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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 101 62 56 57 49 325
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 15 3 3 6 4 31
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 11 6 7 1 4 29
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 4 4 4 4 1 17
DEERE + COMPANY 3 1 3 5 3 15
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 5 2 5 13
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 0 6 1 5 12
KUBOTA CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 5 12
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 1 2 6 1 1 11
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 4 1 2 1 11
BRAUN CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 3 10
SEMITOOL, INC. 6 2 1 1 0 10
WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 5 3 2 10
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 3 2 0 2 2 9
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 2 2 1 3 0 8
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 3 7
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0 1 3 1 2 7
HITACHI, LTD 4 1 0 1 1 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 0 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 0 2 1 1 7
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 2 2 7
PERKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 3 2 1 1 7
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 1 3 0 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 1 4 1 0 6
KNAPP LOGISTIK AUTOMATION GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. 3 1 0 1 1 6
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 0 4 0 0 5
ASM JAPAN K.K. 0 3 1 0 1 5
ASML HOLDING N.V. 0 0 3 2 0 5
BELLHEIMER METALLWERK GMBH 0 1 1 1 2 5
CASCADE CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
CATERPILLAR S.A.R.L. 3 1 0 1 0 5
CLEANCUT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 4 0 1 0 0 5
COOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
F. R. DRAKE COMPANY 1 2 1 0 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ROCKLAND, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5


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