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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 56 57 49 52 57 271
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3 6 4 5 11 29
DEERE + COMPANY 3 5 3 6 4 21
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 4 4 1 4 5 18
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 7 1 4 0 4 16
CNH AMERICA LLC 6 1 5 2 1 15
KUBOTA CORPORATION 3 2 5 1 2 13
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 2 5 0 0 12
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 6 1 1 1 2 11
WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 5 3 2 1 0 11
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 0 3 9
TDK CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 4 9
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
BRAUN CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
BOEING COMPANY 0 2 0 1 4 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 3 0 1 2 7
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 1 7
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 3 1 2 1 0 7
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
DAIHEN CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 3 6
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 1 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 1 0 0 1 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 0 6
MURATEC AUTOMATION CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 4 0 0 0 1 5
ASML HOLDING N.V. 3 2 0 0 0 5
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 0 1 0 2 2 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
PERKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2 1 1 0 1 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 0 1 0 2 5


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