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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 16 21 28 52 46 163
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 15 18 13 30 28 104
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 14 14 17 14 20 79
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 4 6 10 11 33
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 5 4 7 9 29
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 3 6 7 4 7 27
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 7 4 5 1 22
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 6 4 9 2 21
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 4 6 4 1 21
NORDSON CORPORATION 2 5 3 4 5 19
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 0 1 1 4 12 18
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 4 3 5 16
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 13 16
ASM JAPAN K.K. 3 2 2 6 1 14
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 2 3 6 1 1 13
ASM AMERICA, INC. 4 2 1 3 2 12
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 5 3 3 0 1 12
VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBH 3 3 2 3 1 12
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 3 4 1 2 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 1 3 4 0 10
EBARA CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 2 10
ULVAC, INC. 0 2 1 4 3 10
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 2 3 2 1 8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 3 0 2 2 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 1 1 2 1 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 2 2 0 3 7
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 3 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 4 1 2 7
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 4 7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 4 7
AIXTRON AG 2 1 0 2 1 6
ASML HOLDING N.V. 1 2 1 1 1 6
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 0 1 0 2 6
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 2 0 2 2 6
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 1 0 2 1 6
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 0 4 5
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 3 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 0 5
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 3 0 1 1 5
METSO PAPER, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SCHOTT AG 0 1 1 2 1 5
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 0 0 0 0 5 5


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