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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 216, Etching a Substrate: 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 7 11 8 14 15 55
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 5 4 6 10 16 41
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11 6 5 10 8 40
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 8 7 10 7 6 38
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 10 9 12 2 2 35
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 12 4 10 1 5 32
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 2 13 7 8 32
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 6 5 4 10 29
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 8 4 7 5 29
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 11 5 4 6 1 27
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 6 5 6 3 24
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 8 4 2 0 19
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 2 1 3 7 19
TDK CORPORATION 4 4 3 2 2 15
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 5 3 1 2 1 12
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 5 2 11
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 7 10
SONY CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 4 10
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 5 2 0 0 10
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 0 6 2 1 0 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 2 2 1 1 9
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 1 2 1 2 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 0 3 2 8
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 4 2 1 0 1 8
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 0 0 1 5 7
HITACHI, LTD 2 1 3 0 1 7
INTEL CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 1 7
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 0 3 0 0 6
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 3 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 2 0 3 6
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 0 1 0 2 5
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
S.O.I. TEC SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGIES S.A. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TOUCH MICRO-SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5


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