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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 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 86 108 96 96 69 455
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 27 28 34 24 19 132
UOP 29 31 11 25 28 124
SYSMEX CORPORATION 22 20 11 38 20 111
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 7 13 13 29 18 80
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 17 16 11 16 12 72
IBIDEN CO., LTD. 14 13 13 10 5 55
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 4 6 10 31 54
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 9 13 10 10 9 51
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 9 11 6 12 2 40
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 7 15 10 7 1 40
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 7 10 12 5 3 37
CORNING INCORPORATED 8 12 6 5 6 37
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 9 4 7 7 8 35
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 9 7 10 3 34
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY 11 3 6 8 4 32
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. 6 6 5 8 5 30
PANASONIC CORPORATION 5 9 9 4 1 28
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 5 7 9 5 27
ARKRAY, INC. 4 9 7 5 2 27
ECOLAB USA INC. 6 6 5 5 5 27
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 4 6 6 9 2 27
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 5 5 9 5 3 27
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 5 2 8 4 26
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 3 6 5 8 4 26
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH 4 6 11 2 3 26
BASF SE 6 0 3 7 7 23
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 5 3 8 2 5 23
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 4 3 4 5 7 23
FLUIDIGM CORPORATION 5 4 7 3 4 23
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 5 5 5 7 1 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 6 5 4 3 4 22
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC. 3 5 4 7 2 21
EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION 0 5 4 6 5 20
EPPENDORF AG 1 4 4 5 6 20
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED 7 6 2 3 2 20
HITACHI, LTD 6 8 0 2 4 20
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 7 3 4 6 0 20
KRONES AG 0 1 3 8 8 20
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 3 3 10 3 20
BASF CORPORATION 7 4 1 2 5 19
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 4 4 3 2 19
EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH 5 4 5 3 2 19
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 3 8 2 4 19
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 2 5 5 5 18
SHELL OIL COMPANY 3 3 2 3 7 18
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 5 2 5 3 17
UNIVERSAL BIO RESEARCH CO., LTD. 4 2 5 4 2 17
HRD CORP. 3 5 4 2 2 16
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 3 7 3 1 2 16
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 0 4 6 5 16
UNIFRAX I LLC 5 2 3 3 3 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 5 1 7 1 2 16
ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC. 1 3 3 5 3 15
HANDYLAB, INC. 1 6 2 5 1 15
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 7 1 2 3 2 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 3 5 5 0 15
SHIMADZU CORPORATION 4 4 4 2 1 15
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 4 1 3 2 4 14
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 4 2 8 0 0 14
ROHM CO., LTD. 2 1 7 2 2 14
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. 5 5 0 1 3 14
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 2 1 4 4 3 14
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 0 4 3 3 3 13
GENO LLC 4 4 2 3 0 13
IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 2 3 2 6 0 13
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. 3 2 2 2 4 13
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 5 2 1 3 2 13
VELOCYS, INC. 4 2 3 2 2 13
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 5 4 2 0 1 12
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 5 2 4 1 0 12
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 2 2 4 12
INTEL CORPORATION 4 2 2 2 2 12
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 1 3 3 2 12
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 6 1 5 0 0 12
ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. 3 2 3 2 1 11
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 2 1 2 6 11
GRUPO PETROTEMEX, S.A. DE C.V. 2 3 2 2 2 11
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 1 2 3 1 11
INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, CHINESE ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, TAIWAN 1 4 3 2 1 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 0 6 5 11
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 1 1 3 5 11
PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. 0 0 1 9 1 11
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 1 1 4 2 11
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 3 3 2 11
SONY CORPORATION 0 2 3 2 4 11
STERIS INC. 3 5 1 1 1 11
ALERE SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 1 2 3 3 10
CEPHEID 2 2 2 4 0 10
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 4 2 1 10
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 3 4 1 0 2 10
ILLUMINA, INC. 3 3 2 2 0 10
OPKO DIAGNOSTICS, LLC 0 2 4 2 2 10
ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 3 6 1 0 0 10
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 2 3 4 0 1 10
RHEONIX, INC. 2 1 3 1 3 10
SANDIA CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 1 10
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 1 5 2 1 1 10
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1 1 2 2 3 9
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 4 3 0 0 2 9
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 2 0 2 3 2 9
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 2 2 3 1 1 9
DAKO/AS 3 3 1 2 0 9
DREXEL UNIVERSITY 1 4 3 1 0 9
ERRCIVE, INC. 1 4 1 3 0 9
ETHICON, INC. 1 2 4 2 0 9
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 1 1 2 3 2 9
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 1 0 3 1 9
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1 0 2 4 2 9
SABAN VENTURES PTY LIMITED 0 0 3 2 4 9
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 2 9
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 1 0 1 2 5 9
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 2 3 3 0 9
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 3 9
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 2 1 1 2 8
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 5 0 1 8
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM MICROPARTS GMBH 1 1 1 3 2 8
CAPITALBIO CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 1 8
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 0 3 1 3 8
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 3 0 2 2 1 8
