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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 117, Single-Crystal, Oriented-Crystal, and Epitaxy Growth Processes; Non-Coating Apparatus Therefor

( 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 7 16 5 4 7 39
SUMCO CORPORATION 8 8 6 9 2 33
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 12 6 4 0 4 26
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 6 7 4 5 26
CREE, INC. 4 12 2 2 1 21
ADVANCED LCD TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER CO., LTD. 3 6 4 2 2 17
SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION 11 2 1 3 0 17
SILTRONIC AG 2 3 2 6 3 16
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2 0 5 5 3 15
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 6 5 2 1 1 15
SUMCO TECHXIV CORPORATION 3 3 2 2 5 15
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 2 1 3 2 12
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 0 4 0 5 2 11
AMMONO. SP. Z.O.O. 1 7 0 1 1 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 3 0 0 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 4 0 0 0 9
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 2 2 4 1 0 9
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 5 2 2 0 0 9
SILTRON INC. 1 4 2 2 0 9
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 0 0 3 2 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 1 2 1 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 3 1 8
SCHOTT AG 2 2 3 1 0 8
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 3 0 1 1 7
EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC. 2 1 1 3 0 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 2 3 1 1 7
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 2 1 6
FREIBERGER COMPOUND MATERIALS GMBH 0 1 1 1 3 6
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 0 2 2 2 0 6
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 0 6
NIPPON MINING & METALS CO., LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
S.O.I. TEC SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGIES S.A. 3 1 2 0 0 6
SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 1 1 4 0 0 6
APOLLO DIAMOND, INC. 1 1 0 0 3 5
CRYSTAL GROWING SYSTEMS GMBH 3 0 0 2 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 1 2 2 0 5
HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
KOMATSU DENSHI KINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 0 1 5
SONY CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5


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