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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 422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing

( 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 51 60 36 85 86 318
UOP 4 4 13 28 29 78
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 4 8 23 27 63
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 6 4 8 12 9 39
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 3 3 13 17 37
HITACHI, LTD 9 7 2 12 6 36
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 3 2 8 22 36
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 0 1 9 7 14 31
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 4 7 11 5 31
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 2 6 7 11 4 30
ETHICON, INC. 9 4 5 9 1 28
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY 1 2 7 6 11 27
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 5 4 10 7 27
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 1 6 8 9 26
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 8 5 1 7 25
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 5 6 2 6 5 24
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 2 7 9 5 24
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 2 1 7 7 6 23
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 3 6 9 23
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 2 5 6 7 23
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 11 2 4 5 0 22
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 8 1 4 3 5 21
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 5 3 1 5 7 21
STERIS INC. 10 4 1 3 3 21
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 1 2 3 7 7 20
ARKRAY, INC. 2 5 0 8 4 19
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 6 7 5 19
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 4 2 2 4 6 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 5 4 2 5 18
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 2 4 3 5 17
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 1 5 6 17
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 0 1 2 7 7 17
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 2 2 3 4 6 17
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 1 1 3 8 16
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 1 6 3 4 15
SANDIA CORPORATION 4 5 3 2 1 15
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 0 3 1 6 5 15
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3 1 4 5 1 14
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 4 2 2 4 2 14
ECOLAB INC. 2 4 4 3 1 14
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 2 1 4 5 14
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 2 2 0 7 3 14
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 0 6 7 13
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 5 3 13
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 3 1 1 5 3 13
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 3 0 1 1 13
GYROS AB 4 4 0 2 3 13
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 2 3 4 4 13
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 4 1 1 3 13
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 2 3 6 1 13
SHELL OIL COMPANY 4 4 1 1 3 13
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 2 3 2 3 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 1 1 5 3 12
FLUIDIGM CORPORATION 1 0 1 5 5 12
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 1 1 2 4 12
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 7 3 1 1 0 12
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 1 0 9 2 12
VELOCYS, INC. 1 2 1 4 4 12
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 0 0 5 3 3 11
COMPACTGTL PLC 5 0 1 3 2 11
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 1 3 4 3 11
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 1 5 2 3 11
ENPLAS CORPORATION 1 2 2 5 1 11
EPPENDORF AG 1 2 4 3 1 11
INTEL CORPORATION 1 1 0 5 4 11
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH 0 2 3 2 4 11
SHARPER IMAGE ACQUISITION LLC 0 0 3 4 4 11
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 3 1 0 2 11
APPLERA CORPORATION 4 5 1 0 0 10
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 6 1 2 10
GEO2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 6 4 0 10
MEDTRONIC INC. 5 1 0 4 0 10
ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 2 2 3 3 10
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 1 6 1 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 1 1 0 5 9
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 1 1 3 4 9
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 3 0 3 3 9
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 3 5 1 9
LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH 3 1 4 1 0 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 1 0 4 2 9
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 4 9
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 6 0 0 1 9
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 0 1 6 1 8
BASF CORP. 0 0 0 1 7 8
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 0 4 2 8
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM MICROPARTS GMBH 0 1 2 4 1 8
CARRIER CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 1 8
CYBIO AG 2 1 2 2 1 8
HANDYLAB, INC. 2 2 0 3 1 8
IDS COMPANY, LTD 0 1 4 2 1 8
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 1 0 4 2 8
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 1 3 3 8
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 0 0 2 5 1 8
BASF CATALYSTS LLC 1 1 3 2 0 7
ECOLAB USA INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 1 3 1 1 1 7
HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES,LTD. 0 1 0 5 1 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 1 1 1 3 7
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 3 1 2 7
INTERCAT EQUIPMENT, INC. 0 4 1 2 0 7
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. PETROBRAS 1 1 2 1 2 7
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 0 1 6 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
BIOMERIEUX VITEK, INC. 0 1 5 0 0 6
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 3 0 0 0 3 6
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
GENO LLC 0 0 2 0 4 6
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 1 0 1 4 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 1 4 0 0 6
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 1 2 3 0 6
LIFESCAN, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 3 0 3 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 3 0 0 0 6
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 3 0 1 1 6
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 3 6
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC 0 1 3 1 1 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 2 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 3 1 6
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 3 3 6
TAKEDA SAN DIEGO, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
TECAN TRADING AG 0 2 1 1 2 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 1 3 1 1 6
TOSOH CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 0 0 2 1 3 6
UHDE GMBH 1 0 2 2 1 6
UNIFRAX I LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 1 2 1 1 1 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 0 2 0 2 5
AVANTIUM INTERNATIONAL B.V. 1 0 4 0 0 5
BASF SE 0 0 0 2 3 5
BIOQUELL UK LIMITED 1 0 0 4 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 0 1 2 5
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 1 1 0 3 0 5
CEPHEID 1 1 1 0 2 5
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 1 0 1 3 0 5
COVARIS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
DAKO/AS 0 0 0 2 3 5
DENSO CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 1 5
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 1 2 0 1 1 5
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 0 2 1 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
FUMAKILLA LIMITED 2 1 0 0 2 5
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 0 0 3 2 0 5
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 0 2 0 2 1 5
J. EBERSPACHER GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 0 2 0 5
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 0 1 1 1 2 5
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 1 0 0 2 2 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 3 1 0 0 1 5
PERKINELMER LAS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
STERIS CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSAL BIO RESEARCH CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5


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