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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 427, Coating 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 21 24 29 26 42 142
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 14 17 23 25 84
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 8 10 12 20 28 78
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 11 11 13 17 71
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 11 8 14 8 22 63
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 4 9 12 16 20 61
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 11 10 7 14 48
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 10 14 8 5 47
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 4 7 12 18 46
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 6 10 2 9 18 45
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 9 8 12 10 44
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 6 12 6 13 6 43
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 4 10 9 16 39
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 7 6 9 12 39
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 1 8 9 9 30
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 4 4 8 7 7 30
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 4 1 3 8 9 25
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 2 7 6 8 25
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 10 12 24
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 3 4 4 6 7 24
INTEL CORPORATION 7 3 2 7 4 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 1 8 5 4 23
TDK CORPORATION 3 8 1 5 5 22
XEROX CORPORATION 2 2 2 8 8 22
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 6 5 2 5 19
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3 1 4 4 4 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 2 4 0 0 15
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 1 2 5 5 14
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 8 5 1 0 0 14
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 3 0 4 3 14
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 8 14
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 1 2 3 4 14
BASF COATINGS AG 1 4 2 4 2 13
BOEING COMPANY 4 0 1 1 7 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 3 3 6 13
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4 1 3 0 5 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 3 2 2 6 13
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 1 1 7 12
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 1 0 1 4 6 12
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 5 3 2 12
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 1 4 6 12
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 4 11
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 4 0 1 11
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 2 3 1 3 11
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 1 10 11
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 6 11
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 1 1 0 6 10
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 3 2 0 3 10
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 2 2 0 3 3 10
KONICA CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 1 10
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 2 2 2 4 10
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 1 3 2 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 1 3 1 0 4 9
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 8 9
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 4 0 2 3 9
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 3 9
ASM JAPAN K.K. 1 1 1 3 2 8
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 2 3 0 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 2 1 3 2 8
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 0 2 2 3 8
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 2 8
SURMODICS, INC. 2 0 1 2 3 8
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
BASF CORP. 0 2 0 4 1 7
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 2 0 2 3 7
FUJI ELECTRIC DEVICE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 3 3 0 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 5 0 0 0 7
HOYA CORPORATION 0 4 0 1 2 7
JOHNS MANVILLE 0 0 1 2 4 7
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 2 1 2 1 7
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 2 0 2 0 3 7
NORDSON CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 2 7
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 1 0 2 4 7
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 1 4 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 1 1 3 7
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 1 2 2 1 7
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 2 7
SCHOTT AG 0 1 4 0 2 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 0 5 7
SNECMA PROPULSION SOLIDE 0 4 1 1 1 7
SUPERPOWER, INC. 0 1 3 3 0 7
TESA AG 4 1 1 0 1 7
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
ASM AMERICA, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
CABOT CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 1 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 0 1 3 6
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 1 3 0 1 6
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 0 0 2 4 6
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 0 1 1 6
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 0 2 3 0 6
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 1 1 1 0 3 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 0 2 0 4 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 2 3 6
METSO PAPER, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
NANOSOLAR, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 0 1 2 1 6
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 0 3 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 0 1 2 6
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 1 2 1 1 6
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 0 2 2 1 0 5
APPLIED MICROSTRUCTURES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
CHEMETALL GMBH 0 0 1 2 2 5
DIMENSION BOND CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
H. B. FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
HITACHI, LTD 1 1 1 0 2 5
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 4 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 1 3 5
NEC CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD. 2 2 0 1 0 5
OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC 0 1 0 2 2 5
PHOQUS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 3 1 1 0 0 5
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 2 1 0 0 2 5
RHODIA CHIMIE 1 2 0 1 1 5
RIKEN 0 1 0 1 3 5
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 0 2 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 0 3 5
SECO TOOLS AB 1 0 0 0 4 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 0 0 3 5
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 0 1 1 5
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5


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