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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 1969 - 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 532, Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570)

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 79 93 101 198 172 201 209 270 184 133 95 117 169 125 101 115 94 109 86 106 125 110 98 130 124 107 123 104 134 124 95 89 84 105 68 66 33 30 7 4513
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 60 70 51 118 76 87 121 115 106 77 66 110 104 93 53 75 86 68 85 81 110 136 110 117 113 84 106 100 78 135 122 140 148 141 105 119 77 120 78 3841
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 119 122 118 304 187 238 165 140 96 79 59 72 76 58 41 44 42 51 40 35 53 64 68 65 69 54 67 77 81 92 103 62 97 79 88 55 44 74 70 3448
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 119 132 102 202 131 149 198 202 168 104 88 117 127 94 77 96 90 73 98 91 100 133 147 84 89 86 93 98 79 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3368
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 102 109 104 158 106 97 130 93 75 58 39 43 58 36 49 31 43 44 32 37 56 44 68 80 88 69 60 61 39 50 50 55 56 45 41 48 26 49 48 2477
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 75 40 40 90 63 75 128 118 92 93 53 56 51 62 44 57 69 55 70 75 73 94 83 82 86 87 78 94 96 102 26 12 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 2328
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 77 92 68 115 83 134 183 143 116 116 88 92 82 74 51 37 42 35 38 19 43 33 22 18 25 25 26 35 23 16 30 28 45 43 28 13 14 20 22 2194
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 126 139 93 128 106 102 103 78 68 85 41 49 54 73 50 55 65 59 75 68 66 50 48 28 37 26 31 32 14 22 19 17 20 13 1 4 2 0 0 2047
UPJOHN COMPANY 68 73 58 87 75 92 108 154 129 262 142 120 274 70 35 53 38 40 12 7 13 14 12 10 17 6 11 13 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999
MERCK + CO., INC. 112 104 73 104 88 61 86 93 67 58 40 37 58 52 33 30 25 36 20 28 39 30 35 43 53 39 37 27 38 35 36 43 30 33 17 10 11 11 16 1788
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 95 96 80 124 77 60 72 75 79 92 61 104 87 55 43 35 31 22 19 26 22 34 27 32 40 33 33 25 30 28 29 17 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1702
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 18 19 39 73 49 63 66 80 42 27 18 20 30 34 22 34 32 24 23 34 36 32 30 22 38 41 32 26 36 27 29 25 39 43 34 23 23 22 32 1337
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 25 31 20 54 35 55 76 86 83 60 46 50 39 39 22 37 35 29 23 19 15 22 18 24 21 25 39 50 45 27 44 40 21 20 15 3 4 8 9 1314
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 101 69 50 89 77 79 65 74 36 55 29 35 28 20 25 35 21 26 24 21 21 19 37 28 27 21 14 10 22 7 20 13 14 1 3 1 1 0 0 1218
PFIZER INC. 24 34 31 40 36 41 65 67 50 57 35 19 30 34 27 41 16 23 20 22 26 29 20 20 20 25 22 15 12 12 21 30 32 35 43 37 31 39 28 1209
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION 120 141 84 94 69 69 87 57 39 20 13 14 20 19 10 18 29 20 23 34 37 33 16 20 24 4 10 14 6 5 9 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1176
E. R. SQUIBB + SONS, INC. 53 38 31 42 81 92 116 121 81 92 61 34 26 25 14 21 26 22 21 18 22 18 16 29 24 14 8 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1160
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 82 64 38 49 47 47 56 42 32 18 21 27 41 29 37 29 27 28 11 41 48 51 35 43 48 33 13 12 14 16 14 5 7 7 12 5 5 8 3 1145
