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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 034, Drying and Gas or Vapor 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 40 39 38 21 36 174
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 9 11 14 6 15 55
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 3 8 4 8 25
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 2 7 1 4 14
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 3 2 4 2 2 13
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 3 3 1 2 11
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 1 3 3 1 2 10
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 3 1 3 0 3 10
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 3 3 0 1 1 8
FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES LIMITED 0 1 2 2 2 7
HITACHI, LTD 0 5 1 0 1 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 4 0 3 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 2 0 3 7
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 0 0 2 2 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 4 1 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 2 0 0 5
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5


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Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
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Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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