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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 451, Abrading

( 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 52 42 45 36 42 217
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 44 14 17 21 19 115
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 35 14 7 2 5 63
EBARA CORPORATION 19 9 8 9 15 60
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 18 10 8 4 4 44
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 10 2 6 5 12 35
BLACK & DECKER INC. 8 6 5 6 6 31
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 10 4 8 3 3 28
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 6 6 3 2 28
DISCO CORPORATION 2 5 5 7 5 24
NIDEK CO., LTD. 5 5 5 3 2 20
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 8 4 3 1 2 18
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 2 1 4 3 5 15
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 1 1 3 4 6 15
HOYA CORPORATION 4 3 4 1 2 14
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 6 3 0 2 2 13
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 6 0 0 3 4 13
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 4 1 1 3 12
JTEKT CORPORATION 0 0 5 3 4 12
FUJIKOSHI MACHINERY CORPORATION 6 0 3 0 1 10
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 0 2 6 10
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 3 10
STRASBAUGH, INC. 3 2 1 0 3 9
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 1 0 2 2 9
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 1 1 1 4 2 9
EDGECRAFT CORP. 1 2 3 1 1 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 2 3 3 8
NIKON CORPORATION 7 0 0 1 0 8
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. 1 0 0 3 4 8
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 3 8
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 0 2 4 7
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 0 3 0 3 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 1 1 2 7
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 0 7
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 0 3 7
NIHON MICRO COATING CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 1 7
SAE MAGNETICS (H.K.) LTD. 1 3 1 1 1 7
STORM PNEUMATIC TOOL CO., LTD. 3 1 2 0 1 7
TBW INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 0 2 0 2 7
JSR CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 3 1 2 0 0 6
SAN FANG CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 4 0 6
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 1 2 2 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. 1 0 1 1 2 5
CARL ZEISS VISION GMBH 1 1 2 0 1 5
ELPIDA MEMORY, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
FRICSO LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
FUJI MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 0 3 0 0 5
GLEASON WORKS 2 1 0 2 0 5
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 0 3 0 0 2 5
HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES,LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
HTC SWEDEN AB 2 0 0 2 1 5
IV TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
MAKITA CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
SILTRONIC AG 0 0 0 4 1 5
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 0 1 0 2 5


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