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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 87 89 46 63 45 330
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 12 18 13 11 4 58
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 17 7 9 9 3 45
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 12 11 3 7 4 37
LEAR CORPORATION 3 7 12 9 6 37
CORNING INCORPORATED 12 10 0 3 5 30
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 10 5 6 1 28
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 6 8 9 1 27
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 15 2 4 1 2 24
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 4 11 2 3 2 22
ACUSHNET COMPANY 1 4 5 10 1 21
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 4 8 2 4 2 20
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 6 3 5 3 3 20
BOEING COMPANY 2 5 5 3 4 19
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 4 5 5 2 3 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 7 2 3 2 19
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 8 3 1 3 19
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 7 8 2 1 1 19
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 9 2 5 2 0 18
NGK INSULATORS LTD. 4 7 0 4 3 18
NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 2 0 7 4 18
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE 6 2 5 4 0 17
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 5 3 0 4 5 17
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 4 4 3 2 16
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 2 4 4 2 16
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 5 4 2 4 1 16
TOSHIBA MACHINE CO., LTD. 4 2 3 4 3 16
3D SYSTEMS, INC. 7 3 3 1 1 15
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 6 2 1 3 15
Q2100, INC. 2 4 3 6 0 15
CALCITEC, INC. 0 0 0 11 3 14
CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY 3 2 4 3 2 14
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 3 1 2 1 14
ZIMMER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 4 2 3 14
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 3 2 1 2 13
MOLD MASTERS, LIMITED 0 0 4 6 3 13
STRATASYS, INC. 2 3 2 2 4 13
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 3 3 3 1 13
XEROX CORPORATION 4 4 1 0 4 13
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 6 2 2 2 0 12
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 1 2 3 6 12
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 1 4 3 1 3 12
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 4 3 1 0 12
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC. 4 3 2 2 1 12
YAZAKI CORP. 7 2 2 0 1 12
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 2 1 3 11
DENSO CORPORATION 3 2 3 2 1 11
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 2 0 2 2 5 11
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 3 1 0 2 10
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 3 2 3 1 1 10
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 1 4 1 4 0 10
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 2 2 0 9
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 1 1 1 9
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 2 1 1 1 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 0 9
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 5 2 2 0 0 9
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 1 3 0 3 2 9
NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION 4 2 2 1 0 9
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC. 4 3 0 0 2 9
ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 4 0 0 2 8
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 2 1 0 8
COOL OPTIONS, INC. 2 4 0 2 0 8
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1 1 3 3 0 8
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 2 8
KURARAY CO., LTD. 1 3 2 1 1 8
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED 4 2 1 1 0 8
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
PATENT HOLDING COMPANY 2 4 2 0 0 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 1 3 1 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 4 0 2 2 8
SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA S.C.R.L. 3 2 1 0 2 8
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 1 2 1 2 8
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 6 0 0 2 0 8
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 4 1 0 7
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 0 7
CABOT CORPORATION 1 0 0 6 0 7
IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD. 2 5 0 0 0 7
JSP CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 3 7
MEIKI SEISAKUSHO, LTD. 3 0 0 2 2 7
MILLIPORE CORPORATION 1 1 0 4 1 7
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 4 0 0 3 0 7
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 3 1 2 0 7
SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST 1 0 3 1 2 7
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 2 3 0 0 2 7
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 0 0 3 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 1 1 3 1 7
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
BATTENFELD GMBH 1 3 2 0 0 6
CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 0 6
GRAHAM PACKAGING PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 0 3 1 0 2 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 2 1 0 6
INTEL CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 1 6
KOBE STEEL LTD. 2 1 0 1 2 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 2 0 2 0 6
KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH 5 0 0 0 1 6
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 2 1 1 2 0 6
MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
NOK CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 0 6
SRI SPORTS LIMITED 0 0 0 1 5 6
TDK CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 2 6
TEIJIN LIMITED 1 3 2 0 0 6
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
ADVANCED CERAMICS RESEARCH, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AWI LICENSING COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
CONIX CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 0 1 0 1 3 5
DYNEA CHEMICALS OY 0 0 3 2 0 5
ETHICON, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
FANUC LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 0 0 1 5
IV TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE 5 0 0 0 0 5
SGL CARBON AG 0 0 1 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 1 0 0 5


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