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 79 67 33 90 51 64 78 69 51 60 23 39 25 34 15 14 17 17 18 32 25 29 21 39 50 29 16 6 8 12 6 6 7 5 1 2 0 1 0 1139
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 31 30 23 35 35 34 28 38 35 31 23 37 36 35 30 30 41 30 25 18 19 22 18 26 21 21 27 21 9 23 29 24 33 44 27 20 9 29 11 1058
SHELL OIL COMPANY 47 40 28 39 31 23 37 22 38 22 19 36 41 28 25 31 26 28 29 28 36 35 28 40 17 25 21 18 8 21 10 17 9 9 17 19 15 19 20 1002
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 26 22 8 28 21 27 24 25 26 36 26 29 18 14 16 17 17 14 25 14 23 25 14 16 12 14 18 17 28 14 17 11 19 28 15 9 19 35 31 798
ETHYL CORPORATION 33 26 23 53 30 21 30 22 16 11 7 12 10 17 19 29 55 36 22 27 42 41 61 45 42 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 759
SANDOZ LTD. 41 42 30 49 35 47 52 68 55 29 20 20 23 11 17 10 14 12 16 7 13 4 12 10 6 9 8 22 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 697
STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY 30 20 29 54 53 57 59 66 40 36 19 24 32 16 21 27 26 20 29 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 695
G. D. SEARLE & CO. 44 35 27 42 30 40 30 36 40 26 15 13 8 13 7 9 20 11 17 14 5 8 9 5 16 18 11 25 17 14 12 13 9 10 11 9 7 5 3 684
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 21 26 13 37 22 43 42 36 41 36 18 15 4 3 3 7 8 7 12 13 12 17 18 21 23 18 13 11 7 4 9 10 13 10 16 14 23 15 5 666
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 32 27 26 47 28 35 38 40 34 31 24 35 34 12 11 20 22 17 10 11 8 13 15 8 14 12 5 8 12 7 4 8 5 6 1 0 0 0 1 661
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 58 41 28 52 25 36 26 32 28 31 23 19 38 26 27 34 30 31 22 21 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 649
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 57 44 55 71 46 28 30 18 17 21 12 16 16 24 19 6 10 11 8 6 6 14 2 13 7 5 7 8 11 13 17 13 8 3 1 0 1 0 0 644
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 24 5 10 36 14 25 24 12 24 16 17 33 17 13 3 2 4 5 0 1 2 5 5 16 19 19 17 39 38 29 24 17 20 18 17 8 7 9 12 606
TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 16 15 14 32 22 24 32 26 27 19 11 13 17 13 12 20 21 15 18 20 20 28 6 10 15 11 12 14 15 8 6 7 9 7 7 7 5 1 0 575
CIBA-GEIGY AG 17 23 14 49 96 87 93 48 30 14 12 11 16 14 9 4 12 4 8 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 573
UOP 40 24 25 46 17 34 30 27 19 8 6 13 22 20 22 28 18 9 6 11 16 8 6 10 14 12 12 11 10 9 6 8 2 7 6 1 0 3 2 568
STERLING DRUG INC. 39 35 36 45 33 35 47 47 42 32 25 30 17 24 22 8 6 4 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 545
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 17 15 15 19 18 14 16 19 15 16 16 15 10 7 7 13 14 13 17 15 13 22 24 29 26 23 27 21 14 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 514
TEXACO INC. 15 6 18 25 17 30 41 41 17 11 6 4 15 20 14 42 43 28 29 14 19 20 2 4 2 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 492
SMITHKLINE BECKMAN CORPORATION 55 47 34 38 30 22 45 47 19 32 19 13 8 12 6 7 4 4 7 9 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 483
EXXON RESEARCH + ENGINEERING CO. 33 26 25 50 58 22 19 16 7 15 13 9 18 17 15 17 22 16 16 7 11 11 10 6 2 4 2 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 481
ROUSSEL-UCLAF 19 20 18 34 28 32 34 27 8 8 9 12 21 8 13 14 14 7 9 8 10 7 5 9 13 13 18 15 7 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456
DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 19 19 17 12 21 19 19 16 11 10 10 12 7 4 15 21 20 6 8 34 37 18 14 23 13 423
MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS INC. 0 4 3 3 1 0 7 11 11 8 8 13 19 11 14 14 12 9 16 21 23 35 24 23 45 25 18 16 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 420
CHEVRON RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CO. 18 21 7 46 32 43 39 51 26 23 22 22 17 9 5 7 4 8 1 2 2 3 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 418
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES INC 4 7 2 20 13 7 27 20 23 32 23 19 27 19 19 27 36 17 16 7 3 4 5 5 4 5 1 4 2 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 5 4 418
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 23 19 41 12 14 6 5 6 7 10 2 2 1 6 2 1 3 6 7 14 14 21 17 33 23 25 9 19 14 9 10 5 7 8 4 5 3 1 2 416
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 7 7 22 25 28 26 33 21 15 8 8 7 8 6 5 5 10 10 2 7 17 3 13 10 7 10 5 10 5 7 9 4 2 10 6 6 10 9 411
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 16 24 31 36 19 22 2 8 10 6 3 10 13 9 4 8 5 3 2 1 7 8 3 10 5 6 9 17 13 14 2 7 8 18 13 18 12 6 2 410
SANDOZ-WANDER INC. 9 58 45 65 58 60 75 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 402
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 23 20 16 38 18 14 21 23 12 8 4 2 7 10 4 6 13 5 7 11 8 11 15 15 14 12 20 11 11 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397
OLIN CORPORATION 33 31 27 31 13 26 30 31 15 17 12 18 10 12 5 5 10 6 2 3 11 6 9 10 7 6 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 396
MOBIL OIL CORP. 32 25 15 46 18 21 13 16 9 14 5 18 11 9 11 15 5 7 6 4 10 8 8 15 12 9 10 4 2 3 5 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 395
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 4 0 5 9 10 6 6 5 1 5 3 6 6 15 12 9 14 12 9 11 16 21 22 15 18 8 9 6 5 16 13 12 10 12 12 9 10 17 5 384
SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 0 2 0 3 1 3 3 3 4 0 1 8 11 1 2 4 6 7 8 5 13 18 33 37 22 17 20 9 13 11 13 15 19 16 10 12 15 15 382
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 16 15 9 17 17 19 14 23 19 16 11 7 6 5 6 2 2 2 2 0 6 7 8 7 7 12 9 7 6 7 20 15 8 8 10 12 6 7 4 374
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 57 55 40 37 40 25 21 27 36 24 372
SCHERING CORP. 17 6 4 18 11 14 19 17 10 13 9 9 10 12 2 5 2 4 5 5 15 4 10 4 5 9 14 11 14 9 9 7 9 6 7 6 8 21 5 365
SHIONOGI + CO. LTD. 12 14 12 15 11 12 7 8 11 13 10 12 11 18 4 9 17 16 7 3 8 16 11 13 12 3 12 13 8 5 4 7 2 8 2 7 2 3 4 362
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 4 6 14 14 4 18 20 6 0 2 1 2 4 2 4 4 4 6 11 4 11 8 8 9 9 14 12 8 11 13 13 10 14 12 13 11 8 10 14 338
FMC CORPORATION 13 19 11 19 11 24 7 12 10 14 6 10 16 12 16 18 5 12 6 6 5 4 7 6 5 5 6 8 7 5 5 5 6 4 2 2 2 3 2 336
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 7 18 16 21 39 44 37 30 28 29 24 16 14 330
AMOCO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 4 18 9 12 17 15 12 11 12 29 29 29 20 33 16 9 6 8 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 21 25 20 29 22 41 28 21 11 10 7 8 7 5 4 6 1 3 0 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 3 1 1 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 1 0 314
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 1 2 0 3 2 2 5 7 5 1 0 6 5 6 1 2 5 3 2 2 2 5 6 1 9 9 7 22 12 28 23 20 22 18 22 15 25 8 314
MITSUBISHI GAS-CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 9 6 4 11 11 10 5 8 9 4 4 4 8 13 14 11 9 8 10 4 8 14 20 16 15 11 10 4 6 14 16 311
PENNWALT CORPORATION 31 20 11 19 16 19 13 21 15 16 7 11 11 7 3 3 10 13 12 28 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 308
