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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 7 16 5 4 35
SUMCO CORPORATION 0 8 8 6 9 31
CREE, INC. 4 4 12 2 2 24
SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION 7 11 2 1 3 24
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 1 12 6 4 0 23
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 4 6 7 4 22
ADVANCED LCD TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER CO., LTD. 3 3 6 4 2 18
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 4 3 3 0 18
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 2 6 5 2 1 16
SILTRONIC AG 2 2 3 2 6 15
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 1 1 1 2 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 5 4 0 0 13
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 4 5 2 2 0 13
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 2 0 5 5 12
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 3 2 2 4 1 12
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 4 2 1 3 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 1 1 2 3 11
CORNING INCORPORATED 8 2 0 0 0 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 0 4 0 5 10
SUMCO TECHXIV CORPORATION 0 3 3 2 2 10
AMMONO. SP. Z.O.O. 0 1 7 0 1 9
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 5 0 0 0 4 9
EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC. 2 2 1 1 3 9
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 3 0 2 3 1 9
SILTRON INC. 0 1 4 2 2 9
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 0 1 2 2 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 2 1 2 8
SCHOTT AG 0 2 2 3 1 8
SONY CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 2 8
KOMATSU DENSHI KINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 2 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 4 0 0 3 7
ASM AMERICA, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 2 3 0 1 6
CRYSTAL GROWING SYSTEMS GMBH 1 3 0 0 2 6
DENSO CORPORATION 3 1 2 0 0 6
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 2 2 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 2 6
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 0 3 3 0 0 6
S.O.I. TEC SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGIES S.A. 0 3 1 2 0 6
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 1 4 0 6
AIXTRON AG 3 0 0 2 0 5
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 0 3 2 0 0 5
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
NICHIA CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 1 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
TAKEDA SAN DIEGO, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
TDK CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5


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