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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 57 49 52 57 67 282
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 6 4 5 11 11 37
BROOKS AUTOMATION INC. 4 1 4 5 9 23
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 1 4 0 4 11 20
DEERE + COMPANY 5 3 6 4 1 19
KUBOTA CORPORATION 2 5 1 2 2 12
TDK CORPORATION 0 1 4 4 3 12
CNH AMERICA LLC 1 5 2 1 2 11
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 3 4 11
CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 2 2 2 3 1 10
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 1 4 1 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 3 0 1 2 2 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 5 0 0 1 8
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
BRAUN CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 0 7
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
MURATEC AUTOMATION CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 1 7
DAIHEN CORPORATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 3 1 1 0 6
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 4 6
JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 2 2 6
ULVAC, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
WESTENDORF MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 1 0 2 2 0 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5


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