RHONE-POULENC S.A. 37 22 32 48 29 38 41 39 9 3 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 308
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 25 9 9 14 17 9 15 10 15 13 8 11 8 8 8 13 8 7 4 4 2 5 11 7 10 8 1 4 5 2 1 0 4 6 2 5 5 5 5 303
HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5 6 10 13 8 6 8 5 11 10 20 24 17 8 14 27 23 18 15 13 16 4 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 298
STANDARD OIL COMPANY 15 8 2 4 3 3 11 5 11 14 13 7 18 28 10 10 16 6 8 19 14 14 9 6 6 5 5 1 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 0 2 2 1 298
GULF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 13 27 25 52 21 14 16 13 10 8 18 25 13 20 8 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 291
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 13 22 20 28 30 27 27 20 14 17 13 12 286
MORTON THIOKOL, INC. 19 8 8 15 10 14 25 33 46 33 14 22 6 5 3 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 283
BEECHAM GROUP P.L.C. 4 6 4 9 10 13 11 30 15 21 11 19 23 13 6 13 7 5 13 3 6 6 7 8 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 280
DYNAMIT NOBEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 15 9 17 7 16 11 18 18 21 15 22 13 10 9 16 19 15 12 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 279
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 4 8 8 15 14 20 53 37 34 29 22 17 278
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 1 3 7 2 7 11 13 3 4 2 6 2 2 1 3 2 1 6 1 6 7 8 16 18 17 5 13 8 6 8 5 14 11 15 11 10 12 7 274
ASAHI KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 8 9 11 13 5 13 6 3 10 7 9 15 7 8 14 18 11 6 3 1 7 2 2 4 4 4 2 3 5 9 9 5 6 5 2 6 2 1 265
LONZA LTD. 3 3 1 11 9 5 3 7 7 10 4 8 0 3 10 7 8 4 5 5 16 15 8 23 18 19 10 8 9 5 6 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 263
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 0 0 1 11 12 14 10 9 8 2 0 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 5 11 7 4 9 8 12 4 4 3 2 8 1 3 4 13 15 12 10 21 18 262
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY 15 9 15 29 13 13 20 21 11 12 14 13 13 10 4 12 16 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
POLAROID CORPORATION 5 6 4 10 9 21 19 19 19 11 13 16 22 12 7 4 4 12 6 0 2 3 2 1 8 3 7 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 258
DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 10 6 8 8 4 4 3 7 5 6 18 12 6 14 24 17 14 25 18 7 9 14 8 256
UBE INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 1 2 7 1 5 6 7 11 4 7 6 9 3 10 8 13 7 6 0 5 5 7 4 11 7 10 4 7 10 11 6 8 10 12 4 7 4 8 254
GAF CHEMICALS CORPORATION 29 22 15 23 14 19 16 14 5 13 5 16 10 6 4 3 1 0 3 6 8 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247
PRODUITS CHIMIQUES UGINE KUHLMANN 16 11 20 16 12 13 10 30 26 21 6 8 16 13 8 8 1 4 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 246
DEUTSCHE GOLD- UND SILBER-SCHEIDEANSTALT VORMALS ROESSLER 11 15 16 11 17 26 31 25 21 20 21 10 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 245
SYNTEX (U.S.A) INC. 0 0 0 0 0 23 34 35 21 11 5 4 2 7 2 3 2 9 4 6 10 7 7 8 7 4 7 8 2 6 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 245
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 9 2 7 10 20 15 16 17 40 36 13 17 17 14 244
L'OREAL S.A. 1 7 3 2 4 9 14 16 9 10 4 8 11 4 5 4 0 2 7 7 6 6 11 6 6 6 5 10 11 4 10 7 3 9 2 1 3 5 5 243
SYNTEX CORPORATION 65 30 14 62 19 18 14 12 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 5 2 1 4 4 2 3 3 3 5 6 3 7 3 5 3 4 2 1 3 2