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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 451, Abrading

( 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 42 51 64 57 55 269
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 19 17 31 16 23 106
EBARA CORPORATION 15 13 18 8 19 73
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 12 18 9 1 6 46
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. 4 3 15 11 12 45
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 4 8 11 11 38
BLACK & DECKER INC. 6 7 11 3 3 30
JTEKT CORPORATION 4 6 6 5 3 24
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 4 6 5 4 4 23
SILTRONIC AG 1 3 7 6 6 23
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 6 8 2 3 3 22
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 0 1 2 8 10 21
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 3 7 4 1 6 21
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 4 3 1 9 19
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. 3 3 3 0 10 19
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 5 6 1 1 16
HOYA CORPORATION 2 4 5 2 3 16
MAKITA CORPORATION 2 3 1 4 5 15
NIDEK CO., LTD. 2 6 5 1 1 15
NEXPLANAR CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 9 14
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 4 2 1 2 4 13
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 3 2 4 1 3 13
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 2 2 5 12
SUMCO CORPORATION 0 4 2 4 2 12
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 0 4 2 5 11
FUJI MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 2 2 2 4 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 2 3 1 0 11
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 2 6 0 11
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 2 10
IV TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 3 4 2 0 10
LG CHEM, LTD. 0 1 3 5 1 10
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 2 1 1 10
DISCO CORPORATION 5 2 1 1 0 9
KAPP GMBH 1 2 4 0 2 9
OMAX CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 6 9
STRASBAUGH, INC. 3 2 0 2 2 9
APPLE, INC. 0 0 2 5 1 8
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 2 3 0 2 1 8
EMAG HOLDING GMBH 0 0 3 2 3 8
ERWIN JUNKER MASCHNINENFABRIK GMBH 0 0 5 2 1 8
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 4 0 2 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 3 4 1 8
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 3 8
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC. 1 2 1 2 2 8
SCHNEIDER GMBH CO. KG 0 1 4 1 2 8
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 2 0 3 3 8
SINTOKOGIO LTD. 2 0 0 2 4 8
SUPFINA GRIESHABER GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 4 1 3 8
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 4 3 0 0 0 7
DAREX, LLC 0 0 1 2 4 7
EDGECRAFT CORP. 1 1 2 2 1 7
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 1 0 0 0 7
HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
HITACHI KOKI COMPANY, LIMITED 1 0 3 3 0 7
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 2 7
C. & E. FEIN GMBH 0 3 1 0 2 6
FUJIKOSHI MACHINERY CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
INNOPAD, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 2 2 0 2 6
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 1 6
X'POLE PRECISION TOOLS INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
COBRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC 0 0 3 0 2 5
GLEASON WORKS 0 2 0 3 0 5
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
NTN CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
ONFLOOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 3 1 1 0 5
RDC HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
SATISLOH AG 0 1 0 3 1 5
SMITH'S CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC 0 1 2 1 1 5
TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5



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