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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 134, Cleaning and Liquid Contact with Solids

( 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 37 33 37 35 52 194
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 9 14 14 16 32 85
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 4 11 15 29 15 74
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 11 10 17 11 17 66
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 10 11 6 5 21 53
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 11 5 6 16 12 50
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 6 7 8 7 12 40
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 11 4 4 8 36
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 4 4 8 9 8 33
MAYTAG CORPORATION 2 2 7 13 2 26
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 6 0 6 1 18
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 6 3 2 3 4 18
ECOLAB INC. 2 3 6 4 1 16
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 4 2 3 4 16
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 0 3 2 2 5 12
RESURGENT HEALTH & MEDICAL, LLC 0 0 3 7 2 12
MIELE & CIE. GMBH & CO. 1 1 4 3 2 11
ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 0 2 8 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 2 0 0 0 10
THE CLOROX COMPANY 1 3 5 1 0 10
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 4 2 2 1 0 9
EKC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 1 0 1 8
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 2 2 0 2 2 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 1 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 3 1 2 0 8
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 3 8
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 0 1 2 3 7
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 2 2 0 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 3 1 0 3 0 7
SEMITOOL, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 2 7
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 1 4 0 6
BRAUN GMBH 2 3 1 0 0 6
EBARA CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
AKRION SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
ENTEGRIS, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
GAS TURBINE EFFICIENCY AB 0 1 1 2 1 5
INTEL CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
MEIKO MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO KG 0 0 0 1 4 5
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SEMES CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 1 0 0 1 5
XEROX CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 2 5


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