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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 46 56 45 39 31 217
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 28 30 33 24 18 133
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 20 14 18 21 11 84
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 12 15 15 10 9 61
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 1 12 33 15 61
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 11 9 17 17 5 59
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 2 13 25 6 8 54
INTERMOLECULAR INC. 3 4 8 15 3 33
NORDSON CORPORATION 5 7 6 8 3 29
ULVAC, INC. 3 10 7 5 0 25
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 13 8 0 0 0 21
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 9 2 7 2 1 21
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2 5 6 4 3 20
DURR SYSTEMS GMBH 0 1 6 8 4 19
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 2 5 3 6 3 19
ASM AMERICA, INC. 2 8 3 3 2 18
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 3 2 5 3 17
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 7 5 4 0 0 16
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 3 1 5 1 15
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 2 5 2 3 3 15
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 5 4 3 2 15
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 1 8 1 2 2 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 5 6 1 1 14
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 2 6 0 13
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 2 2 2 3 12
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 3 5 1 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 4 2 1 11
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 1 3 4 2 1 11
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 4 3 2 2 0 11
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 2 0 7 0 11
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 3 10
FIRST SOLAR, INC. 0 0 3 5 2 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 3 2 3 1 10
SEMES CO., LTD. 3 4 0 2 1 10
NUFLARE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 1 3 9
PANASONIC CORPORATION 3 4 1 1 0 9
PRIMESTAR SOLAR, INC. 0 4 5 0 0 9
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 3 2 3 9
ADVANCED DISPLAY PROCESS ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 0 8
ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT, INC. ASIA 2 2 3 1 0 8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 2 2 3 1 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 2 2 3 1 8
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 1 0 6 0 1 8
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 3 3 0 0 8
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, A FRENCH SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE 5 0 2 1 0 8
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 3 1 2 1 8
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
ASM GENITECH KOREA LTD. 0 4 1 1 1 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 0 2 2 7
ABB K.K. 3 1 1 0 1 6
AIXTRON INC. 1 4 0 0 1 6
CREE, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
DURR SYSTEMS, INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
EUGENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 2 3 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 4 0 1 1 6
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 2 0 1 1 2 6
APPLIED MATERIALS GMBH & CO. KG 1 2 1 0 1 5
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 2 1 0 1 5
BELANGER INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 0 1 0 5
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
EISENMANN AG 0 0 1 0 4 5
GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC 5 0 0 0 0 5
KATEEVA, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
S.O.I. TEC SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGIES S.A. 0 0 3 0 2 5
SOKUDO CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 0 5
SOLOPOWER, INC. 0 5 0 0 0 5
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 0 1 3 0 5
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
VON ARDENNE ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH 0 3 1 1 0 5



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