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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 502, Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making

( 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 19 12 16 21 23 91
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, (US) 15 9 21 9 4 58
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 9 15 10 11 51
SHELL OIL COMPANY 7 7 6 8 8 36
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 9 6 7 2 6 30
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 6 3 9 7 3 28
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 5 7 7 7 2 28
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 6 1 8 9 4 28
UOP 7 9 1 3 7 27
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 10 5 2 4 4 25
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 6 6 2 2 24
SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 3 4 3 6 8 24
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 4 4 2 5 8 23
AKZO NOBEL NV 10 5 3 2 1 21
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 7 6 4 0 21
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 9 3 4 2 21
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 5 2 5 5 20
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 11 3 1 4 1 20
BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH 3 4 5 4 3 19
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP 2 6 5 5 1 19
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 6 2 3 5 19
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP 0 1 2 4 10 17
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 6 5 1 4 1 17
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1 5 4 3 2 15
SUD-CHEMIE INC. 2 4 2 3 4 15
CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 5 14
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 3 5 1 14
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 4 2 1 1 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 3 1 2 6 2 14
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 4 2 4 2 2 14
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 1 4 3 3 2 13
CORNING INCORPORATED 2 3 4 1 3 13
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 1 6 1 13
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 4 0 4 2 3 13
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 1 1 2 5 12
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 4 1 4 0 3 12
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO 1 6 2 0 2 11
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 3 5 1 1 1 11
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 2 4 11
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 7 2 1 0 0 10
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 5 2 1 1 1 10
UMICORE AG & CO. KG 0 1 3 1 5 10
BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.P.A. 2 2 2 1 2 9
BP CHEMICALS LIMITED 4 2 0 1 2 9
CHINA PETROCHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. 3 5 0 1 0 9
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 0 4 3 2 0 9
SHOWA DENKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 2 2 9
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 2 1 0 1 9
DENSO CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 1 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 3 2 0 8
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 0 4 3 1 8
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 1 1 1 2 3 8
TOSOH CORPORATION 1 2 4 1 0 8
ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. 1 3 0 2 1 7
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 2 3 0 2 0 7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 3 1 1 1 7
CATALER CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 1 2 4 7
HYPERION CATALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 3 0 1 7
ICT CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 2 7
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 0 5 1 1 0 7
LYONDELL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 0 0 0 1 6 7
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 3 7
NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A. 1 3 2 1 0 7
SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 1 3 2 0 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 4 1 1 0 7
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 3 1 6
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, U.S.A. 0 0 3 1 2 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 3 0 2 6
JAPAN ENERGY CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 5 0 0 0 6
RHODIA CHIMIE 2 0 1 1 2 6
SAMSUNG ATOFINA CO. LTD. 0 2 3 1 0 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 2 1 0 5
CABOT CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
DAIHATSU MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 2 0 1 1 1 5
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 2 0 0 3 0 5
HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 2 1 2 0 0 5
IDEMITSU KOSAN COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 1 3 5
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION, LTD. 2 0 3 0 0 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 1 3 5
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 1 1 0 0 3 5
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
POLIMERI EUROPA S.P.A. 0 1 2 0 2 5
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SCIENTIFIC DESIGN COMPANY, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
SUD CHEMIE MT. S.R.L. 1 3 1 0 0 5


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