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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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 14 16 21 28 52 131
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 13 15 18 13 30 89
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 22 14 14 17 14 81
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8 6 4 6 4 28
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 2 4 6 10 25
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 5 7 4 5 25
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 6 7 4 24
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 4 5 4 7 24
NORDSON CORPORATION 6 2 5 3 4 20
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 6 4 9 19
ASM AMERICA, INC. 6 4 2 1 3 16
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 3 4 3 15
ASM JAPAN K.K. 0 3 2 2 6 13
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 2 3 6 1 13
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 2 3 3 2 3 13
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 2 1 3 4 11
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 5 3 3 0 11
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 3 4 1 10
AIXTRON AG 4 2 1 0 2 9
EBARA CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 2 9
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 0 2 3 2 8
ASML HOLDING N.V. 2 1 2 1 1 7
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 1 0 1 1 4 7
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
ULVAC, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 2 1 1 2 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 0 2 2 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 1 6
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 2 1 3 0 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 3 1 0 6
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 3 0 1 0 6
SEMITOOL, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 2 0 0 0 5
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SCHOTT AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 2 1 0 2 5
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 2 0 1 2 0 5


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