 8
BASF CORP. 2 4 0 2 0 8
BOEING COMPANY 1 2 4 0 1 8
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 1 2 1 1 8
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 3 1 0 8
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 1 8
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 0 2 3 2 8
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 4 1 1 1 1 8
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 4 2 1 0 1 8
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 1 3 2 2 0 8
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 3 0 3 0 8
SHIPLEY COMPANY INC. 0 5 2 1 0 8
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 2 3 0 7
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 1 1 1 3 7
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 2 2 0 7
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 4 0 2 1 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 2 0 4 0 7
HOYA CORPORATION 0 3 0 4 0 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 0 1 3 7
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 4 0 0 1 7
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 3 1 0 0 7
NEC CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 0 7
SCHOTT AG 0 2 0 1 4 7
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 2 7
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 3 2 1 0 1 7
ALCOA INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
ASM JAPAN K.K. 2 1 1 1 1 6
ASML HOLDING N.V. 1 2 1 0 2 6
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 3 2 0 0 1 6
INTERNATIONAL COATINGS LIMITED 2 2 1 1 0 6
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 2 0 0 3 1 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 4 1 1 0 0 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 0 1 1 6
SNECMA PROPULSION SOLIDE 0 1 0 4 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 0 0 1 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 1 3 0 2 0 6
ALLIED PHOTOCHEMICAL, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ANELVA CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 2 0 0 1 5
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 4 0 0 0 1 5
EBARA CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 1 0 2 2 0 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 0 2 1 0 2 5
HITACHI, LTD 2 0 1 1 1 5
IMATION CORP. 2 0 0 1 2 5
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
LORD CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 0 0 1 5
MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH 1 2 0 1 1 5
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 2 2 5
PHOQUS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 0 0 3 1 1 5
RHODIA CHIMIE 0 2 1 2 0 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 0 1 1 0 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 0 1 2 0 5
SURMODICS, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
TEGAL CORP. 0 2 1 1 1 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 0 0 1 1 5
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
ULVAC, INC. 0 3 0 2 0 5
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5


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