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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 427, Coating Processes

( 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 40 37 40 38 59 214
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 35 33 24 25 21 138
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 19 40 23 16 11 109
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 18 19 18 21 25 101
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 17 15 13 10 18 73
XEROX CORPORATION 10 12 18 18 11 69
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 20 24 9 8 5 66
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 7 10 6 19 16 58
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 8 8 11 18 10 55
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 16 15 10 5 7 53
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 12 5 8 13 52
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 11 10 9 15 5 50
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 12 13 11 10 4 50
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 5 13 10 16 4 48
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 18 13 9 5 1 46
BASF SE 4 7 9 16 9 45
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 5 7 15 8 8 43
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 9 17 16 42
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2 10 9 9 7 37
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 7 6 13 6 4 36
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 7 7 7 9 6 36
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 9 9 4 4 36
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC. 7 4 5 12 8 36
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. 9 5 12 7 2 35
PANASONIC CORPORATION 8 11 9 5 0 33
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 5 4 4 12 31
BOEING COMPANY 1 7 8 10 4 30
CORNING INCORPORATED 1 5 11 2 11 30
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 9 14 0 5 1 29
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 5 8 6 7 29
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 3 5 5 5 10 28
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 9 6 8 28
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 7 9 4 3 27
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 3 7 4 6 6 26
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 6 7 8 5 0 26
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 6 8 2 7 26
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2 5 4 6 9 26
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 5 3 7 6 4 25
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 5 5 2 10 3 25
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 3 9 1 4 7 24
INTERMOLECULAR INC. 1 3 3 7 10 24
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, L.L.C. 2 6 4 3 9 24
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO. LLC 0 0 1 12 10 23
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 4 10 6 2 23
ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. 4 2 5 2 9 22
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. 6 4 2 5 5 22
NORDSON CORPORATION 1 3 7 6 4 21
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 3 6 3 5 3 20
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 4 4 1 6 4 19
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 6 5 2 4 19
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 3 2 6 5 18
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 4 4 5 5 0 18
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 6 4 2 4 1 17
LG CHEM, LTD. 1 2 3 5 6 17
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 5 1 5 3 17
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 4 2 4 4 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 5 1 4 1 16
HOYA CORPORATION 4 3 4 3 2 16
SONY CORPORATION 2 4 5 4 1 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 5 3 2 3 16
ASM JAPAN K.K. 6 4 3 2 0 15
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 4 5 2 2 15
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 7 3 0 3 2 15
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4 6 3 1 1 15
BASF COATINGS GMBH 1 2 4 3 4 14
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 0 0 2 6 5 13
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 1 3 2 7 13
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 1 5 4 0 3 13
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 3 3 3 1 13
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 2 7 1 3 0 13
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 2 0 2 4 5 13
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 3 1 6 12
KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. 3 3 3 2 1 12
NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY 1 3 3 4 1 12
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 1 1 8 2 12
TDK CORPORATION 6 3 2 0 1 12
ULVAC, INC. 2 4 3 2 1 12
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 4 2 3 2 0 11
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 0 2 4 1 4 11
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 1 4 3 2 1 11
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 4 3 1 1 11
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 1 4 0 3 3 11
WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 1 3 6 1 11
AGFA GRAPHICS NV 4 3 0 1 2 10
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2 3 0 4 1 10
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 4 1 1 1 3 10
ENTHONE INCORPORATED. 2 2 1 2 3 10
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 3 1 5 1 0 10
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 0 5 2 2 10
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 3 1 1 3 2 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 4 2 1 1 2 10
SCHOTT AG 2 2 1 4 1 10
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 4 2 2 1 10
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. 3 2 4 0 1 10
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 4 1 2 1 10
WD MEDIA, INC. 1 2 1 3 3 10
ASM AMERICA, INC. 2 1 2 3 1 9
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 1 1 1 3 9
CHEMETALL GMBH 1 3 2 0 3 9
COVIDIEN LP 0 0 1 4 4 9
FIRST SOLAR, INC. 4 1 0 3 1 9
JSR CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 4 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 2 4 3 9