DENSO CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 3 8
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 3 1 0 1 8
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 2 3 1 2 8
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 1 1 0 4 2 8
INTEGRA BIOSCIENCES CORP. 1 2 5 0 0 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 0 3 2 8
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC 1 3 2 1 1 8
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 2 2 1 2 8
LG CHEM, LTD. 4 1 0 2 1 8
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 3 0 3 2 0 8
NALCO COMPANY 0 1 2 4 1 8
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 1 2 2 2 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 2 0 1 3 8
BIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 0 0 3 4 7
COMPACTGTL PLC 2 1 2 1 1 7
COVIDIEN LP 0 0 3 3 1 7
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 0 1 2 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 3 1 0 0 7
FUMAKILLA LIMITED 2 1 4 0 0 7
HACH COMPANY 0 2 1 3 1 7
HINO JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HINO MOTORS, LTD.) 0 2 3 0 2 7
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 4 2 0 7
KHS GMBH 0 0 1 5 1 7
MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 1 0 1 4 1 7
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
NANOENTEK, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 0 2 3 0 7
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 2 2 1 2 0 7
NOXILIZER, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
QIAGEN GAITHERSBURG, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 1 0 5 7
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
TECAN TRADING AG 2 4 1 0 0 7
TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 5 7
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 3 3 1 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 1 1 3 0 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1 1 1 1 3 7
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 2 2 1 7
XEROX CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 1 7
AGAMATRIX, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 0 1 3 2 0 6
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 2 0 2 0 2 6
AMERICAN COVERS, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
BIOKIT S.A. 0 2 1 3 0 6
BIOTIX, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
BOEING COMPANY 2 0 1 2 1 6
CANON U.S. LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
CARRIER CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
CYTYC CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
DIONEX CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 0 6
EBERSPACHER EXHAUST TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 2 2 2 6
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 3 1 1 0 1 6
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 1 0 3 2 0 6
GENEASYS PTY LTD 0 0 6 0 0 6
GYROS AB 3 2 1 0 0 6
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, F., + CO. AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MESNE 2 2 1 0 1 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 2 1 3 0 6
HUSSMANN CORPORATION 0 3 0 3 0 6
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
INFOPIA CO., LTD. 1 3 1 1 0 6
JAPAN OIL, GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 3 6
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 3 1 1 1 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 0 0 3 2 1 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 2 6
MCALISTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 3 0 1 2 6
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
MICRONICS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 2 1 1 6
NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 3 1 6
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 0 6
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 2 2 1 1 0 6
PARAH, LLC 2 2 2 0 0 6
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. PETROBRAS 2 2 2 0 0 6
PRINCETON BIOCHEMICALS, INC. 2 2 0 2 0 6
QIAGEN GMBH 0 0 2 3 1 6
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 1 1 0 1 3 6
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 3 1 1 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 4 0 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 2 0 2 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 2 0 2 6
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
ACCURI CYTOMETERS, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
ALCATEL LUCENT 2 1 2 0 0 5
ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 1 0 0 2 2 5
APEX BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
BIOMET BIOLOGICS, LLC 0 2 1 0 2 5
BIOSCALE, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
CASALE SA 0 0 0 0 5 5
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
DAKO INSTRUMEC AS 1 1 1 1 1 5
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 1 2 0 0 2 5
DUST FREE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
EDWARDS LIMITED 1 1 0 2 1 5
ENPLAS CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 4 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 0 1 0 3 1 5
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES,LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
HORIBA LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
IMAGINEERING, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON AB 0 0 0 4 1 5
KING TECHNOLOGY, INC 0 0 2 1 2 5
KOMATSU LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 0 1 1 1 2 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 1 0 2 5
LUMINEX CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
MITSUI ENGINEERING AND SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 2 0 5
NDK, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
NIKKISO CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 0 5
NIPRO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
OMEGA OPTICS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
OUTOTEC OYJ 1 2 1 1 0 5
PALL CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 0 5
RES USA, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN 1 1 0 0 3 5
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 1 5
SDC MATERIALS, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
SORIN GROUP ITALIA S.R.L. 0 1 1 1 2 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 0 5
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 3 2 0 0 0 5
SYMMETRY MEDICAL MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
THERANOS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC OY 0 2 2 1 0 5
TRISTELPLC 1 0 2 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1 2 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 2 2 0 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCORPORATED 1 2 0 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 3 5



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