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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 24 29 26 42 40 161
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 10 12 20 28 35 105
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14 17 23 25 20 99
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 9 12 16 20 18 75
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 8 14 8 22 18 70
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 11 11 13 17 17 69
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 4 10 9 16 19 58
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 4 7 12 18 16 57
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 10 7 14 14 56
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 8 12 10 11 50
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 10 2 9 18 8 47
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 14 8 5 10 47
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 6 9 12 12 46
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 12 6 13 6 3 40
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 8 9 9 9 36
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 4 8 7 7 7 33
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1 3 8 9 9 30
XEROX CORPORATION 2 2 8 8 10 30
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 2 10 12 5 29
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 7 6 8 3 26
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 4 4 6 7 5 26
TDK CORPORATION 8 1 5 5 6 25
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 5 2 5 5 23
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 4 8 8 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 8 5 4 3 21
INTEL CORPORATION 3 2 7 4 2 18
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 4 4 4 5 18
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 2 5 5 4 17
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 0 4 3 7 17
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 3 2 6 17
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 4 6 6 17
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 3 6 3 16
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 3 1 6 5 16
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 1 0 4 6 14
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 0 1 4 6 3 14
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 4 4 14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 2 2 6 1 14
ASM JAPAN K.K. 1 1 3 2 6 13
BASF COATINGS AG 4 2 4 2 1 13
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 0 1 0 8 4 13
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 6 2 5 13
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 10 2 13
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 7 2 12
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 7 12
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 3 4 2 12
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 2 0 3 3 11
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 2 0 3 3 3 11
HOYA CORPORATION 4 0 1 2 4 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 3 2 3 11
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 3 1 3 2 11
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 3 0 5 2 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 5 4 11
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 1 7 1 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 2 7 10
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 0 1 3 10
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 0 2 3 1 10
JOHNS MANVILLE 0 1 2 4 3 10
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 7 9
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 2 1 1 3 9
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2 2 1 4 0 9
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 1 0 6 1 9
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 3 3 9
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 4 3 9
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 3 9
SCHOTT AG 1 4 0 2 2 9
SNECMA PROPULSION SOLIDE 4 1 1 1 2 9
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 2 9
SUPERPOWER, INC. 1 3 3 0 2 9
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 1 2 1 1 4 9
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 3 0 0 1 4 8
BASF CORP. 2 0 4 1 1 8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 3 3 8
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 0 1 3 4 8
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 0 1 1 6 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 3 0 2 8
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 4 1 1 1 1 8
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 0 2 2 3 1 8
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 0 2 4 1 8
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 1 2 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 1 1 3 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 1 0 0 3 4 8
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 2 8
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 1 3 2 0 8
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 0 3 3 2 8
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 2 2 1 0 2 7
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 2 0 2 3 0 7
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 1 3 0 1 2 7
FUJI ELECTRIC DEVICE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 3 3 0 0 7
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 2 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 2 0 4 1 7
KONICA CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 0 2 0 3 2 7
NORDSON CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 1 7
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 1 1 3 1 7
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 1 0 3 0 3 7
SECO TOOLS AB 0 0 0 4 3 7
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 3 2 7
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
SURMODICS, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 1 2 1 1 2 7
APPLIED MICROSTRUCTURES, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
ASM AMERICA, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
CHEMETALL GMBH 0 1 2 2 1 6
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0 0 2 4 0 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 5 1 0 0 0 6
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 1 1 0 3 1 6
HITACHI, LTD 1 2 0 2 1 6
INNOVATECH, LLC 0 0 1 3 2 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 2 1 2 1 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 4 0 0 0 6
METSO PAPER, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 3 1 6
NANOSOLAR, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
RIKEN 1 0 1 3 1 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 2 1 2 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 0 1 2 0 6
TESA AG 1 1 0 1 3 6
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
ULVAC, INC. 2 0 1 1 2 6
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 0 1 3 2 6
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 0 0 0 4 2 6
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 1 2 6
AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 2 0 1 2 5
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 2 1 1 0 1 5
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 0 3 0 1 5
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 0 2 2 5
CABOT CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 0 5
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CERTAINTEED CORP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
COOK INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 0 0 1 2 2 5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
DRAKA COMTEQ B.V. 2 0 2 0 1 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 0 2 3 0 0 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 0 0 0 0 5
GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
GOODRICH CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
IFIRE IP CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
NANOCO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 2 1 1 5
OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC 1 0 2 2 0 5
PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED 0 0 0 4 1 5
RHODIA CHIMIE 2 0 1 1 1 5
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, L.L.C. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 0 0 1 3 1 5
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 0 1 1 1 5
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 0 2 0 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 1 0 2 2 5
YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 0 2 3 5


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