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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 204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy

( 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 23 15 21 12 30 101
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 16 15 8 16 22 77
SEMITOOL, INC. 8 8 7 4 4 31
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 12 4 5 2 25
DENSO CORPORATION 2 4 6 6 4 22
HITACHI, LTD 6 3 5 2 6 22
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 1 4 6 3 7 21
APPLERA CORPORATION 7 6 5 1 0 19
EBARA CORPORATION 4 2 3 5 4 18
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 1 3 6 6 17
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 3 4 1 4 15
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 8 4 0 0 2 14
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 4 4 2 2 14
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 6 1 1 3 3 14
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 2 1 0 5 5 13
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 7 0 3 2 1 13
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 2 3 0 6 1 12
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 7 12
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 5 2 0 4 11
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 2 0 2 3 11
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 1 4 2 1 11
EKSIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 3 4 2 1 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 1 1 4 11
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 2 0 4 3 11
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 4 0 2 1 3 10
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 2 2 5 10
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 5 10
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 2 4 0 2 2 10
PERMELEC ELECTRODE CO., LTD. 0 5 3 0 2 10
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 1 2 1 3 3 10
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 1 2 6 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 3 9
ARKRAY, INC. 2 0 0 2 5 9
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 1 1 1 6 9
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 2 3 0 0 9
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 5 9
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 4 2 0 1 9
ALCOA INC. 1 3 1 0 3 8
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 2 3 0 1 2 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 2 8
DE NORA ELETTRODI S.P.A. 1 2 1 2 1 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 0 3 3 1 7
LIFESCAN, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 4 7
SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP. 0 0 2 4 1 7
ALUMINIUM PECHINEY 0 0 1 4 1 6
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 0 1 0 3 6
CARDINAL CG COMPANY 0 1 1 1 3 6
CHLORINE ENGINEERS CORP., LTD. 2 1 1 0 2 6
LIFESCAN SCOTLAND LIMITED 1 0 1 3 1 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 0 4 6
METTLER TOLEDO AG 0 2 1 1 2 6
OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG 1 1 1 1 2 6
SONY CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 0 6
TANGO SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 1 3 0 2 6
AGAMATRIX, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
APPLIED MATERIALS GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 2 2 5
DIONEX CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 0 0 0 2 3 5
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 1 2 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 2 2 1 5
INDUSTRIE DE NORA S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 5 5
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 1 0 1 0 3 5
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 1 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2 0 0 2 1 5


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