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 3 1 1 2 9
NANOSOLAR, INC. 1 3 4 1 0 9
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 3 2 2 2 9
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 0 6 0 2 1 9
TOKUYAMA CORPORATION 1 2 4 0 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 1 3 4 0 1 9
VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. 1 1 2 3 2 9
VEECO ALD INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH 2 1 0 3 3 9
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 1 1 1 3 8
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 2 0 3 8
ASM IP HOLDING B.V. 0 0 1 4 3 8
BENEQ OY 0 0 1 5 2 8
BLUESTAR SILICONES FRANCE SAS 1 3 2 1 1 8
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 1 0 1 8
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 0 2 2 0 4 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 2 2 3 8
HITACHI METALS LTD. 0 1 2 3 2 8
INTEL CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 1 8
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. 3 0 2 1 2 8
KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION 2 4 2 0 0 8
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC 1 2 1 2 2 8
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 4 0 0 8
SANDIA CORPORATION 2 1 3 2 0 8
SRI INTERNATIONAL 2 3 2 1 0 8
SUPERPOWER, INC. 2 4 1 1 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 2 1 1 2 8
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 1 0 2 3 1 7
AIXTRON INC. 2 2 0 1 2 7
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 2 3 0 2 7
CERTAINTEED CORP. 2 0 0 5 0 7
DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. LTD 2 1 1 2 1 7
DURR SYSTEMS GMBH 0 0 2 3 2 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 2 3 1 7
H. C. STARCK, INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 2 1 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 0 1 2 1 7
HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC. 1 3 1 0 2 7
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 2 4 0 0 1 7
JFE STEEL CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
JOHNS MANVILLE 3 1 0 2 1 7
MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH 0 0 0 5 2 7
NIKE, INC. 0 1 2 0 4 7
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 2 7
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 5 2 0 0 0 7
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 3 0 0 0 4 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 0 2 2 7
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION "S.N.E.C.M.A." 1 2 0 3 1 7
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 2 2 1 0 7
TEL EPION INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 2 2 0 2 1 7
YAZAKI CORP. 3 0 3 0 1 7
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 3 1 2 0 6
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
APPLIED NANOSTRUCTURED SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 1 1 3 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 1 6
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 2 2 1 1 0 6
DRAKA COMTEQ B.V. 1 2 0 2 1 6
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
HOMAX PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
INNOVATECH, LLC 2 2 0 1 1 6
KENNAMETAL INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 0 2 3 0 1 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 1 0 1 3 6
MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY 0 4 2 0 0 6
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 3 1 1 0 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 1 0 6
NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE 1 0 1 3 1 6
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO 0 3 0 1 2 6
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 0 2 1 2 1 6
OFS FITEL, LLC 0 2 1 1 2 6
PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 3 2 1 0 6
SECO TOOLS AB 3 2 1 0 0 6
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 1 1 1 1 2 6
SIGMA-ALDRICH CO. LLC 1 1 2 0 2 6
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG 2 2 2 0 0 6
SNECMA PROPULSION SOLIDE 2 1 3 0 0 6
STRATASYS, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
TESA SE 2 0 2 1 1 6
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 0 6
TOTO, LTD. 1 3 2 0 0 6
UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC 0 1 0 1 4 6
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 3 1 0 0 5
ALTA DEVICES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
APPLE, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
APPLIED MICROSTRUCTURES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ASM GENITECH KOREA LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 0 0 3 0 2 5
BIOMET 3I, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
ENBIO LIMITED 0 1 0 3 1 5
ETHICON, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
FEI COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 0 0 0 4 1 5
GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLC 3 2 0 0 0 5
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 3 2 0 0 5
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 1 1 1 1 5
KATEEVA, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 3 1 1 0 5
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
LOTUS APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 1 1 0 2 1 5
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
NANOCO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 4 0 1 0 0 5
NANOSYS, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 0 5
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
PIPE RESTORATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0 2 1 2 0 5
SNU R& DB FOUNDATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 1 2 0 5
STION CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 0 5
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 2 1 1 1 5
SURMODICS, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 0 2 0 3 0 5
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AIR FORCE 2 0 0 1 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 2 0 2 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 1 1 1 1 5
UOP 1 1 1 0 2 5
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 3 0 0 0 5



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