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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 355, Photocopying

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 140 157 95 112 93 597
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 85 64 55 59 58 321
NIKON CORPORATION 25 48 39 37 76 225
ASML HOLDING N.V. 24 14 12 15 12 77
CARL ZEISS SMT AG 10 19 18 18 2 67
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 9 8 6 6 35
CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH 0 0 0 0 30 30
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 7 5 6 7 27
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 4 5 2 6 8 25
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 1 1 9 7 25
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 7 7 2 2 1 19
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 2 2 5 4 4 17
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 5 2 3 1 3 14
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 9 3 1 0 0 13
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 2 2 2 12
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 2 4 2 2 0 10
ASML MASKTOOLS, B.V. 2 5 0 1 1 9
SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 2 3 0 0 8
INTEL CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 1 6
ORC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 0 0 1 4 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 3 0 1 1 0 5


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